{"id":4611,"date":"2016-04-11T13:17:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T17:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=4611"},"modified":"2016-04-20T13:35:49","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T17:35:49","slug":"charles-bradley-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/charles-bradley-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Bradley <br>Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/charles_bradley-changes.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4612\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4612\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/charles_bradley-changes.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Bradley, Changes\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/charles_bradley-changes.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/charles_bradley-changes-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>One of the less recognized aspects of the crate digging, retro-mining times in which we find ourselves living is that the constant search for the good old stuff has stoked the desire for brand new retro sounds. It\u2019s what Daptone has built their house on: young guys taking inspiration from the old school. But they\u2019ve also found forgotten voices and given them new light. Most famously is how Sharon Jones came into our lives, but the label has also begat Charles Bradley. Daptone co-founder Gabriel Roth discovered Bradley while he was performing as a James Brown impersonator under the name of Black Velvet. Roth brought him into the fold, releasing a series of singles before compiling some of them for Bradley\u2019s debut album. That record, 2011\u2019s <i>No Time for Dreaming<\/i>, set up the template for a Bradley record: soul testifying, unabashed love songs, and slice of life narratives. <i>Victim of Love<\/i> followed in 2013, adding some \u201970s funk and Motown into the mix. Right on schedule Bradley has returned with his third album, <i>Changes<\/i> (Daptone Records).<\/p>\n<p>At this point, you know what you\u2019re getting when it comes to a Bradley record. Yet Bradley and producer Thomas Brenneck aren\u2019t afraid to push at the margins of what\u2019s expected. <i>Changes<\/i> steps away from the psychedelic soul injections of the previous album to settle into a comfortable and confident groove. Backed by The Menahan Street Band, as well as the Budos Band and members of Bradley\u2019s Extraordinaires touring band, the singer goes deep into a mid-60s groove. The musicians and Bradley are locked in so cohesively that the album seems more like the work of a band rather a friendly but arranged marriage.<\/p>\n<p>But the record lives and dies on the strength of Bradley\u2019s performance and he\u2019s more than up to the task. What makes Bradley a singer of note is that he seems to deeply mean every single note he sings. So something like the opening 1-2 punch of \u201cGod Bless America\u201d and \u201cGood to Be Back Home,\u201d which would be corny in nearly anyone else\u2019s hands, works because of Bradley\u2019s sincerity. When he says, \u201dAmerica you\u2019ve been real, honest, hurt, and sweet to me but I wouldn\u2019t change it for the world,\u201d you believe him.<\/p>\n<p>An even greater example of Bradley\u2019s convincing performance is the title track, a cover of Black Sabbath\u2019s \u201cChanges.\u201d He converts the song from a tale of a failed marriage into a slow-burning, heart-wrenching tribute to his deceased mother. While Bradley has earned his moniker, \u201cThe Screaming Eagle of Soul,\u201d there\u2019s no denying his deft ability to interpret and deliver a song with a light touch belied by emotional intensity. If there were any lingering doubts of Bradley\u2019s abilities, <i>Changes<\/i> proves he\u2019s the real deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the less recognized aspects of the crate digging, retro-mining times in which we find ourselves living is that the constant search for the good old stuff has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[34,255,297],"class_list":["post-4611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-review","tag-charles-bradley","tag-daptone-records"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Charles Bradley Changes - The Agit Reader<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/charles-bradley-changes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Charles Bradley Changes - The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the less recognized aspects of the crate digging, retro-mining times in which we find ourselves living is that the constant search for the good old stuff has\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/charles-bradley-changes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAgitReader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-11T17:17:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-04-20T17:35:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/charles_bradley-changes.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dorian S. 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