Release : Rahsaan Patterson - Wines And Spirits
Artist : Rahsaan Patterson
Album : Wines And Spirits
Genre : R&B
Source : CDDA
Label : Artistry Music/Dome Records
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Date : 09-24-2007
Encoder : lame.exe -V 2 --vbr-new
Quality : 185kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 12
Time : 50:15 min
Size : 67.31 MB
1 Cloud 9 4:24
2 Delirium (Comes And Goes) 3:09
3 Feels Good 4:30
4 No Danger 3:56
5 Pitch Black 4:15
6 Time 4:41
7 Stop Breaking My Heart 5:12
8 Water 4:23
9 Deliver Me 4:04
10 Oh Lord (Take Me Back) 4:19
11 Higher Love 4:02
12 Stars 3:20
From the University of Neo-Soul (which has given us talented alumni such as
D'Angelo, Eric Benet, and Maxwell) comes Rahsaan Patterson with perhaps his most
eclectic project to date, Wines and Spirits. After releasing two critically
acclaimed projects for MCA (Rahsaan Patterson and Love In Stereo) in the mid
1990s, this free spirited soul sophisticate started his own record company and,
in 2005, dropped a gem of a CD, After Hours. With each offering, Patterson has
proven himself one of the most important talent to emerge in the past decade.
The 12-track disc immediately kicks into high gear with an infectious joint
entitled "Cloud 9." With longtime collaborator Keith Crouch on the keyboards
and synth bass, Sly Stone's essence is all over this track right down to the
"boom-shaka-laka" -- and it is indeed funky. Rahsaan keeps the groove going
with the follow-up cut, "Delirium (Comes and Goes)" and then mellows the
listener with some smooth vocal harmonies on "Feels Good." The tight bass line
of the rock-influenced "Pitch Black" is mesmerizing and the song features a
penetrating guitar solo. And then Rahsaan dives into another musical direction,
hitting with the club banger "Time," which features lyrics of fury courtesy of
rapper Johnny Onyx.
"Water" finds Patterson creating an ambient sound and Jamey Jaz's production on
"Deliver Me" is brilliantly hot. However, it's the stunning "Oh Lord (Take Me
Back)" -- recorded by Patterson as a member of the international group SugaRush
Beat Company with a Danish vocalist and an Australian producer -- that finds
Rahsaan digging into the bottom of his soul and bringing the kind of gospel
influences that will have Sister Rosetta Thorpe beaming on high from Heaven.
Also blessing the project with his production skills is newcomer Timothy "Twizz"
Bailey, Jr who's "Higher Love" is inspirational in lyrics as well as music. The
Janis Ian-penned "Stars" closes out this phenomenal CD.
There are not many artists who have the guts and the skill to incorporate this
wide a variety of musical genres on one album. Patterson's risk-taking makes
the superbly crafted Wines and Spirits the Sign O' the Times for the new
millenium. Highly recommended.