Voices of Conquest
O Yes My Lord b/w God Said He Would
Can’t remember when I first heard this one, but as a local Detroit, small label, Archer pressed 7-inch single it’s just about as close to “my shit” as you can get.
The “O Yes My Lord" has been sampled multiple times. Once by Common on “Kingdom” and upon digesting that, I was outright shocked that only the group vocals were interpolated.
Shocked because the drum accompaniment on “Lord” is straight-up BONKERS. Add to that the fact that there is NO OTHER instrumentation and I’m crazy hooked, charge me whatever, I just need to have it.
The comforting thought though is that Phantogram’s sample in “Same Old Blues” does utilize some of the drums, but just barely and only for the first 11 seconds or so. Seems like these folks just REALLY like the group vocals.
Whatever, someone show me how to sample and I’ll blow your mind with these drum parts. For real.
The b-side “God Said He Would” sounds like a title that some petulant 5-year-old would scream at her parents. The song has an upbeat verve to it. Good enough I suppose. But whomever is playing drums on “O Yes My Lord” has a lifetime free admission to the Ben Blackwell drummer’s hall of fame. Essential. Grab it now.
Sweet, awesome Phantogram song as well!
If only, that’s a banger for sure….
Hot damn! Tis a good one!
Very nice! Great share this week!
These two tracks give me some strong Jesus Christ Superstar vibes. I could see Carl Anderson and Ted Neeley blasting through these songs. What gems; thanks for sharing, as always!
Ah! Bless you, Aquarium Drunkard, for mentioning a compilation that it’s on— https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2018/08/31/voices-of-conquest-o-yes-my-lord-1968/
Went to Discogs to see what I could find and yow! This one’s outta my league. But holy crap, it’s a killer. Has any other gospel group done anything like this, with just drums and voices?