...Evil - 1973




...C'mon Children - 1974




...Mighty Mighty - 1975




...Shining Star - 1975




...Can't Let Go - 1980




...September - 1980




...In The Stone - 1981?




...That's The Way Of The World - 1981




...After The Love Is Gone - 1981




...Reasons - 1982



The joy I get watching these performances are temporarily dampened by the fact that a self-contained band with this style, musical integrity & positive message wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell today.


tA

Tribal Disorder

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

Aaaaaah yesssss sir! MMMMM hmmmmm! Oh yeah! We are people, of the party.....

That damn Philip Bailey could scream on that song and the song was funky as hell. "Mighty Mighty" is definately my favorite song by Earth, Wind, and Fire.

EWF

Johnny Graham getting down on C'mon Children.

Can't Let Go And In A Stone from one of my favorite EWF albums I Am.


That's The Way Of The World sounds clear, the sound crew had that shit mic'd right.

StarMon said:

that performance is from this dvd



they need to release more performances from this era (many of our favs still haven't released enough footage from their prime eras)

theAudience said:

Preach. Speak on the Funk. It don't get any better and no one can replicate the sound these brothas put down period.

Scrapluv said:

so is this the 81 tour, i've been over lookin' this puppy for the longest.
I have a concert from the late 70's on VHS .

First of all, I just want to start off by saying,"Thank you!" Thanks for whoever it was who posted this thread.
EARTH, WIND and FIRE is without question my favorite band of ALL TIME!
In the words of Steve Harvey,"They are the greatest band ever assembled on GOD'S green earth!" The man speaks the truth!

They're talent in music is truly devine. It takes one who pays close attention on a higher plane. It's like they'd become one with their music, one with their sound, one with their singing, one in the round.
Oh, how i love that band! Oh, how i love their sound!

To this day, SERPENTINE FIRE is my shit!!! That is my ultimate mid-tempo jam from them!
But, BE EVER WONDERFUL pulls at my heartstrings! OMG!!!!!

DawnD said:

tA threw down on this page.

Tugging on ya' heartstrangs



.."staaaaa-ay as you are".

Weren't they magical? I miss that bands today don't wear the costumes like they did back in the day. That really added to the magic of the show.

vainandy said:

"WE ARE PEOPLE OF THE MIGHTY.....
MIGHTY PEOPLE OF THE SUN"


THE GROOVE IS RELENTLESS!!!!!

DawnD said:

Earth Wind and Fire is my favorite band,as well.Their music really inspires me,to this day.So much positivity in their songs! I always feel good when I put on an Earth Wind and Fire album.

StarMon said:

OH, NO YOU DIDN'T?!?!?!?!? WHAT A WONDERFUL PERSON YOU ARE!!!!!
IN OTHER WORDS, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT!!!!!

theAudience said:

I'd like to be less skeptical and think that all it would take is one person to see Maurice for the genius he really is and start a record label if needed. Just seeing the band live alone would make a believer out of anybody.

Thx for these links...I love this music...

So much EWF...so little time! Thanks for posting these tA. I'll be grooving all afternoon!

It's so true that it's a crying shame that there'll never be another band like EWF because the powers that be just wouldn't allow such a dynamic group to exist.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

I'm not following this. If such a band could make money it would exist. Why would some cloak & dagger entity want to hinder such a development? What's to be gained?

PFunkjazz said:

That's just it! There wouldn't be a group like EWF because it would have to develop and the industry isn't into development these days. It's more like cookie cutter production. Sing, play, take pictures, make video, do the tv show circuit, #1 first week, #12 week 2, next!

SexyBeautifulOne said:

Funny, I really don't think very many people would come out and pay to hear or see such a thing. Maybe you and me a few other on this board or another, but I doubt such a phenomenon is in such high demand.

PFunkjazz said:

Agreed. What you're saying is logical.

PFunkjazz said:

Valid point indeed.

You guys should pick this up...



One of the BEST docu-films about a band IMO.

It should be worth it for the Ramsey Lewis days footages alone

yeah baby!

"Evil" is my shit! best band ever!

OHHH, my GOODNESS!! Thanks for taking me back. . .I saw them live back in the 70's--just incredible.. LOVE LOVE LOVE this music. And now I've got to cop those DVDs ya'll mentioned.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Don Myrick on the alto horn. . .he plays so beautiful, don't you agree?????"

R.I.P., Mr. Myrick.
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