A soaring cinematic soul number full of bluesy electric sitar notes and battling lead vocals barrel away. Lyrically one of their best even if still in the shadow of their talisman and recently departed singer Eugene Record. But the way the strings announce the refrain of I Turned Away along with high delivery of the words dramatic. The duelling vocals plus the punctuation of the rhythm section all work to give the song a strong beat but the dive bombing violas and funky scratching accentuating the propulsive of every line is what makes this stand out in the sleepy, smooth days of the early to mid 70s where country rock and philly soul ruled with mild, laidback ballads.
Wednesday 24 May 2017
The Chi-lites (1976) I Turned Away - LOST 70s GEMS
A soaring cinematic soul number full of bluesy electric sitar notes and battling lead vocals barrel away. Lyrically one of their best even if still in the shadow of their talisman and recently departed singer Eugene Record. But the way the strings announce the refrain of I Turned Away along with high delivery of the words dramatic. The duelling vocals plus the punctuation of the rhythm section all work to give the song a strong beat but the dive bombing violas and funky scratching accentuating the propulsive of every line is what makes this stand out in the sleepy, smooth days of the early to mid 70s where country rock and philly soul ruled with mild, laidback ballads.
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