"The One" is such a fantastic representation of Detroit music. Detroit music attracted me by the way that unique musical environment produces such original, heartfelt music. The very conscious use of 1970s musical tropes in a new century to say something new. And there's an unbroken chain going back to the 1950s and beyond. People who were involved with Motown were still around as guys like Amp came along.
For me there's something that I hear as Detroit in music: it's honest and openly emotional, it makes a direct appeal to your senses and your heart. Marvin Gaye, Moodymann, Amp Fiddler are embedded in a tradition. Make something excellent and if you can't quite do that, make people feel something. On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 1:12 PM Tristan Watkins <phonop...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm don't think I mentioned this here when Amp Fiddler passed, but I recently > got this album, The One, with Will Sessions. Just had it on again. Some of > his best music here. Seven Mile is especially attention grabbing (Moodymann > shared a clip of this track on Instagram, which is how I found out I'd slept > on this), but the whole album is really nice. > https://willsessions.bandcamp.com/album/the-one > > RIP