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the impressions, supafly soundtrack, killer lyrics, and that goddamned voice, i dont care how avant garde your taste in music is, anyone who can even fathom denying the beauty and brilliance of this man's music is just a fuckin fool. mayfield's importance can not be denied, when starting out with the impressions, he became one of the first african american musicians/composers to inject social statements into his music, this "message music" became hugely influential during the tumultuous 60's and 70's, and people like mayfield and james brown became heroes to thousands. but enough of that, this guys music just fuckin swings. the supafly sountrack is without a doubt one fo the greatest records in the history of music, period. the music therein is simultaneously highly sexual, psychedelic, socially aware, and passionate as fuck. so, lets appreciate this brilliant musician, curtis mayfield, rest in peace.
personal favorites: supafly, get down in the funky groove
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