Silk Degrees

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Description: Lanky Texan neo-soul crooner and underrated guitar warrior Boz Scaggs was a Steve Miller Band alumnus who jumped ship to probe silky R&B instead of gritty blues, the Miller Band's original milieu, and each of his early 1970s solo albums polished the mix toward this triumphant zenith. Hindsight too often devalues Silk Degrees for its snug fit with the disco aesthetic that prevailed upon its mid-'70s release, and the style's rhythmic signatures do bubble up significantly, particularly on the best-known track, "Lowdown". Yet Scaggs's lyric intelligence and the skintight playing of a studio band built around what would ... (more)

Manufacturer: Sony
Release date: 10 February 1997
EAN: 5099747196829

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