Raphael Saadiq – Old Sounds, New Attitude
The dude’s got ill skills to pay the bills, and he plays ALL of his instruments in studio sessions. What? Yea, like Prince and Lenny Kravitz, Raphael Saadiq handles it all when it comes to getting the right sounds for the record.
And he definitely gets some righteous sounds. With a background in the Motown downbeats of the 50s and 60s, the Oakland-born entertainer had found his groove with the 2008 release, The Way I See It. His reputation was built on the Tony! Toni! Tone’! and Lucy Pearl records he produced, but his solo effort is tip-top, body-rock, funk-soul solid.
Check out Mr. Saadiq’s YouTube video for “100-Yard Dash”, and see if that head doesn’t start bobbing. Mmmm-mmm, Goodness.
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