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Al Green - Lay It Down
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| Popmatters |
| Forgive me in advance for the excessive use of superlatives in this review, but it’s awfully hard to conceal my admiration for Al Green’s latest project, Lay It Down. Combining the country soul of Al Green Gets Next to You and The Belle Album, the lushness of I’m Still in Love with You and Call Me, and the understated beauty of Green’s gospel classics, Higher Plane and Soul Survivor, this latest addition to the soul legend’s gem-filled catalog casts illuminating light on his enduring brilliance, as well as the enormous benefits of intergenerational exchange....full text |
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| Musicomh |
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Following his Definitive Greatest Hits collection from last year, legendary '70s soul singer Al Green continues the revival of his classic soul sound with Lay It Down, his third release for the Blue Note label. Green, who was inducted in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995, has enjoyed a long and successful career. He departed from his soul roots for a decade of gospel music in the '80s (he is, like Joseph Simmons of Run DMC, a Reverend), only to return to secular music tentatively in the early '90s. A decade later, he found a home at Blue Note that allowed him to once again achieve popular success with soul, releasing the acclaimed I Can't Stop in 2003 and Everything's OK in 2005....full text |
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| Billboard |
| At this point, if you're Al Green, messing around with your formula isn't so much unlikely as it is pure madness; it'd be like AC/DC deciding to add bassoons. Even the highly touted input of the Roots' ?uestlove (producing with James Poyser, both in place of Green's longtime go-to Willie Mitchell) results more in decoration than innovation. It's not the new-blood-fueled revelation some might have hoped for, but who cares. Green's voice remains lithe magic, and he's brought in such contemporary all-stars as Anthony Hamilton (on the album's two best tracks, "You've Got the Love I Need" and the slinky title song), John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae for help....full text |
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