I think when you get ‘wedded’ to an original, it is hard to hear anything better. I like the original, even got the hi res download but it was never a favourite album. So I am very open to other interpretations/reworkings.
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Yes that’s fair enough, never one of my favourites either but I can’t help thinking ‘why’. He should preferably do something new. What’s next, a barber shop version of Led Zep 3😀
Maybe his creative juices have subsided with age?
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Afraid it’s like my running form - I’d like to think it’s as good as fifty years ago but somehow it’s not.
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It was interesting listening to Yusuf on Desert Island discs, his musical influences were revealing in terms of his musical and spiritual journeys.
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Different enough to the original to make it interesting. Still has a terrific voice - a thoroughly worthwhile addition to my collection.
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Apologies for stating the obvious; IMO, this is a mature rendering of the original songs. They have lost their naivety, and maybe some of the charm of the originals; nevertheless, the lyrics tell the same message, but the new arrangements give them a greater depth than before.
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Listening attentively to the 2 versions in the last few days, I’ve found myself enjoyed the original songs much more, especially the Wild World, which brings back so many good memories.
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