Before Lionel was a sappy pop clown, his ass could really throwdown. Lionel and the boys gettin' off.

Opening act for Bootsy's Rubberband , could U believe that?

Hella bangin'. This is one of my faves from them.

funkpill said:

And The Commodores released their Live album in 77 too!

"Slippery When Wet" and "Fancy Dancer"
THE FON-KAY-EST Commodores songs EVER!!!!!

woogiebear said:

agree





the extended studio version of this mug is a monster
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vainandy said:

I wonder if Lionel is willing to throwdown
on his sax these days. He'd probably break
out in hives if he couldn't perform Hello
and Dancin on the Ceiling.

phunkdaddy said:

I don't think Lionel has it in him to funk like he used to. I gave up on the notion after his 'Coming Home' album.

mrpunkfunk said:

well, here he is (here he is?? )


with 2 original members performing Zoom recently

funkpill said:

I'll have to check this out when I get home, damn firewalls at work, damn them.

I'm still waiting for that Commodores reunion Earlier this year,Lionel said it would happen after his latest solo album.Well,now that his solo album has flopped (lol),there's nothing keeping him from reuniting with the guys.

Recently,two bandmembers claimed that Lionel was giving them "mixed signals" about a reunion.He would go to the press and talk excitedly about it,but wouldn't mention it all when he would see the guys

I'm not holding my breath. At this point it's "too little, too late". Been waiting since 1990 and Lionel doesn't seem to be sincere about it.

SoulAlive said:

Who? Sweet Clyde and William King.
I know Lionel kind of abandoned these guys back
then and the press always pandered to Lionel over the
rights to their songs. I know Clyde and William used to
be bitter over that but it seems like they should have
let it go by now. I think Lionel is actually sincere
about doing it but something tells me Clyde and William
King still harbor some resentment towards Lionel.

phunkdaddy said:

I think it was Clyde and William King.I read a blurb in a recent issue of JET where they made those comments.They seem to think that there is a communication breakdown with Lionel.Both sides need to stop playing games.Either do it,or stop talking about it! They should start rehearsing now and then go out in early 2010 on a major tour.

SPYZFAN1 said:

Yeah,I kinda feel like it may be too late.The 90s was a perfect time for a reunion .That's when we were going through a 70s revival.Bands like EW&F,Zapp,and even Kool and The Gang (with JT Taylor) were reuniting and touring like crazy,taking full advantage of the funk nostalgia that was going on back then.The Commodores may have missed that boat,but I'd still like to see them do it.

SoulAlive said:

WORD!!!!! Cuz they already lost keyboardist Milan "Capt. Quick Draw" Williams.....