For those of you just joining us in Ageless Singers 101, here’s
\na quickie recap: Tina Turner’s career can be divided into two major
\nparts. The first part would be the Ikey Era. The second part would
\nbe, excuse the crudeness, After Ikey Era. Ever since the divorce
\nmade popular by the media (and later on by the Angela Bassett movie<\/p>\n
What’s Love Got To Do With It<\/i>, of which this is a soundtrack
\nof), Turner had forsaken to perform her Ike and Tina songs (along
\nwith his Name) so some of the songs had remained unsung for
\ndecades.<\/p>\n
But because of the movie, the songs had to be re-recorded to
\nsuit modern sound systems. Are the songs as time-proof as the
\nsinger in question?<\/p>\n
With some songs you really can’t help it. “Disco Inferno” has a
\ndated title to begin with and the arrangement’s enthusiasm doesn’t
\nlive up to Turner’s singing (then again, does it ever?). “It’s
\nGonna Work Out Fine” even comes with a mention of making wedding
\nplans with “Ikey.” It’s the kind of “Say A Little Prayer”
\npicture-this song they don’t make anymore (but should!).<\/p>\n
The Aretha Franklin-type backup vocals in “A Fool In Love” are a
\ncharming alternative to the modern pop-gospel rage a la Whitney
\nHouston. They do make the song sound old but old in the nostalgic
\nsense, not the butchered-classic sense. And the exhuberant call-out
\nto do the twist in “Shake A Tail Feather” is just timeless (“Do it
\nright? Do it right!”).<\/p>\n
Three songs benefit directly from the new technology. “Stay A
\nWhile” sounds similar to the drums-based rock ballads Celine Dion
\nhas on her latest album, without being as over-sung (and of course,
\nwith much more intelligent lyrics). Bluesy “Rock Me Baby” has a
\nnice nighttime-studio-jam improv to it without being unbalanced
\narrangement-wise (like “Nutbush City Limits” where everyone is
\nfighting the drums). And “I Might Have Been Queen” is a rocker that
\nrocks fast without being a loud mass of noise (stereo!).<\/p>\n
The new arrangement for “Proud Mary” has Turner talking directly
\nto the listening audience about doing the beginning “nice, easy”
\nwhile ending it “rough.” Though it makes the song more complex the
\nresult takes away the fun a completely “rough” arrangement would’ve
\nbeen. But near-original arrangements like “(Darlin’) You Know I
\nLove You” makes it sound like the classic that it is.The sensuous
\nrendering of Bryan Adams’ “Why Must We Wait Until Tonight?” is
\nalmost as good as the title track, “What’s Love Got to Do With It”
\n(though its title is a lot cooler than the song itself).<\/p>\n
My personal favorite is a new song. Cinematic epic “I Don’t
\nWanna Fight” shows Turner capable of riding today’s wave
\neffortlessly without losing herself in it (“Yo, Madonna!”). It’s a
\nnice bridge to her other greatest hits collection “The Best”, an
\nAfter Ikey retrospective. Most of the songs here can still shake
\nit, but it’s more of a courtesy album;
\nThe Best<\/i> is definitely the better showcase for Turner’s
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