Another slow jam I think is the bomb for the late 70s. One of my favorites.I like Disco night (rock freak), Dont stop this feeling,Sitting in the park and Make my dream a reality.

GQ were a brilliant funk/disco band!! Back in 1979,I went crazy over their debut album.Their sound is very breezy and synth-heavy,with lots of great basslines.My favorite songs by them:

"Disco Nights (Rock Freak)" (1979)
"Make My Dream A Reality" (1979)
"I Do Love You" (1979)
"Standing Ovation" (1980)
"Don't Stop This Feeling" (1980)
"Sad Girl" (1981)
"Shake" (1981)
"GQ Down" (1980?)
"Sitting In The Park" (1980)

The slow jam "Don't Stop This Feeling" deserves much props.It's an album track that received alot of airplay without ever becoming a single.

DavidEye said:

What ? That song should of become a single. That was a nice slow jamm. I never heard "Shake " and "GQ" down.

angela74 said:

I agree,"Don't Stop This Feeling" really should have been a single.It's their finest original slow jam (their other slow jams were remakes).

"Shake" was their last hit single.It's from 1981,includes the catchy chorus..

shake..shake...love's gonna break...shake it from your shoulder
let's all partake...shake it girl all over

or something like that




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Okay I got to get their greatest hits.

angela74 said:

You certainly do.I have it,and every song is top-notch.

Cool. I need to get more funk groups in my C. collection.

Oh' ba-by, I love you so-o-o, and I don't want you to go,naw,naw ,naw, naw, naw, naw, naw.
Why-why don't you listen to me, i'm beggin' you on bended knees.
alotta love for G.Q.









I need one of these two from the Rhythm Makers



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mrwigglesdaw1rm said:

My dad has that L.P

mrwigglesdaw1rm said:

I'm gonna have to go to a used record store and find these albums.I only have their debut album and a Greatest Hits CD.Btw,the debut album is available as an import CD,with several bonus tracks.

DavidEye said:

I can find their import at a used c.d store

I love this song. It's one of those "take someone home from the club at 4 a.m. and get lucky" songs.

vainandy said:

Yeah. Its one of those "last call for alchol kind of slow jams"

Hey Angela,I saw GQ in concert a few years ago.They often appear at our annual "Super Oldies" R&B concerts.Actually,it's just the lead singer/guitarist.He performs "Disco Nights","Sitting In The Park" and "I Do Love You".I'm hoping that he is on the bill for our next Super Oldies show on February 11,2006.

Do you have shows like these in your area? I go every year and in the past,I have seen The Stylistics,Billy Paul,Barbara Mason,Peaches and Herb,The Delfonics,Blue Magic,The Originals,The Manhattans,Mary Jane Girls,Evelyn Champagne King,Gene Chandler,Deniece Williams,Tierra,Malo,War,The Floaters,The Superbs,James and Bobby Purify,The Dramatics,Zapp,The Gap Band,Rose Royce,Barbara Lewis,Al Wilson,and numerous others.Most people don't even realize that these people are still out there,performing and doing concerts!

DavidEye said:

No. the city Im from is rather small and hardly have any concerts. I would have to go to Cleveland to have oldies concerts. When I was in Mich I was shocked that they had a Parliment&Funkadelic concert. this was in 1996.Good concert too.

I like that cover. I'm not that familar with their stuff, just "Disco Nights", which is great.

Very cool band, Have all of their albums.

angela74 said:

What a voice!!!! I think the drummer used to do all the vocals. Does anyone know his name?


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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Paul Service was the drummer for a bit. Don't know if he did the vocal or not.

Be sure to check out the original I Do Love You and Sitting In The Park...



...by Billy Stewart.


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Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431
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theAudience said:

angela74 said:

I just remember seeing them on American Bandstand back in the day. The drummer was singing. He kind of looked very Al-Jeareau.


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