that John Legend and The Roots have recorded an album together with old protest songs, sounds promising. and the result holds the promise quite. dei song selection is great. the shelf between Donny Hathaway and Bill Withers they have singled out a few beads that are very well known but not overused. in the recordings then all do what they do best, grooving the roots and control the (something) coarser part, währernd John Legend formed on the micro small icing. with John Legend rather little schnörkelt his standards. and does the album well. There are funky grooves (Hard Times, Compared To What), classic soul numbers (Little ghetto boy, I wish I knew how), and even something reaggae (Humanity) with the groovy pieces get away better than the very soft.
planning her 2008 capture the mood on a plate, is them quite successful. one hears the hope and optimism, in which the offset has obamawahlkampft the country and the musical bridge to bürgerrechtsbewegungden in the 60s seems more than appropriate. However, they call autmatisch comparison with the original on the plan. they need not fear, but if you Donny Hathaway, Nina Simone and so has the ear, cut the original but a bit better off.
So, really good board. but the original one must have heard anyway.
