Enter My Mind

The Village Voice
"Marlon Saunders' soulful vocals weave a subliminal spell that works equally well over your home stereo or live and direct"

Product Description
Crooning over a back-in-the-day riff reminiscent of 70s soul, there's nothing "neo" about Marlon Saunders. Blending the intense devotion to groove that made 70s r&b so great with a modern edginess steeped in the powerful spoken word dazzle of hip hop, Saunders recreates a movement without sounding like a knock-off sampler. Which is exactly what he had in mind.

"I want to combine the richness of the 70’s - all of it, the music and psyche of black folks, the sense of beauty and awareness - and incorporate that into what I find unique and special about today’s music," he says. And the emphasis, like his idols Marvin and Stevie and Rufus, will be songwriting. "In r&b music, we need to go back to the basic songwriting," says Saunders. "I was listening to a Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway record the other day and I was amazed at the beauty of it. It’s simple recording in terms of instrumentation, but those sturdy, beautiful songs transcend everything. You can do anything to that music - bop to it, make love to it, hang out with your friends to it, cook a good meal to it. I want my music to have the same effect. Or like the way Curtis Mayfield could marry the groove with the spiritual concept to the lyrics and still keep it ambiguous. I want my music to have that sense of discovery."

Enter My Mind

Enter My Mind,Marlon Saunders,Black Honey Records,Blends the intense devotion to groove that made 70's r&b so great with a modern edginess steeped in the powerful spoken word dazzle of hip hop.,Pop,R&B,Soul/R & B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

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Average customer rating: THE HAPPIEST MUSICAL THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN . . . . .

Olympus on My Mind - The American Cast Recording Manufacturer: Jay Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) Tarzan - The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) High Fidelity (2006 Original Broadway Cast) Oh, Brother! (1981 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B00005Y8ZT Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Welcome To Greece
3. Heaven On Earth
4. The Gods On Tap
5. Surprise!
6. Love - What A Concept
7. Wait 'Til It Dawns
8. Enter The Husband
9. I Know My Wife
10. It Was Me
11. Back So Soon
12. Wonderful
13. At Liberty In Thebes
14. It Must Have Been Jove
15. Jupiter Slept Here
16. Something Of Yourself
17. Olympus Is a Lonely Town
18. A Star Is Born
19. Mine Eyes Have Seen
20. Heaven On Earth

Customer Reviews:

THE HAPPIEST MUSICAL THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN . . . . . .......2006-08-14

This one is a hoot!

Don't ask me to explain the plot of OLYMPUS ON MY MIND, for as some character in some show once said, "It defies description." Barry Harman (book and lyrics for ROMANCE, ROMANCE) received Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Direction of a Musical and for Outstanding Book, "suggested" by Heinrich von Kleist's play of 1807, "Amphitryon," which may or may not have been "suggested" by Moliere's earlier version of the Greek myth. (The plot is as complicated and as convoluted as the previous sentence.) At any rate, Jupiter lusts after the beautiful mortal Alcmene and poses as her husband, Amphitryon, in order to seduce her. Mistaken identities abound and double-entendres fly freely, aided and abetted by Harman's witty and literate lyrics and Grant Sturiale's ". . . bubbly score, which suggests Rodgers and Hart with a pop-rock undertow." (Stephen Holden, in his review of the 1986 Original Off-Broadway Production) When Amphityron arrives home from the war, not knowing that Jupiter has just spent the night with his wife, Alcmene sings "Back So Soon?" and then proceeds to tell him in great detail how "Wonderful" he was last night, rather like poetry, ". . . especially the fourth and the seventeenth time." The slave, Sosia, having been barred from his own house and bed by Hercules, in the guise of Sosia, declares to his master,""It Was Me." And Delores only needs the mention of a constellation to break into "A Star Is Born" big production number. "Big" being relative, considering the size of the cast. Great fun.

(Holden) "From its firecracker-like opening number, 'Welcome to Greece,' in which a smirking Greek chorus of three men - 'Tom, Dick and Horace' - and a doll-faced, out-of-step chorus girl, 'Delores,' arrive to set the scene, the new musical OLYMPUS ON MY MIND percolates with an old-fashioned sense of naughty musical-comedy fun. Delores's ineptitude, it turns out, is part of the merriment. Periodically throughout the evening, she models the wares of the show's fictional producer, Murray the Furrier, whose name glows in lights at the rear of the stage." Opening night saw the marvelous Ron Raines (LEADING MEN DON'T DANCE) in the dual roles of Jupiter & Amphitryon, Emily Zacharias as Alcmene, Jason Graae as Hercules, Peggy Hewett as Charis, Lewis J. Stadlen as Sosia, and Faith Prince as Delores. By the time the recording was made in October, 1987, the equally marvelous Martin Vidnovic (Tony Nominee, 1981, BRIGADOON; 1984 Drama Desk Award Winner for BABY) was Jupiter/Amphitryon; Susan Powell, his wife; Nancy Johnson, Charis; Frank Kopyc, Sosia; and Joyce De Witt ("Three's Company"), Delores. Only Jason Graae remains from the opening night cast.

David Abers of the Bristol Riverside Theatre calls OLYMPUS ON MY MIND "the happiest musical this side of heaven," and he may well be right. Hal Serra's wonderful "stringless" orchestrations and the small cast of 10 make the show an excellent choice for community theaters and small colleges. I can't imagine anyone, except for the very prudish, not having a great time on OLYMPUS.

Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

Enter My Mind Marlon Saunders Manufacturer: Soul Brother ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000D7ZCU Release Date: 2006-04-07

Tracks:

1. Enter My Mind
2. You Move Me
3. Keep Doin' What Ya Do
4. For Love
5. Premonition
6. Love Serenade
7. Inspiration
8. Who Will Go
9. Afro Blue My Mind
10. Coolin'
11. Given a Chance
12. Stone Out of Hope
13. If It's Magic
14. Beginning of Never

Average customer rating: We need more REAL music like this! Misleading... what IS this?! Mr. Marlon Sophisticated Soul

Enter My Mind Marlon Saunders Manufacturer: Black Honey Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Groove So Deep: The Live Sessions Soul Lounge, Vol. 1: The Vibe Compilation The Evolution of Robin Thicke ASIN: B000090PF4 Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

1. Enter My Mind
2. You Move Me
3. Keep Doin' What You Do
4. For Love
5. Premonition
6. Love Serenade
7. Inspiration
8. Who Will Go
9. Afro Blue My Mind
10. Coolin'
11. Given A Chance
12. Stone Out of Hope
13. If It's Magic
14. The Beginning of Never

Album Description

Crooning over a back-in-the-day riff reminiscent of 70s soul, there's nothing "neo" about Marlon Saunders. Blending the intense devotion to groove that made 70s r&b so great with a modern edginess steeped in the powerful spoken word dazzle of hip hop, Saunders recreates a movement without sounding like a knock-off sampler. Which is exactly what he had in mind.

"I want to combine the richness of the 70's - all of it, the music and psyche of black folks, the sense of beauty and awareness - and incorporate that into what I find unique and special about today's music," he says. And the emphasis, like his idols Marvin and Stevie and Rufus, will be songwriting. "In r&b music, we need to go back to the basic songwriting," says Saunders. "I was listening to a Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway record the other day and I was amazed at the beauty of it. It's simple recording in terms of instrumentation, but those sturdy, beautiful songs transcend everything. You can do anything to that music - bop to it, make love to it, hang out with your friends to it, cook a good meal to it. I want my music to have the same effect. Or like the way Curtis Mayfield could marry the groove with the spiritual concept to the lyrics and still keep it ambiguous. I want my music to have that sense of discovery."

