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PrintableUbiquity said: namepeace said: Not doubting Mandrill's greatness, but they weren't among the choices. And I'd still choose EWF out of ignorance. I don't know enough of Mandrill's work. Well, you had them included in your last post, so I brought it up again. 
I love EW&F, but if you are familar with Mandrill`s work .. they are on a different level. In fact, it was Mandrill who`s got EW&F to use all these percussive instruments .. and EW&F used to OPEN for Mandrill... Here I go again, comparing two great bands ..  But this thread was a competitive thread anyway...I know enough of Mandrill to be dangerous but I am sure I'd love them. I don't doubt you at all . . . I guess EWF is part of the "soundtrack of my life," so I am admittedly biased, but they're great in their own right, as is Mandrill.  Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Ohio Players are the choice. They were so funky and much more raw than EWF. Also, EWF eventually succumbed to disco and pop leanings as did Kool & the Gang. I lost some respect for both bands when that happened. The Ohio Players were more like a blues-rock band that played funk to me than the others. They were self-contained and carried by Sugarfoot's unmistakeable vocals, their cat-like falsetto background vocals, great songs (Fire, Skintight, Fopp, Love Rollercoaster, Sweet Sticky Thing, Jive Turkey, Who'd She Coo? and so many others), and incomparable musicianship anchored by Diamond's inimitable drumming. The Ohio Players were actually my first favorate band as I was in grade school when they hit it big in the 1970s and I used to have the debate with friends all the time if they or EWF was superior. It was very similar to the Beatles-Stones or Michael-Prince debates (of course, we know the answers are Stones and Prince!). Another popular comparison at the time was Stevie Wonder vs. Elton John. In any case, I digress. It is a difficult contest when you pair up the peak years of 1974-1977 for EWF (Open Our Eyes, That's the Way of the World, Gratitude, Spirit, All N' All) vs. OPs (Skintight, Fire, Honey, Contradiction, Angel), but I still have to stick with O-H-I-O! If you've got funk, you've got style. | |
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Oh, and the Ohio Players didn't succumb to the sound of Disco, is that what you're saying? I guess you've never heard "Everybody Disco" then. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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namepeace said: theAudience said: A lot of youse guys are side-stepping the question.
"In the 70's the king's of Funk were James Brown and the J.B.'s..." "...who was the better sounding Funk crew..." Not who was the overall better group of the 3. (That's a no-brainer, EWF hands down.) tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm Yeah. I guess I was looking at the TITLE of the thread. EWF ain't a funk band per se. The JBs would win that title in a long walk. All is forgiven because I know you're also a Dan-Fan and all Dan-Fans must stick together. 
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NWF said: Oh, and the Ohio Players didn't succumb to the sound of Disco, is that what you're saying? I guess you've never heard "Everybody Disco" then.
I love the Ohio Players,but to be honest,they started running out of ideas after 1976. | |
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HardcoreJollies said: Ohio Players are the choice. They were so funky and much more raw than EWF. Also, EWF eventually succumbed to disco and pop leanings as did Kool & the Gang. I lost some respect for both bands when that happened. The Ohio Players were more like a blues-rock band that played funk to me than the others.
EWF's music was influenced by a lot of different sounds, right from the start. It was always funky, it was always danceable (like disco) and it was also hook-laden (like pop). I think the formula wore thin some in the 80s, but their influences were clear throughout their career. | |
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