<![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:03:25 EDT Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:03:25 EDT http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5458380 Late to this post but I have played this record on repeat for days now. I can't believe how completely perfect and seamless it is in nearly every way. It captures the Hi Records sound with such precision, I keep swearing this was secretly recorded in 1973 and we just didn't know about it.

loudersoft

]]> 33:385309:c5458380 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:03:25 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5444203 I cant get enough of this record.

I liked the last two Blue Note/Willie Mitchell records — "I Cant Stop" a little more than...the other one — but this one to me is what I was expecting those records to deliver.

Also, WTF "Thought It Out" doesnt make the cut?!

FWIW, The Roots are one of my fave bands of all time.

joe bananas

]]> 33:385309:c5444203 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:58:13 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5442731 This baby's been online for almost a week now.

Chump Change

]]> 33:385309:c5442731 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:12:33 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5442575 as a citiazen of the great/debauched city of Memphis I find it hilarious that people are looking for Al to return to his classic sound while teaming up with modern hip hop / Neo soul stars instead of listening to his last 2 Willie Mitchell produced albums.

It seems as though what critics really want from Al is to record his songs on a 1976 mixing board that sounds scratchy.
Listen to the bo-keys.. clean polished and classic funk..it doesn't have to be "dirty" to sound classic

...damn crackers

knots

]]> 33:385309:c5442575 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:03:25 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5442297 i saw Green at New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday. Amazing!

Vince Neilstein

]]> 33:385309:c5442297 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:44:44 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5441420 @Chris Molanphy: Does anybody REALLY like the Roots, though? I mean, like actual kids? Besides white people like us?

Lucas Jensen

]]> 33:385309:c5441420 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:56:58 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5440682 @Chris Molanphy: it's not just that. It's the fact that the two comeback albums he did with Willie Mitchell sounded too polished and too clean. This new album connects with that southern grit that you got with each new Al Green album back in the '70s.

Special shout out to Chalmers "Spanky" Alford who played guitar on this album. He passed away a few weeks ago.

brainchild

]]> 33:385309:c5440682 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:26:27 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5440363 @Big Gray.: Right, but this time he's got ?uestlove on it, which is the big news. It's a "comeback" that might actually connect with, y'know, "the kids today," etc.

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:385309:c5440363 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:13:52 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5440127 *relives that night back in october '05 at electric lady studios when they recorded the first notes for this project*

brainchild

]]> 33:385309:c5440127 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:03:45 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5439972 Didn't he do an album like this a couple of years ago? Another comeback?

Lucas Jensen

]]> 33:385309:c5439972 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:57:20 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5438123 shit! i've got to get home and grab this, didn't realize anthony hamilton was on it!

Weezy F Baby

]]> 33:385309:c5438123 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:46:53 EDT <![CDATA[Finally, The Al Green Everyone's Been Waiting For Arrives]]> http://idolator.com/385309/finally-the-al-green-everyones-been-waiting-for-arrives#c5436054 It's definitely the baby-making album of the year (so far).

Chris N.

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