IRMA THOMAS…..PRIDE OF NEW ORLEANS……”I NEEDED SOMEBODY”…. HEART FELT R&B AT IT’S BEST….EVEN THE BEST MUSICIANS CAN’T RUN IT UP THE FLAG POLE AND MAKE IT REAL EVERY SINGLE TIME…..SOMETIMES IT’S SO CLOSE TO BEING REAL YOU CAN’T PUT YOUR FINGER ON WHERE THE PROBLEM IS AND BLAME YOURSELF FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO BRING MORE TO THE TABLE AS A LISTENER……BUT WHEN YOU HEAR THE REAL THING…..YOU REALIZE THAT THERE’S NO MISTAKING IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE…..EVER. AS A MUSICIAN YOU MUST ASPIRE TO THAT AND THAT ALONE…..OTHERWISE YOUR PLAYING WILL BE YOUR OWN PERSONAL HELL AND FIT YOU LIKE A GLOVE…….HA HA….THAT’S JUST MY OPINION,DO IT ANYWAY YOU WANT, BUT AT LEAST LEARN AND KNOW THE DIFFERENCE…..THIS IS A MASTERCLASS