SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

don'tcha call her no tramp

Anxiety said:

Hells no! I love tramps

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

she's just tryin to get over!

Anxiety said:

So she can Git in there!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

i hope she was careful, cuz i heard HE WAS A BIIIIG FREAK

Anxiety said:

Keep this coming Anx...I can't get enough. Even is she becomes "diffident" and never does another interview. "I just lost interest"

Slave2daGroove said:

i have a feeling her moods dictate her statements and we haven't heard the last of her. it doesn't seem like she has much in the way of good moods these days, but maybe she'll be in a less-bad one sometime soon.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...GWikmANtgM

http://www.youtube.com/wa...HsSIoBcTt8

http://www.youtube.com/wa...DvvQq4leoo

Oh hell yeah, now THAT is FUNKY!!

There are also some mp3's on the website for the re-release:

http://www.lightintheatti...ettydavis/
[Edited 5/22/07 4:38am]

It's never occurred to me that the "Betty Davis" from the "she's got Betty Davis eyes" was Miles' wife... How have I always missed out on this connection?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

You actually found it in a store??? I can't find the reissues anywhere here. I thought they were urban legends.

sextonseven said:

if nothing else you can order them from amazon. you're in NYC, right? other music has gotta have them, if not virgin megawhore.

Anxiety said:

Hey, you're right. I just checked othermusic.com and they have both CDs in their store. That wasn't the case last week.

I think I'm taking an extra long lunch tomorrow and stopping by to make a purchase.

sextonseven said:

you know we expect a full review.

Interesting bio on her. Damn she had larry graham,gregg erico, and the pointer sisters in her camp on her earliest work before the pointer sisters and gcs even broke out. No wonder her music sounds funky. She even wrote some songs for the commodores before they broke out big with motown. I downloaded a few of her tracks and they are pretty damn impressive. She was way ahead of her time. She was doing in the early 70's what kelis, joi gilliam, etc. are doing now. She sounds far better than the overrated amy winehouse. Sorry amy fans i just ain't feeling her. She is in a strange recluse. I would like to hear more from her and her work. Maybe she is just in another place now and have no interest in what she did musically in the 70's.

phunkdaddy said:

my guess is that she knew how great her music was and she's been bitter all these years because she feels chewed up and spit out by the industry. there are probably personal issues we have no clue about, and those issues are likely best kept private. whatever the reason, it's a shame. i hope with the success of her remasters, she's able to smile a little about all the people discovering her in the here and now. better late than never, ya know...

Anxiety said:

I must admit, that before buying these albums, I had not heard one note. Betty Davis seemed relatively low risk--a sista that plays funk-rock and as someone here mentioned, was an obvious influence on Nikka Costa whom I already love. So I put the first album 'Betty Davis' into my computer and put on the headphones.

WOWIE ZOWIE, this is some crazy-ass funk!

The rock element is a lot stronger than I expected which I love. The extra tracks are really good too especially "Come Take Me". And the band is hot too. How can it not be with all those big names? This album is pretty much perfect.

'They Say I'm Different' is mighty fine too although less rock-oriented than the first album. My favorite song is the last one "Special People".

I want to play these CDs loud for everyone I know.

http://www.prince.org/msg/8/228581

Connection between Nikka Costa and Betty!

sextonseven said:

oh my god, i love that feeling.

the first time i really REALLY heard betty was when i stumbled across a download of her "this is it" best-of anthology, and i was FUCKING FLOORED. i couldn't believe i'd gone through 36 years of life without getting hipped to this. it was like discovering prince and discovering bowie all over again. you know those rare moments when you discover a new artist and you know it's going to re-shape the way you listen to everything else? god, that experience is SO RARE. and i felt it with betty, the first time i heard all those songs. they were ALL SO GOOD, every single one. there are some songs i like more than others, but I LOVE THEM ALL.

"come take me" is a hot tune...it's a shame it wasn't originally released on the album, though i'm glad we at least got it as a bonus track.

her album "nasty gal" REALLY needs the remaster/re-issue treatment. i'm wondering if maybe it isn't my favorite of her albums. "F-U-N-K" and "dedicated to the press" kick my ass every time i hear them. it's just like her music bulldozes its way directly into the middle of me and shakes the hell outta me. i love it. love, love, love it.

anyway....

Sales rank right now on amazon.com:

"Betty Davis" is #801

"They Say I'm Different" is #837

Not bad!

CandaceS said:

COOL!!!!

CandaceS said:

that's awesome.

Anxiety said:

Perhaps the label is waiting to see how well these albums sell before going ahead with remastering 'Nasty Gal' also? I would love to hear that one.

sextonseven said:

i think 'nasty gal' was released on a different label, and the first two albums were released on a smaller label, so there was less problems with getting the rights for the remasters. this is what i'm understanding, anyway. i think 'nasty gal' might have been on island records?

Anxiety said:

You are correct. I remember reading in the liner notes that her contract was bought out after the second album and she changed labels.

Don't know 'bout y'all but I'm having a funkin' goodtime time! First with the Sly & FS remasters and now with these Betty Davis ones. All we need now is some Graham Central Station reissues to make the cycle complete (though there are some Ohio Players Westbound reissues to go cop).

PFunkjazz said:

i can't imagine my life before betty davis. how did i manage? what must i have been like? this is really sad, because my life before betty davis was only a few months ago.

pretty.

What is the name of the track she has that starts with a guitar riff and
she says funky like a donkey. My mp3 file doesn't list the title of the track just the artist name and track 2. That joint is tight.

phunkdaddy said:

arrrgh, i'm hearing it in my head...is it "get in there"? kinda has a real strong sly & the family stone style to it, right?