ZZ Thorn Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 It came out in February but that's news to me. Long unreleased, it's the last we'll get from her. Bottom line: pretty good but the worst of her four albums. Lotta people said that this was her best stuff, but not to me: 'They Say I'm Different' is far and away my favorite album of hers. My favorite tune is the last one, which is only like 90 seconds long and only gives Clarence Gatemouth Brown a 4 bar solo when he really merited more - funky violin is the kind of creative idea Betty Davis was great at. Kinda disappointed, but it's solid and has its moments. Just doesn't really blow my mind like some of her other songs. I'm still glad I named my P-Bass after her. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I adore Betty's music. I doubt the unreleased stuff could come close to those early records but you never know - I'd certainly like to hear it. There's an interesting piece in the Guardian about Betty's influence on Miles Davis. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/05/miles-davis-bitches-brew-reissue http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Pretty neat to hear her thoughts on Miles' music. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 The new album isn't bad at all, but the backing band is Funkhouse, her road band, who can be real solid, instead of an all-star lineup of guys from Santana, Sly, etc. If you're a fan it's worth picking up and enjoyable, just not gonna blow your mind I think. Pretty nice piece in the Guardian. Cool to see Betty's coming out of her shell a bit. I'm pretty sure it was here that someone posted a 30 minute radio interview she did, I think, last year. It's funny that she's such a wild child but never took drugs and her voice is so demure. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Yeah, Larry Graham and Doug Rauch on bass were hard to beat! http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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