Arthur Russell - Love Is Overtaking Me
Artist:
Arthur Russell
Review:
Arthur Russell was the secret link between New York music scenes of
the Seventies and Eighties — an experimental composer, a
pathbreaking disco producer, a rocker in Talking Heads’ orbit, a
wildly original singer. His downfall, though, was a perfectionism
that kept him from finishing his recordings. Culled from his ample
archives, this set collects unheard pop songs from 1973 to 1991, a
year before his death from AIDS-related complications. Russell’s
lighter-than-air voice, murmuring about…
Rating:
3.5 Stars
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