There seem to be dark shadows catching up with me
Lonnie Holley - MITH
I bought this album in 2018, I think, on the basis of seeing the video of I Woke Up In A Fucked-Up America and I was a bit underwhelmed with it, so it's sat there, unplayed, since.
Holley has drawn comparisons to Gil Scott-Heron and Sun Ra, but has neither the perfectly-honed lyrics and rich voice of the former nor the musical chops of the latter, although I can kind of see where they're coming from. That's not to say his work is without value. It's pretty unusual and unlike anything else I've heard.
As I understand it each song is an improvisation around a theme. My problem with this is, good though each original concept may be, it's a bit hit and miss how much this develops, either musically or lyrically.
I think it'll probably go back on the shelf for another few years, to be honest. It's not for me.
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