Music Of My Mind

---

---

Customer reviews

review by: 60s/70s boy date: 2008-06-18 rating:
The First Great Stevie
I agree with what reviewers have said so far. This is not as good as Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness or Songs In The Key. It is quite a good introduction to the classic Stevie sound though and the listener can see how Stevie developed that trademark sound over the next 4 or 5 albums. I would say it is better than Where I'm Coming From and the 60s Motown period is nicely summerised on several compilations albums, so this is the first truly great Stevie solo album. My faves are 'Superwoman', 'Happier Than The Morning Sun', 'Keep On Running' and even 'Evil', though it is very cheesy, I like a bit of that sometimes!. The only negative point about some Stevie albums is the tendency to make a 3:30 pop single into an 8 minute jam which sometimes works and sometimes does not. The opening track and 'Keep On Running' could have been trimmed and still been as great. That's a small point though, I love Stevie's music and if you're thinking of buying some quality pop music you've come to the right place.

---

review by: date: 2006-10-22 rating:
Rugged, messy, charming- overflowing with sex appeal
It is fascinating to look at Stevie Wonder's music evolve throughout the 70s (his only decade in my opinion). By the end of the decade, he had produced Hotter Than July, which boasted more great songwriting, great musicianship, and a great new "tidy" sound. However, those people who felt it was missing something should turn to Music of My Mind- which is worlds away from the trimmed, poppy sound of HTJ.

Right from the start, it is clear that we are in for something different with Love Havin' You Around, a +7 minute funk jam years ahead of its time. Stevie is never afraid to change mood quickly- after the roughly stylish, and downright sexy opener, we move to Superwoman, which is moving, captivating, hypnotic, and simply beautiful.

I Love Everything Little Thing About You, and Seems So Long also seem to be where the album peaks, but you would do well to find much here that you don't like. The ridiciulously enjoyable Sweet Little Girl, the cool Girl Blue, and the genuinely moving Evil will entertain for sure, and it is an absolute delight to hear an uncompromised Stevie Wonder do his thing.

It is true that you might not fall in love with this album straight away (I recieved it along with Hotter Than July as a gift, and initially preferred HTJ before succumbing to MOMM's inescapable charm), but once you get to know the songs, it is a guaranteed grower. It seems like this album is neglected amidst all the praise of Songs in the Key, Talking Book, and Innervisions- But I honestly consider it superior to the formers, and only just inferior to the latter. Respect.

---

review by: sebuteo date: 2006-07-26 rating:
Wonder-full stuff!
Stevie did get better on the following albums, but by any standards this is still five star fare. This was his second album since taking total creative control from Motown (the first was 'Where I'm Coming From'), though still recorded and released on Gordy's label.

As a drummer I'd like to draw attention to the occasional tempos shifts in Stevie's drumming. There are several very noticeable shifts on 'Love Having You Around', the opening track. But does it ruin this excellently effusive number? No... Modern music's slavish adherence to the click is, I believe, helping destroy the freedom and feeling - the 'soul' if you like - that lies at the heart of good music (another good example would be Chameleon by Herbie Hancock, a monstrosity of musical excellence and funky groove, that ends at a significantly higher tempo than it began at, but does that lessen it's magnificence, I think not!).

'Superwoman/Where Were You When I Needed You' is Wonder at his best, as is the simple sentimental groover 'I Love Every Little Thing About You'. 'Girl Blue' and 'Seems So Long' also belong to Stevie's sentimental side, whilst 'Evil' belongs to his epic/consciousness themed catalogue. 'Happier Than The Morning Sun' has a similar feel to Talking Book's 'Big Brother' keys-wise, tho' the lyrics are obviously quite different. 'Sweet Little Girl' and 'Keep On Running' are the closest you get to filler, but they are still purty good...

Fabulous, from Stevie's golden era, and well worth having.

---

review by: date: 2005-09-23 rating:
sign of great things to come
I do not agree that music of my mind is second to songs in the key of life neither is innervisions a bit of hit and miss. I believe that with this album, soul music was about to have an overhaul. This album was pointing the way forward and soul music was never to return to what it once was. This was truly a remarkable album in terms of its technological advance in sound for that period. Superwoman still sounds remarkable and some songs sound a bit unfinished, but as the title says it was the music of his mind and not what was being played on the radio. A good album for every aspiring musician who wants to play music from their heart as they hear it and not what the demographics dictate.


review by: date: 2003-02-23 rating:
Stevie
Whisper this quietly, so as not to offend lovers of Stevie's other epc 70's work, but Music of My Mind is a close second only to Songs in the Key of Life. Far more eclectic than the motown monotony of Talking Book, and far richer than the more hit and miss Innervisions, this album is quite inspirational. From the mesmerising beauty of Superwoman, (I'll ignore the dreary country ballad "Sweet Little Girl") to the denoument "Evil", this album should sit loudly and proudly in any Stevie Wonder collection.

---

Similar products

Fulfillingness' First Finale
Talking Book
Innervisions
Songs In The Key Of Life
Hotter Than July

---

Similar categories

Music . Styles . Pop . Bestsellers
Music . Styles . Pop . Pop R&B
Music . Styles . Pop . General AAS
Music . Styles . Rock . General AAS
Music . Styles . Dance & Electronic . Bestsellers
Music . Styles . R&B and Soul . Bestsellers
Music . Styles . R&B and Soul . Funk
Music . Styles . R&B and Soul . Motown
Music . Styles . R&B and Soul . Classic R&B & Soul
Music . Styles . R&B and Soul . Soul
Music . Styles . R&B and Soul . General AAS
Music . Styles . Adult Contemporary . Bestsellers
Music . Styles . Adult Contemporary . Pop Rock
Music . Styles . Adult Contemporary . Pop R&B
Music . Refinements . Format (binding_browse-bin) . CD . CD Album

---