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Charles Bradley: Soul Of America
DVD, Daptone
Timing and luck are easily as important as talent when considering the career of a performer. Charles Bradley has plenty of talent and possesses the sort of enviably timeless soul voice that has the affecting tone of someone who has seen how hard life can be. But while his talent is spot on his timing and luck are way off. Bradley started his singing career at age 20 and this documentary follows his life in the month or so leading up to the release of his first album, No Time For Dreaming, at the age of 62. Dreams of stardom have long eroded away over the decades, and when we meet him his current ambition is simply to earn a living from his singing,...
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Charles Bradley: Soul Of America
DVD, Daptone
Timing and luck are easily as important as talent when considering the career of a performer. Charles Bradley has plenty of talent and possesses the sort of enviably timeless soul voice that has the affecting tone of someone who has seen how hard life can be. But while his talent is spot on his timing and luck are way off. Bradley started his singing career at age 20 and this documentary follows his life in the month or so leading up to the release of his first album, No Time For Dreaming, at the age of 62. Dreams of stardom have long eroded away over the decades, and when we meet him his current ambition is simply to earn a living from his singing,...
- 12/7/2013
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
The film starts with a 62-year-old man wearing a flowing cape and instantly recognizable wig, donning the disguise of a soul legend before taking the stage. He slinks into the dark Brooklyn divebar, ostensibly there to celebrate a birthday and perform in concert. The man who goes by the stage name "Black Velvet" and "James Brown Jr." gets up and does his thing to an appreciative, small crowd of a few dozen people, who seem equally drunk yet enthralled. Noodling away out of shot, the backup band do their best attempts at the stabbing riffs of the JBs as legend-to-be Charles Bradley pays tribute to his musical muse. From this simple beginning, we're led through a remarkable rise in this frank, humble, and wonderfully paced...
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- 5/30/2013
- Screen Anarchy
The film starts with a 62 year-old man wearing a flowing cape and instantly recognizable wig, donning the disguise of a soul legend before taking the stage. He slinks into the dark Brooklyn divebar, ostensibly there to both celebrate a birthday and perform in concert. The man who goes by the stage name "Black Velvet" and "James Brown Jr." gets up and does his thing to an appreciative, small crowd of a few dozen seem equally drunk and enthralled. Noodling away out of shot, the backup band doing their best attempts at the stabbing riffs of the JBs as legend-to-be Charles Bradley pays tribute to his musical muse.From this simple beginning we're led through the remarkable rise in this frank, humble, and wonderfully paced documentary....
- 5/1/2012
- Screen Anarchy
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