Al Green

[El_Jeffe]

one of the best. a legend that could easily foot it during an era that bought us some of the greatest voices the world had to offer (gaye, mayfield, wonder, sly, brown, etc). green, rightfully renowned as soul music royalty with his voice so pure & rich in gospel. he has the ability to make every emotion believable to the listener. & his 2008 release, lay it down, is no exception. fans of his earlier work will quickly realize lay it down pays great homage to his defining work of the 70's, but without being a mere revision. it's fresh, pure, brilliant. the vocals smooth, the percussion solid & deep. it's simply genuine & gorgeous soul music in a time where a few reminders of how things are done wouldn’t hurt haha. whether you're long time fan of green's music or this is your first outing, lay it down is a must hear of '08

http://www.myspace.com/reverendalgreen

any fans, share some love & discussion?

[KatieKutthroat.]

I love, love, love Al Green! One of my favorite voices. Haven't heard Lay It Down yet, however.

[El_Jeffe]

oh you need to my friend. i only picked it up last night & boy did it hit me, such a great album & has a few modern names in soul appear on it like anthony hamilton, john legend & the beautiful corinne bailey rae. ?uestlove from the roots is on the production team on this one too & probably why the percussion sounds soo damn good

[KatieKutthroat.]

Wow, that sounds great. I'll have to pick it up next time I go out. I'm pretty excited to hear it now.

[chronomic]

so so so so so so fuckin good. i listen to him all the time.

[Jumpoff]

I'm Still in Love with You is one of my favorite albums... need to check out the new album though. I have the bad habit of skipping out on new music made by older bands.

[El_Jeffe]

so so so so so so fuckin good. i listen to him all the time.

good man. checked the new album?

I'm Still in Love with You is one of my favorite albums... need to check out the new album though. I have the bad habit of skipping out on new music made by older bands.

same, that whole era of green's music was phenomenal. that album + call me, let's stay together & al green gets next to you

many of us are guilty of that at some stage or another, that fear or assumption of it not living up to the hay-day. but lay it down really is a quality listen

[FeynmanWannabe]

Damn is Lay It Down as good as I've seen people say? I might have to give it a listen.

[UntilItKillsYou]

lets stay together is of of my favorite songs of all time

[El_Jeffe]

Damn is Lay It Down as good as I've seen people say? I might have to give it a listen.

might have to? get on it mate! haha it's a fantastic album & one i could really see you enjoying, great vocals & such pronounced rhythms. terrific album

[absolutecrunk]

"Love'll make ya do wrong....make ya do right.....HUUMMMmmmmmmmm-mm-m-mmm-mm"

One of the best intros I've ever heard to a song. On a different note (heh), I'm really glad to see Lay It Down debut at number 9. "Stay With Me" is so smooth, and that whole album is really refreshing.

[allhourcymbals]

I picked this up today and am going to wait until I'm in the car to listen to it.

[AlternateToLife]

Man's got soul

[kearn1tm]

Yeah, okay, I'm late to the game, but I just picked up a copy of Let's Stay Together a week or so ago and I'm in love. Great, great man.

[cshadows2887]

Call Me is a summer rainy day staple (and we've had a lot of those around here lately). "Have You Been Making Out OK" is so good I can't even handle it.

[El_Jeffe]

I love all the records of his that I have. But Lay It Down just keeps popping up in my rotation. It's a superb listen.

[cshadows2887]

I'm Still in Love with You is a phenomenal record.

[georgedcc]

Brilliant artists, one of the best voices in soul music ever.

I'm Still In Love With You is a phenomenal album.

[cshadows2887]

I'm Still in Love with You is a phenomenal record.

I'm Still In Love With You is a phenomenal album.

Great minds, eh?

[georgedcc]

Great minds, eh?

Wow shit, didn't notice that.

Well yeah, they do say great minds think alike but fools seldom differ...

[cshadows2887]

Wow shit, didn't notice that.

Well yeah, they do say great minds think alike but fools seldom differ...

Hey now!

[DilesMavis]

i saw al green live! it was awesome, he was great despite what i've heard about his past live performances.

[El_Jeffe]

He needs to do an album with The Roots. I completely mean that. His last album was a delight, I've sung it's praises since it's release, & more Roots members would only make it better.

[Jumpoff]

He needs to do an album with The Roots. I completely mean that. His last album was a delight, I've sung it's praises since it's release, & more Roots members would only make it better.

That would be extremely interesting to hear.

[georgedcc]

Bump, just because I saw this a few minutes ago.

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[chipdip18]

Great musician. I say that he was going to play at a casino near my hometown. Sad that he's only remembered by older generations.

[chipdip18]

Bump, just because I saw this a few minutes ago.

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President Obama... not bad.

[cshadows2887]

Great musician. I say that he was going to play at a casino near my hometown. Sad that he's only remembered by older generations.

Psh. I ain't old!

[chipdip18]

Psh. I ain't old!

Well there are a few exceptions, duh. Haha.