tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109293371654424864.post8520980353243932515..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.741-07:00Comments on progressive music reviews: John Blair's Mystical Soul in 1971 [no download, but check this outrageously good track]Julianryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231800332765236791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109293371654424864.post-18370944021222268092015-07-03T17:41:36.483-07:002015-07-03T17:41:36.483-07:00It's fantastic to know someone actually agrees...It's fantastic to know someone actually agrees with me-- about the music,<br />and I totally agree with everything you said about him as a person.Julianryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231800332765236791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109293371654424864.post-71580304068699841352015-07-01T21:23:22.718-07:002015-07-01T21:23:22.718-07:00wow brought all his stuff in the 70s didnt know ab...wow brought all his stuff in the 70s didnt know about this one thanks for sharing this onerodmackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933576089941775881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109293371654424864.post-47445987758474638902015-06-29T08:36:49.402-07:002015-06-29T08:36:49.402-07:00Mystical Soul indeed! What a song - it just wraps ...Mystical Soul indeed! What a song - it just wraps itself around you and you can feel the aching sense of loss and longing down to your bones. When you compare this to the insipid, bland synthetic dross that passes for vocalists these days, you can't help but feel you have woken up on a different planet.<br /><br />I found some good info and anecdotes in the comments about the man over here:<br /><br />http://dougpayne.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/john-blair-southern-love.html<br /><br />The only rip I could find of the 1976 Southern Love album by him was on a long defunct blog, though the great disco/funk blog Beat Electric posted a 12 inch he released in the early eighties, produced by Roy Ayers (the instrumental track is the superior side, sadly, in my opinion) but well worth checking out (also the blog post has some interesting info):<br /><br />http://beatelectric.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/dr-john-blair-respect.html<br /><br />He actually sounds like a really interesting human being - singer, academic, musical instrumental inventor - exactly the kind of person the planet should be taking their inspiration from instead of the tired parade of simulated human beings, the media call 'celebrities' these days.<br /><br />Brilliant post, Julian, from the first bars of the track, I just knew it was going to be one of those incredibly special songs.the saucer peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680580618942851108noreply@blogger.com