I was just listening to some of their stuff the other day. I know some of you R&B/Disco fans might remember them. They practically invented House music with this one track.....uh....I forget the name of it.

But, yeah, they got some pretty cool jams.

OK, now I remember some of the songs they made: "Bodytalk", Flashback", "Music and Lights", "Changes", etc.

Good stuff.

I like Bodytalk a lot. I'm not sure how your supposed to dance to it though.

Wow! Now I'm reminded of "Burning Up." Loved this one!
Did they also do "Just an Illusion?" (Or something like that?)

the only cut of theirs i've heard is "changes"...that song annoys me, for some reason.

Searchin 4 a destiny that's mine
There's another place another time
Searchin many hearts 2 learn the way..yeah
Hoping that I'll never have 2 say
It's just an illusion

Illusions

Follow your emotions everywhere
Is there really magic in the air?
Only in my dreams I'll turn u on
Here 4 just a moment then you're gone
It's just an illusion
(ooh ooh ooh ohh aaah!)
Illusions
Illusion

Handclapzfingasnapz said:

U should listen 2 Just An Illusion, kinda Princey.

paisleypark4 said:

That was the jam back in the day. This English group made some cool club jams. However, this track was there strongest in my opinion.

Hotlegs said:

these dudes where so cool back in the day, whereas you look at them now..... !

they did make some classics!

I can remember imagination. It was like the 70s when rock music still had it.

scary.....

Ok, let me see if some of ya'll are as old as me. Do you guys remember BET before Donnie Simpson took over Video Soul and there was some big dude in costumes playing videos?

Anyway...Illusions was one of the videos that was played over and over and over along with Stephanie Mills, Michael Jacksons' rock with you and even Prince, I wanna be your lover.

My mother used to just crack up at the one dude who wore a lotta lip gloss (with the headband in the pic) ....I never understood why she was laughin' until I got a little older.

the classic album "Night Dubbing" on R & S records included classic remixes and dub versions of

Illuisions
Music and Lights
Changes



its probably looooong out of print


they did a great Ballad called " All i wanna know"

abierman said:

Lawdy these outfits were over the top for sure.

unfortunately yeah i do.

paisleypark4 said:

No way.

paisleypark4 said:

I would be inclined to say sorta. When I first heard the instrumental of the song, I thought it was P until I heard the vocals and then I knew it wasn't him.

Oh, I got to say that when I have flashbacks of the video, it was kinda like Slyvester. Damn, those silver suits in the video were hideous as hell.
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Hotlegs said:

The Vocals are kinda . Has falcetto and the weird haunting araangement is somehting I could hear in a Prince bootleg..

paisleypark4 said:

Indeed. This is strange but true.

I have a video compilation of dance/disco artists from the late 70s/early 80s,and Imagination is on there,singing "Changes".It is an extremely tacky performance,you gotta see those awful outfits...lol...the song is okay though.

TheRealFiness said:

hahaha, LOL yes I have that one


just 1 or 2 weeks ago Imagination where performing "Illusion" live on some 80ees retro show on German Television

Dancelot said:

Really. How did they sound? Ah hell, they probably weren't singing live or were they. Please provide some info.

abierman said:

dude in the white pants looks as if he's gonna puke any moment.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Hotlegs said:

the lead vocals seemed to be sung really live, the music came from a tape of course. His voice was still fine, unlike for example Midge Ure who sounded like a bad.... well... Midge Ure

sorry, I couldn't google up a clip from the show, just a bit of info -> http://www.sevenonemedia..../index.php

other acts that performed were:

Sydney Youngblood: If only I could
Ryan Paris: Dolce Vita
Fancy: Chinese Eyes-Medley
Steinwolke: Katherine
Imagination: Just an Illusion
Midge Ure (Ultravox): Vienna
Black Box: Ride on time
Alison Moyet: Only You und Windmills
Camouflage: The Great Commandment
Irene Cara: Flashdance und Keep on dancin’
Hubert Kah: Sternenhimmel
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet): Gold

abierman said:

THOSE WERE DUDES???? And black ones at that? I thought the singer was a woman. When I heard of them I heard they were from England but I never saw them. Wow! You learn something new everyday. They made some cool songs. Flashback and Illusion were the cuts. Do they have a Greatest Hits of any kind cause I'd buy it.

Finally you're talking about a song that I know ! Illusion is a great song, imho. And yes, it's got sth Princey, I do agree with that!

I was listening to Flashback again. Damn, that song is funky.