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Shuggie! That's how much I love that one!

i think shuggie's has a lot more going on in terms of melodies and different textures, but 'for you' is really strong in its simplicity. i couldn't say one is better than the other, or that i prefer one over the other.

Anx said:

are you running for office?

sinisterpentatonic said:

i could answer that one of two ways, but i would prefer to take the higher road.

sinisterpentatonic said:

Anx can be so diplomatic

Last night Crazy You happened to come on and i started to think about how it would've sounded on Shuggie's album. i think it would've placed nicely on the side of Aht Mi Head. i guess both albums remind me of each other. i still can't decide. i know Shuggie was a bit more mature when he recorded II but For you has some nice stuff going on too in regards to melodies and musicianship.

Anx said:

i prefer the higher road too.

i always hear old todd rundgren and REALLY old hall & oates when i listen to shuggie's album. as far as i'm concerned, that's a good thing.

Anx said:

i'll have to check some of that stuff out.

sinisterpentatonic said:

if you aren't familiar with rundgren's old stuff, you're missing out on a real treat. there's a 'best of todd rundgren' CD by rhino that you can find at just about any wrecka stow for 7.99 or so...i strongly recommend it!

Anx said:

i've only heard great things about him. i know he's considered an innovator in a lot of areas. i really don't know why i haven't inquired any further. i'll most def check out that cd or better yet just log into rhapsody, i think they have his entire discography there.

sinisterpentatonic said:

you'll find that you're familiar with most of the stuff on his greatest hits. i had a few "oh my god, that's HIM?!?" moments on my first listen.

CinisterCee said:

It's a much better song.

namepeace said:

i'm comparing albums not songs.

Besides the fact that the album covers resemble each other, it's not even close as far as what's on wax. Shuggie by a mile.

...Now this is a reason why I love being a member on the "org".

I've been listening to Shuggie for the last week, just digging his vibe and amazing melodies on this CD. I love his instrumentation on this joint and this CD seems like a "upbeat" vesrion of Sly's "Riot".

After listening to Shuggie, I put on "For You" and re-checked it. It's a great debut but after listening to it (and I said this on another thread), I can visualize the "What's Happening!!" disco dynamite dance contest between Rerun and Dynamite. Hell, they should have used his music instead of that lame Mancini shit they had in the background.

Anyway,I'm going with Shuggie (and I'm sure Prince was mesmorized and inspired by this joint as a kid).

sinisterpentatonic said:

you didn't state that!

CinisterCee said:

are YOU running for office?

Anx said:

We can discuss this at the House of Commons.

blackguitaristz said:

maybe a couple of meters, but not a mile.

CinisterCee said:

i thought it was pretty obvious, i forgot both albums have title tracks.

sinisterpentatonic said:

Still better.

SPYZFAN1 said:

I've always thought II sounded like the love child of There's a riot Going On and Music of My Mind

tough one...but shuggie gets it...I think he was more creative on inspiration...than prince was on for you...

Come on y'all:


In Love
Crazy You
Just As Long As We're Together
Baby
My Love Is Forever
So Blue
I'm Yours

are some solid tracks.

too bad Prince wasn't hip to the XL-30, ain't no telling what this album would've sounded like then.

where the hell is handclaps in all this??!?

Anx said:

in the linear notes?

sinisterpentatonic said:

ha!

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Although I think Shuggie's album has more restless creativity, remember this wasn't Shuggie's first album--

First, there was Al Kooper Presents: Shuggie Otis, then there was Here Comes Shuggie Otis,followed by Freedom Flight and then came Inspiration Information(The Cd version fuses the original "Inspiration" album with a few cuts from "Freedom Flight" album

....I wonder if it might be more appropraiate to compare it to Dirty Mind and Controversy?....




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