http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/05/20/roberta-flack-%e2%80%9ctrying-times%e2%80%9d/ a conversation about black music Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:17:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/05/20/roberta-flack-%e2%80%9ctrying-times%e2%80%9d/#comment-3251 Bryan Tue, 19 Sep 2006 01:37:05 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/05/20/roberta-flack-%e2%80%9ctrying-times%e2%80%9d/#comment-3251 It's not a rare statement to say that I come home from work everyday and pull out the "First Take" Lp. Side two, 3rd song "Tryin Times". I'll let it play and stare at the cover wishin I was old enough to take part in this generation of music. It’s not a rare statement to say that I come home from work everyday and pull out the “First Take” Lp. Side two, 3rd song “Tryin Times”. I’ll let it play and stare at the cover wishin I was old enough to take part in this generation of music.

]]> http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/05/20/roberta-flack-%e2%80%9ctrying-times%e2%80%9d/#comment-2306 Berry Wed, 24 May 2006 02:44:38 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/05/20/roberta-flack-%e2%80%9ctrying-times%e2%80%9d/#comment-2306 Definitely one of her lesser known tracks. Definitely one of her lesser known tracks.

]]> http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/05/20/roberta-flack-%e2%80%9ctrying-times%e2%80%9d/#comment-2198 tayari kwa salaam Mon, 22 May 2006 12:59:13 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/05/20/roberta-flack-%e2%80%9ctrying-times%e2%80%9d/#comment-2198 Roberta's Tryin Times--the patient tempo, simple and direct delivery, and rich vocality--is incomparable (Kalamu aptly explains why), but I have to say that Courtney & Jhelisa is a mean second. I don't mean they bout tuh surpass Robert's but they definitely surpass Donny's and David Nathan's versions. In fact, Donny sound like Donny with no country n western twang and Sweet Inspirations cannot save Nathan's Tryin Times. Roberta’s Tryin Times–the patient tempo, simple and direct delivery, and rich vocality–is incomparable (Kalamu aptly explains why), but I have to say that Courtney & Jhelisa is a mean second. I don’t mean they bout tuh surpass Robert’s but they definitely surpass Donny’s and David Nathan’s versions. In fact, Donny sound like Donny with no country n western twang and Sweet Inspirations cannot save Nathan’s Tryin Times.

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