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Thread started 08/17/07 10:34am

drwatson

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america 12"

anyone know what this is like?- tempted to buy it
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Reply #1 posted 08/17/07 10:41am

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drwatson said:

anyone know what this is like?- tempted to buy it


i like it a lot
it's like an extended jam
in the studio
playing with different motifs in the song
and messing with some studio effects here and there
some new instrumentation is introduced from time to time
gets pretty funky too
and it's about 24-minutes long
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Reply #2 posted 08/17/07 11:17am

dannyd5050

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It's tight! Perfect driving song if your location is 20 to 30 minutes away!
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Reply #3 posted 08/17/07 11:19am

gazzlornie

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the FULL 12" version was once available on cd, I bought it in France 2004, its deleted now though . a really weird compilation album called Minneapolis Funk

it is 24 mins of funk out..!


http://www.amazon.fr/Minn...624&sr=8-1
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Reply #4 posted 08/17/07 11:23am

vainandy

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It starts out as the complete album version then it goes into the extended version. Once it goes into the extended version, it takes forever for the music to change up. The lenghth would be no problem if the music switched up from time to time.
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #5 posted 08/17/07 11:23am

CalhounSq

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It's fucking awesome, get it you nerd! fight

j/k razz I consider it a must-have nod
heart prince I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it prince heart
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Reply #6 posted 08/17/07 12:03pm

violetblues

yea, its a must have,.....but like others said its a 24 minutes of variations on that funky beat and groove.
I love it, my head be bobbing for all those 24 minutes,
its perfect for driving, jogging or working out.
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Reply #7 posted 08/17/07 1:01pm

drwatson

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thanks, i think i will hunt it out- extended singles are cool- wish there were more
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Reply #8 posted 08/17/07 6:45pm

Mong

21 minutes 46 seconds long, actually.
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Reply #9 posted 08/17/07 7:15pm

KFUNK

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gazzlornie said:

the FULL 12" version was once available on cd, I bought it in France 2004, its deleted now though . a really weird compilation album called Minneapolis Funk

it is 24 mins of funk out..!


http://www.amazon.fr/Minn...624&sr=8-1
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gazzzlornie...I also had that compilation. Picked it up from fnac.com...I really like that compilation...and I have the vinyl of the America 12" as well...and U are right...24 minutes of one heck of a funk jam! If memory serves me well...the tape actually ran out, as it was recorded in a warehouse in the MPLS area. It IS worth finding and buying drwatson...good luck and enjoy!

Live 4 Love
KFUNK
We need 2 come 2gether, come 2gether as ONE
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Reply #10 posted 08/17/07 8:17pm

mplsmike

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its 21min, Something Seconds..not 24 minutes

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Mong had it right
21:46
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Reply #11 posted 08/18/07 8:55am

HamsterHuey

Lots of keyboards solo's, great to listen to on headphones. Not much vocalisations, though.
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Reply #12 posted 08/18/07 5:34pm

Issues04

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GO GET IT!
It's Tight, But I Think I Could Fit U In!
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Reply #13 posted 08/19/07 2:09am

Raze

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i fucking love it. which is strange, because i don't really care much for the shorter album version. at all.
"Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." - Kahlil Gibran
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Reply #14 posted 08/20/07 1:21am

gazzlornie

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21:46 on 12" vinyl..21:31 on the Minneapolis Funk cd..! There was a time when I could have told you what happened in those "missing" 15 seconds lol

Gx
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