| All Artists: Nathaniel Mayer Title: I Just Want to Be Held Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Fat Possum [Old] Release Date: 10/26/2004 Genres: Alternative Rock, Blues, Pop, R&B, Rock Style: Soul Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 767981101620, 843500882741 |
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 | Nathaniel Mayer I Just Want to Be Held Genres: Alternative Rock, Blues, Pop, R&B, Rock Veteran Detroit soulman Mayer had a brief taste of success in the early '60s as a teenage hit-maker, but his subsequent career has been built on his outrageous live act. Mayer, however, has a lot more going on than just hi... more » |
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Amazon.com Veteran Detroit soulman Mayer had a brief taste of success in the early '60s as a teenage hit-maker, but his subsequent career has been built on his outrageous live act. Mayer, however, has a lot more going on than just his well-seasoned showmanship, as his first album in decades enjoyably demonstrates. Mayer's aggressive soul stylings are reinforced by a rocking garage-funk band that is as raw and real as the extroverted singer is, and the combination is certifiably combustible. Seven of the 10 tunes are Mayer's and most, such as "Stick It or Lick It," approach the trials and tribulations of romance from a decidedly adult perspective. The hard-driving funk of "I Wanna Dance with You" has spiky guitar punctuation over churning organ and some honking sax from Suzi Hendrix while "I'm In Love" juxtaposes pop-flavored chiming guitar work with Mayer's rawboned vocal. The one well-known cover is a gem as Mayer unleashes a primal vocal on a rambunctiously rhythmic remake of John Lennon's "I Found Out." --Michael Point Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsA miracle! Italo | 11/22/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "Thanks, Fat Possum,for making the return of this DETROIT SOUL GENIUS possible, after all the great work you did with the likes of R.L. Burnside, T-Model Ford and especially Solomon Burke. This album is nothing less but a MIRACLE. The return of Nathaniel Mayer after almost 40 years, with his first full-length album of his career, is comparable only to the return of Andre Williams when he recorded "Silky" on InTheRed. It is raw Soul at its best, and what Mick Collins and Dan Kroha of the Gories did for Andre Williams, Jeff Meier (ex-detroit Cobras) and several others (like Jack Oblivian!) now did for Nathaniel Mayer: record a wonderful, razorblade sharp, melodic, heartbreaking album, raw but not too garagey, immensely enjoyable and danceable." A long time coming, but worth the wait Bruce Hodges | New York, NY | 07/08/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "As someone new to Mr. Mayer, I was caught by surprise with this CD. Last April, while at JazzFest in New Orleans, I spent a few happy hours at the Louisiana Music Factory, a terrific store with tons of recordings by local artists, and listening stations so you can explore as much music as you can stand. Of the dozens of CDs that I ended up buying, this one stands out for Mayer's gritty, impassioned singing, and some lean-and-mean instrumental work backing him up. Mayer, now just over 60 years old, is originally from Detroit and best known for his 1962 "Village of Love" with his backup group, the Fabulous Twilights. Until this amazing CD, it had been forty years since he had done a full-length recording. The first track, "I Wanna Dance With You," has Mayer's raspy voice sailing above the catchy instrumentals, and it just gets better. From the harsh "I Found Out" to the wry "Stick It or Lick It", Mayer's musicality, life experience and expert colleagues create a memorable recording. (The word "combustible" was used elsewhere -- the perfect word.) For fans of R&B, this is a gift. All thanks to Fat Possum Records for encouraging this unusual artist to do such a memorable project. (Who says you have to be 22 to have a hit?) " The best CD of 2004 Bill O'Neill | Hyannis, Mass. | 01/19/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "On what might be the most surprising comeback album in pop history, Mayer tears through 10 songs that stir classic R&B and Delta blues into '70s soul. While Mayer's once-smooth voice has been worn gritty by time, the passion of his delivery is riveting. Along with Fat Possum's resurrection of Solomon Burke in 2002, this is one of the few essential soul albums since the heyday of Al Green and Stevie Wonder."
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