Stevie Wonder – Fulfillingness’ First Finale (1974)
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[Album 508/1001]
There’s probably a way to review Fulfillingness’ First Finale (FFF) without basing it on the album title alliteration.
But I’m simply not comfortable reviewing this album outside of an acrostic poem framework!
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F – Follow-up to my favourite
While I loved (and love) Innervisions, I needn’t have worried about any drop-off here.
I’d say he was head & shoulders above the competition but to borrow a distance measurement unit from FFF, Stevie was probably closer to 10 Zillion Light Years ahead of the pack.
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F – Funky Clavinet/Fender Rhodes
Certain instruments played by certain artists will inevitably draw a smile from yours truly.
Although I have an unprecedented ability to close at least one eye during family photos, if you want me to smile for a photograph, instead of saying ‘cheese,’ just put on Stevie’s Smile Please.
Not only will I appreciate the song-relevance-to-current-photographer-request but more importantly, those smooth Fender Rhodes 7th chords will do the trick every time.
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F – Fêted (celebrated)
FFF won a pile of awards and it’s probably among the least challenged inclusions on the 1001 list. And deservingly so.
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Verbalize the Positive
I appreciate Jeff77 @ playitloudforever‘s countdowns, including the recent Top 20 Hard Rock & Metal Albums of 1989. No complaints here about his pick for #1!
I like the poetry, Geoff! 🙂
Thanks Danica – it’s maybe my first foray into poetry as a review! 😀
Hopefully not the last!
I only own one Stevie album. Talking Book. If I owned two, this would be it for the cover art!
And here it’s safe to judge a (talking) book by it’s cover, the music on FFF is also terrific!
Then I look forward to eventually hearing it!
Fender Rhodes is a marvellous sounding contraption, eh? I wouldn’t mind one of them…
I certainly wouldn’t say no to one either J!
I’m glad you like this one – it always seems like the most over-looked in his 1971-1976 run of albums, but it’s always been my favourite.
It’s got some pretty good company in that ’71-’76 window for sure!
Stevie Wonder was on a roll in the 1970’s! Great album after great album.
And all by age 26!
This one’s the underrated, unsung album from his glorious 70s heyday. Love it!
And what a heyday it was!
Fantastic stuff. So far ahead of everyone else. Oh man.