Three gals and a guy from New York, The Exciters were one of the most fabulously soulful acts to emerge from the 1960s girl group explosion, thanks in part to Brenda Reid, their lulu of a lead vocalist. The group's early 60s recordings have been reissued in recent times. This collection spotlights their subsequent more uptown sides for the Bang, Shout and RCA labels.
F**F
A lost gem!
This is a "must-have" collection for any Exciters, girl group, or Northern Soul fan. Brenda Reid's soulful voice teamed with the strong harmony of her backup singers proved that there was still life in the group after their pop hit "Tell Him".Although I throughly enjoy every track in this collection, my all time favorite songs are "Always" and the provacative, (for its time), "Movin too Slow."Enjoy!
J**E
Five Stars
Anything by The Exciters is exciting. Don't hesitate, just buy it! Brenda's voice is phenomenal!
P**Y
A few hits and lots of misses!
I recently purchased this cd and having been a big fan of The Exciters, I was very disappointed to find just a few tracks of significance, those being "A Little Bit of Soap" and "You Know It Ain't Right" - the more interesting! Nothing like their early material to make the heart and soul pound. Sorry, this contribution doesn't inspire me at all!
T**.
Exciting Album From Brenda & The Gang
Really good album by The Exciters. This band were so unlucky like many others in the 60's but the songs are all really good. Lead singer Brenda Reid has a powerful voice and this CD is a great companion to the Tell Him album .
A**R
A Cd of two halves
The first 8 tracks on this cd are fantastic, outstanding in fact. The B sides are as good as their A sides, gems like 'I'm gonna get him someday' and the truly heart breaking 'Weddings make me cry' is simply brilliant. The majority of these tracks were written by Bert Berns (what a genius)and produced by him. The other half (just over half) are co-written and produced by Larry Banks - these are mediocre at very best, as they are bland, lacklustre and do nothing for Brenda Reids wonderful, soulful voice. Is this cd worth buying? Yes. I would gladly pay double to have the first 8 tracks in my collection.
K**B
ソフトロックと解釈した
ディスクユニオンのソウル館でかかっており、その音に惹かれたのが最初でした。その後このCDをAmazonで購入。ブルーのドレスに身を包んだ女性メンバー3人が写るジャケ写真も印象的です。ソウルフルながらも後半はソフトロック的楽曲+アレンジに近いものを感じます。特に"Always"、"Turn me on"の幸福感が良いです。Spiral Starecase、5th dimensionあたりのソフトロックファンであればしっくり来ると思います。
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