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Printable100MPH said: PFunkjazz said: Problems with EWF post-FACES. bland songwriting and lack of afro-Caribbean jazz.
RAISE-album : - BE MY LOVE / WANNA BE WITH YOU - bland songwriting ? PFJ: yeah pretty much the highlight of the album but what happens after that?  ahhhh "Changing Times" really rocked!
- KALIMBA STORY - The very afro-Caribbean instrumental , used as intro forvthe group to enter the stage on the Worldwide RAISE-Tour - EVOLUTION ORANGE - fierce breaks with horns and rhythm section which clearly are influenced by jazz PFJ: quick teases both of 'em left me extremely frustratedthey didn't follow thru and stretch, but yeah the concert intro with the hawk swooping down was cool test | |
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PFunkjazz said:Problems with EWF post-IN THE NAME OF LOVE guitars replaced with keyboard emulation, e-drums dominate final tracks*1, vocal performance inconsistent between live and recorded (Maurice not present). All these problems show up on ILLUMINATION and even though it's a good record it still bores me. Kinda like MUSICOLOGY.
I've seen DEVOTED SPIRITS*1 and like them much much more (I got their cd somwehere around here) , so I'm keeping an eye out for their LA gigs. I also want to see Al McKay's group. Somehow, I keep missing them. *1- Surprised that you didn't get bored with the mechanical drums on the DEVOTED SPIRITS ... especially on the mighty FACES-track . I have big admiration for LARRY DUNN . Amazing stuff he did for CALDERA , RONNIE LAWS , STANLEY TURRENTINE , etc. A missed opportunity that they didn't use SONNY EMORY or another live drummer . [Edited 10/19/05 9:56am] | |
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100MPH said: PFunkjazz said: Problems with EWF post-POWERLIGHT too much techno in post-production tend to be lacking in soul plus only a single guitar and rap guest spots.
And dont forget these : - YOU AND I - SPEND THE NIGHT. but I did, 
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PFunkjazz said: but yeah the concert intro with the hawk swooping down was cool
I have a magazine-interview with LARRY DUNN in which he explains that they used to wave with blankets for the sound of the hawk . After having sampled that , he lowered the sound to the right wing-sound . It appears that this was a last minute solution , because during the tour there were some technical sounding problems . LARRY has this significant & typical keyboard/synthsound which you can hear on the artists i mentioned above . Lately he contributed with the HIDDEN BEACH ALL STARS ( from the record label of current acts like JILL SCOTT and KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL ) . LARRY lays this sound of his in the solo of a JUICY FRUIT-remake ( MTUME ) ... worth to listen to . [Edited 10/19/05 9:52am] | |
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100MPH said: PFunkjazz said:Problems with EWF post-IN THE NAME OF LOVE guitars replaced with keyboard emulation, e-drums dominate final tracks*1, vocal performance inconsistent between live and recorded (Maurice not present). All these problems show up on ILLUMINATION and even though it's a good record it still bores me. Kinda like MUSICOLOGY.
I've seen DEVOTED SPIRITS*1 and like them much much more (I got their cd somwehere around here) , so I'm keeping an eye out for their LA gigs. I also want to see Al McKay's group. Somehow, I keep missing them. *1- Surprised that you didn't get bored with the mechanical drums on the DEVOTED SPIRITS ... especially on the mighty FACES-track . I have big admiration for LARRY DUNN . Amazing stuff he did for CALDERA , RONNIE LAWS , STANLEY TURRENTINE , etc. A missed opportunity that they didn't use SONNY EMORY or another live drummer . [Edited 10/19/05 9:44am] To be honest, I still haven't played that cd. It's sealed in a bag somewhere. (LOL I bought it at the same time as that George Clinton mess-terpiece*). My references were really to a live performance at the NAMM convention in January. * not a typo...we'll bash that on another thread. Yeah I'm a big Larry Dunn fan. As far as I'm concerned, he's as intrinsic to EWF as Al & Johnny. test | |
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