Soaring Dynamic Soul Posted by Junior

The Dynamics: I Don't Want Nobody To Lead Me On and The Love That I Need From: First Landing [Cotillion, 1969] I was going to post up some heart pounding, pulse raising music for Friday today but, as it is, I'm actually in a decidedly mellow pre weekend mood so instead I offer up some gorgeous Detroit soul from The Dynamics. Not to be confused with the pre-Dramatics Dynamics (or the thirty other bands with variations on the name) the quartet released two stellar albums at the end of the sixties before fading away. Their debut release, First Landing, is a great album ironically best known now for their medium hit Ice Cream Man which I personally find to be one of the weaker songs. I would instead direct your attention towards the album cuts that prove that, when they were in their stride, the group could produce a fine blend of groove, power and silky vocals. I Don't Want Nobody To Lead Me On has that great mix of righteous emotion I love so dearly with great percussion work, fine melody, and an overlay of silk that softens the raw passion underneath. The Love That I Need is a sweeter offering with a highly catchy harmonising chorus and subtle layers of depth that proves that these guys really could do the business. Predictably, this album isn't available on CD and is therefore what can only be described as raer. Unfortunately there doesn't even seem to be a best of floating about. However, their decent second album is available on all good sites so one step at a time I guess. Topical as ever I can confirm that Hacktone Records are releasing a remastered version on CD on May 1st which is truly awesome news. The label also seems to do a fair trade in Lewis Taylor records so additional thumbs up to the guys.