SOUL
VICTIM OF LOVE
Charles Bradley
(Dunham/Daptone)
**** (out of five)
You understand exactly why renaissance soul man Charles Bradley is dubbed “the Screaming Eagle of Soul” at roughly 1:22 into the title track to his latest album Victim of Love. Bradley unleashes a throaty howl that sends shivers down your spine — a gnarled, emotional cry that would almost (but not quite) rival Baby Huey or James Brown, a man Bradley spent part ...