Doin Something

Soulive | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000059QYA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,074 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Major Label Debut, April 5, 2001

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J. E FELL "boogaloojef" (Carterville, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doin Something (Audio CD)

This is Soulive's first release since joining the Blue Note label. I picked up a copy of their last cd "Turn It Out" and was impressed with that release. Soulive is trio featuring guitar, Hammond B-3 organ or piano and drums. Their music is a combination of jazz, funk and rock jamming. I am a huge fan of jazz/blues/funk organ combos and this band is one of the best new bands in this genre. My only problem is that the tight band is augmented by horn sections on some of the cuts. The horn section features Fred Wesley of James Brown/P-Funk fame. Sometimes the large number of horns tend to dilute the groove, if you will. So as a result my favorite cuts on this new disk are the trio cuts. My favorite cut is "Cannonball". Another interesting cut is "Romantic" which is the only track to feature vocals. However, the vocals work with this track and it is one of the best tracks on the disk. The guitarist Eric Krasno reminds me of Charlie Hunter another guitarist on the Blue Note label. In summary this disk is a good initial release for a major label debut. It may serve the band in the future to stick to trio recordings or to add one or two horns instead of a large horn section.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Horn Controversy, March 29, 2002

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Ian Stewart (Milton, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doin Something (Audio CD)

As there seems to be a bit of controversy over the horn section I thought I'd break the tie. First of I play trumpet so there's nothing I like more than some fat brass licks and solos, however, most of the tracks with horn arangements seem a little out of place and choppy if you will. Also in comparison with their first album this one does have a smooth and slightly overproduced sound which seems to be taking them farther and father from their original vibe of "live preformance as the escence of music" (or somthin like that). Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad albumto put on and groove to, it just doesn't have that same raw, in-the-club, jam feel that turn it out did.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dope trio + Fred and the gang, June 27, 2001

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Randall Gnatt (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doin Something (Audio CD)

Soulive puts the "ooooo" in groove with their first Blue Note release Doin Something, which is a collection of funky, hiphoppin jazzy jams cleanly compressed into well-produced 3-5 minute songs. I question anyone's judgement who criticizes Fred Wesley's horn arrangements on this album. Fred and the other horns launch the rump-shaking grooves to another stratosphere of funkiness. People, people... any funk band sound better with some brass. JB used to say "hapiness is hearing Fred Wesley play the trombone." Well, I say "hapiness is hearing Soulive break it down with Fred Wesley." Romantic, the one track with vocals hits as smooth as can be and is the perfect tune to throw on and kick back to with any fine female.