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| Standing in the Shadows of Motown: Deluxe Edition | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Hip-O Records
Category: Music
List Price: $29.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 1519
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.7
MPN: 066365
UPC: 044006636528
EAN: 0044006636528
ASIN: B00021LPLA
Release Date: May 11, 2004
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What really made the "Motown Sound" November 5, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Bought this after watching the DVD. Sure it has the beautiful clean re-recordings of past Motown Hits including Joan Osborne knocking your socks off, but what makes this CD special are the added original Motown recordings less vocals. You can't help but try to put yourself in place of the orignal vocalists and try your hand at each song. You can almost feel the vibes of the converted garage studio envelop you. This is as close as it gets to being there in the sixties. The only downside is your are left wanting more, much more.
A Labor of Love December 19, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is just an incredible cd package. Buy and watch the DVD movie first to fully appreciate this. Allan Slutsky and others really put a lot of thought, work and love into this deluxe compilation. It is really just magic. The second cd with the original snakepit Motown recordings, without the vocal tracks, is absolutely priceless, revealing the true source of the Motown sound.
Also, I have to put my two cents in on the Joan Osborne performance of What Becomes of the Brokenhearted. This has to be one of the great perfomances of all time! Certainly my favorite. Watch it on the DVD.
Buy this cd and enjoy!
Possibly one of the easiest 5 Star Ratings, I've had to give August 9, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The saying goes that the funk Brothers performances were so good that "Once The Funk Brothers had recorded the instrumental part of a song, it didn't matter who sang over it". Now there's a lot of truth in this statement, because the Funk Brothers layed down some of the most recognisable instrumentals over the last 30 years (although you won't realise it was their work at first). This deluxe double Cd, attempts to give credit to one of Funk's greatest unsung heroes, and it's a very strong argument as to: 'why this wasn't done sooner??'. The 2 Disks are broken into two sections....the first Disk (Vocal Tracks), features the performances by the Funk Brothers, with various artists's vocals completing the songs. "Me'Shell NdegeOcello" gives a typically impassioned live performance on "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", that truly is deserving of her position as one of the most accomplished female vocalists of recent years. The instrumental "Bernadette" is exactly the reason, why you'd buy this album, beautifully composed, impeccably performance, and completely reflective of the motown sound, at its creative peak.
Some Criticism's have been made regarding "Ben Harper's" contributions here, and I don't feel it's completely justified, just look at the songs that he's tackling ("Marvin Gaye's, legendary "I heard it through the Grapevine"), most artists would baulk at the idea of what is considered one of the greatest songs ever made. And Ben Harpers effort is by any means of fantastic effort, and worthy of praise. Is it comparable to Marvin's effort??.....Of course not!!, It'd be nearly impossible to match (or indeed improve) on the original, and Ben Harper in no way embarrasses himself here. Sure, he can't quite match the depth or emotion of Marvin's version.....but I ask you this "Who can???". Moving on this disk provides many highlights and all the contributions here (especially "Chaka Khan", "Bootsy Collins") are more than worthy of inclusion on this release, with many tracks providing interesting Covers/Spins on the original tracks.
Disk 2 (largely Instrumental), is the main attraction here, as it takes a lot of the original tracks that featured the Funk Brothers on Instruments and strips the tracks of the vocals, so you're left with utterly gorgeous instrumentals (on most tracks). And it's here that the sheer brilliance of the Funk Brothers truly shines through, as hearing "I Heard it through the Gravevine", "My Girl", "Ain't No Mountain high enough", "mercy mercy me" without vocals of little vocal accompaniment, manage to become some of the most beautiful performed instrumental tracks I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. They truly take on a different sound or life of their own, when heard without the vocals, and backs up the claim that "It was so well performed, that It didn't matter who sang over it" admirably. In fact I reckon, I could probably sing in my vocal-deficient voice, and the funk Brothers instrumentation would make even my out of tune wailing sound acceptable. This is a truly staggering album, that (whether you've seen the film or not) truly deserves your attention, and this is also applicable to anyone with a passing interest in Motown or Funk in generally, and possibly one of the easiest 5 star reviews I've given recently, this is one of those album with a really sense of longevity, and not something that sounds great now, but dates horribly in a years time, as the material here, has already stood the test of time.....remarkable stuff!!!
Classic Motown March 8, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this CD after previously buying the DVD and watching the documentary of the Funk Brothers. Joan Osborne (whom I never heard of before this album or DVD was released) is astounding. Her rendition of "What becomes of the broken hearted" is unmatched by anyone ever. The CD sounds excellent and could not be improved in any way. Instrumental's like "Bernadette" are very well crafted with different instruments coming in as the song requires. I would buy this one again or for gifts as it is one you won't put in your CD file and not play again. I keep my copy in my car and play it several times a week. It's great fun and professionally packaged..one of the best packaged CD's I have seen so far. They did a good job on this one and it shows...in every way.
Are you ready for this? October 7, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Whew!!! Get the deluxe edition if you can. It gives you the music that was in the movie and more. This is one CD that you will listen to over and over again. It truly magnifies how exceptionally talented the Funk Brothers were and how important they were to the success of Motown. Hats off to Bootsy Collins, Chaka Khan, Joan Osborne, and Gerald Levert on this first CD. Both CD's can stand on their on. I don't have a favorite cut on either. I just listen straight through and start over again. ENJOY!!!
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