Wednesday, February 20, 2008

STAX Covering All Bases



Very cool treatment of both Motown and Beatles songs done by Stax artists:

  • Soulsville Sings Hitsville
  • STAX Does The Beatles

Why these compilations are so under the radar, I'm not so sure, but a lot of takes on both of these albums are great. They include Stax staples like Booker T and the MGs, the Staple Singers, David Porter, and more. (Isaac Hayes does a 12 minute rendition of George Harrison's "Something." Wow!)

The best part about Stax Recording artists is that they do the funk thing and the pop thing at the same time; so to take some of the best pop music of the 60s, only to funkify it, that's a recipe for a great spread!

Isaac Hayes - Something
(mp3)
John Gary Williams - My Sweet Lord (mp3)

1 comment:

JakeLondon23 said...

yeh, 'something' is sick
i didnt know you were such a disciplined blogger?
you should really have a link to
http://www.jimpinto.com/weblog.html
very interesting take on management and organization, very impressed Jim!

sjhi