Strung out
[...] Recorded live at Abbey Road Studios, the strings on Scale are the most sumptuous musical elements to ever appear on a Herbert record. Wags have already said they're more Lawrence Welk than Nelson Riddle. True, there is something corny about them, but the corniness works: Disco was full of records that equated opulence and upward mobility with the in-house orchestras of 1940s Hollywood. In the race to link disco to house and techno and beyond, people forget that there was always a brassy, Broadway vibe to the best disco. After all, it was a short walk downtown from Guys and Dolls to Kid Creole and the Coconuts. [...]
The reviewer nails it.
I haven't stopped smiling today since I saw a fax mentioning an early-August concert date at the shed up the hill from where I sit. Scheduled performers? K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Gloria Gaynor, Tavares and Sister Sledge.
Talk about "lost in music."
Comments
I'm about 4 listens into Scales, and I think I've got plenty more to go before I begin to hear everything.
I cannot wait to hear this; thanks for the heads-up!