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OHIO PLAYERS APPRECIATION THREAD One of the more influential bands in soul music, The Ohio Players were among the top funk bands of the mid-'70s. Known for their sexually provocative album covers, this Dayton, Ohio, band were accalimed for their slinky, horn-powered grooves and impeccable musicianship. THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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I've always dug the O-players. Have u checked out their 1960's stuff on Westbound? | |
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I Want to be Free
Far East Mississippi Skin Tight Funky Worm Fire Who'd She Coo? Fopp Sweet Sticky Thing Love Rollercoaster "Honey" was their greatest LP. Awesome cover, too. With all due respect to Larry Blackmon, Sugarfoot did the best "oww"!  [Edited 9/15/07 9:54am] |
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I've ran SEVERAL threads on here about these cats. Hands down, one of my all time favorite bands. In any genre. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him." http://ccoshea19.googlepa...ssanctuary http://ccoshea19.googlepages.com | |
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The Ohio Players are often overlooked on how influential they were on other popular bands of the 70's,..i.e. The Commodores and E,W & F. And the 80's, i.e. Prince and Cameo. Anbody who's hip to the song "It's Hell" on their "Fire" album well hear just how much "Computer Blue" bites off of that. As well as the end of Let's Go Crazy. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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Lately, I've been jammin' "It's Ecstacy." PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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My favorite is their instrumental, "Food Stamps, Y'all". Andy is a four letter word. | |
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For a band that had a short run on mercury, they packed a lot of hits.
My favorites are love rollercoaster i want to be free heaven must be like this sweet sticky thing fopp angel o-h-i-o body vibes Honey(Girl you such a sweet lovin thang AWWW!) 
Almost forgot WHO'D SHE COO [Edited 9/15/07 19:36pm] Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Najee said: One of the more influential bands in soul music, The Ohio Players were among the top funk bands of the mid-'70s. Known for their sexually provocative album covers, this Dayton, Ohio, band were accalimed for their slinky, horn-powered grooves and impeccable musicianship.
 THEY ARE A GREAT BAND!!!! | |
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You can't go wrong with the Ohio Players.
You done name all the hits.  [Edited 9/15/07 20:08pm] | |
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I've got an excusse to post Ohio Player LP covers. 
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MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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One of my alltime favourite bands! 
/peace Manki | |
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One of the best funk bands EVER!  | |
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The Ohio Players are the bomb
Their post-Honey albums are tragically underrated, Contradiction, Angel, Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee and Tenderness are all good albums  It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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A few favorites...
I Want To Be Free - great tune and a classic Leroy Bonner vocal Who'd She Coo - one of the slickest Funk guitar licks ever Heaven Must Be Like This - just a groovy tune tA  Tribal Disorder
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uPtoWnNY said: With all due respect to Larry Blackmon, Sugarfoot did the best "oww"!
I don't know about the OWs but Maurice White trumps them both on YOWs.
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theAudience said: uPtoWnNY said: With all due respect to Larry Blackmon, Sugarfoot did the best "oww"!
I don't know about the OWs but Maurice White trumps them both on YOWs.
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Steve Hightower of the Hightops actually said Sugarfoot stole the "Oww!" from him. PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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LittleBLUECorvette said: theAudience said: I don't know about the OWs but Maurice White trumps them both on YOWs.
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Steve Hightower of the Hightops actually said Sugarfoot stole the "Oww!" from him. In his dream.... | |
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LittleBLUECorvette said: theAudience said: I don't know about the OWs but Maurice White trumps them both on YOWs.
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Steve Hightower of the Hightops actually said Sugarfoot stole the "Oww!" from him.  | |
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