Uno de mis discos favoritos, sin duda alguna. Y en esto de coleccionar musica eso es bastante serio. Donny Hathaway era nomas un pibe de 25 años cuando grabo la mayoria de sus canciones. Musico blusero y soul de culto si lo hay. Fanatico de los compositores franceses clasicos de principios del siglo XX. Una muerte joven (34 años) muy misteriosa hasta el dia de hoy. Donny comenzo a sufrir depresiones severas en lo mejorcito de su carrera, siendo hospitalizado varias veces; su pareja y su madre apenas si podian hablar con el. Sin seguir la indicaciones de sus medicos paso de estar deprimido a esquizofrenico. Sus miembros de la banda contaban de que Donny les decia que "los blancos" lo estaban espiando y robandole ideas con una maquina que se conectaba a la cabeza. Esto a fines de los 60s y principios de los 70's, asi que imaginese uno como seria la cosa racial en ese momento.
Pero mas alla de todo este rollo sucediendo detras de escena, Donny creo musica que rompe la barrera del tiempo, dueña de un alma inmortal. Y musica con el alma era lo que este señor escribia.
El unico disco con todas sus apariciones grabadas en vivo (hay muy poco material en vivo de Mr. Hathaway), recientemente re-editado para nuevos y futuros oyentes. Por favor presten atencion a la onda que el publico de lo pone a toda la musica, el publico negro que solia frecuentar estos recitales eran soul brothers y soul sisters de veras. Gritos de chicas, gente cantando al compas.
Es casi una experiencia religiosa, diria Enrique Iglesias. A escucharlaaa.
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One of my favorite records, without a doubt. And in this of collecting music that's pretty serious. Cult soul and blues musician, if there is one. He was a fan of classic French composers of mid-20th century. A very mysterious young death (@ 34 years old), even still today. Donny started suffering from severe depression during the best of his musical creativity, being hospitalized several times; even his partner and mom couldn't talk to him. Without following doctor's orders he went from being depressed to schizophrenic. His band members tell the story that Donny would tell them that white people were spying on him and stealing his thoughts using a machine that would hook up to his head. This is in the late 60's, early 70's, so imagine how the racial tension would be at the time.
But above all of these crazy happenings in the background, Donny crafted music that breaks the time barrier, owner of an immortal soul. And soulful music was all that Donny wrote.
His only live CD with all his recorded live performances (there's very little material of Mr. Hathaway's live act), recently re-edited for new and future listeners.
Please pay attention to all the love that the audience shares with his music, black audiences during those days were the real deal 'soul brothers and sisters', like for reals.
Women yelling, people singing on beat. Almost a religious experience, like Enrique Iglesias says. LOL! Enjoy
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