yeah I heard about those bonus
tracks available on the one from Wally World
on yesterday....

bummer, I bought mines from Target

I just may go & scoop one up
from Wally World, who knows
or I will probably end up downloading the tracks ROTFL
fuck all that, it was damn near $13 bucks (w/ the tax) @ Target

I love Chaka though
and this is one helluva album

I hate when different stores have different CDs with different bonus tracks!

All along,I thought that Chaka's remake of "Shining Star" should be on this album.

well, i wish i hadn't read this thread...now im pissy for not getting the bonus tracks...on well though...im really enjoying this album...and i like the sott cover...the one song that isn't speaking to me yet is Angel...the one everyone seems to be in love with.

MsLegs said:

I dig her version of "Sign O' The Times". Mos def NOT standard R&B production. I also dig her using her classic "Whoaaa...Ohhhh.... Whoooaahhh..." background vox about 3/4 of the way through.

Peace.

I love the arrangements...real music!!! real instruments!!! i give jimmy and terry much props for producing an album that never gets bogged down in sameness.

Superlife has it going on...and I love SOTT. There is moment towards the end when she flips the song upside down and makes it her own...it gave me chills.

BlaqueKnight said:

rebelsoldier said:

vainandy said:

I find it interesting you listed whatcha gonna do for me. That is as midtempo as you can get. I have yet to listen to this new cd. You have to realize most of chaka's funkier jams were with rufus. She did very little or next to nothing funky as a solo artist. You keep talking about wanting funk. I suggest you keep watching those old soul train episodes or buying the old stuff from the 70's and 80's because there is nothing new resembling funk these days.

SoulAlive said:

Picking mine up tomorrow!

phunkdaddy said:

Yes there is. Its all on MySpace. Take a little time and look for new music. Its out there.

BlaqueKnight said:

"Back In The Day" is my JAM! I was blasting that song so loud in my car the other day,I almost had an accident,lol.That's some serious FUNK right there!


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BlaqueKnight said:

Like whom? Is there any hard ass funk out there ala the barkays,cameo,rick james. That's the question vainandy would ask.

banks said:

Very cheap looking!

OK, I bought the album this evening when I got off of work. Y'all motherfuckers owe me thirteen dollars because the album does not live up to it's title. I'll have to listen to it some more to give y'all my honest opinion but, from first listen, the only track that I halfway like is "Foolish Fool".

I'll say this first, Chaka's voice is absolutely great and is kickin' full force just like it was in the 70s and 80s. If that is what y'all mean by Chaka is like she was in the old school, then you are absolutely right. However, since when did voice turn Andy on? The music behind the voice is lacking. It sounds like Chaka was trying really hard to funk but she still tried to make an album that could fit in and get radio airplay these days with the weak sounding drum machines on some of the tracks. That's a fuckin' no-no for me. On the tracks where the bass sounded really great, the drum machines were the weak ones like they have today. And on the tracks where the drums sounded really great, the track was too damn slow. It sounded like an album where she was trying to bring the old school and new school together and you know how I feel about that....fuck the new school altogether. Make it hard and funky and if the new school don't like, well, fuck them up the ass with a diseased dick.

A lot of the tracks had potential to be great songs, but as I said before, they sounded like they were weakened to appeal to today's audiences. One of the slow songs sounded OK, I can't remember, maybe it was "Angel". I don't know, hell, I'm drinkin' tonight. Anyway, I'll give y'all a better review when I sober up. But you know what they say, people really tell it like it is when they've had a few brews. You're getting the real deal tonight at first listen with some drinks in my stystem. Tomorrow I'll probably be a lot more tolerant of the album.

I noticed the bass was great in that track. However, the drums, drum machines, or whatever they are, ruined it for me. As I said in my earlier post, there was some great playing of certain instruments within the songs but the fact that some of today's elements in music were added (such as the type of drum machines used), absolutely ruined the songs for me. When I hear today's elements, I immediately feel.....shit hop.

Drums and bass give a song power and strength but if you weaken either one of them, I can't tolerate it. You can change anything else but don't fuck with the drums and bass. Those are the things that make you wanna shake ass.
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Damn right! I like my music harder than a straight dick in a room full of naked pussy.

vainandy said:

I hear ya when it comes to music but if this were jeopardy i would take
the room full of naked pussy for $200.

vainandy said:

vainandy said:

oh well...at least you had a few good things to say about it,lol.

So for all who've heard all the bonus tracks, which version should I get?
Circuit City 1 bonus, Wal-mart 2 bonus which includes Shining Star remake.
Don't say buy both because that aint gonna happen.
I don't have EWF tribute album so I will prolly get Wal-mart version and hopefully "find" the other bonus track.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Bfunkthe1 said:

I have the Circuit City version,which has the bonus track "Let Go" (a good song...fast uptempo jam).I have heard Chaka's remake of "Shining Star" and it is excellent.

SoulAlive said:

Your no help.
Like I said I'll prolly get Wal-mart version for 2 bonus tracks since everyone is saying Shining Star remake is great. Then hopefully, I'll come across Let Go
as this sounds like an excellent tune as well.

Bfunkthe1 said:

You know I was kidding right?
Thanks for your info. I'm off to Wally world.

SoulAlive said:

I'm confused by this title. Is it from Bow Wow's movie Roll Bounce?


tA

Tribal Disorder

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

theAudience said:

purpleunderground said:

Two bonus tracks....Damn! Circuit City has one and it's cost $9.99....dare I go to Wal-Mart?