soul Archive
28 Jul 2014
Album Review: Bobby Patterson – I Got More Soul!
If you happened upon a spin of I Got More Soul!, the new album from Bobby Patterson, you could be forgiven for thinking he’s the latest in young new recording […]
14 Jul 2014
Short Cuts: July Mini-reviews, Part One
The in-box here at Musoscribe World Headquarters is overflowing once again, thanks in no small part to my focusing on other matters (including my recent move and impending nuptials) in […]
16 Jun 2014
Album Review: The “5” Royales – Soul & Swagger
There are a select few acts in musical history that didn’t sell a ton of records, yet exerted influence far beyond what their chart action might suggest. Among the most […]
11 Jun 2014
Album Review: Bobby Rush — Decisions
An authentic blues album is a rare thing in 2014. Maybe it’s a function of modern recording techniques; I don’t know the reason. But most attempts at capturing the blues […]
10 Jun 2014
Capsule Reviews: Still More from Real Gone Music
Wrapping up the series (for now, at least), here’s the last of four entries presenting short looks at recently-released reissues and/or compilations from Real Gone Music. Vanilla Fudge – The […]
09 Jun 2014
Capsule Reviews: And Yet Three More from Real Gone Music
Here’s the third of four collections of brief reviews of recently-released reissues and/or compilations from Real Gone Music. Dr. John, The Night Tripper – GRIS-gris Dr. John (aka Mac Rebbenack) […]
05 Jun 2014
Capsule Reviews: Three from Real Gone Music
Because there’s so much of a backlog here at Musoscribe’s palatial new World HQ ( I moved recently), here’s the first of at least three collections of short reviews. These […]
14 May 2014
Album Review: Dave Keller — Soul Changes
Preconceptions can be a dangerous thing. When I read the advances of Dave Keller‘s Soul Changes, I made the assumption that Keller would be the latest vocalist in a Memphis-flavored […]
29 Apr 2014
Album Review: David Ruffin – My Whole World Ended / Feelin’ Good
Sure, everybody knows The Temptations, and their many hits, including “My Girl,” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” both featuring lead vocals of David Ruffin. But fewer – especially those […]
07 Apr 2014
Album Review: Tower of Power — Hipper Than Hip
For quite a number of years – primarily the mid 90s to around 2006 – I was immersed in a consuming hobby of sorts: I collected and traded bootlegs […]