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Sing Me Back Home

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The music is amazing, very much what New Orleans is about! Every song is deeply inspiring with a huge slice of that New Orleans sound. George Porter Jr's bass playing is outstanding as well as Leo Nocentelli on Guitar from the meters.. Raymond webber on drums and Ivan neville on organ round out the club all of them bring the funk!The collaborations are very nicely arranged so buy the album, and help sing us all back to NEW ORLEANS!!! See you at Jazz Fest, I'm commin home..
J

"We made a big ol' batch of gumbo and invited some of our favorite piano ticklers, street paraders, rhythm-and-blues singers, Mardi Gras Indians, troubadours and funkateers to celebrate the indomitable spirit of New Orleans. So grab a plate, fill it up and FEED YOUR SOUL"- The New Orleans Social Club inviting their fans to this new CD to raise money for New Orleans.

"Sing Me back Home", from the New Orleans Social Club, has a cast that came together after the Katrina disaster. The super group, featuring Neville Brother Ivan and Meter Leo Nocentelli--lay down piano-heavy Rock and Blues with such musicians as Irma Thomas, Dr. John, Cyril Neville, and the Subdudes, among others, bring the sorrow, anger, hope, and soul of the city's people. These musicians know precisely what it means to miss New Orleans, and they're singing, as the title suggests, to ensure that their city's spirit comes home. Grammy producers and friends to music, Leo Sacks and Ray Bardani gathered a dream team of their Delta-born musicians for a collection of songs that sing with and to the soul. This CD was recorded in just a week.

Cyril Neville's "This is My Country" and you feel the urgency and love for his city.

Ivan Neville sings the John Forgery's "Fortunate Son," The flavor of New Orleans comes alive with this rendtion.

"Look Up" is a stirring spiritual rendition by Irma Thomas and Marcia Ball.

Dr John sings "Walking To New Orleans", sorting the pace to the return.

Trombone Shorty's spirited "Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You{ begs for foot tappin and hand clappin'.

"Loving You Is On My Mind" by the entire group is an emotionally laden song.

"Somewhere" by Henry Butler is a particularly affecting song.

"99 1/2 Won't Do" by The Mighty Chariots of Fire has a feel of excitement and this world re-owned gospel choir sings it with gusto.

The Subdues sing "Make A better World" this group of Delta City musicians came together to sing for their city.

"First Taste Of Hurt" by Willie Tee, who is a Louisiana swamp singer, with a fine voice, sing sof the pain they all feel.

"Where Y'At? (Medley: Jesus On The Main Line\ I'm Walking\ The Saints" The Sixth Ward All-Star Brass Band Revue featuring Brother Charles Neville is a rousing and fitting review of songs from NOLA.

"Chase" sung by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, a harmonic tribal Unity that dates from the 1800's. This song sings about "no where to go, why chase me away".

"Why" sung by John Boutte sums up the mindset of the damaged Delta through Annie Lennox's song. John Boutte who was in Brazil when the hurricane hit but returned right away, says, "I've been here listening to everybody sling arrows at each other and no one is doing anything. Why do I see empty trucks passing by? The wind didn't do it, the rain didn't do it, the levee did it. We'll always have a will to make it. It's human nature. Hope lies in the people of New Orleans."

There is some feeling of loss and negativity by the participants in their minds but not in this CD. This is a passionate meeting of souls who have come together to sing for their city. There is sorrow, loss and wounded pride mixed with the love of their city. It all shows in "Sing Me back Home".
Highly Recommended. prisrob 7-01-06

I had the opportunity to hear the artists involved perform at an Austin City Limits taping a couple of weeks ago. The song choices are inspired and the performances are deeply felt. Listening to the music reminds you of everything New Orleanians have lost, but also affirms that these are no ordinary folk. If anyone can bring back the magic of the Big Easy, it's the NOLA Social Club and everyone who embraces their music. What binds us together -- culture, music, food -- will bring us back. Or at least that seems to be the spirit in which this album was recorded. It's a special album. Give it a listen.

The flood of New Orleans has had one positive side effect; the cultural heritage of the city has been put firmly on the map again. For the connoisseurs New Orleans has always been there as one of the most exciting cities musically speaking. Now the world is paying attention as well. Few cities could commit so many musicians to its rebuilding as the Big Easy. Recently even Bruce Springsteen dedicated one of his songs entirely to the city of New Orleans, its people and president Bystander.

This recent release is dedicated to the city and its artist. By calling themselves the New Orleans Social Club they refer to Ry Cooder's excellent Buena Vista releases of Havana music. This project certainly reaches that same level of quality. Anybody who's anything in New Orleans is here or at least referred to. The material sounds inspired and is wonderfully produced.

One can't help but notice how in the wake of the onslaught a lot of the material here gets a political undertone. 99 1/2 Won't Do by the Mighty Chariots of Fire sounds like a call for full justice rather than full commitment in a relationship. Fortunate Son done by Ivan Neville reminds us again how the rich of New Orleans were a lot safer from the storm than the poor. Where Y'At? could be interpreted as an indictment to the Bush administration that left the city to suffer on its own. These musicians are welcome to remind us to that atrocity any day.

I am a musician and I play alot of instruments and genres. I like alot of different kinds of music..."Sing Me Back Home" is by far the best album I've procurred in quite a long time. The New Orleans Social Club is the dream "house band" for any front man or woman. The emotional breath of the album is really deep and full; the grooves are funky and clean.

Being a former resident near New Orleans for 40 years, I always loved the music of that city. Since retiring to the Philippines, it is even more appreciated now. The message of "Sing Me Back Home" can act as a rallying cry to those that left after Katrina. Both the artists and the songs were selected to portray the vast culture of New Orleans. The CD is truly a musical gumbo of styles, and there is something in the pot for everybody.

Ron Nethercutt, Director
Center for American Studies
Angeles University Foundation
Angeles City, Philippines

Created just 6 weeks after Katrina, this album reflects the emotions of the artists in an amazing way. The musicians of some of New Orleans' best.

Had difficulty in locating this CD as out of production. Found it through Amazon and 2 copies delivered ontime as promised. Would use this seller again.

Will buy just about anything about New Orleans after Katrina. This is very good

This is an outstanding choice for those who are looking to be exposed to a full range of musical genres native to the Crescent City. One of the better CDs I've purchased in recent memory. Imminently listenable! Cyril Neville's reworking of an old Credence Clearwater standard is an instant classic!