As we finish up the Best of +1500 tournament, it is worth noting that one of the albums that reached the final was Africa Brasil, by Jorge Ben. It rode a popularity wave of high energy jazz-samba fusion that was exciting to listen to.
Jorge Ben's 1974 offering gets my vote for the most interesting album cover of the tournament. I can't wait to hear it,
I'd like to thank Stevie Wonder for not releasing an album this year.
--Paul Simon, winning the 1976 Grammy for best album
One of those albums that caused every other artist besides Paul Simon not to win best album grammys between 1974 and 1977 (except for Simon) was today's offering "Fulfillingness' First Finale". Read that sentence again and you'll sort it out. Best album of 1974, according to the Grammy people, here is Fulfillingness' First Finale:
That said. The first spin of Tabua is absolutely breathtaking. Those strings on "Errare Humanum Est", along with Ben's echo'd vocals are the stuff of legend.
This is the kind of album that makes these tournaments so pleasurable. And it's also the type of album that wins. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
Music of My Mind to Songs in the Key of Life is possibly one of the best string of albums there is. Stevie kills it every time as his voice is amazing and his songs can make me groove! Pretty much the one soul artist I've had interest in for a long ass time before I started listening to music piously. However, I voted for Jorge Ben.
Tabua is nice enough, but Fulfillingness was my nom for a reason. It's not my favorite from Wonder or my favorite for the tournament, but it's still a masterpiece.
Both were a first listen. Exceptional choices, both! 👏 _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
Both these albums each sound equally capable of winning the Grammy. That's NOT a compliment. 🤣
I'll keep listening. I've always liked Stevie (especially his Motown singles from the 60s), but FFF is sugary smooth even by Stevie's standards. Not 80s smooth by any means, but it's no shock that a few years later he'd be cranking out ersatz like this...
After falling in love with Africa/Brasil, I'm really surprised that I don't like Tabua more considering they came out in the same year (i think). It's missing that raucous, kick-backed party vibes of its sibling that evoked a great night time party on the beach where everyone ends up getting laid. I do like Brother which is the type of track I only wish they played at church.
Don't get me wrong. I like both of these well enough. Just neither excites me like their other stuff does.
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