Curtis Mayfield may be one of the most underrated black artists of all time. While he had a lot of success in his career the genius of Curtis Mayfield is still not fully appreciated. While I had some downtime yesterday I happened to sit down and listen to Curtis, Curtis Mayfield's solo debut album and was really amazed with it.
Curtis wasn't just an average early 70's soul album. Curtis was too talented for that. This was a direct overview on the black community and society as a whole told from a gritty, straightforward point of view. Combining late 60's Motown soul and early 60's Psychedelic rock it was a new sound that was unheard of in music. This is one of the more complete albums of that era where it really hit on all sorts of subjects. All in one body of work a song like "The other side of town" which is a sad look on the poverty stricken black communities all over America could be almost answered with a song like "Move on up". While being very blunt with the truth he also provided an inspirational sound that became an anthem for that time period.
Anyone who enjoys good music would enjoy Curtis. It was one of the more important albums of that time period and a true piece of art in musical form.
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