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Thread started 08/08/05 7:32pm

badujunkie

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EWF "Evil"

I can't get enough of this jam! It's the shit...psychedelic sould at it's finest. Especially the keyboard improv toward the end...the most haunting, funky, soulful shit I've ever heard.
I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #1 posted 08/08/05 7:51pm

funkpill

This is when I discovered EWF as a kid!!! biggrin


Made me listen to music more clearly...music


A great tune....

Totally different back then....
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Reply #2 posted 08/08/05 8:16pm

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hell yeah, found this song on one of my dad's tapes, can't get enough of that kalimba sound from them. Those guys are definitely legends!!!
I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince.
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Reply #3 posted 08/09/05 4:24am

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"Evil" is one of EW&F's most hypnotic jams.The song spotlights a mesmerizing Afro-Latin sound,with some amazing kalimba playing from Maurice White.It's from their 1973 album 'Head To The Sky',one of the best albums from their early days.
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Reply #4 posted 08/09/05 6:48am

RipHer2Shreds

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"Evil" is one of EW&F's most hypnotic jams.The song spotlights a mesmerizing Afro-Latin sound,with some amazing kalimba playing from Maurice White.It's from their 1973 album 'Head To The Sky',one of the best albums from their early days.

Hypnotic is a good word to describe it. I've got the single on a compilation, but I still need to buy this album. I had it at one point, but I lost it. sad
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Reply #5 posted 08/09/05 7:10am

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Love this tune. Probably the 1st thing I heard from them.
Makes my Top 10 EW&F list.

Notice Verdine's pre-Nick Ashford look on the Head to the Sky cover. cool


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Reply #6 posted 08/09/05 7:11am

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RipHer2Shreds said:

DavidEye said:


"Evil" is one of EW&F's most hypnotic jams.The song spotlights a mesmerizing Afro-Latin sound,with some amazing kalimba playing from Maurice White.It's from their 1973 album 'Head To The Sky',one of the best albums from their early days.

Hypnotic is a good word to describe it. I've got the single on a compilation, but I still need to buy this album. I had it at one point, but I lost it. sad



You didn't "lose" it...somebody just stole it from you lol


but yeah,buy it again....I love the song "Clover" music
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Reply #7 posted 08/09/05 7:22am

RipHer2Shreds

DavidEye said:

RipHer2Shreds said:


Hypnotic is a good word to describe it. I've got the single on a compilation, but I still need to buy this album. I had it at one point, but I lost it. sad



You didn't "lose" it...somebody just stole it from you lol


but yeah,buy it again....I love the song "Clover" music

lol No, I actually did lose it. It happens quite frequently. I lost my copy of Prince's Black Album a few years back and just replaced it last year. Took me a while to find it cheap, because I didn't wanna pay $40 or more on eBay for it.
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Reply #8 posted 08/09/05 7:56am

Dewrede

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Does that dude always sing in falsetto ?
Quite frankly i think it's a bit annoying
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Reply #9 posted 08/09/05 11:57am

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Dewrede said:

Does that dude always sing in falsetto ?
Quite frankly i think it's a bit annoying


Actually, Philip Bailey's regular singing voice is in the same range as Maurice White's - the two of them used to do all of the lead AND background vocals EWF's studio albums--- and he sings Maurice's parts in concert...not sure why he doesn't use his regular voice more often...



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Reply #10 posted 08/09/05 12:11pm

Dewrede

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ok , thanks for the info smile
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Reply #11 posted 08/09/05 12:34pm

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DavidEye said:


"Evil" is one of EW&F's most hypnotic jams.The song spotlights a mesmerizing Afro-Latin sound,with some amazing kalimba playing from Maurice White.It's from their 1973 album 'Head To The Sky',one of the best albums from their early days.

Yep. Hey, when P released the single "When Doves Cry", and he had all of the flowers all over the white floor, this album cover came to my mind instantly.
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Reply #12 posted 08/09/05 5:58pm

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speaking of EWF, that new song that they have out now, I swear to God I hear Maurice's voice on it...I thought he had quit singing with them since he had got sick a few years back.

I hope that it is him on the song and that he feels well enough to sing like he used to again.
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Reply #13 posted 08/09/05 6:09pm

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missfee said:

speaking of EWF, that new song that they have out now, I swear to God I hear Maurice's voice on it...I thought he had quit singing with them since he had got sick a few years back.

I hope that it is him on the song and that he feels well enough to sing like he used to again.

On Show Me The Way, from Illumination, he sounds really weak.
Nothing like the Maurice of old. It's pretty sad.


