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Review title: By 1980 the sparkle was gone
Product review: My attitude towards Aretha Franklin is multi-facetted. Some twenty years ago I started to be intrigued by her voice, but these were always just brief moments of thrill. The problem was that I had picked the wrong times in her career: too early and you're stuck with gospel music (which I happen too enjoy at most in church, but not on records), too late and it's bland disco. In particular, in the present compilation spanning 1980-1994, "Another Night" remains the only OK track, once you've experienced the real Aretha. For me that happened recently when I bought (after listening to many 30 second sound bites) the 4cd collection "Queen of soul" (the Atlantic recordings). These cds capture her at the peak of her power (1967-1974). This is R&B with FIRE. With me and A.F. it works like this: the harder the better. (In her slow songs there always is a kind of Gospel feeling that I dislike; as opposed to e.g. Ashford&Simpson who did gorgeous slow ballads.)
