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Expensive Shit/He Miss Road
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Price: $13.95
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0875232002920
Label: Wrasse Records
Manufacturer: Wrasse Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Wrasse Records
Release Date: 2006-01-24
Studio: Wrasse Records
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Customer reviews of Expensive Shit/He Miss Road
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Summary: Early examples of Fela's Afrobeat stylings, and the rise of confrontation with the government
Comment: The Nigerian musician Fela Kuti combined artistic and political engagement. He advanced a bold new genre called afrobeat, where funk instrumentation was laid over the traditional rhythms of his country, creating a supremely engaging sound. Everything takes its time to develop--few Kuti songs are under the ten-minute mark--but the listener falls into a state of engaged chillout from the start. Through this music, he gave scathing but always playful criticism of the corrupt powers that ruled Nigeria. This collection of recordings from around 1975 is a good example of Fela's soundworld and is sure to entertain.
The title track of this disc, which Amazon's automatic review filtering probably won't let me name outright, is somewhat autobiographical. Nigerian police, seeking to put down this independent-minded rascal, tried to plant marijuana on Kuti during a gathering at his home. Wise to there plan, he quickly swallowed the joint, but the police then threw him in jail to produce the evidence from his feces. He escaped charges with some wily plotting, and then produced this song mocking the police for wasting resources on hassling him instead of furthering justice in Nigeria. Opening brass rounds give way to interplay between Fela's narration about the episode and responses from his group of female singers.
"It's Not Possible" and "He Miss Road" are, I think, some of the more unusual examples of Fela's output. The standard features of Afrobeat are here, but the production and long saxophone lines give these an almost Pink Floydian epic dimension before Fela starts with some hilarious lyrics about undependeable friends and about a few people who just don't get it respectively. "Water Get No Enemy" is one of Fela's most widely loved songs, possibly because its length of only 10 minutes brings it to wider audiences. "Monday Morning in Lagos" is almost as short, but seems a somewhat marginal effrort. Fela takes a break from his usual incisive commentary to offer a fun evocation of his home city.
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Summary: One of the Best...
Comment: This is one the best Cd's that I have purchased in my life time. Fela is so underated that it's a shame. This body of work is a must have for any lover of jazz, world music, afro-pop, funk ...etc.
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Summary: Great music, awful singing
Comment: Don't get me wrong - I love afrobeat, but I got to it from the other end - Albino! and Antibalas, so I got used to great arrangements, perfect production and excellent musicianship. Then, I decided to check out the source of it all, Fela Kuti, and alas, I was greatly disappointed. There is no doubt about his talent and musical vision, but the quality of musicianship is inferior to the newer bands. Whoever plays keyboards in the band sounds like he just bought his first keyboard the day before. As a vocalist, Kuti is not much better - his english is awful and he does not know when to stop - he can take a phrase or a word and repeat it until you see stars and stripes. The band sounds pretty good as an ensemble though, but still, I prefer the new bands.
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Summary: the best
Comment: Music doesn't get any better than this. Musicians do not get more heroic and real than this. Performed by the creator of Afrobeat, influenced by James Brown, jazz and indigenous African music. The booklet gives a comprehensive summary of Fela Kuti and his remarkable life. I gave this to my 17-year-old nephew and he loved it.
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