Blending the styles he did, people cry fowl because he left his funk day's behind in the 80's.

But look at the songs & singles on Can't Slow Down. grant it i sometimes tire of love song after love song. But Lionel wrote some classics & i mean

Hello- Slow ballad

All Nigh Long- Pretty funky jam that incoparates other world music in it to

Stuck On You- Country ballad(i believe it also was number 1 on country charts? or 2?)

Running With The Night-Hard rock, much like bear it has some great guitar work & a fantastic solo

Can't Slow Down- Kind of sounds like a Thriller-esque Wanna Be Startin Something jam

Than there is stuff like Deep River Woman which is another great country song that he did with Alabama.

Lionel also did a remake of Brickhouse with Rob Zombie & Trina

People may hit his ballad day's.. but he much like MJ, Prince & others where mixing genres together and giving R&B radio blazing solos & country vibes. It would be awesome to hear a guitar solo in a modern R&B Song

Btw on the subject WTF Is say you say me about

I mean it! i never knew the entire lyrics for some reason... This mofo talking about people playing games in the park.. in the dark. Than later goes to talk about how you need friend's and the world's got you dancing

Did Lionel just make this shit up & say ok sure we will go with this

I actually liked Lionel's 80's material All Night Long is a great song in my opinion

aardvark15 said:

I actually liked Lionel's 80's material All Night Long is a great song in my opinion

His first 2 albums are classics to me! Yeah he sort of feel off with Dancing On The Ceiling.. but it had some jams on it to

I know some of these orgers where bumpng his songs back in the day

In the UK at least, he gets enough credit. His greatest hits and a few new tracks alnum "back to front", sold miles better then in the states. Whilst "my destiny" is one of his biggest hits here.

Gunsnhalen said:

Blending the styles he did, people cry fowl because he left his funk day's behind in the 80's.

But look at the songs & singles on Can't Slow Down. grant it i sometimes tire of love song after love song. But Lionel wrote some classics & i mean

Hello- Slow ballad

All Nigh Long- Pretty funky jam that incoparates other world music in it to

Stuck On You- Country ballad(i believe it also was number 1 on country charts? or 2?)

Running With The Night-Hard rock, much like bear it has some great guitar work & a fantastic solo

Can't Slow Down- Kind of sounds like a Thriller-esque Wanna Be Startin Something jam

Than there is stuff like Deep River Woman which is another great country song that he did with Alabama.

Lionel also did a remake of Brickhouse with Rob Zombie & Trina

People may hit his ballad day's.. but he much like MJ, Prince & others where mixing genres together and giving R&B radio blazing solos & country vibes. It would be awesome to hear a guitar solo in a modern R&B Song

This stuff is crap compared to the Commodore material.

Honestly, the only thing I think about when I see Lionel is how he got his ass beat when his wife caught him with his jump off.

Gunsnhalen said:

Btw on the subject WTF Is say you say me about

I mean it! i never knew the entire lyrics for some reason... This mofo talking about people playing games in the park.. in the dark. Than later goes to talk about how you need friend's and the world's got you dancing

Did Lionel just make this shit up & say ok sure we will go with this

It was for a soundtrack, maybe it's the plot of the movie. I think it was White Nights, but I've never seen it.

MickyDolenz said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Btw on the subject WTF Is say you say me about

I mean it! i never knew the entire lyrics for some reason... This mofo talking about people playing games in the park.. in the dark. Than later goes to talk about how you need friend's and the world's got you dancing

Did Lionel just make this shit up & say ok sure we will go with this

It was for a soundtrack, maybe it's the plot of the movie. I think it was White Nights, but I've never seen it.

Me neither.. but i think it has to do with a guy learning dancing lessons froma janitor or something?

They seemed to be going off that Flashdance success

Gunsnhalen said:

Blending the styles he did, people cry fowl because he left his funk day's behind in the 80's.

But look at the songs & singles on Can't Slow Down. grant it i sometimes tire of love song after love song. But Lionel wrote some classics & i mean

Hello- Slow ballad

All Nigh Long- Pretty funky jam that incoparates other world music in it to

Stuck On You- Country ballad(i believe it also was number 1 on country charts? or 2?)

Running With The Night-Hard rock, much like bear it has some great guitar work & a fantastic solo

Can't Slow Down- Kind of sounds like a Thriller-esque Wanna Be Startin Something jam

Than there is stuff like Deep River Woman which is another great country song that he did with Alabama.

