Comments on: DITDC: A Bluffer’s Guide to Dionne Warwick (Pt. 1) http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/ I'm a Bartender, I Do Great Things. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:04:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: OW http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-145103 OW Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:45:24 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-145103 In Dusty's case, I don't think it was a total accident. If you listen to her Phillips UK material leading up to "Dusty in Memphis,"she was already working in a Northern Soul vein. She was still doing more jazzy and show tune-y stuff but like many in that era, she was playing off the shifts in soul music coming out of the U.S. and that meant incorporating not just Motown-esque cuts but also more Southern soul tunes into her repertoire. The main difference is that "Dusty in Memphis"paired her with a higher caliber of musicians who just had that sound down cold. As for Aretha's early era - I've been a real promoter of that, not because I think it's better than her Atlantic catalog but rather, it's just really pretty damn good in a different way. In Dusty’s case, I don’t think it was a total accident. If you listen to her Phillips UK material leading up to “Dusty in Memphis,”she was already working in a Northern Soul vein. She was still doing more jazzy and show tune-y stuff but like many in that era, she was playing off the shifts in soul music coming out of the U.S. and that meant incorporating not just Motown-esque cuts but also more Southern soul tunes into her repertoire. The main difference is that “Dusty in Memphis”paired her with a higher caliber of musicians who just had that sound down cold.

As for Aretha’s early era - I’ve been a real promoter of that, not because I think it’s better than her Atlantic catalog but rather, it’s just really pretty damn good in a different way.

]]> By: Sach http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-144437 Sach Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:01:48 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-144437 Thanks O-Dub. I should give that early Aretha material a shot. The variety of approaches to pop in the 60's is under-written about but I guess that's to be expected in the face of the massive musical and cultural changes brought about by deep-soul labels and rock and roll. Weird to think that Aretha would never a second shot to change directions in today's market. And mind, sometimes putting artists in the wrong box can work out. Dusty Springfield was no Aretha but Jerry Wexler and Chips Morman wrestled out a hell of a performance out of her. Thanks O-Dub.

I should give that early Aretha material a shot. The variety of approaches to pop in the 60’s is under-written about but I guess that’s to be expected in the face of the massive musical and cultural changes brought about by deep-soul labels and rock and roll. Weird to think that Aretha would never a second shot to change directions in today’s market.

And mind, sometimes putting artists in the wrong box can work out. Dusty Springfield was no Aretha but Jerry Wexler and Chips Morman wrestled out a hell of a performance out of her.

]]> By: OW http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-144291 OW Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:29:01 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-144291 Nice post Sach. What's funny is that Aretha WAS preened by Columbia to be like another Dionne - she covers quite a few of Warwick's songs from that era of her career but it just wasn't working. It wasn't until Jerry Wexler at Atlantic took over her contract that someone figured out:she wasn't meant to be the next Dionne or Dinah Also, don't sleep on some of Warwick's '70s output either, the most obvious being, "Just Being Myself." Nice post Sach.

What’s funny is that Aretha WAS preened by Columbia to be like another Dionne - she covers quite a few of Warwick’s songs from that era of her career but it just wasn’t working. It wasn’t until Jerry Wexler at Atlantic took over her contract that someone figured out:she wasn’t meant to be the next Dionne or Dinah

Also, don’t sleep on some of Warwick’s ’70s output either, the most obvious being, “Just Being Myself.”

]]> By: douglas martin http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-143958 douglas martin Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:47:10 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-143958 what barry said. what barry said.

]]> By: Disco Vietnam http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-143957 Disco Vietnam Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:40:19 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-143957 I eagerly await part 7 I eagerly await part 7

]]> By: DocZeus http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-143946 DocZeus Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:57:50 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/10/12/ditdc-a-bluffer%e2%80%99s-guide-to-dionne-warwick-pt-1/#comment-143946 Don't front, Sach. You would hit that in the '70s, '80s, 90's and today too. Don’t front, Sach. You would hit that in the ’70s, ’80s, 90’s and today too.

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