The thirty-eighth album: #38 Sam Cooke - Live at the Harlem Square
Another live album, and the artist's introduction immediately tells me where this will go - time for some more soul. Recorded in 1963 (the year used on the list), it wasn't released until 1985 because of the racuous nature of the music. It means, here that the music flows quite well, seamlessly moving between the tracks and recreating the atmosphere quite nicely. It keeps up the energy quite well - not going as high as others might, but creating and continuing a nice baseline that carries you through quite well.
It carries on the soul music quite well - one of the first artists to do so? - and it's been good to hear this genre getting my foot tapping this time. The album being live really adds to it - there's an interchange of energy that comes through in the record far more than if this had been played in isolation. Playing up for the crowd, and to it, means that the energy really needs to be high to reach them.