Nice notes: This collection, the soundtrack from a movie almost nobody has ever seen, immediately becomes one of the best long-play sets in Pokey Bear's resume. (Sharnette Hyter, Harvey Scales, Dave Ramsey)ĭaddy B. (Big Yayo, Omar Cunningham, Gentry-Jones) Sample/Buy Pokey Bear's new MY SIDEPIECE: HIT THE LOTTO CD at Amazon. Nice's "Pokey Bear: The New Generation the #1 Artist in Southern Soul". Listen to all the tracks from Pokey Bear's CROWN ME album on YouTube.īuy Pokey Bear's CROWN ME album at Amazon.īuy Pokey Bear's new CROWN ME album at Apple.īrowse Pokey Bear albums in Daddy B. But overall, Pokey and Beat Flippa have drifted away from the swinging tempos and anthem-like verses that served them so well in "My Sidepiece" and "They Call Me Pokey". And the "sleeper" from the set may be "Reasons," a heartfelt ballad which finds Pokey Bear pledging what seems like monogamous love to a woman who is obviously extra-special. The latest Pokey Bear single, "Can You Keep A Secret?", is a refreshing reminder of the singer's true talents, as well as the Temps' rip-off "Lost My Concentration" and the tribute to Pokey's mother (made famous in Pokey's debut album Josephine Son Pokey), "Sweet Josephine". It Ain't Fair and worlds away from the real crowning achievement that was Pokey's last album, Bear Season.
1 album?) are listed as the composers on all the songs, and their capitulation to this "same-old, same-old" set of hooks and melodies (and a stingy ten-tracks at that) dooms the ill-titled CROWN ME to the status of Pokey's poorest performance to date, worse than the middling Mr. The trio of Wardell Brown (Pokey Bear), Daniel Ross (Beat Flippa) and Daniel Dukes (remember Deacon Dukes and The Deaconaires from the stupendous Trailride Music Vol. The lack of songwriting originality is a major flaw and disappointment from an artist who has re-energized the southern soul base more than any peer in the last decade. The opening track, "I Came Here To Party," sets the tone, milking a tired, prosaic, radio-blues formula that extends throughout the majority of the unexciting tunes, including "Don't Blame Me," "Steal My Joy," "Show Me" and "Don't Disturb My Groove". Nice notes: CROWN ME is a remarkably forgettable album by Pokey Bear. September 20, 2020: NEW ALBUM ALERT!: Buy Pokey Bear's new CROWN ME album at Apple.ĭaddy B.
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