CD: Jones,sharon & the Dap-kings: I Learned the Hard Way [Digipack] (2010)

SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are already well known as one of the most
exciting acts inthe nation for both their explosive live shows and theirprolic
output of gritty studio recordings.
Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command set
her firmly alongside Tina Turner, James Brown, Mavis Staples, and Aretha as a
fixture in the canon of soul music!
From the lush Philly-Soul fanfare that ushers in “The Game Gets Old” at the top of
the record, to the stripped down Sam Cooke-style “Mama Don’t Like My Man”
at the tail, the Dap-Kings dance seamlessly through both the most crafted and
simple arrangements with subtlety and discipline.
I Learned the Hard Way is the“Daptone Sound” at its nest.
Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in
Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios, the record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely
found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax.