I don't really have anything interesting to say about Aretha Franklin. I respect her position in music history and I certainly respect her talent, but most of her music fails to move me. I'm not sure why. I listened to three of her albums a few times, trying to get into her music, but nothing every clicked with me.
Whenever the album finished, I would shrug and think, "yeah, that was pretty good, I guess" but after a while, as her albums continued to fall flat for me, I removed those three albums from rotation.
Having said all that, I admit that "Never Loved a Man" grabs me every time. It's so real, and there is so much strength in her vulnerability.
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