#SOULIV

[libertyhelll]

[endosexual]

Lucho think of my FPL. please please just one goal (in the back of THEIR net)

[richarlisonny]

that's outside the box be so serious put me in the fucking VAR room

[h3x-ed]

i've spoken about how i love george harrison so i better speak about soulive. to all the george harrison lovers out there, check out soulive's cover of something. it is beautiful and you won't regret listening to it

[krispyweiss]

Song Review(s): Phil Lesh & Friends - “West L.A. Fadeaway,” “St. Stephen” and “Playing in the Band” (Live, March 13, 2024)

Saxophonist Karl Denson was the star instrumentalist on “West L.A. Fadeaway,” his horn outshining the guitar and keyboard spots that surrounded him, while Eric Krasno seemed only vaguely familiar with the lyrics he sang.

Things got more titillating in the final jam as half the players tore the song apart and the other half engaged in reconstruction underneath.

The Grateful Dead number was one of three songs Phil Lesh & Friends gave away on the livestream sampler from their March 13 gig in New York, the last show for the titular bassist as an 83-year-old, who will mark his 84th birthday March 15 with a different, as-yet-unannounced group of players.

On this night, it was Denson, guitarists Krasno and Grahame Lesh, keyboardist Jason Crosby, drummer John Molo and singer Amy Helm.

They focused on ensemble performance on the brisk-of-pace “St. Stephen” that followed. It was solid but never truly sparked until about 13 minutes in when Denson’s freight-train bleating signaled a tease of “The Eleven,” on which Grahame Lesh and Krasno played Allmanesque twin-guitar lines and Phil Lesh and Molo drove the locomotive. Alas, the song didn’t materialize and “Stephen” led to “Playing in the Band.”

This breezy, experimental rendition featured Denson on wispy flute and Krasno again unfamiliar with the words. Helm was underutilized on harmony and it was only when Denson picked up a shaker and the band dived into improv that Lesh’s brand of Friend-based risk taking paid off in inspired, groove-heavy jamming that served the song’s open composition. The song proper, however, didn’t fare so well.

Grade card: Phil Lesh & Friends - “West L.A. Fadeaway,” “St. Stephen” and “Playing in the Band” (Live - 3/13/24) - B-/B/C

3/14/24

[sozenrightnow]

Joyful Girl

[haute-lifestyle-com]

The Blue Note Jazz Club is unveiling the lineup for their much-anticipated 13th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival, featuring performances by Wynton Marsalis, Andra Day, Corinne Bailey Rae, Stanley Clarke, Yussef Dayes, Soulive, and many more. See full schedule

[libertyhelll]

god is dead, life is meaningless, our existence will amount to nothing, there's no purpose, the void stares back

[endosexual]

Are arnes eyebrows greying?? Like why does he look SO bald

[richarlisonny]

women's team are up three already can these bozo men keep up please 🙄

[angelloverde]

"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 17 June

Rio 70 - Nylon

Grace Jones - Sunset Sunrise

Barry White - Ghetto Letto

Speedometer - Happy

Talvin Singh - Traveller (Kid Loco's Once Upon A Time In The East Mix)

Trio Ternura - A Gira (Mr Mendel Edit)

Aura - Magic Lover

Soulive - Joe Sample

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Peter Milray - Time Machine

Camiel - Waiting For The Sun

Ballin' Jack - Telling Lies

Funky Destination - Uh Yeah

Toshio Asukatei - Rotation

The Dap Kings Feat. Rickey Calloway - I'm In Love (Kenny Dope Extended Mix)

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Eric Krasno and Otis McDonald - “Sugar Magnolia”

The interesting thing about Eric Krasno and Otis McDonald’s cover of “Sugar Magnolia” is how the pair stick so close to the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty version, yet stray so far.

The result is like a musical Rubik’s Cube - easy to be enamored with but nearly impossible to determine what, exactly, is the allure.

The departures are subtle: slight twists on the melody, rhythm and background vocals; sneaky aural allusions to the Allman Brothers Band; and a slickness the Dead typically eschewed.

All of the which render Krasno and McDonald’s “Sugar Magnolia” a track that’s difficult to crack - part remake, part reinterpretation and neither of the preceding.

Grade card: Eric Krasno and Otis McDonald - “Sugar Magnolia” - B

7/24/23

[lboogie1906]

Iyeoka Okoawo (April 28, 1975) is a poet, recording artist, singer, activist, educator, and TEDGlobal Fellow. Her music includes elements from soul, R&B, rock, hip-hop, and jazz.

A first-generation Nigerian-American, she was a practicing pharmacist before launching her musical career.

She began her musical career by founding the group The Rock by Funk Tribe, a collective of musicians that enabled her to interweave her poetry with jazz, blues, funk, and gospel. She released her first solo full-length album of poem songs, called Black and Blues, through Phanai Records. She began to tour and appeared on other artists’ albums, including The Press Project’s Get Right album and Memoirs of the Tempo by Tempo Valley.

She released her second album of poetry and music fusion, Hum The Bass Line, again on Phanai Records. She made a cover of U2’s hit song “Desire” for a compilation of U2 covers called In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2. The album featured Grammy Award-winning/nominated African artists, including Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Vieux Farka Touré, Vusi Mahlasela, and the Soweto Gospel Choir.

She released her new album, Say Yes, containing nine songs and two poems, through the Underground Sun artist development company. The first song, “The Yellow Brick Road Song”, was featured in an episode of How To Make It in America. “The Yellow Brick Road Song” is being used as the theme song for the series “Fairly Legal”.

She was nominated in The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards for her song “This Time Around” in the R&B Song category.

She is touring in support of the new album and her poetry. She has toured in support of artists such as Femi Kuti, Zap Mama, and Soulive, as well as playing at musical festivals, including Bonnaroo. The buzz surrounding her poetry has garnered her national attention through performances at the TBS Trumpet Awards, the Sullivan Honors Awards at the Kennedy Center, and Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence