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1978
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It's Safe To Say That The Vast Majority Of People Who Followed R&b Closely In The Late '70s Were Totally Unaware Of {l}platinum Hook{/l}, A Little-known Soul/funk/disco Band That Recorded Two Albums For Motown Back Then. Both Of Its Lps Were Commercial Flops, Which Wasn't Due To Consistently Horrible {l}material{/l} But Rather To A Lack Of Promotion On Motown's Part. Had Motown Promoted {l}platinum Hook{/l} As Aggressively As It Promoted {l}rick James{/l}, Switch, And The {l}commodores{/l}, The Band Would Not Have Been So Obscure. Produced By Keyboardist {p}greg Wright{/p} In 1978, This Self-titled Debut Album Features Two Talented Lead Vocalists (tina Renee Stanford And Stephen Daniels) And Shows {l}platinum Hook{/l} To Have A Smooth, Attractive Sound Along The Lines Of New Birth Or {l}atlantic Starr{/l} (which Also Made Its Vinyl Debut In 1978). There Are Some Up-tempo Funk Jams, Including A Cover Of {l}funkadelic{/l}'s "standing On The Verge (of Getting It On)," And "city Life" Is An Exuberant Disco-soul Item That Isn't Unlike {l}brainstorm{/l}'s "lovin' Is Really My Game." But Romantic Northern Soul Is The Thing That Prevails On "'til I Met You" And "lover What You've Done To Me." Like So Many Of The Northern Soulsters Who Were Active In The Late '70s, {l}platinum Hook{/l} Sounds Polished And Professional But Still Has Plenty Of Grit. This Lp Falls Short Of Remarkable, Although It's A Solid, Enjoyable Debut That Deserved More Attention Than It Received.
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