Music : The Best of Delaney & Bonnie
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0081227077723
Label: Rhino / Wea
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Rhino / Wea
Release Date: November 27, 1990
Sales Rank: 10663
Studio: Rhino / Wea
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The first ever comprehensive compilation from this blue-eyed soul duo!
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Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (1967 - 72) is one of those groups that, notwithstanding respectable sales (including two top 20 hit singles) and a loyal following that included high-profile fans such as George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Traffic, Jimi Hendrix, the Stones, and numerous others, have largely been forgotton since their breakup despite a body of work that was undeniably influential in terms of moving rock 'n' roll away from the excesses of late-period psychedelia and towards a more emotionally direct approach, rooted in soul, r&b, early rock 'n' roll, and gospel music. This change in direction is best illustrated by Eric Clapton, who was so impressed by D&B's second album that he invited the band to open Blind Faith's 1969 tour. The guitarist was deeply affected by the spirit of their music, to the extent that along with The Band's epochal "Big Pink" Delaney & Bonnie are the clearest catalysts in Clapton's radical change in direction, away from what he saw as the formless excesses of Cream. Not only did Clapton tour and record with D&B during 1969 - 70, he hired the couple's band (Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon) to form Derek & The Dominos.
Some bands (the Velvets, Stooges, Love, mid-70s Miles Davis) with only middling commercial success gain a posthumous aura of hipness (often thanks to one or more member's subsequent solo success) and attract a steady stream of new fans from subsequent generations, whereas others fall through the cracks, due ... Read More
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This might be the best favor you can do for yourself except buying their "On Tour." Oh heck, do yourself the biggest favor and buy them both. There is some song repetition between the two but one is live so it's not quite the same thing of course!!
This is SOUL personified. The album cuts they picked would have been very much what I would have chosen, how often does that happen to you? "When the Battle is Over," "Superstar" (also done well once upon a time by Rita Coolidge with Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs live tour), "Things Get Better," "Soul Shake" and "Only You Know and I Know" (!!!!! you'll be riding the same train here you'll be on when you play "On Tour"), and "Move 'Em Out" one of their very best LP cuts. Move 'Em Out" was released as a 45 rpm, never got attention it deserved.
Ok..back to "Soul Shake"....you will repeat that one quite a few times.
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"DELANEY & BONNIE" . . . musically they went together like "milk & honey" . . . and "sugar & spice" -- and everything nice . . . southern soul with an edge . . .
This "Best of" collection simply IS the very best . . . the very best music . . . the very best songs . . .the very best performances . . . the very best recordings (some "live", some studio) . . . track after track leaves you breathless and ready to hit the "replay" button . . . time after time . . .
This CD contains two "bonus tracks" which also happen to be my absolute favorite vocal deliveries by Bonnie Bramlett ever: "THAT'S WHAT MY MAN IS FOR" (Bonnie's vocal can melt the paint of the walls with emotion and feeling) . . . and "THE LOVE OF MY MAN", again, Bonnie can let out a soul touching "scream" that leaves chills in your soul - yet it also serves as a sort of "resolving chord" of closure.
Also, "FREE THE PEOPLE" with its Salvation Army band arrangement blended to the "soul sounds" creates a magic all it's own.
"NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE" has an extemporaneous ingenuity about its performance that gets you singing along with a smile on your face as well as a smile in your heart . . . there is a joy radiating and emanating from that track like from no other . . .
DELANEY & BONNIE created a most memorable musical snapshot and their records captured that magic for all time . . . and this "THE BEST OF DELANEY & BONNIE" CD presents ... Read More
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THE BEST OF DELANEY & BONNIE is a great anthology of this Great Plains soul-rock duo who influenced everyone from Leon Russell to George Harrison. The early songs are the best, although there were some great moments ("Only You Know And I Know") later on. It's unfortunate that D&B didn't quite get the recognition they deserved until after they broke up, but at least now we get to enjoy what they had to offer.
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Delaney Bramlett is a singer-songwriter who has a unique and powerful vision of music that combines southern R&B with hard rock and rambling country-soul. Sometimes the execution was sloppy, but the music always had a strong energy and appeal.
Delaney Bramlett was a member of the Shindogs, the house band for the TV show "Shindig." He married Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell, a member of Ike and Tina Turner's backup singing group, the Ikettes, in 1967. His voice had the southern roots, grit and country white-boy soul of a Tony Joe White. He loved playing loud guitar, and was sometimes smart enough to leave his ego aside and let others do the job. Many of the group's live appearances were sabotaged by his desire to be a guitar hero when he lacked the musical taste and sufficient sobriety to pull it off.
Bonnie Bramlett is an R&B/soul/rock singer-songwriter who has also started singing jazz tunes in recent years. She did backup chores for performers such as Fontella Bass and Albert King in the 1960's before joining the Ikettes. She co-wrote "Groupie (Superstar)" with Leon Russell, in 1969. Interestingly, she appeared in 18 episodes of the "Rosanne" TV series under the name of Bonnie Sheridan during the early 1990's.
Delaney & Bonnie, playing as a group from 1967 to 1972, oozed with talent. Three songs on this CD are live cuts from the album "Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on Tour With Eric Clapton." There is raw energy here, but also a sloppiness that ... Read More
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