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Thread started 07/07/09 10:26pm

SteelPanther

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has Rockwell totally fallen off the face of the earth?

this dude has totally disappeared
you would think by being Barry Gordy's son
you would hear about him a little more
especially for a guy who had such a big hit

hell there hasn't even been a new picture of him since like 1987
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Reply #1 posted 07/07/09 10:42pm

aka47

haha, I was wondering the same thing earlier today...
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Reply #2 posted 07/07/09 10:50pm

japanrocks

i think someone was always watching him, so he got scared and just stayed inside
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Reply #3 posted 07/08/09 12:11am

dancerella

SteelPanther said:

this dude has totally disappeared
you would think by being Barry Gordy's son
you would hear about him a little more
especially for a guy who had such a big hit

hell there hasn't even been a new picture of him since like 1987



i have wondered about this so many times. i even said today i wonder if he went to the memorial service for mj today. did mj write somebody's watching me??
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Reply #4 posted 07/08/09 12:13am

Timmy84

dancerella said:

SteelPanther said:

this dude has totally disappeared
you would think by being Barry Gordy's son
you would hear about him a little more
especially for a guy who had such a big hit

hell there hasn't even been a new picture of him since like 1987



i have wondered about this so many times. i even said today i wonder if he went to the memorial service for mj today. did mj write somebody's watching me??


Nope.
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Reply #5 posted 07/08/09 12:24am

dancerella

Timmy84 said:

dancerella said:




i have wondered about this so many times. i even said today i wonder if he went to the memorial service for mj today. did mj write somebody's watching me??


Nope.



rockwell did??
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Reply #6 posted 07/08/09 12:29am

LittleBLUECorv
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Surprised this thread isn't locked? I seems any MJ related topic is locked for some reason?
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Reply #7 posted 07/08/09 12:29am

Timmy84

dancerella said:

Timmy84 said:



Nope.



rockwell did??


Yeah:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...atching_Me

Apparently MJ (and Jermaine) did the background vocals as a favor.
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Reply #8 posted 07/08/09 12:30am

Timmy84

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Surprised this thread isn't locked? I seems any MJ related topic is locked for some reason?


Give it a few minutes...
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Reply #9 posted 07/08/09 12:34am

LittleBLUECorv
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Timmy84 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Surprised this thread isn't locked? I seems any MJ related topic is locked for some reason?


Give it a few minutes...

LOL, even if it's not MJ related it'll get locked. Remember that Randy and Jermaine topic, locked, for what?
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Reply #10 posted 07/08/09 12:34am

Timmy84

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Timmy84 said:



Give it a few minutes...

LOL, even if it's not MJ related it'll get locked. Remember that Randy and Jermaine topic, locked, for what?


Just because it has Jackson on the title, lol. Or people know it's "Jacksons". lol
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Reply #11 posted 07/08/09 2:53am

SteelPanther

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

Surprised this thread isn't locked? I seems any MJ related topic is locked for some reason?


the topic is about Rockwell tho smile

i like a bunch of other stuff he did besides Somebody's Watching Me
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Reply #12 posted 07/08/09 2:53am

SteelPanther

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dancerella said:

SteelPanther said:

this dude has totally disappeared
you would think by being Barry Gordy's son
you would hear about him a little more
especially for a guy who had such a big hit

hell there hasn't even been a new picture of him since like 1987



i have wondered about this so many times. i even said today i wonder if he went to the memorial service for mj today. did mj write somebody's watching me??


lol same here..i was actually looking for him
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Reply #13 posted 07/08/09 4:47am

SoulAlive

80s Pop song of the day: "OBSCENE PHONE CALLER" by Rockwell (1984)


I like the slick,New Wave pop sound of this song.It's fun and very catchy! lol
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Reply #14 posted 07/08/09 5:01am

dirtyman2005

ive got all 3 of his LP's on Vinyl.
I also have his first album on CD, some korean import.

The first CD is excellent, the second and third album's are quite funky too.

You can listen to them here:
http://bentleyfunk2.blogs...-1986.html
http://bentleyfunk2.blogs...-1985.html


Check out "Carme", and "Baby On The Corner", and many others.

I'm surprised the second and third albums didn't do too well, as they are quite brilliantly produced, plenty of synths and catchy hooks.

Yeah, Rockwell seemed to have the same "paranoia" type topics in his songs like MJ did.

I wonder what he looks like now, I haven't seen a single picture of him apart from those 80s ones.

Somebody must surely know what he's up to and what he is doing these days.

Jermaine Jackson was married to his sister, so i'm sure there must be some pics around.
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Reply #15 posted 07/08/09 5:18am

SoulAlive

Isn't his real name Kerry Gordy? If so,he's been really busy since he's 80s,working behind-the-scenes on several musical ventures...

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...erry_Gordy


He even worked at Paisley Park Records in the early 90s.
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Reply #16 posted 07/08/09 5:46am

AlexdeParis

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SoulAlive said:

Isn't his real name Kerry Gordy?