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Reply #14 posted 08/09/05 6:22pm

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theAudience said:

missfee said:

speaking of EWF, that new song that they have out now, I swear to God I hear Maurice's voice on it...I thought he had quit singing with them since he had got sick a few years back.

I hope that it is him on the song and that he feels well enough to sing like he used to again.

On Show Me The Way, from Illumination, he sounds really weak.
Nothing like the Maurice of old. It's pretty sad.



Yeah, Maurice is singing a lot more than he did in the 90's, but his voice is nowhere near what it used to be, because of the Parkinson's.....I really liked it on "Show Me The Way", though, it's just not what it was....



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Reply #15 posted 08/09/05 6:23pm

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paligap said:

theAudience said:


On Show Me The Way, from Illumination, he sounds really weak.
Nothing like the Maurice of old. It's pretty sad.



Yeah, Maurice is singing a lot more than he did in the 90's, but his voice is nowhere near what it used to be, because of the Parkinson's.....I really liked it on "Show Me The Way", though, it's just not what it was....



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oh damn...i'll keep praying for him then...
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Reply #16 posted 08/10/05 3:57am

DavidEye

missfee said:

speaking of EWF, that new song that they have out now, I swear to God I hear Maurice's voice on it...I thought he had quit singing with them since he had got sick a few years back.

I hope that it is him on the song and that he feels well enough to sing like he used to again.



Yes,it is Maurice on the song.He still sings on their albums.He just doesn't tour with them anymore,although he did make a few appearances with them last year.Btw,did you ever get their 2003 album 'The Promise'? Maurice is all over that album,singing lead vocals on almost every song.But like TA said,his voice isn't what it used to be.
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Reply #17 posted 08/10/05 5:44am

Allnall

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missfee said:

speaking of EWF, that new song that they have out now, I swear to God I hear Maurice's voice on it...I thought he had quit singing with them since he had got sick a few years back.

I hope that it is him on the song and that he feels well enough to sing like he used to again.



Yes,it is Maurice on the song.He still sings on their albums.He just doesn't tour with them anymore,although he did make a few appearances with them last year.Btw,did you ever get their 2003 album 'The Promise'? Maurice is all over that album,singing lead vocals on almost every song.But like TA said,his voice isn't what it used to be.


Yes...Parkinson's has slowed him a bit, but GOD has still been good to him, since he can still sing and occasionally perform with the guys sooo many years after being diagnosed, especially when you see others who suffer from the same disease....AND we need to remember, that he will be 64 years old in December.....
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Reply #18 posted 08/10/05 5:47am

DavidEye

Allnall said:

DavidEye said:




Yes,it is Maurice on the song.He still sings on their albums.He just doesn't tour with them anymore,although he did make a few appearances with them last year.Btw,did you ever get their 2003 album 'The Promise'? Maurice is all over that album,singing lead vocals on almost every song.But like TA said,his voice isn't what it used to be.


Yes...Parkinson's has slowed him a bit, but GOD has still been good to him, since he can still sing and occasionally perform with the guys sooo many years after being diagnosed, especially when you see others who suffer from the same disease....AND we need to remember, that he will be 64 years old in December.....



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Reply #19 posted 08/10/05 5:50am

DavidEye

Dewrede said:

Does that dude (Philip Bailey) always sing in falsetto ?
Quite frankly i think it's a bit annoying



I guess you don't listen to alot of EW&F music.There are many songs where Phil sings in his "normal" voice.Listen to the song "Clover" that I mentioned above.
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Reply #20 posted 08/10/05 5:59am

jw1914

This thread takes me back, way back, the time when major record labels would allow a group to freely express themselves musically. EWF put out some incredible music back then. And just think Jessica later sung with P Funk.
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Reply #21 posted 08/11/05 10:11am

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lol My cousins had a band(love to S.U.L.) back in the day and they'd cover "Evil". there was a thread about full lp's you'd listen to... this (KYHTTS) would be one of those for me. Evil with White playing the Kalimba "Masquerade" is a message to the madness.
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Reply #22 posted 08/11/05 10:50am

Stymie

That has got to be pretty close to my favorite EWF song.
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Reply #23 posted 08/11/05 11:34am

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DavidEye said:

Dewrede said:

Does that dude (Philip Bailey) always sing in falsetto ?
Quite frankly i think it's a bit annoying



I guess you don't listen to alot of EW&F music.There are many songs where Phil sings in his "normal" voice.Listen to the song "Clover" that I mentioned above.


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