Good morning my dear believers,non-believers and simply don't knows....it's been way too long since I posted so I apologise as I know just how much you look forward to The Soul Guru's wisdom .
I cannot start without saying how thrilled I am to see Rg 'n' Bone Man get the recognition he deserves for the brilliant " Human " album . His first album,the free download " Wolves " was my Album Of The Year here back in 2014.....I always could spot great original British SOUL talent way ahead of most people .
Here's " Lay My Body Down " from " Wolves "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1-E6Bm-70&list=PL_MyZJz846m04ISE6AergnSj-RZGzIDqQ
Today I'm going back 21 years to 1996 when I first heard an artist on Island Records called Lewis Taylor when his debut album " Lewis Taylor " was released......I'd never heard of him but was instantly blown away by this incredible talent with a voice like Heaven.....and truly great original songs....an extended version of this brilliant album was released last year....Lewis Taylor ( Expanded Version ) featuring a whole new side of tracks including 3 Kruder & Dorfmeister remixes of " Lucky " which are fantastic .
This album is available on Spotify,i-tunes etc
After 2000's excellent Lewis II - well worth a listen....in 2003 and 2004 Lewis reached his creative peak with the " Stoned,Part 1 " and " Stoned Part II " albums .Reminiscent in style and feel of Marvin Gaye's " Here My Dear " album these two beautiful SOUL albums were inspired by the breakdown of a relationship .....GREAT SOUL MUSIC is often inspired by great personal pain and the pain is laid bare across these albums....they should be in all music lover's collections ,they are certainly both in my Top 50 albums of all time and sound every bit as vital now as they did 13 and 14 years ago .....
( WARNING...I don't recommend you listen if you recently had your heart broken ! )
In January 2004 Lewis released the " The Lost Album " " on his own Slow Reality label ....originally intended as the follow up to " Lewis Taylor " it was rejected by Island ....rumour has it that Lewis recorded as a reaction to him being labelled " a new British blue-eyed Soulster " and cites Fleetwood Mac and The Beach Boys as influences ....I think it's a really interesting album.
In 2005 Lewis released " Limited Edition 2004 " on Slow Reality....another very good album and the last release I can find was 2006's " In Session 2005 " which features live versions of 6 songs from " Stoned Part 1 " all exquisitely performed with Lewis's vocal as pure and SOULFUL as ever .
Since then....nothing
Lewis Taylor simply disappeared as an artist and apparently tried to wipe away all references to his career...he did a good job as I can't find any videos anywhere.
However his beautiful SOUL music lives on and is available for you to enjoy and buy on Spotify and i-tunes
I urge you to check it out....it will make your life better I promise !
The Soul Guru loves YOU xx
I cannot start without saying how thrilled I am to see Rg 'n' Bone Man get the recognition he deserves for the brilliant " Human " album . His first album,the free download " Wolves " was my Album Of The Year here back in 2014.....I always could spot great original British SOUL talent way ahead of most people .
Here's " Lay My Body Down " from " Wolves "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1-E6Bm-70&list=PL_MyZJz846m04ISE6AergnSj-RZGzIDqQ
Today I'm going back 21 years to 1996 when I first heard an artist on Island Records called Lewis Taylor when his debut album " Lewis Taylor " was released......I'd never heard of him but was instantly blown away by this incredible talent with a voice like Heaven.....and truly great original songs....an extended version of this brilliant album was released last year....Lewis Taylor ( Expanded Version ) featuring a whole new side of tracks including 3 Kruder & Dorfmeister remixes of " Lucky " which are fantastic .
This album is available on Spotify,i-tunes etc
After 2000's excellent Lewis II - well worth a listen....in 2003 and 2004 Lewis reached his creative peak with the " Stoned,Part 1 " and " Stoned Part II " albums .Reminiscent in style and feel of Marvin Gaye's " Here My Dear " album these two beautiful SOUL albums were inspired by the breakdown of a relationship .....GREAT SOUL MUSIC is often inspired by great personal pain and the pain is laid bare across these albums....they should be in all music lover's collections ,they are certainly both in my Top 50 albums of all time and sound every bit as vital now as they did 13 and 14 years ago .....
( WARNING...I don't recommend you listen if you recently had your heart broken ! )
In January 2004 Lewis released the " The Lost Album " " on his own Slow Reality label ....originally intended as the follow up to " Lewis Taylor " it was rejected by Island ....rumour has it that Lewis recorded as a reaction to him being labelled " a new British blue-eyed Soulster " and cites Fleetwood Mac and The Beach Boys as influences ....I think it's a really interesting album.
In 2005 Lewis released " Limited Edition 2004 " on Slow Reality....another very good album and the last release I can find was 2006's " In Session 2005 " which features live versions of 6 songs from " Stoned Part 1 " all exquisitely performed with Lewis's vocal as pure and SOULFUL as ever .
Since then....nothing
Lewis Taylor simply disappeared as an artist and apparently tried to wipe away all references to his career...he did a good job as I can't find any videos anywhere.
However his beautiful SOUL music lives on and is available for you to enjoy and buy on Spotify and i-tunes
I urge you to check it out....it will make your life better I promise !
The Soul Guru loves YOU xx
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