FREDDIE
JACKSON Live in Concert (US Orpheus CD
130 MK)
Now you already knew that Freddie Jackson can
sing. But anyone who hasn't experienced him live in
concert, won't probably imagine what kind of a
interpreter he really is when he truly lets loose, like
on the PRIME track of this gorgeous live CD, What Is
It Good for? Well, if you really can imagine Freddie
in a swaying live backing coloured by a jazzy piano
riffing, over which Freddie improvises nearly 10 minutes
of ultimate soul preaching, then you have a slight hint
of what this album is going to offer.
However, if you had thought that Freddie is a bit
formula-ic, Peabo Bryson-type of neat
but rather predictable love song interpreter, some of the
songs featured here will definitely amaze you. Or could
you really imagine hearing Freddie singing verses like
this:
"What is good for - if I can't have you? / What
is it good for, what is it good for, what is it good for
/ No, no, no-oo-oo / I wanna know, would you tell me,
what would I do without you, where would I go without
you, I'd be a half of a man, half of a man without you,
yeah, yeaah, yeaah, yeaah, yeea-aah (for 10 seconds)... /
Tell me - oooooh shhh-hush! - what is life without you is
ain't good for DAAAMN THANG! If I don't have you when
I'll walk in the house in the middle of the night - and
you're not there - you're no-nooot there! - Somebody tell
me, where would Freddie be without your love? / Where
would I go, what would I do, what would I ----oh Lord ,
what would I do - oooowwh! "
Other tracks featured in this live CD include Don't
Want to Lose Your Love, Love Me Down, Rock Me Tonite,
Have You Ever Loved Somebody and Only Man in
Heaven. In the liner notes, the producers and
label-owners Charles & Beau Huggins
state: "Congratulations on an incredible job
well done - your first live album. It has been a long
voyage to this point and there is much to be proud of .
Thanks for sharing your God given talent with the world.
No one does it better".
For anyone who has ever enjoyed Freddie Jackson's
studio albums, willl agree. This album is more than
essential than any of Freddie's studio albums. Sit and
enjoy - you'll have a real treat! **** 1/2
Takaisin etusivulle
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