Boscoe
Details
1973 / Release Date
LP / Format
Kingdom of Chad / Label
Joseph Ehrenberg / Producer
Boscoe / Writer
Full Credits
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Their album is a swirling near-masterpiece that pulls together smoking funk rhythms, strands of free jazz and deep soul, conscious lyrics, amazingly complex and harmonically sophisticated horn arrangements, and assorted other ingredients to make music that fell outside the lines of any particular genre.
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philosophiques en plus d'être militantes, les paroles sur ce disque sont accompagnées par un mélange de jazz et de soul, servi avec une entraînante couche de funk et un aspect psycho-actif irrésistible.
Holy fuck...
Gonna try and be as in depth as my dumb self can be with this one:
Boscoe is an album that mixes soul and jazz like a perfect soup crafted by a Michelin chef. The hints of psychedelic sounds and the big-band drumming in the backdrop only add to this delicacy. The lyrics are incredible, discussing about hypocrisy, how money and possessions won't be enough to save African-Americans from the oppressive society of the United States, the ideas of creating a free Africa, the ... read more
Criminally overlooked and underrated album I fear. Solid gold from start to finish with a powerful "Introduction" riding right into "Writin' On The Wall". Lyrically insane and vocally powerful as well. Instrumentally well put together especially when reaching the final track on the record "Now and Den". This is just such a wonderful record to experience and I can't wait for the next person to discover it.
Favorite tracks: ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Introduction 4:38 | 92 |
| 2 | Writin' on the Wall 8:03 | 90 |
| 3 | He Keeps You 4:25 | 91 |
| 4 | We Ain't Free 8:02 | 93 |
| 5 | If I Had My Way 4:24 | 95 |
| 6 | I'm What You Need 4:11 | 94 |
| 7 | Money Won't Save You 3:39 | 87 |
| 8 | Now and Den 10:21 | 98 |
Total Length: 47 minutes
