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Thursday, August 2, 2012

LEE ROGERS - YOU'RE THE CREAM OF THE CROP

The first thing I'll say about this side is the first thing we hear; the LONGEST solo guitar intro that I've ever heard on a soul track. This incredibly gutsy move practically insured that this record wasn't a hit for Lee Rogers (a Detroit singer who released oodles of great records but never broke through), but it sure sounds fantastic and gutsy today. Not to mention that the guitar intro is plain and simply BAD ASS in its aggressive twang and assertiveness.

After the intro, the group comes in already accelerated into 4th gear for a fantastic ride in what feels like a fresh off the assembly line '65 Mustang. Yeah, it's a corker!

from 1965...

LEE ROGERS - YOU'RE THE CREAM OF THE CROP
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2 comments:

33ejb said...

Strong early-Hitsville Marvin Gaye vibe to this one - think "Super Hits" 1970.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/super-hits-motown-mw0000256854

High praise indeed - one of my fave compilation albums. Worth seeking out on vinyl.

August 3, 2012 at 8:28 PM
Stu Shea said...

I should have known you'd write about this record! What a classic, a total jam. Some people had taste BITD; it was a top 20 here and also a hit in Detroit and Miami. Prob one of those records that just didn't get heard in some markets.

June 12, 2017 at 6:57 PM

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