Saturday, March 19, 2005
"The Rain," Oran "Juice" Jones (9/20/86)
Def Jam's first charttopper, and a sneaky retronuevo one at that. No, it's not quiet storm-y, but it's certainly old/new, putting a contempo spin on an army of '60s (and earlier) blues records, especially, with spoken interludes which made the records something special. "Now close ya mouth, 'cause you cold busted!" is one of the all-time great ripostes in music, but that's not all. The "Juice"'s entire speech is perfection, an unbeatable ice-cold kiss-off and superb contrast to his upper-register, sweet singing vocals. Had he been 20 years younger in the '80s, Marvin Gaye might've made a record like this. A-
Def Jam's first charttopper, and a sneaky retronuevo one at that. No, it's not quiet storm-y, but it's certainly old/new, putting a contempo spin on an army of '60s (and earlier) blues records, especially, with spoken interludes which made the records something special. "Now close ya mouth, 'cause you cold busted!" is one of the all-time great ripostes in music, but that's not all. The "Juice"'s entire speech is perfection, an unbeatable ice-cold kiss-off and superb contrast to his upper-register, sweet singing vocals. Had he been 20 years younger in the '80s, Marvin Gaye might've made a record like this. A-
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