The Mother Earth thing

Marten Brink (Marten_Brink@online.idg.se)
17 Apr 1996 14:56:36 GMT

>>When I bought Mother Earth's The People Tree, I always thought the vocals
>>sounded alot like someone I had heard in the past.
>>Last week I got out some old Curtis Mayfield and there it was. I would be
>>shocked if Mother Earth doesn't list Curtis as a major influence!
>Checking them out live he sounds more like early Steve Winwood. They cover
>'We're a winner' on Totally Wired 14.
>The weird thing is, I've seen them live several times, they're usually good
>but the last couple of times they've sucked. I think they're on a bit of an
>ebb. Lets hope it doesn't last and they get back to their old funkier form.

If one really wants the influences for Mother Earth material check out Brian
Auger (excellent collection from Tonge n Groove "Augerniztion") and Tim
Buckley. Both artist are available on CD on reissues. BTW, dont forget the
big influence from The Small Faces, especially on "You have been Watching".

Also, try out Matt Deighton*s solo release (cant remember the name right
now). Not acid-jazz but more like Dr Roberts solo or slower material from
Paul Weller.

/marten
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