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Earth Wind and Fire fans---you gotta pick up the new issue of Goldmine magazine! 
gotta make a trip to Tower Records this weekend  also,don't forget to pick this up too:
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DavidEye said:
gotta make a trip to Tower Records this weekend also,don't forget to pick this up too:
Do they apologize for how bad and tepid the albums they released in the mid eighties and early nineties were? I thinkk they should to all EWF fans. That's the test. If a fan tells you those albums were slamming just pick up the record and smash it over his head. Because that fan is beyond tonedeaf and he needs it more than you know. | |
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Trickology said: DavidEye said:
gotta make a trip to Tower Records this weekend also,don't forget to pick this up too:
Do they apologize for how bad and tepid the albums they released in the mid eighties and early nineties were? I thinkk they should to all EWF fans. That's the test. If a fan tells you those albums were slamming just pick up the record and smash it over his head. Because that fan is beyond tonedeaf and he needs it more than you know. I think that most fans will find something to hang their hats on in the latter day material, even if most may reflect that it is not as great as their legacy hits.....hey as I've said before, I am glad to here them in concert and I do appreciate some of their later material... Times have changed and I dont think there is one Legacy artist that is talked about alot on these boards here that can honestly say that their current material is a good as their Legacy material of the 70s or 80s, wherever their peak period was from. [Edited 7/21/06 11:20am] | |
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 Thanks for the Headzup, D!! I got some purchasin' to do!!!
I can finally retire that old VHS copy of That's The Way of the World... ... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: ...
Thanks for the Headzup, D!! I got some purchasin' to do!!!
I can finally retire that old VHS copy of That's The Way of the World... ... I've always wondered about this Movie.. Is it Worth Getting? | |
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Trickology said: Do they apologize for how bad and tepid the albums they released in the mid eighties and early nineties were? I thinkk they should to all EWF fans . That's the test. If a fan tells you those albums were slamming just pick up the record and smash it over his head . Because that fan is beyond tonedeaf and he needs it more than you know . Speak 4 yo-self . There are indeed slamming songs on various albums you've mentioned : - Fall In Love With Me - 1983 - Night Dreamin' - 1983 - Side By Side - 1983 - The Speed Of Love - 1983 - Spread Your Love - 1983 - Something Special - 1983 - We Live In Our Own Time - 1984 - System Of Survival - 1987 - You And I - 1987 ( there's another one on I Am ( 1979 ) - Chicago ( Chi Town ) Blues - 1993 - Even If You Wonder - 1993 - Spend The Night - 1993 - Sunday Morning - 1993 And later the went on with these gems : - Revolution ( Just Evolution ) - 1995 / 1997 - Round And Round - 1995 / 1997 - Take You To Heaven - 1995 - Betcha' - 2003 - Never - 2003 - All About Love ( featuring The Emotions ) - 2003 - All In The Way ( featuring The Emotions ) - 2003 - Let Me Love You - 2003 - Suppose You Like Me - 2003 - Where Do We Go From Here - 1979 / 2003 Yes , it's a different era of music , but not a reason to place the 70's era in a superior place ... not in my book and no apologize or test required . You know what should be smashed imo ? The re-versions of classic tracks like Faces (1980 ) or See The Light ( 1975 ) , performed by Devoted Spirits . They've layed a sterile computer-beat under it , which kills the total vibe in the atmosphere . I've only experienced a few rare times that a drum-computer was programmed like an infectious groove . More sour is that besides Sheldon Reynolds and Morris Pleasure , the master-keyman of EW&F and Devoted Spirits : Larry Dunn , approved to lay this plastic beat-sound under it . A WORLD of difference if you listen to the originals . I just don't get it ,'cause Larry did so many legendary stuff in the past . So put THAT 2 the test 
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twistedeargasm said: paligap said: ...
Thanks for the Headzup, D!! I got some purchasin' to do!!!
I can finally retire that old VHS copy of That's The Way of the World... ... I've always wondered about this Movie.. Is it Worth Getting? Depends...most would say it's worth it for the EWF footage alone...the story's focus really isn't on them, though...It's about the Producer, played by Harvey Keitel..he wants to produce the music he likes ("The Band", played by EWF), but the record company wants him to produce a lackluster corporate pop group, a group that they're putting money and advertising on. A lot of people at the time thought the movie was too hokey(including Maurice White), but I like it.... ... [Edited 7/25/06 13:35pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Man, EWF did some EXCELLENT shit in the early 80s...and let us not forget Maurice White's outstanding solo LP that came out around 1986(?)...fucking slamming.
