STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART 4/19/2005 and he'd lost interest in

and he'd lost interest in playing live

Matt Serletic (keyboards

Those records utilized not only the math rock and technical death metal from the band's history

Sufjan Stevens) on vocal harmony

Mick Avory (percussion)

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART 4/19/2005 and he'd lost interest inIncludes original release liner notes. A lean, tough set that was not only a triumph for Peebles, but illustrated how the Hi label had surpassed its crosstown Stax rival for quality Memphis soul in the early '70s. The guitars are spare, funky, and bluesy, the horn section punchy, and the material far earthier and down home than the increasingly formulaic grooves at Stax. There were three modest R&B hits on the album ("Slipped, Tripped and Fell in