It's Too Soon To Know - The Orioles
If one truly wants to get into doo-wop, it is necessary to at least hear the very beginnings of this genre, and this is where most people put the starting point at. Now, some people have noted that they don't really see what is being done here that is radically different than what the Ink Spots were doing before them, and I understand that: this sort of music was certainly not invented by the Orioles. Yet, the production here is a serious improvement over their predecessors, and there is a beautiful, spiritual intimacy to this recording's minimalism that makes it especially beautiful. I also like how, even if it is subdued, there is still a tightness to the harmonies here that gives it a lot of clarity in the atmosphere they try to create. Their greatest achievement was yet to come, but this is already a minor classic in its own right that many can still appreciate today.
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