Customer Reviews:

We need more REAL music like this!.......2005-01-08

OK, so I bought this CD based on the reviews and all I can say is WHERE HAS MARLON BEEN ALL THIS TIME! This is a great CD folks! If you're into REAL soul music, look no further than "Enter My Mind". Marlon is a great singer/songwriter. Very much of the Curtis/Marvin vibe. The songs take me back to when I was growing up in the '70's, where music had much more substance than it does today. I'm VERY happy I bought this CD and you will too (especially if you love REAL SOUL MUSIC)!

Misleading..........2005-01-04

I see I am not the only person here with the same problem. I have been to a couple online stores and heard praise of this guy but there were never any tracks to be sampled. So I actually came across the album in the store one day in the city and decided to give it a shot.....well......it was a FAR shot.

Though I would hate to say to not believe what you read because I would simply love for you to believe me when I say...DON'T GET TOO EXCITED OVER THIS GUY.

I see now-a-days no matter how bad the singer may be, if they bring something to the music scene that is reminiscent of the old days, people want to praise it because "it is different from all the contemporary stuff you hear today". BUT, just because he brings back the old style by NO MEANS makes this man any better.

You can check out some samples on the official website marlonsaunders.com--which I should have done to start with. See for yourself. Save a few pennies.

what IS this?!.......2004-12-14

I am an avid music lover who doesn't mind taking risks when it comes to purchasing music from an artist i've never heard of even if i haven't previewed the album. At the expense of good money, you win some, you lose some. After reading the positive reviews concerning this album i was pretty anxious to give it a listen. BIG MISTAKE. This album is complete garbage. The only reson i gave it 2 stars is because on a couple of the tracks i dug the lyrics. But, as a whole the album is crap. This brother has a lack of control over his voice, bad pitch, and attempts to impress with poorly executed and mostly failed vocal acrobatics. It pained me to force myself to listen to a complete track without skipping to the next song. Nothing about his style is catchy nor is it unique. Not to say that catchy is good (i prefer more unique artists) but this cat couldn't even pull off a catchy hook. In too many songs he *ATTEMPTED* a flavor similar to Maxwell and sounded so bad he actually hurt my feelings. People, there is a reason why the songs on this album cannot be previewed, for if they were you surely would not purchase this cd. So, as a forewarning to all lovers of genuinely good music...stay far far away from this album, for my copy rests in the trash at this very moment.

Mr. Marlon.......2004-06-17

Marlon Saunders is one of my voice coaches. He rocks. This album is cool too.

Sophisticated Soul.......2004-06-01

Saunders is best known as a founding member of the acid jazz combo Jazzhole. Though his songwriting is featured prominently in the group context, his vocals typically only adorn a few tracks. On this first solo album his singing is pushed to the fore to match his songwriting contributions. The result is surprisingly old-school, given that fellow Jazzhole founder Warren Rosenstein produced over half the album's tracks (Shawn V. Lucas filled the chair for the rest). The backings are sophisticated, but smooth and melow, without the aural explorations or jamming passages of Jazzhole. This keeps the focus on Saunders and his lyrics - right where it should be for a solo album. A fine record for playing with the lights low.
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Average customer rating:

Enter My Mind Marlon Saunders Manufacturer: Sail Production ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002S0F3C Release Date: 2004-08-02

Tracks:

1. Enter My Mind
2. You Move Me
3. Keep Doin' What You Do
4. For Love
5. Premonition
6. Love Serenade
7. Inspiration
8. Who Will Go
9. Afro Blue My Mind
10. Coolin'
11. Given A Chance
12. Stone Out Of Hope
13. If It's Magic
14. Beginning Of Never
15. Love Serenade (Jungle Love Mix) (Bonus Track, N/A In The Us Version)

Album Description

Asia exclusive pressing of the soul/jazz act's 2004 album includes one bonus track 'Love Serenade' (Jungle Love Mix). Sail Production.

Album Details

Asian Version featuring a Bonus Track: 'love Serenade (Jungle Love Mix)'.

Average customer rating:

Enter My Mind Marlon Saunders Manufacturer: Soul Bros Pure Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B0006NLJ2Y Release Date: 2006-12-20

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Enter My Mind Marlon Saunders Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000N0TZUI Release Date: 2004-08-03

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