Been searching
I remembered the song Fun Time and the album cover distinctly, but could not find the CD anywhere. I remember owning this album (yes, vinyl) when I was younger. Mr. Cocker's voice is so unique and almost iconic. He makes everything he sings come to life. Each song on the CD is Luxurious as Joe adds his style and sound to make them his own.
A Brighter Shade Of Pale
Hurry up and get the Stingray album if you haven't got it. This is worth it's price only because of the best version of A whiter shade of pale I've ever heard! Cocker is probably one of the best singers in his genre. It getting more expensive on the used-market all the time. It's Cocker's best album!.
Obscure, but fantastic
, flea market in 1988 and nearly played the grooves off it on the turntable. I bought the vinyl album of Luxury for $2 in a Paragould, Ark. I just purchased the CD and play it constantly. It's a lesser known Joe album, but it is ever as good as anything else he does. (Joe could sing the headlines from daily newspapers and it would be classic).
There is a great mix of Joe's talent on this album. The third track, Boogie Baby, in infectous. It's followed with Whiter Shade of Pale, the Procol Harum classic. Like all else, Joe covers this better, I think, than the original artist ( I know, blaspheme against Harum). I told him this once when I met him in Memphis and he got embarrassed. He's a very humble, likeable guy! The ninth track, Lady Put the Lights Out, is a pesonal favorite of mine. The neat thing is that I loved the song when I first heard it. Nearly 20 years later, despite a lot of changes in my musical tastes, I still am moved by the beauty of the tune.
Even the track Heard It Through The Grapevine, a song I am not particularly fond of, is done well by Joe.
This album feaures a good range of his talent. From the moving Lady and Wasted Years to the funky Fun Time to the rocking What You Did To Me Last Night, Joe covers it all. I'd buy the greatest hits albums first. . Gold is a good one, but once you get hooked on Joe, Luxury You Can Afford is a must.
This one is a GEM
We used to sit in the barracks drinking really good German beer and cranking Joe on the stereo. I used to listen to this record when I was in the Army stationed in Germany late 70's early 80's. Always being asked to turn it down.
This album has continuity to it. Goes together from beginning to end. Has a few power ballads on it that are just so soulful. Joe can rock too. Highly recommended to the hard core Joe fan and the casual listener. Produced and arranged by Allan Toussaint so you can gather that it is a superbly recorded album. Nothin but class. A luxury you can afford. Seriously.
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