It's not everyday that you hear such a splendid combination between drums and bass. In an interview with AV Club, Booker T explained what prompted him to reinterpret the English rockers’ adventurous final album: “I thought it was incredibly courageous of the Beatles to drop their format and move out musically like they did. Perhaps some of the tracks appear staid, but that reflects how we have become bombarded with over produced rubbish. Przeczytaj recenzję McLemore Avenue [Stax Remasters]. McLemore is the street housing the famed Stax studio in Memphis TN. 's, Uptight - Soundtrack From the Motion Picture, (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone, 1. Please try again. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The whole band is in peak form. I've owned it for years. Additionally this disk has other Booker T. & The MGs Beatles covers which are excellent. 's’ instrumental R&B/funk groove laid the blueprint for the sound of Southern soul. I bought the original CD when ACE released it through its Stax catalogue and have loved it ever since for it s simple quality of interpreting the Fab Fours best recorded offering and playing with the running order of the song cycle to their own agenda. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2019, The sound! To think that this recording's release so closely followed Abbey Road's original release date is just one astounding fact about the creation of this reimagination. As always the quality of the musicians is the best. “Come Together” - As elsewhere throughout the album, Booker’s organ is the dominant instrument here, but listen closely to Cropper’s guitar work, too: It’s pure Memphis R&B and gives the songs a very different flavor from their British rock origins, as he bends the notes far differently than George Harrison did. They were the top band in the world, but they still reinvented themselves.” Listening to McLemore Avenue, you can tell the M.G.’s were inspired to push themselves to a similar degree. Edit Master Release Data Correct . Imagine John and George were but a single guitarist; and Sir Paul was born a poor young country boy, Martha White' s son. Love this album and the pressing sounds great. Masz już ten produkt? * z wyjątkiem świąt ustawowo wolnych od pracy, Szybkie zakupy bez zbędnych formalności. McLemore Avenue [Stax Remasters] - Booker T. & The M.G. It’s also revelatory to hear Al Jackson’s tom fills–he somehow plays just like Ringo and, at the same time, sounds not the least bit like him (starts at 10:19 in “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight /The End/Here Comes the Sun/Come Together” medley). Twoje dane będą przetwarzane w celu obsługi Twojej wiadomości z formularza kontaktowego, a także w celach statystycznych i analitycznych administratora. Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017. Its hard to really live up to an album as great as Abbey Road by the Beatles, but Booker T. & the MG's do a damn fine job of taking it all in and translating it in to a style full of soul and swagger. This is a great companion to other Satx recordings, such as Albert King, which utilize different configurations of the same musicians. The chances are, if you are reading this review you are already a fan of Booker T & MG's and possibly already own a copy of this album and trying to decide if it worth buying this "HD" copy. . Al Jackson does things that the wonderful Ringo Starr could never imagine. 376 Mclemore Ave in Memphis is ready for you to visit. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. 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