Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings' emergence has reminded listeners of rock & roll's soul roots, recalling days of Beatles covers of the Miracles and the Marvelettes. Bring back dance music with a backbeat. And if you want something hardcore, take a walk on the wilder side with these San Diego vets. Lady Dottie, aka Dorothy Mae Whitsett of Alabama, is one of those ex-gospel crooners (like so many original soul stars) who belts like she can outlast anyone at any age (she's in her sixties, but sounds 30). And her Diamonds add Chess blues, rave-up R&B, and garage so untamed that they sound like the Yardbirds and the MC5 backing Big Mama Thornton -- and the Sonics when covering (as the Sonics did) Richard Berry's "Have Love, Will Travel." All-night dance (toga?) party! (Allmusic)
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01 I Ain't Mad At Ya 02 Come Along Together 03 Have Love, Will Travel 04 Fuel To Burn 05 Why I Sing The Blues 06 Walking The Dog 07 Livin' It Up 08 Love Me Or Leave Me 09 Don't You Just Know It 10 Crazy 'Bout You Baby 11 Wang Dang Doodle 12 Movin On Up
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LADY DOTTIE & THE DIAMONDS "Lady Dottie & the Diamonds"
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Oh wow, thanks! Love the description "the Yardbirds and the MC5 backing Big Mama Thornton"! Can't go wrong there! :)
Hot stuff! Thanks.
BONUS:
MC5 - High Time (1971 us, 2013 japan SHM remaster) @320
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MC5 were nearing the end of their long and bumpy trail when they cut High Time in 1971, and it was widely ignored upon initial release. While it lacks the flame-thrower energy and "off the man!" politics of Kick Out the Jams or the frantic pace and "AM Radio of the People" sound of Back in the USA, High Time sounds like MC5's relative equivalent to the Velvet Underground's Loaded, their last and most accessible album, but still highly idiosyncratic and full of well-written, solidly played tunes. Fred Smith's "Sister Anne" and "Skunk (Sonically Speaking)" bookend the album with a pair of smart, solidly performed hard rockers (bolstered by fine horn charts), and Wayne Kramer's "Poison" ranks with the best songs he brought to the band (he later revived it for his solo album The Hard Stuff). For a group that was apparently on the verge of collapse, MC5 approach this material with no small amount of skill and enthusiasm, and Geoffrey Haslam's production gives the band a big, punchy sound that suits them better than the lean, trebly tone of Back in the USA. It's interesting to imagine what MC5's history might have been like if High Time had been their first or second album rather than their last; while less stridently political than their other work, musically it's as uncompromising as anything they ever put to wax and would have given them much greater opportunities to subvert America's youth if the kids had ever had the chance to hear it. (Mark Deming, Allmusic)
Thanks for the MC5 bonus!!
Love it! Thanks very much!
Thanks man! I have been trying to figure out the name of this singer and group for over a year now after seeing one of their music videos.
Gary
Wow, some kick ass stuff. Thanks much for the listen.
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