No, he's Kenny Gordy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...(musician)
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Reply #17 posted 07/08/09 5:55am

SoulAlive

AlexdeParis said:

SoulAlive said:

Isn't his real name Kerry Gordy?

No, he's Kenny Gordy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...(musician)


Oops,I got the names mixed up wink
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Reply #18 posted 07/08/09 6:14am

Lammastide

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If he hasn't fallen, let's push him.
Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #19 posted 07/08/09 6:17am

SoulAlive

Lammastide said:

If he hasn't fallen, let's push him.


lol Rockwell had a few cool jams,but he wasn't much of a singer,was he? He just talked his way through the songs,without really singing at all.The best part of "Somebody's Watching Me" is the sung chorus by Michael Jackson.
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Reply #20 posted 07/08/09 7:46am

brooksie

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AlexdeParis said:

SoulAlive said:

Isn't his real name Kerry Gordy?

No, he's Kenny Gordy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...(musician)


Yup, he's Kennedy. Kerry is another Gordy son who was also involved in music.
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Reply #21 posted 07/08/09 7:47am

brooksie

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I think Rockwell (aka Kennedy Gprdy) got into the production side of things after having some perfomring success. After all, that's where the money is, right?
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Reply #22 posted 07/08/09 9:49am

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SoulAlive said:

80s Pop song of the day: "OBSCENE PHONE CALLER" by Rockwell (1984)


I like the slick,New Wave pop sound of this song.It's fun and very catchy! lol


I liked this one and He's a Cobra on the follow up album but
i've never been moved to purchase his albums.
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #23 posted 07/08/09 10:56am

Timmy84

Rockwell is doing behind the scenes work with his brother Kerry last I heard.
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Reply #24 posted 07/08/09 11:38am

dancerella

dirtyman2005 said:

ive got all 3 of his LP's on Vinyl.
I also have his first album on CD, some korean import.

The first CD is excellent, the second and third album's are quite funky too.

You can listen to them here:
http://bentleyfunk2.blogs...-1986.html
http://bentleyfunk2.blogs...-1985.html


Check out "Carme", and "Baby On The Corner", and many others.

I'm surprised the second and third albums didn't do too well, as they are quite brilliantly produced, plenty of synths and catchy hooks.

Yeah, Rockwell seemed to have the same "paranoia" type topics in his songs like MJ did.

I wonder what he looks like now, I haven't seen a single picture of him apart from those 80s ones.

Somebody must surely know what he's up to and what he is doing these days.

Jermaine Jackson was married to his sister, so i'm sure there must be some pics around.
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omg i have all 3 too! they are the bomb. i love how new wave and synth he was. rockwell is the bomb!! i think his first album is a classic. the second was hot too but the 3rd was a bit weird anda little weaker. love me some rockwel!!
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Reply #25 posted 07/08/09 1:32pm

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dirtyman2005 said:

ive got all 3 of his LP's on Vinyl.
I also have his first album on CD, some korean import.

The first CD is excellent, the second and third album's are quite funky too.

You can listen to them here:
http://bentleyfunk2.blogs...-1986.html
http://bentleyfunk2.blogs...-1985.html


Check out "Carme", and "Baby On The Corner", and many others.

I'm surprised the second and third albums didn't do too well, as they are quite brilliantly produced, plenty of synths and catchy hooks.

Yeah, Rockwell seemed to have the same "paranoia" type topics in his songs like MJ did.

I wonder what he looks like now, I haven't seen a single picture of him apart from those 80s ones.

Somebody must surely know what he's up to and what he is doing these days.

Jermaine Jackson was married to his sister, so i'm sure there must be some pics around.
[Edited 7/8/09 5:02am]


I have Rockwell's third album and I found it to be very derivative of Prince's sound from a few years earlier. (He even references "Sugar Walls" in the first song.) A few songs are okay if I want to hear some watered-down Minneapolis funk, but overall I didn't like it.
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Reply #26 posted 07/08/09 1:47pm

vainandy

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Hell no, he hasn't fallen off the face of the earth. He fell into my mouth right after that towel came off and he's been here ever since. lol
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #27 posted 07/08/09 1:49pm

sextonseven

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vainandy said:

Hell no, he hasn't fallen off the face of the earth. He fell into my mouth right after that towel came off and he's been here ever since. lol


How hairy is he? hmmm
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Reply #28 posted 07/08/09 1:51pm

suga10

I'll only remember him for Somebody is Watching Me.
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Reply #29 posted 07/08/09 1:55pm

vainandy

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sextonseven said:

vainandy said:

Hell no, he hasn't fallen off the face of the earth. He fell into my mouth right after that towel came off and he's been here ever since. lol


How hairy is he? hmmm


falloff If you recall, I said he's been here ever since, so what do you think? Oh honey, thick bush, hairy balls, and even a few little tiny hairs growing up the underside of the shaft. lol
Andy is a four letter word.
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