Kings Go Forth

Posted By Soultaker

Got up this morning and put on a group that I've been digging since I brought a copy of their album this past April. So I figure since I just recently got into blogging, I think this would be a great chance to shine the spotlight on this talented group called, Kings Go Forth.

Kings Go Forth is a group from out of Milwaukee. The Founder of the group is Andy Noble who is the bass player of the group and was also the owner of a record shop in Milwaukee called Lotus Land. The rest of the members of the group consist of:


Lead vocalist - Black Wolf
Vocals - Danny Fernandez
Vocals, Guitar - Matt Norberg
Lead Guitar - Dan Flynn
Bass - Andy Noble
Keyboards - Dave Waka
Drums - Jeremy Kuzniar
Trombone, Trumpet - Dave Cusma
Trumpet - Jed Grosar
Congas, Percussion - Cecilio "Ceeloe" Negron Jr.

I first heard this group from a podcast called Midnight Soulstice, where they preview the then upcoming album "The Outsiders Are Back". This show had me on the look out for this group and when they released in the last week of April 2010 I was right there to pick it up. On April 24, 2010, Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ had the group come in for a in store performance and signing of the album. Below are some pictures I took of the group as they performed.





You can check some more pictures and a video of the performance over at the Vintage Vinyl page for them at the website.

After the performance they sat down to autograph their album for us. I got to talk to some of the members of the band and they are really down to earth guys that love to do music.




Be sure to go out and get a copy of their album, The Outsiders Are Back
, that's currently out now. One of the best albums to come out this year so far.

Soul Reflections - Trust Me

Posted by Soultaker

I think I'm going to try out something new here that I will post every once in awhile call Soul Reflections. I came up with this interesting idea the other day while just spinning some 45's. Just something simple as One Song, Two Great Versions of it. Whether it's the original version by a artist and a remake or just two remakes of the original. I've always been interested in various takes on a particular song as long as the version can hold it's weight to other.

The first song I had in mind is a song called Trust Me written by Bobby Womack.

The original is actually recorded by Wilson Pickett for his Midnight Mover album from 1968. If you listen to the Wilson Pickett's, you can hear Bobby on part of the chorus as well as on lead guitar.

Wilson Pickett - Trust Me


Bobby would record this song later on in 1975 for his Saftey Zone album. Bobby's version has female vocals in place of his guitar playing on Wilson's original.

Bobby Womack - Trust In Me

I feel that both versions are great, but I'm leaning little more to Wilson Pickett's verison of the song. I love Bobby's guitar playing on it and plus it's the type of soul music I enjoy listening to.

I will let you be the judge on which version stands out to you. I hope you enjoyed this first edition of Soul Reflections.

Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology

Posted By Soultaker

First things first, I would like to thank Raggedy so much for the invitation to contribute on her blog. She's a complete class act and I am happy to be able to call her a friend of mine.

Since this is my first official written post on Sounds Of The Soul, I thought I would write about something that I am anticipating coming out very soon and that's the Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology from Numero.

For those that are not familar with the Numero Group, they have been putting out compilations of rare soul that is known as their Eccentric Soul series since 2004. These guys should be recognized for their work as they provide very detail and in depth linear notes about the histories surrounding such labels as Twinight, Prix, Tragar and Note just to name a few.

The newest release however will be spotlighting the very under appreciated Soul Legend Syl Johnson. Born in 1936, starting his career back in what many consider the birth years of soul(the late 1950's) as a blues singer, Syl would begin his career singing with the likes of Jimmy Reed and Howling Wolf before setting out on his own to forge his career that is criminally slept on. Syl's name should be right up there with the likes of James Brown and Wilson Pickett when talking about legends in Soul music. This set will hopefully help steer the ship in the right direction from the early looks of it. It will be focusing on all of his material he's done prior to his 70's run on Hi Records. That includes material from Federal and Twinight labels which many fans hold in high regard.

This will be a 4 CD, 6 LP set. As seen in the second You Tube video below, this set will undoubtedly do Syl Johnson justice. The release date for this beautiful set is October 19, 2010, so save up those dollars.