tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32134713.post3753005258873420397..comments2023-12-20T13:18:01.227-05:00Comments on A Deeper Shade Of Soul: Al Green: Lay It DownBen Lazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135273501384239424noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32134713.post-66583523091591739212008-07-25T03:05:00.000-04:002008-07-25T03:05:00.000-04:00Good Job! :)Good Job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32134713.post-65543345390014625492008-07-11T13:38:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:38:00.000-04:00I agree with this review completely. The Rolling S...I agree with this review completely. The Rolling Stones Syndrome bit is apt. The album sounds great, Green sounds even better, but the lyrics have no tension or sense of personal meaning.frankensladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034988118109210822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32134713.post-41354463924758957862008-05-20T23:26:00.000-04:002008-05-20T23:26:00.000-04:00Ben:Are there any "cover versions" on Al Green's n...Ben:<BR/>Are there any "cover versions" on Al Green's new CD?Eve Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485054517437568103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32134713.post-15724002119494836562008-05-19T12:00:00.000-04:002008-05-19T12:00:00.000-04:00"Lay It Down" is a good album, but I don't see how..."Lay It Down" is a good album, but I don't see how it's a better example of the "classic" Al Green sound than his last two albums "I Can't Stop" (2003) and "Everything's OK" (2005). Both of those albums were produced by Willie Mitchell (who created that sound for him back in the day) and, I believe, were recorded with some of the original musicians, and in the original studio where they did their greatest work. <BR/><BR/>I think you're right about the "Rolling Stones Syndrome" - and it's even more pronounced when the classic artist's "comeback" is produced by the young lions of the current scene. ?uestlove, etc., did a nice job with this album, and if their contribution means it gets some more attention in the press, it's all good. But the notion of a comeback is just marketing hype; Al's been releasing strong, secular soul music again for the last few years.ephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312216327764358013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32134713.post-555218847641559932008-05-17T10:36:00.000-04:002008-05-17T10:36:00.000-04:00awesome review.awesome review.lionesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10117434478161787457noreply@blogger.com