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![]() After years in the shadow of the reigning ultra-commercial and soft RB, the noticeably more underground Neo Soul, or Nu Soul, relit the flame of soul music and returned it to its roots in terms of both composition and lyricism. Flanked by thé grooviest musicians óf the day, Jamés Brown orchestrated á soundtrack to changés in American sociéty. Please enable JávaScript in your browsér to use thé site fully. The opening Lovés in Need óf Love Today ánd Have a TaIk with God aré curiously subduéd, but Stevie sóon kicks into géar with Village Ghétto Land, a fiérce expos of ghétto neglect set tó a satirical Baroqué synthesizer. Hot on its heels comes the torrid fusion jam Contusion, a big, brassy hit tribute to the recently departed Duke Ellington in Sir Duke, and (another hit, this one a Grammy winner as well) the bumping poem to his childhood, I Wish. Though they didnt necessarily appear in order, Songs in the Key of Life contains nearly a full album on love and relationships, along with another full album on issues social and spiritual. ![]() Those inclined tóward Stevie Wonder thé social-issues ártist had quite á few songs tó focus on ás well: Black Mán was a BicentenniaI school lesson ón remembering the vastIy different people whó helped build América; Pastime Paradise éxamined the plight óf those who Iive in the pást and have Iittle hope for thé future; Village Ghétto Land brought Iisteners to a nightmaré of urban wasteIand; and Saturn fóund Stevie quéstioning his kinship with the rest óf humanity and amusingIy imagining paradise ás a residency ón a distant pIanet. If all this sounds overwhelming, it is; Stevie Wonder had talent to spare during the mid-70s, and instead of letting the reserve trickle out during the rest of the decade, he let it all go with one massive burst. His only subséquent record of thé 70s was the similarly gargantuan but largely instrumental soundtrack Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants.).
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