Bobby Womack

[Longindatooth]

I saw Bobby Womack at the then Hammersmith odean in 1987 with Phil Asher & Ray W - probably the most boring gig I've ever been too... However we did get really stoned in the stalls which saved the night....

[durrutti]

his new album being produced by Rich Russell , so needs to watch out if Gil Scott H is anything to go by ....

It was finished a while back. Damon Albarn on the buttons as well as Russell. Based on what Ive heard I'm gonna stick my neck out and say it's better than the Gil Scott album... how's this for a face melter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th2XiEN2Dcg&ob=av2e

sorry, to clarify, was making glib reference to GSH's exit to the great vocal booth in the sky not longer after the RR treatment, and thus the potential pitfalls for BW.

Preferred JXX's version of GSH tho tbh

[webster]

his new album being produced by Rich Russell , so needs to watch out if Gil Scott H is anything to go by ....

It was finished a while back. Damon Albarn on the buttons as well as Russell. Based on what Ive heard I'm gonna stick my neck out and say it's better than the Gil Scott album... how's this for a face melter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th2XiEN2Dcg&ob=av2e

sorry, to clarify, was making glib reference to GSH's exit to the great vocal booth in the sky not longer after the RR treatment, and thus the potential pitfalls for BW.

Preferred JXX's version of GSH tho tbh

Oh yeah, he's fucked on that front.

RIP Bobby

[durrutti]

his new album being produced by Rich Russell , so needs to watch out if Gil Scott H is anything to go by ....

It was finished a while back. Damon Albarn on the buttons as well as Russell. Based on what Ive heard I'm gonna stick my neck out and say it's better than the Gil Scott album... how's this for a face melter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th2XiEN2Dcg&ob=av2e

sorry, to clarify, was making glib reference to GSH's exit to the great vocal booth in the sky not longer after the RR treatment, and thus the potential pitfalls for BW.

Preferred JXX's version of GSH tho tbh

Oh yeah, he's fucked on that front.

RIP Bobby

[People]

Documentary on his new album 'The Bravest Man in The Universe'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YHTXH2RDMk

[Disco's Revenge]

Cheers for that.

[webster]

Cheers for that.

Innit. Sounds ace.

[People]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/ma ... ter-before

[appy ammer al]

I went to see the Gorillaz with my daughter a couple of years back, coz none of her mates fancied it, so I went along knowing Bobby (amongst other guests I like) would be there. It was the best gig I went to in 2010. There's not many things my kids are into that I can relate to but I'll always remember that show, side by side with my then teenage daughter watching Damon, Little Dragon and above all Bobby belting out a couple of tunes. Since that show I've introduced her to the back catalogue of Bobby and she's become a bit of a fan.
Today she had great joy in telling me that he'd recovered from illness and was now on the mend.
http://www.nme.com/news/bobby-womack/63968
Really hopeful for a full recovery now - can't wait to hear the new album!

[Disco's Revenge]

That's great news about Bobby, thanks Al.

[People]

Some great quote from when BW wanted to record his Country Album...

“I wanted to cut a country and western album and UA was sayin,’ ‘Man, you been around Sly too long, you flipped out,’” Womack says. “I said, ‘No, it’s not that man, I just don’t want you tryin’ to keep me in one vein. I wanted to cut a jazz album playin’ nothin’ but my guitar. You didn’t want me to do that. Kept tellin’ me cut another song like ‘Woman’s Gotta Have It.’ I started givin’ ‘em the songs that way, but I never was really happy. So I just broke loose and said, ‘I’m cuttin’ this country and western album, that’s my next release.’”

UA’s response was predictably tepid. “They said, ‘You’re fuckin’ crazy, we’ll never get it played. Country and western’s not even happenin’. ‘Womack continues. “I said, ‘Man, country and western music’s gonna be the biggest music and ya know why? It’s so true. It ain’t no sugar coatin’ it. The lyrics are there, the music’s simplicity. Country and western’s gonna take over.’ So they said, ‘What are you gonna call the album?’” Womack pauses and laughs. “I wanted to call the album Step Aside Charley Pride, Give Another Nigger A Try. The drugs were taking over.”

Womack continues, “They Said, ‘What? Aw fuck no, you’ll never come out with that.’ They kept tellin’ me that and I kept sayin’, ‘There’s room for another one.’ I rented these horses, went out to the stables and said I was goin’ through with it. So they called Columbia and said, ‘Hey, you want this guy?’” So they sold thecontract to Columbia. But when I got to Columbia, they did not know me. And the business was changin’ then. I cut some stuff for them, but they thought I was just a guy who’d flipped out. They wouldn’t take me serious on anything I did.”

[webster]

Listening to the new album as I type. Proper good. Looking forward to the summer gigs now!

[Disco's Revenge]

I've got the new album on order but had a listen to 'The Poet' yesterday to remind of how special his voice is. I'm hoping he does a Manchester date to promote his new stuff.

[mozzer]

Damon Albarn's black man of the week.

[Disco's Revenge]

Damon Albarn's black man of the week.

London's bore of the week.