| Site menu |
|
 |
| Blog sections |
|
|
Blog's Recent Posts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main » 2008 » July » 13
|
Sunday, 13 July 2008
The Isley Brothers - 1971 - Givin' It Back
Tracks :
1 Ohio/Machine Gun
2 Fire and Rain
3 Lay Lady Lay
4 Spill the Wine
5 Nothing to Do but Today
6 Cold Bologna
7 Love the One You're With
Givin' It Back is as much a time capsule as an album. Not that it
can't be enjoyed on its own absolute musical terms by someone just off
a boat who wasn't even around in 1971, but to really appreciate how
daring it was and how delightful it is, that side of its history should
be known. Those who are old enough should recall the time whence it
came, an era in which hatred and disunity over the Vietnam War, civil
rights, school desegregation, the environment, and a multitude of other
issues were threatening what seemed, potentially, like the beginning of
a new civil war, this one not between states but between factions and
ethnic and racial groups in 1,000 individual neighborhoods. The opening
cut of Givin' It Back, "Ohio/Machine Gun," is a slap-in-your-face
reminder of just how angry the times and the people were. The track
evokes instant memori... |
|
|
|
|
Main
Registration
Login