Lionel also did a remake of Brickhouse with Rob Zombie & Trina

People may hit his ballad day's.. but he much like MJ, Prince & others where mixing genres together and giving R&B radio blazing solos & country vibes. It would be awesome to hear a guitar solo in a modern R&B Song

And let's not forget my two favorites from the album, the quiet storm, mid-tempo jam "Love Will Find A Way" and "The Only One".

aardvark15 said:

I actually liked Lionel's 80's material All Night Long is a great song in my opinion

Yeah, same here, lol. His stuff may have been sappy and poppy and all that, but IMO, he went on an astounding run of creativity from about '77 to '92.

Even his later albums have some good individual efforts (eg. Tender Heart on the Renaissance album). Plus, I think the most convincing song to me from Just Go was the only one he wrote (Eternity).

Gunsnhalen said:

MickyDolenz said:

It was for a soundtrack, maybe it's the plot of the movie. I think it was White Nights, but I've never seen it.

Me neither.. but i think it has to do with a guy learning dancing lessons froma janitor or something?

They seemed to be going off that Flashdance success

I just remember seeing the commercials for the film and it starred Baryshnikov & Gregory Hines. Baryshnikov was kinda popular during the mid 80's, if you're into ballet.

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Gunsnhalen said:

MickyDolenz said:

It was for a soundtrack, maybe it's the plot of the movie. I think it was White Nights, but I've never seen it.

Me neither.. but i think it has to do with a guy learning dancing lessons froma janitor or something?

They seemed to be going off that Flashdance success

No LOL. From what I remember, It was the mid 80's so its about soviet commumist Russia and I think Hines helps Baryshnikov defect the country as he is forced to perform their. I think Hines defects to Russia after vietnam. Yes it's melodramatic but based on a truth that dogged a real life ballet performer called Nureyev.

It's not a bad movie actually, but it's not your typical dance film. Lionals song was not included on the OST as Motown blocked it.

kitbradley said:

And let's not forget my two favorites from the album, the quiet storm, mid-tempo jam "Love Will Find A Way" and "The Only One".

That's maybe the only solo track I can think of I enjoy from him...



...Love Will Find A Way



Music for adventurous listeners


tA

Tribal Records

Man btw i forgot Steve Lukather from Toto played guitar on Running With The Night.

Gunsnhalen said:

Than there is stuff like Deep River Woman which is another great country song that he did with Alabama.

A great tune indeed

scriptgirl said:

Honestly, the only thing I think about when I see Lionel is how he got his ass beat when his wife caught him with his jump off.

That story ain't never going away is it?

Nope. My uncle Teddy wanted to date Brenda Richie after that mess went down. Matter of fact, I think old boy wrote her a fan letter.

I died & came back to life watching this

I like his first solo album and 'Can't Slow Down' but I lost interest after that.'Dancing On The Ceiling' is so cheesy and schmaltzy...the lame title track is the most soul-less song he ever did!

scriptgirl said:

Honestly, the only thing I think about when I see Lionel is how he got his ass beat when his wife caught him with his jump off.

SoulAlive said:

I like his first solo album and 'Can't Slow Down' but I lost interest after that.'Dancing On The Ceiling' is so cheesy and schmaltzy...the lame title track is the most soul-less song he ever did!

Yeah. But, I think he more than made up for it on "Love Will Conquer All", my third favorite song from his solo career.

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Gunsnhalen said:

Running With The Night

Whenever I hear this I think of Billy Ocean's Loverboy and vice versa for some reason.

Gunsnhalen said:

Btw on the subject WTF Is say you say me about

It means say it together, naturally!

NDRU said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Btw on the subject WTF Is say you say me about

It means say it together, naturally!

paisleypark4 said:

scriptgirl said:

Honestly, the only thing I think about when I see Lionel is how he got his ass beat when his wife caught him with his jump off.

SPILL IT!

please tell me you're joking!

someone posted 'the boondocks' take on it from youtube in another thread not too long ago. it's pretty damn accurate as to what went down. you should look it up!

kibbles said:

paisleypark4 said:

SPILL IT!

please tell me you're joking!

someone posted 'the boondocks' take on it from youtube in another thread not too long ago. it's pretty damn accurate as to what went down. you should look it up!

It is one of the most notorious tales in black music history. Lionel better be happy that shit didn't happen now, as TMZ would be ALL over it.

scriptgirl said:

It is one of the most notorious tales in black music history. Lionel better be happy that shit didn't happen now, as TMZ would be ALL over it.

I giggle my butt off every time somebody brings it up.

It was only surpassed by Al Green's "grits" incident.