Search - Millie Jackson :: Caught Up / Still Caught Up

Classic,masterpiece,immortal!!!

Sasha | at sea...sailing somewhere | 03/07/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a certain english bard noticed centuries ago,fashion may change,politics are changing,religions too,but basic human emotions stays the same."Caught up" recorded in 1974. still have the power to move the listener,27 years after its release,simply because subject of love triangle would always be the part of our relationships and on this album explores this story with unsurpassed passion and honesty.Yes,true,music with its early,pre-disco funk could be recognised as result of early 1970's but its the first class production and interpretation,nevertheless sounds great simply because its original and today funk stars are trying to achieve same effects. I found strange that at the time of release,Millie Jackson was considered to be singer who is hiding her vocal limitations with "rap",when to my ears her robust,gritty,passionate voice sounds like one of the best voices I ever heard (combination of Gladys Knight and Tina Turner).I guess that her underrated status comes from the fact that every black female singer at the time was compared to Aretha Franklin,and Jackson openly admitted that she never had any singing lessons in her life - which make her one of the great natural talents and for me,she is singer nr.1 - I heard "Caught Up" just a few days ago and althought I discovered it late (27 years after recording) I am fan for life."

MILLIE REALLY HITS HOME!

mistermaxxx@yahoo.com | 07/28/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"MILLIE JACKSON SHOWS IN THIS ALBUM THAT LOVE IS STRONGER THAN PRIDE! SHE LETS WOMEN IN DIFFRENT SITUATIONS REALIZE THAT WHAT THEY ARE FEELING MAY NOT BE WRONG AT ALL. SHE LIKE ALWAYS, HIT HOME WITH THIS ONE!"

Play on "repeat" for days at a time!

Christopher Enzi | San Francisco | 12/02/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Like a great Joan Crawford movie, this album grows in stature the more times you expose yourself to it's loopy logic and hyperactive emotionalism. It is GREAT music, as beautifully produced as anything from the 1970s. It's stuffed with drama and melodrama- child, they drag somebody off IN A STAIGHTJACKET at the end of this soap opera! There are truly adult situations and some great filthy gags. There are two foolish women, in love with the same cheating man, grappling for a little bit of happiness with violins, electric guitars and some great horns. Sure chortle about "that'd make us wife-in-laws!" but the beauty of the music and the real humanity of the characters will hold your attention for many, many hours. A TREASURE!"