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Help With Kool & The Gang I've seriously been trying to get into Kool & The Gang's stuff, but I'm pretty skeptical about their earlier material (before the JT era). Now I might lose my funk card for this, but I don't own anything by them. Of course I've heard their pop songs like Celebration, Ladies Night, Too Hot, Joanna, Jungle Boogie and Get Down On It. But I've also heard that they were much more than that during their earlier period. They were more of a soul-jazz outfit. I have considered in purchasing their 2005 double disc compilation, Gold this week:
Are there any other albums or compilations you recommend me picking up? Check me out and add me on:
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Skeptical? 
That's where the true raw FUNK lies...    
   
 
...the essence of their being. Regarding their early to mid 70s period... "They're the second-baddest out there...They make such bad records that you got to be careful when you play a new tape on the way home from the record store. Their groove is so strong you could wreck." ~James Brown Don't mind me, I just have a preference for the early years. If you want the Pop/Funk, go with the J.T. stuff. tA  Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: Skeptical?
That's where the true raw FUNK lies...
...the essence of their being. Regarding their early to mid 70s period... "They're the second-baddest out there...They make such bad records that you got to be careful when you play a new tape on the way home from the record store. Their groove is so strong you could wreck." ~James Brown Don't mind me, I just have a preference for the early years. If you want the Pop/Funk, go with the J.T. stuff. tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: Skeptical?
That's where the true raw FUNK lies...
...the essence of their being. Regarding their early to mid 70s period... "They're the second-baddest out there...They make such bad records that you got to be careful when you play a new tape on the way home from the record store. Their groove is so strong you could wreck." ~James Brown Don't mind me, I just have a preference for the early years. If you want the Pop/Funk, go with the J.T. stuff. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Hell yeah tA. I been really sleeping on the gang for a long time but all that changed last year when I found a cheap copy of Light of Worlds. I'm slowly building up the collection.
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rebelsoldier said: theAudience said: Skeptical?
That's where the true raw FUNK lies...
...the essence of their being. Regarding their early to mid 70s period... "They're the second-baddest out there...They make such bad records that you got to be careful when you play a new tape on the way home from the record store. Their groove is so strong you could wreck." ~James Brown Don't mind me, I just have a preference for the early years. If you want the Pop/Funk, go with the J.T. stuff. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Hell yeah tA. I been really sleeping on the gang for a long time but all that changed last year when I found a cheap copy of Light of Worlds. I'm slowly building up the collection.
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I like the JT stuff. but only til 1981 after that only some songs are listenable. | |
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silverchild said: I've seriously been trying to get into Kool & The Gang's stuff, but I'm pretty skeptical about their earlier material (before the JT era). Now I might lose my funk card for this, but I don't own anything by them. Of course I've heard their pop songs like Celebration, Ladies Night, Too Hot, Joanna, Jungle Boogie and Get Down On It. But I've also heard that they were much more than that during their earlier period. They were more of a soul-jazz outfit. I have considered in purchasing their 2005 double disc compilation, Gold this week:
Are there any other albums or compilations you recommend me picking up? I've considered buying this compilation,but it doesn't have their 1981 hit "Jones Vs.Jones",which I love.I don't know why that particular song is always left off these compilations. | |
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Their Gold compilation is about as good as you could hope for with a group that has basically had 2 separate careers. Buy it!  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: Their Gold compilation is about as good as you could hope for with a group that has basically had 2 separate careers. Buy it!
Very good point. Why not get both comps...
...and have the best of both worlds. tA Tribal Disorder
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K&TG's early stuff is the bomb! 
'Who's Gonna Take The Weight' is a fucking awesome cut  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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theAudience said: AlexdeParis said: Their Gold compilation is about as good as you could hope for with a group that has basically had 2 separate careers. Buy it!
Very good point. Why not get both comps...
...and have the best of both worlds. I've seen both for weepingly cheap prices on CD. | |
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theAudience said: AlexdeParis said: Their Gold compilation is about as good as you could hope for with a group that has basically had 2 separate careers. Buy it!
Very good point. Why not get both comps...
...and have the best of both worlds. tA Tribal Disorder
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I was kinda surprised that youtube has a couple of lesser well-known early funk trax up. You might watch to check it out, to get a samplin'. | |
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I don't have much Kool and the Gang either, but I do have a couple of compilations and a few albums.
I have:     
   
I know that seems like a lot, but I don't have much of their earlier stuff. I have heard a few of the albums and tracks (and love what I've heard), but I haven't picked them up yet. My favorite that I have is the "Something Special" album. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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TheMightyCelestial said: I was kinda surprised that youtube has a couple of lesser well-known early funk trax up. You might watch to check it out, to get a samplin'.
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Cinnie said: TheMightyCelestial said: I was kinda surprised that youtube has a couple of lesser well-known early funk trax up. You might watch to check it out, to get a samplin'.
in more ways than one 
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graecophilos said: I like the JT stuff. but only til 1981 after that only some songs are listenable.
JT's brother went 2 college with me. That was a WILD brother....but very cool. | |
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AlexdeParis said: Their Gold compilation is about as good as you could hope for with a group that has basically had 2 separate careers. Buy it! I've always said that if I didn't personally know better, no one could ever convince me they were the same group... | |
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violator said: AlexdeParis said: Their Gold compilation is about as good as you could hope for with a group that has basically had 2 separate careers. Buy it!
I've always said that if I didn't personally know better, no one could ever convince me they were the same group... They sort of are NOT the same group. Jt changed their entire chemistry. | |
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I only know about the JT era. Get Down on It, Steppin Out and Jones vs Jones are my favs. | |
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Kool and the gang and Amerie
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Cinnie said: theAudience said:
You knew that was coming when you used that 6-letter word. 
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rebelsoldier said: Hell yeah tA. I been really sleeping on the gang for a long time but all that changed last year when I found a cheap copy of Light of Worlds. I'm slowly building up the collection. I love that early stuff. The raw FUNK was balanced against those rhythmic but sophisticated horn lines. tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: Cinnie said: You knew that was coming when you used that 6-letter word.
Totally | |
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I first got into Kool and the Gang during the "Ladies Night" era back in 1979. I'm one of the younger orgers.
I have the "Ladies Night" album, along with the "Celebrate" album. After that, I have several 45s and 12 Inches from the group. As for the earlier stuff, I only have "The Best Of Kool and the Gang 1969-1976". Andy is a four letter word. | |
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