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Great Listening Experience ! ! !

Eddie Landsberg | Tokyo, Japan | 12/15/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have the vinyl version of BLIND BABY (The New Birth's first album for Buddah)... Let me tell you a bit about the New Birth. Their albums are overall listening experiences, deeply conceptual... masters of sweet soul and deep grooves. - -Elements of the Philly soul sound are there (actually most of the members were from Louisvile.) From track to track they take you on a journey... and groove deeper as they go on. They start out mellow and it gets funkier and funkier as the album progresses... Londie Wiggis vocals are schweeeeet... The tune "Grandaddy" has a great groove... the congas and slick bass line of "I Remember Well" do it for me (and the tune build really well ! ! ! )... by the time you're up to Blind Man things are bumping... and with only two tracks left, believe me, plenty of punches still to come, like the Jazzy groove they suddenly break out into on the next track. - - What I'm saying, this is one of those rare albums you listen to straight through and let go on. Its also one of those albums you listen to sitting back with your eyes closed dig the vibe, though you might slip on the turntable amidst a visit by a lady friend (etc.)... since it ain't the '70s anymore I won't even mention anything about the incense and herbal remedies.If you're familiar with my other reviews, you probably know how I like to suggest similar listening. O.K. Here goes... I'm going to suggest something a bit venturous... Check out a Japanese group called ORIGINAL LOVE and a CD called SUNNY SIDE OF ORIGINAL LOVE.. think you'll dig 'em !"

Can You Dig It?

Tyrone Williams | Canton, Ohio United States | 06/22/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The New Birth was a collective of talented singers & musicians united in the name of soul. Much of their best music was recorded in the early 70's and their albums were listening experiences loaded with funky, soulful grooves, tight horns and powerful vocals. Their absolute best album, in my opinion, is 1975's BLIND BABY.

The instrumental title track starts with a crying baby accompanied by reverberating, sparse guitar, leading into the moody main groove with a heavy saxophone solo throughout. It sets the tone for the rest of the album with this incredibly soulful vibe. "Dream Merchant" and "Granddaddy", with Leslie
Wilson's gospel/James Brown influenced tenor, are the hits from this album but there's more great music here like "Forever" and "Why Did I", both led by the super-sweet soprano of Londee Wiggins. "Blind Man" and "I Remember Well" contain messages of positivity such as "Mama used to say half the truth is as bad as a lie". Deep.Pretty much any New Birth album is a listening experience but BLIND BABY is deeply conceptual. In a word, this is Soul.Also on this disc is COMIN' FROM ALL ENDS in it's entirety. It was released a year before BLIND BABY but has the same soulful vibe. Order it, listen & get lost in this deep soul. Enjoy."