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Reply #30 posted 06/12/08 6:19am

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FuNkeNsteiN said:




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Yep, $14.99 at Best Buy/Circuit City. Got a copy for my pops yesterday for popsday this Sunday. Also, from the same makes their is a Otis Redding DVD also ...



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Reply #31 posted 06/12/08 7:07am

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Probably one of his best song is : To be invisible, along with Mother's son(one of my personal favorite).
The man was not just a singer but a poet and an underrated guitar player with his unique style..

There will never be another CM

Peace bro!!!!!
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Reply #32 posted 06/12/08 7:18am

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Been listening to There's No Place Like America Today. I love the tone of that album. Really minimal and tight as hell.
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Reply #33 posted 06/12/08 8:02am

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Slave2daGroove said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:


Yep, $14.99 at Best Buy/Circuit City. Got a copy for my pops yesterday for popsday this Sunday. Also, from the same makes their is a Otis Redding DVD also ...



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Reply #34 posted 06/12/08 9:01am

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He was truly a great singer , songwriter , and musican. May his legacy continue to live on. rose
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Reply #35 posted 06/12/08 9:45am

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kanamit said:

Probably one of his best song is : To be invisible, along with Mother's son(one of my personal favorite).
The man was not just a singer but a poet and an underrated guitar player with his unique style..

There will never be another CM

Peace bro!!!!!

Curtis was very underrated as a guitarist. Played some beautiful chords and like I stated earlier, he had some of the best chord progressions and changes. Curtis's bridges were usually as strong as his hooks, if not stronger. His pretty melodic playing was an influence on Jimi as well. Him and Steve Cropper.
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Reply #36 posted 06/12/08 9:47am

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blackguitaristz said:

kanamit said:

Probably one of his best song is : To be invisible, along with Mother's son(one of my personal favorite).
The man was not just a singer but a poet and an underrated guitar player with his unique style..

There will never be another CM

Peace bro!!!!!

Curtis was very underrated as a guitarist. Played some beautiful chords and like I stated earlier, he had some of the best chord progressions and changes. Curtis's bridges were usually as strong as his hooks, if not stronger. His pretty melodic playing was an influence on Jimi as well. Him and Steve Cropper.


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Reply #37 posted 06/12/08 9:59am

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Been listening to There's No Place Like America Today. I love the tone of that album. Really minimal and tight as hell.


"So In Love"
"Blue Monday People"
"When Seasons Change" hmmm What is it...do I detect a sitar, or is it just his wah-wah pedal... hmmm what is it.

Yeah, this a great album too, but having grown up on his music..I dig and have a fill for them all.
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Reply #38 posted 06/12/08 12:57pm

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kanamit said:

Probably one of his best song is : To be invisible, along with Mother's son(one of my personal favorite).
The man was not just a singer but a poet and an underrated guitar player with his unique style..

There will never be another CM

Peace bro!!!!!

Curtis was very underrated as a guitarist. Played some beautiful chords and like I stated earlier, he had some of the best chord progressions and changes. Curtis's bridges were usually as strong as his hooks, if not stronger. His pretty melodic playing was an influence on Jimi as well. Him and Steve Cropper.


Indeed. Curtis' guitar playing influenced many, including Hendrix and Prince, and through his '60s work with the Impressions, he influenced many others, such as Bob Marley; the Wailers started out as a vocal group in the vein of the Impressions, with Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer.

Curtis' songs easily stand alongside the likes of contempories like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Sly etc, and obviously albums like 'Superfly' and 'Curtis' are amazing achievements. I'm talking songs like 'Don't Worry, If There's a Hell Below' (his greatest track?), 'Pusherman', 'Superfly', 'Give Me Your Love', 'Ain't No Love Lost', 'Do do Wap is Strong in Here' and 'Hard Times'.

A true great.
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Reply #39 posted 06/12/08 4:22pm

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Curtis was a true original. I wish I'd have gone to see him when I had the chance back in the day.

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