VA - Conception: An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder's Songs (2003)
VA - Conception: An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder's Songs (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 450 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 164 Mb | Scans included
Soul, Funk, R&B, Rock, Adult Contemporary | Label: Motown | # 067 314-2 | 01:05:03
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 450 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 164 Mb | Scans included
Soul, Funk, R&B, Rock, Adult Contemporary | Label: Motown | # 067 314-2 | 01:05:03
Aside from his tremendous powers of performance, Stevie Wonder stands as one of the greatest songwriters of the late 20th century, probing the joyous peaks and depressing valleys of love and relationships. The Motown tribute album Conception: An Interpretation of Stevie Wonder's Songs has its highs and lows as well; with Stevie himself in the producer's chair (along with new-era Motown exec Kedar Massenburg), the album certainly has a lot of promise. It boasts plenty of neo-soul balladeers – India.Arie, Mary J. Blige, Brian McKnight, Joe, Musiq – as well as mainstream stars like Eric Clapton and John Mellencamp, who took musical cues from classic Stevie Wonder LPs like Talking Book or Songs in the Key of Life. But since there's little chance of matching these virtually untouchable originals, interpreting his songs with rearrangements would be the best way to make a tribute. Unfortunately, there's far too little going on here than familiar versions of familiar songs with a slightly different voice attached. Clapton gets the opener, an energetic but perfunctory version of "Higher Ground." Far better is a version of "That Girl," with Joe crooning the song while Mr. Cheeks (from the Lost Boyz) improvises some rapping over the top. Most of the neo-soul names struggle to add anything to Stevie's incredible originals, though Musiq's sweet scatting and note changes makes for a refreshing "Visions," and Dave Hollister's slower, more dramatic version of "Love's in Need of Love Today" is worth a listen. India.Arie contributes the lone new song, an embarrassing Stevie tribute track named "Wonderful" that drops a few song titles.Review by John Bush, Allmusic.com
For my money, the most important musician of the 70's-80's was Stevie Wonder. From "Music Of My Mind" through "Hotter Than July", the guy couldn't miss. And while today, his personal recordings might not meet the high water mark of some earlier work, his influence can be heard in 3 out of every 5 songs heard on the radio. That is part of what is so frustrating about this tribute. While it focuses on the period of music I mentioned, and has some incredible performances, it just doesn't flow as perfectly as one might think.
To hear some high points of the disc, go straight to Black Coffey's "Rocket Love". It's the finest moment on this tribute, and the band's recreation of this classic is performed with the sense of longing and love that is apparent in Stevie's original. The vocals, while not imitative, are clearly inspired by the Wonderman. And the rhythm section on this track alone makes buying the CD worthwhile. Then cut right to Dave Hollister (whose voice is directly imitative of Stevie) singing "Love's In Need Of Love Today". It's a perfect song for any day and age, and sounds incredibly fresh in this version. Angie Stone's take on "You Will Know" is also a big winner, but the suprise for me came from Caron Wheeler (the voice from Soul II Soul) performance of "Another Star". She NAILS this song, and its great to her that Afro-centric musical backdrop playing against her vocals - its the kind if stylings that worked so well in her recordings with Soul II Soul and Nellie Hooper, and here is hoping that this girl spends more time in the studio soon (if you don't have her solo album, UK Blak, do everything you can to locate a copy!!).
Other nice tracks include the Marley Family's take on "Masterblaster (Jammin') , Joe and Mr' Cheek's "That Girl" and India.Arie's "Wonderful".
Suprisingly, it is the "big" stars versions of Stevie's songs that are the most disappointing - MAry J. Blige adds nothing original to "Overjoyed" (I wish she would have taken a crack at "Superwoman", because she could work miracles with that tune), and Eric CLapton's version of "Higher Ground" just doesn't flow correctly - check out the Red Hot Chili Pepper's version if you want to here a great performance of this song.
All in all, there are definitely more good than bad cuts on this disc, and a couple are geniune classics. But Stevie deserves just a little bit more than this CD gives. Or maybe he has set the bar so high, that no tribute will ever feel entirely correct.Review by Karl Miller "kemspeaks", Amazon.com
VA - Conception: An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder's Songs (2003)
VA - Conception: An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder's Songs (2003)
VA - Conception: An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder's Songs (2003)
Tracklist:
01. Eric Clapton - Higher Ground (04:03)
02. Glenn Lewis - Superstition (04:12)
03. Joe feat. Mr. Cheeks - That Girl (05:05)
04. Stephen Marley feat. Damian 'JR. Gong' Marley, Kymani Marley, Julian Marley & Spragga Benz - Master (05:08)
05. Caron Wheeler - Another Star (04:07)
06. Mary J. Blige - Overjoyed (03:45)
07. Angie Stone - You Will Know (05:21)
08. Brian McKnight - Send One Your Love (04:19)
09. Marc Anthony - All In Love Is Fair (03:43)
10. Black Coffey - Rocket Love (03:57)
11. Musiq - Visions (05:34)
12. Dave Hollister - Love's In Need Of Love Today (06:48)
13. John Mellencamp - I Don't Know Why I Love You (03:26)
14. India Arie - Wonderful (05:27)
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VA - Conception: An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder's Songs (2003)
VA - Conception: An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder's Songs (2003)
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