#1077 Thundercat – Drunk

Thundercat (Stephen Lee Bruner) has quite the resume already at 36 years old. He has played with crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, Kendrick Lamar, Erykah Badu and many others. Drunk is his third studio album. Whenever I read something like “so and so identifies as a Christian” I look at what they are producing in […]

#1072 Solange Knowles – A Seat at the Table

Solange Knowles released her third studio album A Seat at the Table in 2016. The album was a commercial and critical success. Knowles wrote all the lyrics for her songs and produced all the songs along with many other producers. Yes, she is the younger sister of Beyoncé Knowles, but who cares. My favourite songs […]

#421 Marvin Gaye – Here, My Dear

Of course Marvin Gaye should make it on the list again. He was the king of soul music in the 70s. Gaye’s fifteenth studio album Here, My Dear was critically panned and a commercial failure during its release in 1978. It is a personal album about the divorce he was going through with his wife […]

#281 Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On

Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It On” is problem one of the sexist songs ever. Can the album hold up to the reputation of this classic song? I hope so, but I have never heard the whole album Let’s Get It On. Gaye is the King of Soul. “Let’s Get It On” is the sexiest song ever. […]

1001 Albums #44

Solomon Burke‘s Rock ‘n Soul was the album that put him in the books as one of the greats and as one of the founding fathers of soul. He has been called the “the greatest male soul singer of all time.” It has also been written that he is the “most unfairly overlooked singer.” I […]

1001 Albums #32

Do you want to hear something funny? This album is literally called Green Onions. This has got to be the weirdest title so far. Booker T. & the M.G.’s were probably hungry or high when they titled it. And more weirdly is the fact that the title song is really famous. I thought I had […]