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Thread started 09/15/07 6:00am

Najee

OHIO PLAYERS APPRECIATION THREAD

One of the more influential bands in soul music, The Ohio Players were among the top funk bands of the mid-'70s. Known for their sexually provocative album covers, this Dayton, Ohio, band were accalimed for their slinky, horn-powered grooves and impeccable musicianship.
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Reply #1 posted 09/15/07 6:43am

Graycap23

I've always dug the O-players. Have u checked out their 1960's stuff on Westbound?
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Reply #2 posted 09/15/07 9:49am

uPtoWnNY

I Want to be Free
Far East Mississippi
Skin Tight
Funky Worm
Fire
Who'd She Coo?
Fopp
Sweet Sticky Thing
Love Rollercoaster


"Honey" was their greatest LP. Awesome cover, too. With all due respect to Larry Blackmon, Sugarfoot did the best "oww"! smile
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Reply #3 posted 09/15/07 10:01am

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I've ran SEVERAL threads on here about these cats. Hands down, one of my all time favorite bands. In any genre.
SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him."
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Reply #4 posted 09/15/07 10:16am

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The Ohio Players are often overlooked on how influential they were on other popular bands of the 70's,..i.e. The Commodores and E,W & F. And the 80's, i.e. Prince and Cameo. Anbody who's hip to the song "It's Hell" on their "Fire" album well hear just how much "Computer Blue" bites off of that. As well as the end of Let's Go Crazy.
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Reply #5 posted 09/15/07 10:44am

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Lately, I've been jammin' "It's Ecstacy."
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Reply #6 posted 09/15/07 5:23pm

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My favorite is their instrumental, "Food Stamps, Y'all".
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #7 posted 09/15/07 7:36pm

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For a band that had a short run on mercury, they packed a lot of hits.
My favorites are
love rollercoaster
i want to be free
heaven must be like this
sweet sticky thing
fopp
angel
o-h-i-o
body vibes
Honey(Girl you such a sweet lovin thang AWWW!) biggrin

Almost forgot WHO'D SHE COO
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Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #8 posted 09/15/07 7:51pm

DawnD

Najee said:

One of the more influential bands in soul music, The Ohio Players were among the top funk bands of the mid-'70s. Known for their sexually provocative album covers, this Dayton, Ohio, band were accalimed for their slinky, horn-powered grooves and impeccable musicianship.

lol THEY ARE A GREAT BAND!!!!
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Reply #9 posted 09/15/07 8:08pm

Timmy84

You can't go wrong with the Ohio Players.

You done name all the hits. fro
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Reply #10 posted 09/15/07 9:05pm

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I've got an excusse to post Ohio Player LP covers. wink


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Reply #11 posted 09/16/07 12:21pm

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One of my alltime favourite bands!headbang
/peace Manki
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Reply #12 posted 09/16/07 1:07pm

DarkSideOfBeau
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One of the best funk bands EVER! dancing jig
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Reply #13 posted 09/16/07 2:18pm

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The Ohio Players are the bomb fro
Their post-Honey albums are tragically underrated, Contradiction, Angel, Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee and Tenderness are all good albums cool
It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.

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Reply #14 posted 09/16/07 5:16pm

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A few favorites...

I Want To Be Free - great tune and a classic Leroy Bonner vocal
Who'd She Coo - one of the slickest Funk guitar licks ever
Heaven Must Be Like This - just a groovy tune


tA

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Reply #15 posted 09/16/07 5:18pm

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uPtoWnNY said:

With all due respect to Larry Blackmon, Sugarfoot did the best "oww"! smile


I don't know about the OWs but Maurice White trumps them both on YOWs. wink


tA

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Reply #16 posted 09/16/07 6:31pm

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theAudience said:

uPtoWnNY said:

With all due respect to Larry Blackmon, Sugarfoot did the best "oww"! smile


I don't know about the OWs but Maurice White trumps them both on YOWs. wink


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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Steve Hightower of the Hightops actually said Sugarfoot stole the "Oww!" from him.
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Reply #17 posted 09/16/07 6:36pm

Graycap23

LittleBLUECorvette said:

theAudience said:


I don't know about the OWs but Maurice White trumps them both on YOWs. wink


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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Steve Hightower of the Hightops actually said Sugarfoot stole the "Oww!" from him.

In his dream....
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Reply #18 posted 09/16/07 7:50pm

DarkSideOfBeau
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LittleBLUECorvette said:

theAudience said:


I don't know about the OWs but Maurice White trumps them both on YOWs. wink


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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Steve Hightower of the Hightops actually said Sugarfoot stole the "Oww!" from him.

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