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25 Years Later [Japanese Import]

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by: Blaze

Release Date May 23, 2007
This 1990 release is a concept album that deals with the day in the life of a black community activist Lakim. Most of the songs are separated by spoken interludes that build up a picture of the man, and his mission, and the struggle he faces. Blaze were/are predominantly a garage band, and thus the first five songs leave me a little bit cold. Blazes wear their influences broadly on their sleeves, which might be a good or bad thing, according to your point of view. Thus you have Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway sounding tracks. This was woefully overlooked at the time, as Motown was going through a hard time in the 90s, and to my mind did not promote this excellent CD. Get this before its deleted.

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25 Years Later [CASSETTE]

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by: Blaze

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This 1990 release is a concept album that deals with the day in the life of a black community activist Lakim. Most of the songs are separated by spoken interludes that build up a picture of the man, and his mission, and the struggle he faces. Blaze were/are predominantly a garage band, and thus the first five songs leave me a little bit cold. Blazes wear their influences broadly on their sleeves, which might be a good or bad thing, according to your point of view. Thus you have Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway sounding tracks. This was woefully overlooked at the time, as Motown was going through a hard time in the 90s, and to my mind did not promote this excellent CD. Get this before its deleted.

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25 Years Later [CASSETTE]

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by: Blaze

Release Date July 26, 1990
This 1990 release is a concept album that deals with the day in the life of a black community activist Lakim. Most of the songs are separated by spoken interludes that build up a picture of the man, and his mission, and the struggle he faces. Blaze were/are predominantly a garage band, and thus the first five songs leave me a little bit cold. Blazes wear their influences broadly on their sleeves, which might be a good or bad thing, according to your point of view. Thus you have Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway sounding tracks. This was woefully overlooked at the time, as Motown was going through a hard time in the 90s, and to my mind did not promote this excellent CD. Get this before its deleted.

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25 Years Later

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by: Blaze

Release Date July 19, 1990
This 1990 release is a concept album that deals with the day in the life of a black community activist Lakim. Most of the songs are separated by spoken interludes that build up a picture of the man, and his mission, and the struggle he faces. Blaze were/are predominantly a garage band, and thus the first five songs leave me a little bit cold. Blazes wear their influences broadly on their sleeves, which might be a good or bad thing, according to your point of view. Thus you have Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway sounding tracks. This was woefully overlooked at the time, as Motown was going through a hard time in the 90s, and to my mind did not promote this excellent CD. Get this before its deleted.

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25 Years Later [VINYL]

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by: Blaze

Release Date July 26, 1990
This 1990 release is a concept album that deals with the day in the life of a black community activist Lakim. Most of the songs are separated by spoken interludes that build up a picture of the man, and his mission, and the struggle he faces. Blaze were/are predominantly a garage band, and thus the first five songs leave me a little bit cold. Blazes wear their influences broadly on their sleeves, which might be a good or bad thing, according to your point of view. Thus you have Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway sounding tracks. This was woefully overlooked at the time, as Motown was going through a hard time in the 90s, and to my mind did not promote this excellent CD. Get this before its deleted.

CD-Charts Position 6
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Dallas

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by: Tom Gillam

Release Date June 10, 2003
This 1990 release is a concept album that deals with the day in the life of a black community activist Lakim. Most of the songs are separated by spoken interludes that build up a picture of the man, and his mission, and the struggle he faces. Blaze were/are predominantly a garage band, and thus the first five songs leave me a little bit cold. Blazes wear their influences broadly on their sleeves, which might be a good or bad thing, according to your point of view. Thus you have Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway sounding tracks. This was woefully overlooked at the time, as Motown was going through a hard time in the 90s, and to my mind did not promote this excellent CD. Get this before its deleted.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Canticle of the Plains

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by: Various Artists

Release Date May 01, 1998
This 1990 release is a concept album that deals with the day in the life of a black community activist Lakim. Most of the songs are separated by spoken interludes that build up a picture of the man, and his mission, and the struggle he faces. Blaze were/are predominantly a garage band, and thus the first five songs leave me a little bit cold. Blazes wear their influences broadly on their sleeves, which might be a good or bad thing, according to your point of view. Thus you have Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway sounding tracks. This was woefully overlooked at the time, as Motown was going through a hard time in the 90s, and to my mind did not promote this excellent CD. Get this before its deleted.

CD-Charts Position 8
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Louisville Stomp

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by: The Dixieland Jug Blowers

Release Date June 23, 1998
The best-known track in this compilation is "Boodle-Am-Shake", which was issued in England on HMV 78, as was "Carpet Alley" and Hen Party Blues". If you've heard any of those titles you'll know what to expect; an earthy music-making, in which the leader's violin floats above a trio of banjos, the whole underpinned by the resonant sound of a bass melody being blown across the mouth of a large jug.

Despite the Louisville tag, these sides were all cut in Chicago in late 1926 and mid-1927, which had the advantage that the basic line-up was augmented for the subsequent sessions, the most noteworthy addition being that of Johnny Dodds on the second session. Elizabeth Washington provides a country blues style vocal on four of the mid ... Read More:

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Scraping the Barrel

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by: Gentle Giant

Release Date November 15, 2004
The best-known track in this compilation is "Boodle-Am-Shake", which was issued in England on HMV 78, as was "Carpet Alley" and Hen Party Blues". If you've heard any of those titles you'll know what to expect; an earthy music-making, in which the leader's violin floats above a trio of banjos, the whole underpinned by the resonant sound of a bass melody being blown across the mouth of a large jug.

Despite the Louisville tag, these sides were all cut in Chicago in late 1926 and mid-1927, which had the advantage that the basic line-up was augmented for the subsequent sessions, the most noteworthy addition being that of Johnny Dodds on the second session. Elizabeth Washington provides a country blues style vocal on four of the mid ... Read More: