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Thread started 06/21/11 5:21pm

MickyDolenz

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Cameo ~ Alligator Woman

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #1 posted 06/21/11 5:30pm

PDogz

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LOVE Cameo to death, wasn't too excited about this particular song or album. "Flirt" was probably my favorite song from this 1982 release. And I never knew until recently that the girl on the cover of this album is VANITY.

"There's Nothing That The Proper Attitude Won't Render Funkable!"

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Reply #2 posted 06/21/11 9:02pm

DerekH

Alligator Woman is one of my favorite Cameo songs! Here's the video:

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Reply #3 posted 06/21/11 9:08pm

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^^All the music videos from this album were apparently filmed at the same time. lol

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #4 posted 06/21/11 10:09pm

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MickyDolenz said:

^^All the music videos from this album were apparently filmed at the same time. lol

Yes there were! nod Of course, the videos for Just Be Yourself & Flirt works better in rotation.

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Reply #5 posted 06/22/11 12:07am

SoulAlive

Love this song! The lyrics are crazy lol your big behind....it makes me blind

My favorite Cameo album.The three singles are incredible: "Be Yourself",title track and "Flirt" headbang Cemeo was at the top of their game with this album.1982 was their year.

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Reply #6 posted 06/22/11 12:12am

SoulAlive

MickyDolenz said:

^^All the music videos from this album were apparently filmed at the same time. lol

It seems that this was a common occurence back then lol Remember Prince's "Uptown" and "Dirty Mind" videos? Evelyn Champagne King's "Love Come Down" and "Betcha She Don't Love You" videos? I guess it was cheaper to do it this way wink

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Reply #7 posted 06/22/11 12:19am

PDogz

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SoulAlive said:

Love this song! The lyrics are crazy lol your big behind....it makes me blind

My favorite Cameo album.The three singles are incredible: "Be Yourself",title track and "Flirt" headbang Cemeo was at the top of their game with this album.1982 was their year.

Not 1986?

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Reply #8 posted 06/22/11 12:36am

SoulAlive

PDogz said:

SoulAlive said:

Love this song! The lyrics are crazy lol your big behind....it makes me blind

My favorite Cameo album.The three singles are incredible: "Be Yourself",title track and "Flirt" headbang Cemeo was at the top of their game with this album.1982 was their year.

Not 1986?

'Word Up' is cool,but I like the 'Alligator Woman' era lol They toured with Rick James and One Way during this era.I wish I had gone to one of those shows! confused

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Reply #9 posted 06/22/11 1:02am

TonyVanDam

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PDogz said:

SoulAlive said:

Love this song! The lyrics are crazy lol your big behind....it makes me blind

My favorite Cameo album.The three singles are incredible: "Be Yourself",title track and "Flirt" headbang Cemeo was at the top of their game with this album.1982 was their year.

Not 1986?

1986 was when Cameo went for that MTV-inspired crossover success.

1982 was when Cameo added new wave ideas to their synth-driven funk and still remain BET-bound. wink

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Reply #10 posted 06/22/11 1:02am

petiteqtpy

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I like Shake Your Pants and Why Have I Lost you!

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Reply #11 posted 06/22/11 1:07am

SoulAlive

hey lady,whatcha say? How about some fun today? biggrin

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Reply #12 posted 06/22/11 1:15am

PDogz

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SoulAlive said:

PDogz said:

Not 1986?

'Word Up' is cool,but I like the 'Alligator Woman' era lol They toured with Rick James and One Way during this era.I wish I had gone to one of those shows! confused

That would have been fantastic to have seen Rick James and Cameo on the same ticket!

I first saw Cameo in concert in 1979, then again in 1986, but then didn't see them again until 1998, when they headlined at the Apollo Theatre in NYC with Zapp & Roger and Evelyn "Champagne" King (just 5 months before Roger was murdered). Then, while album sales certainly don't mean that much to me, casting their only Platinum certified album "Word Up!" aside, I always felt like 1986 was the year that all the elements came together for Cameo: their look (Larry's high-top fade, black spandex with red codpiece), their choreography with Debbie Allen, and the final of three #1 hits ("Word Up!") on the R&B charts (along with 1980's "Cameosis" and 1984's "She's Strange").

The 1982 "Alligator Woman" era always felt to me more like a time when Cameo was searching for their new direction, which culminated four years later. Not a bad time to be a Cameo fan at all, and I certainly respect that it was your favorite period in Cameo's history.

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Reply #13 posted 06/22/11 2:27am

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It was this album, IMO, when Charlie's contributions, style & energy really began to show prominently in the band's sound.

Love the album from start to finish (except "Secrets Of Time"....ugh).

"Alligator Woman" was a MONSTER in their stage show around that time, too....200% kinetic.

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Reply #14 posted 06/22/11 9:06am

MickyDolenz

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TonyVanDam said:

PDogz said:

Not 1986?

1986 was when Cameo went for that MTV-inspired crossover success.

1982 was when Cameo added new wave ideas to their synth-driven funk and still remain BET-bound. wink

Why would someone try to get on BET? In the beginning, it was infomercials most of the day. razz The BET programming came on in the evening.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #15 posted 06/22/11 9:35am

DerekH

SoulAlive said:

MickyDolenz said:

^^All the music videos from this album were apparently filmed at the same time. lol

It seems that this was a common occurence back then lol Remember Prince's "Uptown" and "Dirty Mind" videos? Evelyn Champagne King's "Love Come Down" and "Betcha She Don't Love You" videos? I guess it was cheaper to do it this way wink

All the Prince videos from "1999" ("1999", "Little Red Corvette", "Let's Pretend We're Married", and "Automatic") were shot on the same stage and it looks like at the same time. I think it was a way to save money in the early 80s.

Videos for "Controversy" and "Sexuality" were done the same way, too.

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Reply #16 posted 06/22/11 10:00am

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JamFanHot said:

It was this album, IMO, when Charlie's contributions, style & energy really began to show prominently in the band's sound.

Love the album from start to finish (except "Secrets Of Time"....ugh).

"Alligator Woman" was a MONSTER in their stage show around that time, too....200% kinetic.

I love this album from top to bottom INCLUDING Secrets Of Time.

no no no! I 'on't kno whatchu talkin' 'bout! lol

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Reply #17 posted 06/22/11 3:09pm

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BlaqueKnight said:

JamFanHot said:

It was this album, IMO, when Charlie's contributions, style & energy really began to show prominently in the band's sound.

Love the album from start to finish (except "Secrets Of Time"....ugh).

"Alligator Woman" was a MONSTER in their stage show around that time, too....200% kinetic.

I love this album from top to bottom INCLUDING Secrets Of Time.

no no no! I 'on't kno whatchu talkin' 'bout! lol


Out of sincere respect for your opinion, BK...I did go back Re-spin this track (on it's own and as an "outro" to Alligator. I do like some of their "sketchier" stuff (like say, "Le Toi") BUT>>>>

I.....can't.....just can't. As soon as Tomi whines "Whooooooo will tellll the childrennnnn........." I'm out.... boxed

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Reply #18 posted 06/22/11 3:56pm

SoulAlive

DerekH said:

SoulAlive said:

It seems that this was a common occurence back then lol Remember Prince's "Uptown" and "Dirty Mind" videos? Evelyn Champagne King's "Love Come Down" and "Betcha She Don't Love You" videos? I guess it was cheaper to do it this way wink

All the Prince videos from "1999" ("1999", "Little Red Corvette", "Let's Pretend We're Married", and "Automatic") were shot on the same stage and it looks like at the same time. I think it was a way to save money in the early 80s.

Videos for "Controversy" and "Sexuality" were done the same way, too.

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Reply #19 posted 06/22/11 3:57pm

SoulAlive

I'm listening to this album right now,on my new turntable headbang Sounds so good!

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Reply #20 posted 06/22/11 4:41pm

JamFanHot

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SoulAlive said:

I'm listening to this album right now,on my new turntable headbang Sounds so good!

What kind ya got, Soul?

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Reply #21 posted 06/22/11 4:44pm

SoulAlive

JamFanHot said:

SoulAlive said:

I'm listening to this album right now,on my new turntable headbang Sounds so good!

What kind ya got, Soul?

a Stanton T92 USB turntable.I'm in love with it love http://www.drumza.com/images/StantonT92USBTurntable.jpg

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Reply #22 posted 06/22/11 4:48pm

PDogz

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SoulAlive said:

JamFanHot said:

What kind ya got, Soul?

a Stanton T92 USB turntable.I'm in love with it love http://www.drumza.com/images/StantonT92USBTurntable.jpg

Absolutely Beautiful!

"There's Nothing That The Proper Attitude Won't Render Funkable!"

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Reply #23 posted 06/22/11 4:49pm

SoulAlive

PDogz said:

SoulAlive said:

a Stanton T92 USB turntable.I'm in love with it love http://www.drumza.com/images/StantonT92USBTurntable.jpg

Absolutely Beautiful!

nod I can't take my eyes off it,lol

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Reply #24 posted 06/22/11 4:54pm

PDogz

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SoulAlive said:

PDogz said:

Absolutely Beautiful!

nod I can't take my eyes off it,lol

I don't blame you! I wish I were nearby so you could spin some of your favorite vinyl for me. I'm sure you have some gems that can't be found on CD anywhere. I also have no doubt you could come up with a few tunes that I've NEVER heard. Enjoy man!

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Reply #25 posted 06/22/11 5:01pm

SoulAlive

PDogz said:

SoulAlive said:

nod I can't take my eyes off it,lol

I don't blame you! I wish I were nearby so you could spin some of your favorite vinyl for me. I'm sure you have some gems that can't be found on CD anywhere. I also have no doubt you could come up with a few tunes that I've NEVER heard. Enjoy man!

That's the cool thing about vinyl...some of this stuff never even made it to CD.I can listen to rare records that I would never find on CD.And since this is a USB turntable I can digitalize all this music to my computer,iPod and CDs.

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Reply #26 posted 06/22/11 5:09pm

PDogz

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SoulAlive said:

PDogz said:

I don't blame you! I wish I were nearby so you could spin some of your favorite vinyl for me. I'm sure you have some gems that can't be found on CD anywhere. I also have no doubt you could come up with a few tunes that I've NEVER heard. Enjoy man!

That's the cool thing about vinyl...some of this stuff never even made it to CD.I can listen to rare records that I would never find on CD.And since this is a USB turntable I can digitalize all this music to my computer,iPod and CDs.

The USB connection is essential. nod

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Reply #27 posted 06/22/11 6:56pm

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SoulAlive said:

JamFanHot said:

What kind ya got, Soul?

a Stanton T92 USB turntable.I'm in love with it love http://www.drumza.com/images/StantonT92USBTurntable.jpg

Niice! I need to stop being cheap and update my turntable. I'm still using the same old

ass turntable i bought in 1986 but it sounds good mainly because of my speakers. I also

agree that Cameo was at the top of their game during the Knights of The Sound Table

and Alligator Woman period.

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Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #28 posted 06/22/11 7:17pm

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Great song from their last really great album.

Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #29 posted 06/22/11 7:28pm

vainandy

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SoulAlive said:

JamFanHot said:

What kind ya got, Soul?

a Stanton T92 USB turntable.I'm in love with it love http://www.drumza.com/images/StantonT92USBTurntable.jpg

I've got Stanton turntables also. I've had two of these since the year 2001....

If you ever notice, most people with a turntable without pitch control always complain that the record sounds a little faster than the CD. Well, turn that pitch control down to minus 2 and it is the exact same tempo as a CD.

Andy is a four letter word.
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