Richard Owl Mirror
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject: There is NO Ban on musical instruments ! |
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There is NO Ban on musical instruments !
Thank GOD Yusuf Islam (a.k.a. Cat Stevens) has finally come to this realization.
A 28-Year Absence Gets Washed Away
Quote: NPR.org, November 22, 2006 · The first thing that stands out is the voice: Rich and warm and instantly recognizable, it's like an instant portal to a time when "Morning Has Broken," "Peace Train" and "Wild World" provided a soundtrack to long-forgotten rites of passage. The last time Cat Stevens recorded as Cat Stevens, it was 1978 -- right before Back To Earth was released, when Stevens had a near-death experience that led to his conversion to Islam. Changing his name to Yusuf Islam, he renounced rock 'n' roll altogether.
Hearing An Other Cup, his first album of pop songs in 28 years, it's easy to do a double take: Isn't that… Cat Stevens? Despite a few overzealous and sappy lyrical missteps, it's as if he hasn't missed a beat. "Heaven/Where True Love Goes" sounds like classic Stevens, a folk-pop number that draws on the strengths of 1972's Catch Bull at Four and 1974's Buddha and the Chocolate Box.
Irresistibly catchy, the song's chorus invites a sing-along -- "I go where true love goes / I go where true love goes" -- as Stevens re-establishes himself as a purveyor of sweetly upbeat secular material. He may have undergone serious transformations in his personal life, but on disc, it's forever the mid-'70s, to a surprisingly rewarding degree.
I would like to say that I have personal knowledge how this realization came about.
His Son asked him to teach him how to play music.
Yusuf Islam (a.k.a. Cat Stevens), because of his Love for his Son and for Music, researched Islam and found that he had been misled on this fact.
He began teaching his Son, who has released TWO Alblums to date of his own making.
You can find them @ http://www.yoriyos.com/
Thank you YORIYOS for giving the world your talents and allowing the world to enjoy your Fathers talents once again!
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