214 - Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary: The Best of...
This music seems to cover much of the first and last sections of Ike & Tina's work together. The first half of the album was very typical for early 60's girl R&B. Tina's booming voice is an obvious standout, but not always in a good way for me. There are times in which the recording's fidelity gives her singing a rather harsh tone to my ears. Then the listener hits the cover portion including "I Wanna Take You Higher," "Come Together," "Honky Tonk Women," and "Proud Mary." It was at this point that the music started getting my attention. Finally, there is a chunk of songs that have a powerful funk element to them. These tracks attracted me much more than those on the first half.
Other than "Proud Mary," I didn't care for Ike's vocal contributions to any of these songs. Not only did I not care for his vocals, but I really didn't like how they were mixed. His voice always seemed out of place - too loud/quiet, different tone as the other vocals.
Songs I Knew I Liked: "Proud Mary" and "Honky Tonk Women"
Songs I Now Like: "I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna)," "Nutbush City Limit," and "Sexy Ida (Part 1)"
Songs I Can Go the Rest of My Life Never Hearing Again: The first half of the album, "Up in Heah"(sorry, but Ike's interjections are so poorly mixed into this, it sounds like the janitor snuck into the studio overnight and accidentally recorded himself into the master while singing along), "Ooo Poo Pah Doo," and "Baby Get It On."