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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For whom the Bell souls (ouch...sorry),
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This review is from: Soul of a Bell (Audio CD)
William Bell must have felt like the best light heavyweight on a label of heavyweights. Stax in the mid to late sixties was like a GTO firing on all cylinders and William Bell who helped build the machine was left standing in the driveway. Heres a great way for southern soul fans to hear the underappreciated talent of William Bell. "You Don't Miss Your Water" is a country soul standard having been covered by The Byrds, Taj Mahal, and Gram Parsons. This was one of the earliest releases on Stax and hearing Booker T. play country tinged piano is worth the price of the CD alone. Bell is a smooth soulful singer for the most part although he can pull off a rougher Otis Redding sound when it's called for. Somehow, back in the sixties, I missed out on hearing "Everybody Loves A Winner", the standout cut here. Churchy and soulful, heartfelt and moving, Van Morrison might well have used it as a blueprint for the Moondance album. It's that powerful. This music is, alternately, gritty and ethereal, deeply sad and joyful, filled with the exuberance of youth and the dignity of adulthood. All that is my way of saying that the man has soul. He does'nt mind sharing it either.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Bell tolls for you,
By A Customer
This review is from: Soul of a Bell (Audio CD)
"Everybody loves a winner" and "Eloise" are just two standouts on this great comp by also-ran soul crooner William Bell. Fans of Don Covay, James Carr, OV Wright, et al. should take special note. Not growly or fierce like them, but great songs and delivery. Sort of like Joe Tex without the perpetual GRIN throughout, more melancholy and heartfelt. Beautiful soul classic.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Click on; Give A Listen to Heartfelt Tunes,
By Eclectic Revisited "Charlie" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Soul of a Bell (Audio CD)
William Bell never really hit the big time; his biggest hit was "You Don't Miss Your Water" in 1961. I can't be sure the one on this package is even the original of that one but it matters not. These sparse lean recordings come from a very special place in time. They deserve a listen; in fact, anything with the name "Stax" on it should not be ignored.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
SOUL OF A BELL,
By Dee "DAC" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Soul of a Bell (Audio CD)
I really like this CD.. I never thought I would Locate it and at such a good price, too.
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Soul of a Bell by William Bell (Audio CD - 2002)
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