However, your point IS taken...they've been a caricature of themselves for a long time now...I really wish they'd stop touring. It's embarrassing not just for them but for the fans that show up. Going to an EWF concert in 2006 is like finally getting to fuck the homecoming queen...when she's 80. | |
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paligap said: Depends...most would say it's worth it for the EWF footage alone...the story's focus really isn't on them, though...It's about the Producer, played by Harvey Keitel..he wants to produce the music he likes ("The Band", played by EWF), but the record company wants him to produce a lackluster corporate pop group, a group that they're putting money and advertising on. A lot of people at the time thought the movie was too hokey(including Maurice White), but I like it.... I finally got to see this thing in its entirety and I actually thought it was a very enjoyable movie. I don't see why it didn't fare better back in the day. Part of me thinks it ought to be a required viewing for children (middle/high school) who think they want to be singers or entertainers. | |
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Trickology said: Do they apologize for how bad and tepid the albums they released in the mid eighties and early nineties were? I thinkk they should to all EWF fans. That's the test. If a fan tells you those albums were slamming just pick up the record and smash it over his head. Because that fan is beyond tonedeaf and he needs it more than you know.
A few quotes directly from the article... Although "Let's Groove," with its electronic beats, was a Top 5 hit in 1981, Bailey all but dismisses everything that came after That's The Way Of The World, All'N All and I Am. "Those records were the heart and soul of the band," he said. "To this day, the whole catalog is driven by those records. All the stuff after that, Powerlight and the crazy mess that we did, that stuff didn't mean a thing." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dunn recalled the 1983 album Electric Universe: "I took it home after it was finished and I played it. I told Maurice the next day, 'I listened to it. Good music, it is. Earth, Wind & Fire, it ain't.'" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ...My sentiments exactly. Nothing wrong with liking the 80s and beyond stuff, but the truth is that it just doesn't have the same magic. tA  Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: Trickology said: Do they apologize for how bad and tepid the albums they released in the mid eighties and early nineties were? I thinkk they should to all EWF fans. That's the test. If a fan tells you those albums were slamming just pick up the record and smash it over his head. Because that fan is beyond tonedeaf and he needs it more than you know.
A few quotes directly from the article... Although "Let's Groove," with its electronic beats, was a Top 5 hit in 1981, Bailey all but dismisses everything that came after That's The Way Of The World, All'N All and I Am. "Those records were the heart and soul of the band," he said. "To this day, the whole catalog is driven by those records. All the stuff after that, Powerlight and the crazy mess that we did, that stuff didn't mean a thing." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dunn recalled the 1983 album Electric Universe: "I took it home after it was finished and I played it. I told Maurice the next day, 'I listened to it. Good music, it is. Earth, Wind & Fire, it ain't.'" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ...My sentiments exactly. Nothing wrong with liking the 80s and beyond stuff, but the truth is that it just doesn't have the same magic. Hey TA , that's an interesting quote . Always cool to hear the artists POV which i can imagine , especially after such milepoles as TTWOTW , All'N All & I Am , in which has been put so much energy . I've read another quote from Maurice that he saw I Am as their "Abbey Road" . From some more anecdotes of Reece , he told that around the time of Electric Universe , the whole band was at a point of return . After so much years of constantly and intensively recording & touring , the creative-drive had sorta dried up . They had a groupmeeting afer the Electric Universe-release , shared their thoughts & POV's and called it a day . Everyone went it's own way , doing solo-projects , guest-appearances , etc . Nevertheless , i always can find some standout-tracks on every folowing project , although i must say that We Live In Our Own Time from Electric Universe is the only one that i dig . Interesting is the direction that Philip Bailey took recently with his Soul On Jazz album . Live-performances with that kinda work would be very cool . 
Guitarist Mike "Dino" Campbell from the disco-funkgroup Change is doing some excellent rhythm-chops on there .  [Edited 7/30/06 3:42am] | |
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