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Printablephunkdaddy said: Wasn't Ghetto Life like one of the last singles
released from Street Songs. I think so. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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I am so envious of you guys who saw Rick play live, I can only imagigine the energy. Music back then always seemed so much more organic and loose, I remember feeling that way when I first saw Prince play. | |
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clarityman said: I am so envious of you guys who saw Rick play live, I can only imagigine the energy. Music back then always seemed so much more organic and loose, I remember feeling that way when I first saw Prince play.
Rick was one of those artist that was fearless and didn't care how people felt about him. Just like Prince. But Rick was more vulgar and streetwise. In concert he gave u your money's worth. U knew U were going to have a good time at his shows. He would always bring a gigantic joint on stage and smoke it in front of everyone. The audience would go wild......  will ALWAYS think of  like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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KCOOLMUZIQ said: clarityman said: I am so envious of you guys who saw Rick play live, I can only imagigine the energy. Music back then always seemed so much more organic and loose, I remember feeling that way when I first saw Prince play.
Rick was one of those artist that was fearless and didn't care how people felt about him. Just like Prince. But Rick was more vulgar and streetwise. In concert he gave u your money's worth. U knew U were going to have a good time at his shows. He would always bring a gigantic joint on stage and smoke it in front of everyone. The audience would go wild...... That's cool. I never saw him live, but wish I could have. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: phunkdaddy said: Wasn't Ghetto Life like one of the last singles
released from Street Songs. I think so. Yep,it was the third and final single.If I'm not mistaken,it was released late in 1981 (December,I think),which is one reason why it bombed as a single.By that point,everyone already had the album.I also think it was overshadowed by "Super Freak",which was such a massive hit. | |
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vainandy said: I remember seeing the 45 for "Ghetto Life" in one of the stores. Same here about the radio though...R&B radio in my area played every single song from the album except "Pass The J". Back then, radio was good at playing non-single tracks. In those days, radio didn't play hits, they made hits.
I think "Call Me Up" could have been a single. | |
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SoulAlive said: daPrettyman said: I think so. Yep,it was the third and final single.If I'm not mistaken,it was released late in 1981 (December,I think),which is one reason why it bombed as a single.By that point,everyone already had the album.I also think it was overshadowed by "Super Freak",which was such a massive hit. At that point, it was unnecessary for Motown to release another single. "Fire and Desire" was getting LOTS of spins. More than any other song from that album (on urban stations at least). Super Freak was still getting crazy spins on top 40 radio, so Motown had made their money. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: SoulAlive said: Yep,it was the third and final single.If I'm not mistaken,it was released late in 1981 (December,I think),which is one reason why it bombed as a single.By that point,everyone already had the album.I also think it was overshadowed by "Super Freak",which was such a massive hit. At that point, it was unnecessary for Motown to release another single. "Fire and Desire" was getting LOTS of spins. More than any other song from that album (on urban stations at least). Super Freak was still getting crazy spins on top 40 radio, so Motown had made their money.  yep.'Street Songs' is one of those albums that people went nuts over,even without alot of singles.The non-singles were getting alot of radio airplay. | |
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"Ghetto Life" was the fuckin' dookie.
I remember at Rick's memorial service in LA I was sitting in the upper deck (where the press and all non-celebrity Rick heads like me were relegated to) when the Stone City Band came out and did their like 20 minute set this lady from CNN or USA Today or somewhere started dancing when they played "Superfreak" but then when they played "Ghetto Life" it just took all the dance right outta her...It was too much funk for her to process...I literally watched the "Ghetto Life" funk fry her circuits, I mean you could just see it happening all over her face...that segue to "Ghetto Life" just wilted her whole shit...and that's without Rick doing any vocals. | |
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SoulAlive said: daPrettyman said: At that point, it was unnecessary for Motown to release another single. "Fire and Desire" was getting LOTS of spins. More than any other song from that album (on urban stations at least). Super Freak was still getting crazy spins on top 40 radio, so Motown had made their money. yep.'Street Songs' is one of those albums that people went nuts over,even without alot of singles.The non-singles were getting alot of radio airplay.Still don't understand why Rick is never mentioned in the league of Prince or other funk masters. Its like he never existed. Rick was huge in 81 and had a lot of hit albums before that. His was a underrated balladeer to.... will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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KCOOLMUZIQ said: SoulAlive said: yep.'Street Songs' is one of those albums that people went nuts over,even without alot of singles.The non-singles were getting alot of radio airplay.Still don't understand why Rick is never mentioned in the league of Prince or other funk masters. Its like he never existed. Rick was huge in 81 and had a lot of hit albums before that. His was a underrated balladeer to.... For all the reasons they put him in jail for some bullshit...making millions while being unapologetically ghetto the entire time and making a song directly calling out the police in no uncertain terms almost ten years before NWA. Oh, and lest I forget, for fucking too many fine ass white women. | |
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SoulAlive said:  Every song on 'Street Songs' is superb."Ghetto Life" is my second favorite song on this album.YESS!!!  | |
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Street Songs is a masterpiece and stands as one of Motown's crowning achievements after the conceptual masterpieces released by Marvin and Stevie. Rick's album put him on course with those legends. I just wished that Motown had been more confident in Rick tho. | |
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seriousfunk said: KCOOLMUZIQ said: Still don't understand why Rick is never mentioned in the league of Prince or other funk masters. Its like he never existed. Rick was huge in 81 and had a lot of hit albums before that. His was a underrated balladeer to.... For all the reasons they put him in jail for some bullshit...making millions while being unapologetically ghetto the entire time and making a song directly calling out the police in no uncertain terms almost ten years before NWA. Oh, and lest I forget, for fucking too many fine ass white women. Like Linda Blair?...LoL will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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My favorite on Street Songs. And that album is a beast. | |
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Cinnie said: My favorite on Street Songs. And that album is a beast.
Ditto. Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Timmy84 said: Street Songs is a masterpiece and stands as one of Motown's crowning achievements after the conceptual masterpieces released by Marvin and Stevie. Rick's album put him on course with those legends. I just wished that Motown had been more confident in Rick tho.
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