HiRez Poll Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - BLACK AND BLUE & WAKE UP EVERYBODY [SACD]

[Scott65]

great music and great quad (i must stop saying this, but DV keeps releasing great material). 10! I was surprised that this group did the original version of Dont leave me this way. Wake up everybody is such a great song!

 

[Bill Houston]

I already had Black and Blue on vinyl. I didn't know what to expect with Wake up Everybody, but it turns out that's my favorite of these two albums. Interesting to note how Wake Up Everybody is less R&B and is a smoother 70's keyboard-driven sound. As per usual with DV, these reissues are sonically and mix-wise well done.

Black and Blue
Music: 7.0
Mix: 8.0

Wake Up Everybody
Music: 8.0
Mix: 8.0

 

[humprof]

I couldn't find the discussion thread for this title, so:
https://www.waxpoetics.com/article/harold-melvin-and-the-blue-notes-wake-up-everybody/

 

[Dynamic Editor]

I got this release without any knowledge on the band, only aware of them from the Gamble/Huff producer pairing. I like to think of this group as a copy of the O'Jays, with just a bit more of a "vocal group" leaning to their sound.

Perhaps that is offensive to some, and perhaps that assessment is incorrect across both groups' wider discography, but I mean it without any offense. These two albums pack a punch with powerful soul performances, and I would absolutely suggest giving these a try if you like the O'Jays Gamble & Huff output.