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For Communication and Go To Zero alone!!

THANK YOU Dancerella for your recommendation!!!




I love this album. I kinda wanna hear some Robert Palmer albums now

That's my man Nile on production. Yeah, this album is cold blooded.Great lineup. I went and saw the band live in 85.

blackguitaristz said:

How was it??

paisleypark4 said:[quote]

blackguitaristz said:

paisleypark4 said: How was it?? [quote]

They were cool. Great band. They couldn't miss with John Taylor and Chic's drummer Tony Thompson. Robert Palmer left before they did the show I saw in L.A. He was replaced with Michael des Barres who was a different style of vocalist than Robert but was cool nevertheless.

don't get me started on some robert palmer. love this man. power station rocks!!

blackguitaristz said:

Very cool.
I really dig The Power Station. I do like Niles' production on it, as well as the line-up. You really can't go wrong with all involved. And an Isley Bros cover as well!
Anyone dig Duran Duran's Notorious album with Niles producing?

Bfunkthe1 said:

There is a cd/dvd that was released a few years ago on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Pow...l_1#disc_1

Notorious is my 2nd fave Duran Duran album. It was funky and definitely underrated. Most of the fans around that time began to lose interest in the band since it was down to three regular band members, and their sound was changing a bit.

check this out

even horses love the Power station,

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ature=user

horse doing a funky dance to power station! wtf??!!

POWER STATION ROCKS!!!!


I can't believe half of them are gone.

Bfunkthe1 said:

Harvest for the World is my fave from this album. I had no idea that it was a cover until a couple of years ago.

blackguitaristz said:

BG, considering how much I enjoy your posts (expertise and knowledge), I don't want to come across sounding condescending by pointing this out... Both Power Station albums were produced by Bernard Edwards (not Nile Rodgers). I realize how similar their productions sound (not to mention their history together in Chic). Bernard even played some bass on one or both albums too. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

Man..Lonely Tonight is hot.


IS ANYONE feeling that Go TO Zero????!!!!!?!?!?

paisleypark4 said:

"Hey, hey on your marks get set, go to zero"

Sounds like you jammin on your end.

paisleypark4 said:

Yes of course, 'tis funky.
After I check out new Coldplay, I think I'm gonna watch the DVD that come with the Power Station deluxe edition.

paisleypark4 said:

Hell yeah,that and Some Like It Hot are my jams off this album. I love listening to Tony killin' that shit on Go To Zero, he's got to be one of the best drummers ever!

pzlyprk said:

You're exactly right. And pointing that out isn't condescending at all actually. It NEEDED to be pointed it out. The cold part about it is that I knew Bernard produced it but for some reason, I always thought Niles produced it. Mainly because Niles was producing a lot of other artists back then like Bowie and Madonna in 83 and 84, I just automatically "felt" Niles did Power Station as well. Not wanting to take anything away from Edwards because he was as much of part of the Chic sound as Niles was. And then Niles producing Duran's Notorious...I just subconciously toss Power Station into that mix. And Tony Thompson on drums didn't help any. But I never had anybody check me on a post AND compliment me at the same time! Thanx for both things.

blackguitaristz said:

Ha! No problem, BG. I was just giving props where they're due (your posts/threads are some of the most interesting on the org). Yeah, I figured you probably knew (that's why I pointed it out, not to check you on your facts). Their styles are very similar, and as you pointed out, Niles producing Notorious makes it that much more confusing (I'm thinking that Niles did Wild Boys and View To A Kill too). Looking back, I've always enjoyed the work of both guys. Their sound was a lot more organic/rock-oriented than RnB producers of that time (sleek synthetic producers like Jam/Lewis, Kashif, Calloways, Leon Sylvers). Then again, most of the material I know of theirs was from pop/rock artists and/or "crossover" RnB artists.

Anyway, I digress... the Power Station was/is a great album -- the musicians and the production. I only wish they would have followed it up a year or two later with another album (not 11 years later). Seems like Palmer was so involved in his solo career ($$) that he couldn't even be bothered with finishing a single tour. Funny how the reunion album didn't appear until well after his career had waned. I think any PS songs/albums directly after the first LP (same band, producer and great material) would have aged a lot better than some of Palmer's MTV hits (not that he didn't have a few good tunes in there). Oh well!