What Are You Listening To?

[SteveO]

I like this cat ! ..thanks MH !mile:

from my library (vinyl)



Not much out there on this guy and nothing on this album. He was original, I'll give him that.
Here's what I wrote down that I heard, Jonathan Richman, Talking Heads, Tubes, Ian Dury, with
some Famous Flames thrown in for funk. Can't you just hear it? With all that you would think I
would love this. Love the first track, Contort Yourself, but nothing else comes close and one
sucked. One side of the album is titled James White and The Blacks and the other is titled
James White and The Contortions, so I'm assuming this is some sort of compilation, although it
doesn't say that anywhere. I did find a brief bio of the guy on wiki. He is also known as James
Chance but was born James Seigfried. Improv jazz/punk is what they call him. Yea, I should have
thrown that jazz reference in mine too, which is the one highlight of this album. Sax is up
front and in your ear. Discography on the guy shows 21 albums, so he must have some fans out
there somewhere.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - I Don't Want To Be Happy

Best Track - Contort Yourself

1) Contort Yourself *** - a must hear
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCI24Lt9aNQ
2) Stained Sheets ** - best moanin since Love To Love You Baby
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beTsOONfVNk
3) Tropical Heatwave **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6saiUngWbI
4) Almost Black ** - great bass line
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1BVN7Lbckg
5) Design To Kill **
6) I Don't Want To Be Happy *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VgEQtrlnp4
7) Contort Yourself (Remix) **
8) Throw Me Away **
9) Bedroom Athlete **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PPdHy_EuwU

Grade - 2.0