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| 1. Walkin' In The Shadow Of Life |
| 2. Poppa Funk |
| 3. Can't Stop The Funk |
| 4. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) |
| 5. Kingdom Come |
| 6. Middle Passage |
| 7. Junkie Child |
| 8. Streets Are Callin' |
| 9. Your Life (Fallen Soldiers) |
| 10. Scrape Scat |
| 11. Carry The Torch |
| 12. Brothers |
| 13. Rivers Of Babylon |
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quintessential New Orleans Funk,
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This review is from: Walkin in the Shadows of Life (Audio CD)
This is the Neville Brothers album I've been waiting for. A Neville family album really with contributions from several of the children of the Brothers including Aaron's son Ivan who was a co-producer. The care in recording is obvious and the writing and playing is of the highest order. The maturity of the writing along with it's potent social commentary reminds me in a very favorable way of "What's Going On." I know, that's pretty strong talk but give a listen to the title cut or "Junkie Child" or any number of the other songs and I think you'll see what I mean. A version of "Ball of Confusion" with a sprinkling of updated references reveals it to be a relevant observation still. This cut also has a nice contribution from Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews on trumpet.
This is an album of heart with a strong social conscience. An appreciation of life and family, and a celebration of survival and life's lessons well learned. But beyond all that, this is an album of New Orleans' funk at it's finest. A studio album that manages to capture and maintain the edginess of a live performance. This is the real stuff.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Brothers Rule,
By Rick Tharp "the_rxrick" (Plattsburg, MO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Walkin in the Shadows of Life (Audio CD)
I was drawn to this CD by the radio play of "Ball of Confusion", and what a wonderful find it has turned out to be.
The Nevilles are immensely talented musicians who can play any style of music: funk, blues, R&B, jazz, reggae, hip-hop... sometimes all in the same song! This CD mixes old and new tunes of various styles, and is one of those CDs you can listen to from beginning to end. There are no "throw away" tunes here. Additional highlights are the funky "Carry The Torch" and "Can't Stop the Funk", the smooth R&B of "Junkie Child" and "Kingdom Come", and the haunting ballad "Brothers". And catch their live show too, you will come away with a smile on your face and hope for this depressing world!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not the 'party' record I've come to expect....,
This review is from: Walkin in the Shadows of Life (Audio CD)
Seems like there's been a lot more socially conscious music out there lately. We're experiencing somewhat of a folk revival. It's no surprise the Neville's speak their mind. It's happened before.
"Ball of Confusion" is a great example of the 'Deja-vu-all-over-again.' Despite our advances, we're still caught in the same traps as we were before. "Can't Stop the Funk" talks about the evolution of what some call R&B, others hip-hop. They're right--the funk's still going strong. The great thing is all but one of these songs was written by the Neville family. This CD is truly a 'family affair' and expresses a lot of their values and feelings. Give the album a listen---good solid musicianship with a good solid message.
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