Rare Earth 1971 One World

Genre: R&B
Rate: 128 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:54:40
Size: 57,81 MB

The first song "What'd I Say" is popular enough to make the greatest hits CD and really has an infectious beat that quickly puts many people on air guitar.

The second track "If I Die" is a Vietnam protest song the likes of which are rare, unknown to the present generation. But it has a complex rhythm and compelling melody, easy to get caught up in this song too.

The third song "Seed" is a sleeper, but the strengths of it's rhythm during the long instrumental improv section again compel one to close one's eyes and crank up the volume...once you've heard the song a few times, you won't be able to keep the lyrics from springing out of your mouth spontaneously.

The fourth song "I just want to celebrate" is one of the few Rare Earth songs that became famous and recognizable to the top-40 crowd. Brilliant...'nough said.

The fifth song "Someone to Love" is a solid song, driven by a catchy rhythm, like most Rare Earth songs on this album. One of the weaker songs on the album, I still think it's great - quite enjoyable.

The sixth "Any Man Can Be a Fool" is one of those rare ballads with a haunting but catchy melodies. A highlight of the album, how this one missed the greatest hits collections can only be attributed to the dynamics of how small artists with small audiences often produce gems completely missed by the world. Could just as easily have been a smash hit...a quality song that lay unclaimed by the world at large.

The seventh song "Road" is a solid song with a typically solid rhythm...not a memorable melody, but sophisticated and catchy at the same time.

The eighth song "Under God's Light" seems an odd addition...what appears to be Christian music. But wait! It has that catchy Motown rhythm and sophisticated instrumentals that pull one's mind into tracking along with the excellent melody. The latter half of the song, at least, has the same level of musical excellence found in classic popular tunes of that age, and if not for fact that modern society segregates Christian music into the "music for other people" category, this could have been a popular top-40 tune as well. It's hard not to lose reputation, in some crowds, when recommending Christian music, but hey, the truth is, this is great music, so get over it. (amazon.com)



Tracklist:

01 - What'd I Say 07:23

02 - If I Die 03:33

03 - The Seed 03:34

04 - I Just Want To Celebrate 03:39

05 - Someone To Love 03:44

06 - Any Man Can Be A Fool 03:29

07 - The Road 03:35

08 - Under God's Light 04:53

09 - Child Of Fortune - One World 13:20

10 - Hey Big Brother 04:42

11 - King Of A Rainy Country 02:48




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Rare Earth 1971 In Concert

Genre: R&B
Rate: 192 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 01:14:00
Size: 101,48 MB

Review by Bruce Eder

The performances from which this album is comprised must have been an embarrassment of riches. That's one way of explaining how this live double-LP set came to be released -- that and the fact that Rare Earth's peak years coincided with the commercial heyday of the live album. Whatever the reason, Rare Earth in Concert was the most expansive live recording ever issued by Motown Records. What's more, it all works in terms of being an honest representation of this band -- not that they compromised much in the studio, where their rendition of "Get Ready" ran 20 minutes, but playing to an audience was what they'd been about from the start, and everything here resonates with the joy of that process.

And in addition to capturing the band in top form, the recording itself provided a beautifully vivid sound picture, every instrument and voice captured spot-on, all the more amazing considering the size of this band and the complexities of their sound -- flutes, guitars (acoustic and electric), keyboards, saxes, percussion, and more are all here in close detail, but nothing more solid in the mix than John Persh's lead bass work in the middle section of the 23-and-a-half-minute "Get Ready." Their reshaping of "What'd I Say" also works well as a concert number, and pretty much everything here is a joyous celebration of what this band and their era were about -- the group-credited jam "Thoughts" isn't the most interesting moment here, but it does avoid the pitfalls of the most excessive work of its period and can sustain its ten-minute length without trouble. The passage of time has also allowed one to appreciate the full technical range of this record -- by 1971, live recording had become so sophisticated that the producers were even able to give an expansive stereo sound picture, which came out well on the vinyl and is even better on the CD reissue, for those lucky enough to be able to find the latter. (And if the multi-tracks have survived intact, this would make one amazing multi-channel SACD/hybrid).



Tracklist:

01 - I Just Want To Celebrate 04:43

02 - Hey Big Brother 07:27

03 - Born To Wander 04:25

04 - Get Ready 23:36

05 - What'd I Say 06:30

06 - Thoughts 10:49

07 - (I Know) I'm Losing You 14:06

08 - Nice To Be With You 02:24




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Rare Earth 1972 Willie Remembers

Genre: R&B
Rate: 320 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:37:25
Size: 85,50 MB

Review by Joe Viglione

Their fifth album in a three-year span, Willie Remembers, is one of the more refined releases by Rare Earth -- not as spotty as the previous discs that contained their hits and far better than their late-'70s work.



Tracklist:

01 - Good Time Sally 02:46

02 - Every Now And Then We Get To Go On Down To Miami 03:01

03 - Think Of The Children 05:19

04 - Got To Get Myself Back Home 02:58

05 - Come With Your Lady 05:33

06 - Would You Like To Come Along 02:38

07 - We're Gonna Have A Good Time 03:18

08 - I Couldn't Believe What Happened Last Night 11:52




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