SCENE OF THE CRIME

Product Description Her 2005 acclaimed release, "I've Got My Own Hell To Raise", brought well-deserved recognition to this R&B maverick who's been recording since the early 60s. Now comes the almost autobiographical "Scene Of The Crime". To make music this raw and direct, Bettye enlisted "dirty south" rockers The Drive By Truckers as her backup band. With swampy guitars, slippery Wurlitzer piano, and a driving backline, this record conjures up the spirit of great loose 70s bands like the Faces while offering Bettye an urgent, vital setting for her razor-sharp vocals. Recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL, where she recorded "Child Of The Seventies" in 1972 - a masterpiece that was shelved then released 30 years later. Returning to Muscle Shoals was like returning to the scene of a crime; thus the album title, and the intense, personal music within. Review Pick of the Week 9/17 Talking Old Soldiers...Bettye LaVette, The 61 year-old Detroit soul survivor transforms Elton John s Tumbleweed Connection obscurity into a tour de force...LaVette s chill-inducing performance is without question one of the finest you ll hear all year. --USA Today A strong contender for soul album of the year. 4 stars. --Mojo LaVette s nuanced singing evokes prime Tina Turner with even more command...even better is the spare ballad Talking Old Soldiers, a 1971 Elton John song that Bettye makes her own. --Rolling Stone
ASIN: B000UGG3D2
VSKU: DBV.B000UGG3D2.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Billy Yates|Bettye LaVette|Bernie Taupin|Stan Lynch|Mike Curtis|Willie Nelson|Elton John|John Corey|Patterson Hood|John Hiatt|Don Henley|Eddie Hinton|Ed Pettersen|John Neff|David Hood|Kelvin Holly|Brad Morgan|Mike Cooley|Shonna Tucker|Spooner Oldham|Sum Haque|David Barbe
Binding: Audio cd
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