Message From The Ghetto (lp)

THE SONS OF TRUTH

The Sons of Truth crossed religious subject matter with a supremely grooving 70s-funk flair and released one masterful album for the Stax subsidiary Gospel Truth, 1972’s A Message From The Ghetto. Boasting guitar work likely influenced by performers such as Funkadelic and Curtis Mayfield, their sound was contemporarily funky, and the subject matter of their songs showed the traditional gospel religious roots of its members. As Dean Rudland's historical liner notes to the 2010 CD reissue on Beat Goes Public rightly observe, it is an "album filled with funk and soul with a gospel edge, rather than the other way around." At its core, it's an engaging blend of gospel and the smoldering funk that was fast becoming a big soul trend in the early '70s, especially in the standout cut, "Son of the Deacon," a slow groover powered by a moody, fuzzed-out guitar riff and sultry female backup vocals. Don’t be fooled by the down-and-out vibe of the album cover – between the sweet-soul tinged vocal harmonies and the wah-wah-laced grooves, the Sons of Truth cover all the bases, turning in a well-rounded set of uplifting soul music no matter how you slice it. A1. Son Of The Deacon. A2. I Feel Good. A3. Close To Him. A4. The Ghetto. A5. Give It Up. A6. It's You (You're The One). B1. Call On Him. B2. He's All We Need. B3. God Help Us All. B4. With Jesus You're Free. B5. Don't Know Where Were Headed. B6. God Bless The Children. Single LP housed in an old-school style tip-on jacket with printed inner sleeve featuring new liner notes 

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