It's great to hear live recordings of soul songs from this classic era. Without the incredible warmth of the period's sonic style this music seem more mortal (this sounds like it could have been recorded at a Portland house party this week). But the intimacy of this recording also highlights the insane level of performance going on, especially when they switch to I Can't Turn You Loose for the middle third of this track, starting with the shout of "people!" McCook's vocal acrobatics are filled with little percussive ticks and stabs that playfully dance between the rhythmic starts and stops of the band. You can start to imagine how electrifying this music must have been then and there. "Freedom! Boogaloo!"
Movin' On Up/I Can't Turn You Loose (Reprise 3) by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band
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