The Boney 500: Album #4
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 10:04 am
4. INNERVISIONS-STEVIE WONDER (1973)
It was years before I FULLY appreciated Stevie. I mean, I liked some of his hits, sure, but it wasn't until I saw him in concert
around 1980 or '81 (I forget which) that it dawned on me just how much I liked his music. The man blew me away. I went out and
bought all of his 70's albums from "Music Of My Mind" to 1980's "Hotter Than July", loving them all, but this one above them all.
I felt like an idiot that this was not a part of my collection from the start. I really heard songs like "Higher Ground" and
"Living For The City" in a whole new way. I liked "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" even more than I already did. And discovering
gems like "He's Misstra Know-it-All" and the breathtaking "Golden Lady" was pure joy. So glad I eventually discovered what I had
been missing.
It was years before I FULLY appreciated Stevie. I mean, I liked some of his hits, sure, but it wasn't until I saw him in concert
around 1980 or '81 (I forget which) that it dawned on me just how much I liked his music. The man blew me away. I went out and
bought all of his 70's albums from "Music Of My Mind" to 1980's "Hotter Than July", loving them all, but this one above them all.
I felt like an idiot that this was not a part of my collection from the start. I really heard songs like "Higher Ground" and
"Living For The City" in a whole new way. I liked "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" even more than I already did. And discovering
gems like "He's Misstra Know-it-All" and the breathtaking "Golden Lady" was pure joy. So glad I eventually discovered what I had
been missing.