#117 Aretha Franklin – Aretha: Lady Soul

Aretha: Lady Soul continues Aretha Franklin‘s stream of success in the late 60s. As I stated previously, I was never a fan of her singing. She screams too much, but her album I Never Loved a Man the Way That I Love You proved that she has some really good songs with soul and voice. I can relate to “Chain of Fools“. I felt like I was growing up around […]

#106 Aretha Franklin – Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You is way too long of a title. Aretha Franklin really likes to drag things out. Her tenth album is when she demands respect, but will she get it? I have never liked her version of “Respect“. I think I hate when she spells it. Is she […]

1001 Albums #75

Nina Simone. Someone I discovered a long time ago and her voice still haunts me. I have to admit that I had not heard Wild Is the Wind. She has a voice that can sing anything. If she had chosen one genre she might have been the Queen of that sound. She was better than Aretha Franklin, but never got the recognition she deserved. Some artists are too versatile for the […]

1001 Albums #51

I could safely say that I do not have any good memories of my mother except one. She listened to a lot of music. She would listen to songs over and over. If the lyrics were not included on the album, then she would try to write them out. I am not sure why she […]