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Rocksteady and Chicago Soul
by Jordan
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Stranger and Patsy - "Down the Trainline" Stranger and Patsy sing in exquisite harmony throughout ?Down the Trainline,? but the subtle highlight is the four seconds when, starting at 0:25, Stranger sings alone, a most subdued and sleepy soul, drawing out every note, taking his time. The bounce, click and tap of the rhythm section is pleasing to me also. *** Baby Huey was a four hundred pound man who produced from his huge body a huge voice. Though his name was almost certainly conceived ironically, there is also something true in it: the baby?s lyrical approach and gritty whine are like that of a child hard done by. ?Hard Times? is a claustrophobic and sinister Chicago soul number. The low frequencies are filled with bass and brass, and the treble ones with skittering and crooked guitar lines. The middle of the sonic space is occupied by a full horn section and Baby Huey?s anguished and passionate voice. Pay special attention to the psych-funk build-up to nothing starting at 2:05. Posted by Jordan at January 28, 2005 4:07 AMComments
Thanks for the Baby Huey track! I was just thinking about how I want to get that reissue...is the rest of the album as tasty as this song? Posted by Amandalucia at January 28, 2005 10:16 AMWow, what a track!! Sinister, you got that right... John Posted by John Tenney at January 28, 2005 7:02 PMin hard times, at 2:29, there's a split second where it gets messed up. i don't know if it's something on my end, but i thought i'd let you know... Posted by Anonymous at January 29, 2005 2:19 AMQuality tracks, that's more the kind of StG I like! the rest of the track proves it's worth. i've already got the disk on it's way Posted by Anonymous at January 30, 2005 8:40 PMI loooovee Baby Huey and don't think it sounds sinister in the least.....I love his four hundred pound gritty and passionate Post a comment |
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Sean Michaels lives in Montreal, where he is writing a novel. His work also occasionally appears at McSweeney's. Follow him on Twitter or reach him here.
Dan Beirne is an actor and writer living in Montreal. He writes fiction fiction fiction on here. It may feel true, but it is never True. He is most proud of his most recent project The Bitter End. Email him here Jordan Himelfarb lives in Toronto, where he is editor in chief of The Mark. Jordan's posts appear at Said the Gramophone only on the last Wednesday of every month. Email him here. Site design and header typography by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet. The header graphic is randomized: this one is by . 
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