[acid-jazz] Re: Concert Review: The Rebirth @ World Cafe Live in Philly (2/28/2006)

From: John Book <johnbook9_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:09:39 -0800 (PST)

Excellent review. I have yet to hear the album or
catch them live, but I know a lot of people at
Okayplayer have been talking about them. Yet another
addition to my growing list of must-haves.

p.e.a.c.e.
-John Book
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--- Bob Davis <earthjuice_at_prodigy.net> wrote:

> I'm not actually going to write a concert review
> right here, It's too late.
> I'll write one tomorrow or maybe the next day.
> I'm beat...
> but I will provide a few clues...
>
> George Clinton once asked the question....
> "Is there FUNK after death"?
>
> Well my friends.
> Tonight THE REBIRTH came into town and KILLED
> PHILADELPHIA
> (so I guess the answer to George's question is
> YES????)
>
> I mean they dropped an ATOM (funk) BOMB on the city
> tonight.
>
> 2 weeks ago I reviewed their CD.
> I thought it was great.
>
> Now I have seen them live and I'm telling yall...
>
> THEY KICKED
> MUCHO
> MACHO
> BE-HIND
>
> In the review I wrote of their CD I compared them to
> artists like Roy Ayres,
> Lonnie Liston Smith, Norman Connors/Micheal
> Henderson, Bobby Humphries
>
> After seeing them perform live I would have to say
> that I shortchanged them.
> What they really are is not easy to categorize.
> It's kinda like pieces of everything that you like
> about Soul and Funk and
> Jazz, both seperately and combined together.
>
> It's like Mandrill without a horn section
> or maybe EWF's first two albums
> or a little Rotary Connection
> or Brand New Heavies
> or Sade
> or the Blackbyrds
> or Rufus
> or the whole damn CTI label
>
> not seperately, but all mixed together
> strong musicianship
> strong singing
>
> a truly "unified band"
>
> I'm not even sure at this point
> All I know is that I had my mind blown tonight and I
> felt like I had been a
> part of a historic event
>
> Tonight I felt at times like I had discovered
> something that had been lost.
> Or perhaps it wasn't really lost.
> Just hidden from our collective view and waiting for
> exactly the right set
> of individuals to give it life once again.
>
> Perhaps it really is time for a REBIRTH of our
> music?
>
> All I can say at this point is that if you are
> anywhere near NYC you need to
> take your be-hind over to:
> WED, MARCH 1@ 900pm
> WEDNESDAY , MARCH 1
> NEW YORK CD RELEASE PARTY FOR " THE REBIRTH"
> FIRST NEW YORK PERFORMANCE IN BROOKLYN @ the
> SOUTHPAW 125 5th AVE BKLYN ,
> NEW YORK 718-230-0236
> special guest MONET and DJ SPINNA
>
> Don't miss it
>
> I'll have more on THE REBIRTH, including a more
> coherent concert review + an
> audio interview with them.
>
> And thanks to our friend, DJ Junior of
> recordbreakin.com for pulling
> together everything tonight

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Received on 2006-02-28 08:11:26