Funk is dead

Let's JAM

A skwares version of the time nice!

rbrpm said:

A skwares version of the time nice!

Version of the time?

lol

There's a cut offa that same album called "Tricky" that's the JAM.

"Slam Dunk" is another good one

The 2nd album has some good songs too

I knew those guys. Charlie Wilson produced a couple of their songs. One of them plays with the Bar-Kays and one plays with a lot of other folks. I haven't heard them in a long time.

You should have posted Tricky. That was their hit.

What are you trying to imply? I cant tell if you are throwing jabs or being friendly....

Speaking of the Bar-Kays and Kwick.

Thats about the only song I like from them.

No jabs, dude. I know a few of those cats. They are some bad ass musicians.

Stuck Up was tight. I'll Get You Right was tight and their hit was Too Lonely To Be Alone.

BlaqueKnight said:

No jabs, dude. I know a few of those cats. They are some bad ass musicians.

Stuck Up was tight. I'll Get You Right was tight and their hit was Too Lonely To Be Alone.

Thats dope.

How do you get connected with all of these people?

minneapolisFunq said:

What are you trying to imply? I cant tell if you are throwing jabs or being friendly....

Speaking of the Bar-Kays and Kwick.

Thats about the only song I like from them.

I've got this album on vinyl and this is the best song on it.

A f***ing belter!! 80's funk at its best!

BlaqueKnight said:

I knew those guys. Charlie Wilson produced a couple of their songs. One of them plays with the Bar-Kays and one plays with a lot of other folks. I haven't heard them in a long time.

Yeah, Slave-producer Jimmy Douglass produced their first album and Charlie produced their second on Mercuy, around 1988. He can even be heard in the background of "Start It Up"

SuperFunk59 said:

minneapolisFunq said:

Speaking of the Bar-Kays and Kwick.

Thats about the only song I like from them.

I've got this album on vinyl and this is the best song on it.

A f***ing belter!! 80's funk at its best!

"Stuck Up" sticks up high indeed, and side 2 of the LP is another treat with jams like "Will You"

"I've Been Watching You (Watching Me)" and the earlier mentioned "I'll Get You Right" ... 80's mnplsound all over the place lol !

i remember visiting a recordfair eons ago and checked a box which happened to have not much funk or soul but was a general selection from pop/reggae/rock/classical-records.

Then almost at the end of the box suddenly appeared a complete sealed copy of that first Skwares album. I must've had a real happy reaction on my face because when i wanted

to pay for that great find, the seller asked 5$ instead of 21 $ for which it was originally priced ... i was like "... ... really ?" made my day

as mentioned earlier

a slight mix of early Slave-influences in can be heard in some of these tracks ... producer Jimmy Douglass had imo also an important input by producing Slave's sound

1986 & 1988

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minneapolisFunq said:

Great find. I missed to see that one on the tube. Incredible tight production by Charlie.

BlaqueKnight said:

I knew those guys. Charlie Wilson produced a couple of their songs. One of them plays with the Bar-Kays and one plays with a lot of other folks. I haven't heard them in a long time.

You should have posted Tricky. That was their hit.

Next thing you know, you'll be posting Kwick songs.

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I've just found and purchased The Skwares first album on vinyl in a local second hand record shop.

Over the moon about it, great album.

Now to search for their second album!!!