tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post4363556898318464014..comments2023-11-02T08:27:04.487-04:00Comments on One Man, 500 Albums: No. 89: Dusty In MemphisR.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383814114949080690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post-69854211567011457522008-04-16T16:07:00.000-04:002008-04-16T16:07:00.000-04:00oh dude, I really have to disagree with you. 89's ...oh dude, I really have to disagree with you. 89's a little high but this is a classic. Dusty's voice is, of course, pretty unassailable. and sure, it threatens to slip into Brill Building schmaltz at times but the backing musicians are just so goddamn good that I think they almost always overcome the sappiness (except for "Windmills of Your Mind", that song just can't be salvaged). Reggie Young, Tommy Cogbill - for my $ that band at American Studios was nearly as good as its' contemporary at Stax. <BR/><BR/>Even though Willie Mitchell wasn't involved with this album (at least I don't think he was), I think some of the arrangements on this album, especially the strings, foreshadow his amazing run in the 70s w/Al Green, Ann Peebles, etc. and the transition of Memphis soul from Stax's hard, raw approach to the more laid-back but still deep and soulful sound of Hi. I personally love both styles. it seems like you prefer the former.padraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495953504448929836noreply@blogger.com