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The title read like a concept album (and the opener seemed to introduce a larger idea at work), but The Young Mods' Forgotten Story hung together only as the usual (read: brilliant) late-'60s LP from the Impressions: a few solid songs with a social or inspirational viewpoint and the rest featuring Curtis Mayfield's continuing exploration of love in all its forms. Two of the message songs were among the best of the group's history; "Choice of Colors" tenderly investigated black feelings about race, while the party song "Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey)" gave blacks and whites a rare chance to celebrate empowerment together. Mayfield's romantic songs ranged farther than usual, from the innocent, delicate "The Girl I Find" (complete with turtledove cries) to a deconstruction of the end of a long affair ("Seven Years") to the overbearing "Jealous Man," all with great arrangements provided by veteran Johnny Pate and newcomer Donny Hathaway. (Hathaway's addition didn't alter the Impressions' sound significantly, though his harmonic expertise and affinity for the church do find their way into a couple of tracks.) Only one song, "Wherever You Leadeth Me," found the group treading water (it could just as easily have appeared five years earlier). The rest was intriguing late-'60s soul from one of the best acts in the business.
© John Bush /TiVo
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C. Mayfield, Writer - The Impressions, Performance, MainArtist
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom Records
Gordon Skene Collection, Contributor - Curtis Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals - The Impressions, MainArtist - Fred Cash, Vocals - Sam Gooden, Vocals
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom, controlled by Rhino Entertainment Company
Curtis Mayfield, Writer - The Impressions, Performance, MainArtist
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom Records
Curtis Mayfield, Writer - The Impressions, Performance - The Impressions / Curtis Mayfield, MainArtist
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom Records, a label of Rhino Entertainment Company
Curtis Mayfield, Writer - The Impressions, Performance, MainArtist
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom Records, a label of Rhino Entertainment Company
Curtis Mayfield, Writer - The Impressions, Performance, MainArtist
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom Records, a label of Rhino Entertainment Company
Curtis Mayfield, Writer - The Impressions, Performance, MainArtist
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom Records, a label of Rhino Entertainment Company
Curtis Mayfield, Writer - The Impressions, Performance, MainArtist
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom Records, a label of Rhino Entertainment Company
Curtis Mayfield, Writer - The Impressions, Performance, MainArtist
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom Records, a label of Rhino Entertainment Company
Curtis Mayfield, Writer - The Impressions, Performance, MainArtist
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Curtom Records, a label of Rhino Entertainment Company
Album review
The title read like a concept album (and the opener seemed to introduce a larger idea at work), but The Young Mods' Forgotten Story hung together only as the usual (read: brilliant) late-'60s LP from the Impressions: a few solid songs with a social or inspirational viewpoint and the rest featuring Curtis Mayfield's continuing exploration of love in all its forms. Two of the message songs were among the best of the group's history; "Choice of Colors" tenderly investigated black feelings about race, while the party song "Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey)" gave blacks and whites a rare chance to celebrate empowerment together. Mayfield's romantic songs ranged farther than usual, from the innocent, delicate "The Girl I Find" (complete with turtledove cries) to a deconstruction of the end of a long affair ("Seven Years") to the overbearing "Jealous Man," all with great arrangements provided by veteran Johnny Pate and newcomer Donny Hathaway. (Hathaway's addition didn't alter the Impressions' sound significantly, though his harmonic expertise and affinity for the church do find their way into a couple of tracks.) Only one song, "Wherever You Leadeth Me," found the group treading water (it could just as easily have appeared five years earlier). The rest was intriguing late-'60s soul from one of the best acts in the business.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:25:49
- Main artists: The Impressions
- Composer: Curtis Mayfield
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1969 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1969 Rhino Entertainment
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