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Thread started 12/09/10 5:58am

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Dazz Band - Undercover Lover

Taken from their 1984 album Jukebox

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Reply #1 posted 12/09/10 2:34pm

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Best song on the album.

It's a shame that I can't really get into this LP for some reason. It has a couple highlights including this track, but it just doesn't grab ahold of me the same way "On The One" or "Joystick" do.

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Reply #2 posted 12/10/10 4:52am

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Yeah this album was a bit of a letdown following Joystick but Jukebox still

had it's moments with Let It All Blow, Keep You Coming Back For More,

Heartbeat, Undercover Lover, Dream Girl.

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Reply #3 posted 12/10/10 4:56am

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phunkdaddy said:

Yeah this album was a bit of a letdown following Joystick but Jukebox still

had it's moments with Let It All Blow, Keep You Coming Back For More,

Heartbeat, Undercover Lover, Dream Girl.

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Reply #4 posted 12/10/10 4:58am

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I was just listening to this album for the first time in years yesterday

and Dream Girl really caught my ear. Let It All Blow sounds just as

good as it did 25 years ago. It really pumps on a good sound system.

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Reply #5 posted 12/10/10 5:06am

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phunkdaddy said:

I was just listening to this album for the first time in years yesterday

and Dream Girl really caught my ear. Let It All Blow sounds just as

good as it did 25 years ago. It really pumps on a good sound system.

co-sign. and one of the instances where the 12" was worth the extra scratch. The longer mix of "Let It All Blow" sounds great, IMO (and yessssss....always LOUD lol )

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Reply #6 posted 12/10/10 6:55am

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I don't remember this one because it never got any airplay in my area and I only bought the "Let It All Blow" 45 since I never heard anything else off the album played on the radio to tempt me to buy the album. It sounds good though.

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Reply #7 posted 12/10/10 4:02pm

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vainandy said:

I don't remember this one because it never got any airplay in my area and I only bought the "Let It All Blow" 45 since I never heard anything else off the album played on the radio to tempt me to buy the album. It sounds good though.

What about Heartbeat? Heartbeat got a lot of play in my area but i'm not sure

how well it charted. Heartbeat was the followup single and i think they had

an extended 12 inch version. I like the hypnotic percussion throughout.

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Reply #8 posted 12/10/10 4:22pm

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phunkdaddy said:

vainandy said:

I don't remember this one because it never got any airplay in my area and I only bought the "Let It All Blow" 45 since I never heard anything else off the album played on the radio to tempt me to buy the album. It sounds good though.

What about Heartbeat? Heartbeat got a lot of play in my area but i'm not sure

how well it charted. Heartbeat was the followup single and i think they had

an extended 12 inch version. I like the hypnotic percussion throughout.

Dazz died HARD post "Let It Whip" (as far as any major market airplay). Shame. They hit a TON of great jamz post '83.

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Reply #9 posted 12/10/10 4:40pm

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JamFanHot said:

phunkdaddy said:

What about Heartbeat? Heartbeat got a lot of play in my area but i'm not sure

how well it charted. Heartbeat was the followup single and i think they had

an extended 12 inch version. I like the hypnotic percussion throughout.

Dazz died HARD post "Let It Whip" (as far as any major market airplay). Shame. They hit a TON of great jamz post '83.

Yes they did fade out chart wise after Let It Whip which was such a huge crossover hit

for them as well. Still r&b radio should have supported them more than they did.

Even their final album for Motown Hot Spot generated little interest. The title cut got

very little airplay in my area but what i thought was funny was one of the local news

channels would play the song with the guitar riff in between commercials from time

to time. lol

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