Here's a band I never hear anyone discuss. To tell you the turth I only recently go into them when I picked up their GH CD. They had some hot trax like "body talk", "Surrender" and "Video Villain". Seems like they were also doing the funky new wave that I love so much. Anyone else digging them??

dancerella said:

I am. I also like "Material Thangz", "Stimulate", "Crazy Bout'cha" "Two Occasions". I saw them in concert when they came to 1st Ave niteclub in the 80's. They put on a good show.

They've been discussed before.
L.A. Reid and Babyface came out of that band.

Shoot 'Em Up Movies was another cool tune.


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Hell heah, The Deele were great. My favorites are:

Body Talk
Material Thangz
Can U Dance
Hip Chic

Babyface should have stuck his ass with this group. He wouldn't have become near as dull as he became.

I was never a fan of the Deele. I couldn't stand Shoot'em Movies.

vainandy said:

Hip Chic is the bomb as weol as material thangz. it's true that babyface became a lot more generic after this band but look what id did for his career. he's considered a musical genius now. so they're sound isn't too late 80's for you?

A great knock-offish of The Time. You can tell Face was highly influenced by P.

MuthaFunka said:

i think you're absolutely right but i even hear some Klymaxx influence as well.

dancerella said:

which reverts back to the Time or JJ & TL.

I still dig the Deele. I think their first LP was more reflective of Midnight Star via the Calloways.
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PurpleCharm said:

BLASPHEMY!!!!

dancerella said:

To which Klymaxx was a female version of The Time. Bernadette Cooper = Morriis Day.

MuthaFunka said:

you are so right about that!!

dancerella said:

What's the name of their tune that contains the lyrics.." I love you baby, in the scariest way. I want you baby, to stay with me.."...it was a kinda uptempo tune..around 1986-87....Its killing me that I cant remember the name....somebody pleeese help me...

LexNevermind said:

That actually was Babyface's solo song, "I Love You Babe." The song was on his debut album, "Lovers."

I loved the deele's first album which is classic.
They are probably the poster child for 80's black hair bands.

No, they don't sound too late 80s for me. They are funk, regardless of the era it was recorded in. The late 80s stuff I hate is the crossover, weaker Shitney Houston influenced pop stuff. I love the funk that was recorded in the late 80s with no intention of crossing over (the little that existed during that era).
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phunkdaddy said:

"I'll Send You Roses"(1985) from their second album

why why why wasn't that a single?!

SoulAlive said:

SOLAR was known for not releasing good songs as singles. Most of the Whispers stuff should have been singles.

phunkdaddy said:

i just ordered that cd from amazon and i can not wait to get it. i bet it rocks. bring on the glam/nu wave funk!!

PurpleCharm said:

I liked the Deele but you're right. "Shoot em up Movies" SUCKS. And the video was Cheesier than Chester Cheetah! Good Lord!, My Grandmother (RIP) used to call old western movies' Shoot em ups, And I know those cats are'nt that old.

PurpleCharm said:

Say What?

dancerella said:

The only song I really got into by them was "Two Occasions" didn't really like the other stuff.

PurpleCharm said:

I couldn't stand that song either.

dseann said:

Now this is the song i hated by the deele. Too pop and mushy. It is also probably the song that spelled the end for the deele. After that the l.a and babyface production train was on which was probably a good thing if they were gonna push the early funk songs that they were known for to the side for the cheesy pop sound of two occasions. Shoot em up movies was okay.

phunkdaddy said:

That's funny since most of Babyface's songs and productions sounded alot like "Two Occasions" after the Deele went south.

ThePunisher said:

Yes, it sucks hard. I would even go so far as to say it's one of the worst songs of the 80's....unbelievably corny.
[Edited 9/14/07 22:15pm]