Bettye LaVette The Scene of the Crime
Spin: 3 stars out of 5 -- "[On the] slower songs by Elton John and Uncle Ray, the band trades slide guitar for pedal steel, and LaVette's fierce voice drops to a whisper."
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CD Details
- Released: September 25, 2007
- Originally Released: 2007
- Label: Anti
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - p.78
3 stars out of 5 -- "LaVette's nuanced singing evokes prime Tina Turner with even more command."Spin - p.106
3 stars out of 5 -- "[On the] slower songs by Elton John and Uncle Ray, the band trades slide guitar for pedal steel, and LaVette's fierce voice drops to a whisper."Uncut - p.96
4 stars out of 5 -- "[there is] a supreme revitalization of her deep-seated powers evident here....She has music to match the raw roar of her voice..."CMJ - p.14
"[W]hen she grinds it up, her growl grabs you by your meager larynx."Down Beat - p.68
4 stars out of 5 -- "The aptly titled THE SCENE OF THE CRIME finds her returning to Fame STudios in Muscle Shoals....The songs look back on life, and the singer makes them sound definitive."Vibe - p.96
"[P]owerful, affirmative....A collection of semi-obscure covers...as filtered through the experiences of an equally obscure, 60-something soul survivor."No Depression - p.92
"Her voice is jagged and rusty, weary, but filled with life too, hard as new-forged steel, and with no intention of going easy."Tracks:
- 1.I Still Want to Be Your Baby (Take Me Like I Am)
- 2.Choices
- 3.Jealousy
- 4.You Don't Know Me at All
- 5.Somebody Pick Up My Pieces
- 6.They Call It Love
- 7.The Last Time
- 8.Talking Old Soldiers
- 9.Before the Money Came (The Battle of Bettye LaVette)
- 10.I Guess We Shouldn't Talk About That Now
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 67,608
- UPC: 045778687329
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