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Thread started 08/17/12 9:34am

MickyDolenz

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Stevie Wonder ~ So What The Fuss

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #1 posted 08/17/12 9:56am

mjscarousal

cool

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Reply #2 posted 08/17/12 9:59am

novabrkr

Funny, he's playing the Synclavier. I really doubt that's what was used on the record (I could be wrong about this too, of course).

It's a good song. Always liked it.

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Reply #3 posted 08/17/12 10:04am

novabrkr

Oh, man. I still gotta comment on this.

@2:53-2:57 when he's doing the slider sweep on the synth and it's followed by the image of pulling down the zipper on a woman's dress - [...] - that's exactly how we synth geeks experience it!

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Reply #4 posted 08/17/12 12:19pm

SoulAlive

One of the highlights of the 'A Time 2 Love' CD music it's a good album but I think it needed some more funk jams like this one.It's very ballad-heavy.

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Reply #5 posted 08/17/12 1:10pm

HuMpThAnG

SoulAlive said:

One of the highlights of the 'A Time 2 Love' CD music it's a good album but I think it needed some more funk jams like this one.It's very ballad-heavy.

Got the cd, finally, a few months ago.

Still haven't listen to it yet biggrin

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Reply #6 posted 08/17/12 1:12pm

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HuMpThAnG said:

SoulAlive said:

One of the highlights of the 'A Time 2 Love' CD music it's a good album but I think it needed some more funk jams like this one.It's very ballad-heavy.

Got the cd, finally, a few months ago.

Still haven't listen to it yet biggrin

I really dig that project.

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Reply #7 posted 08/17/12 1:28pm

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SoulAlive said:

One of the highlights of the 'A Time 2 Love' CD music it's a good album but I think it needed some more funk jams like this one.It's very ballad-heavy.

nod

And I'm not a big fan of ballads.


"Love Hurts.
Your lies, they cut me.
Now your words don't mean a thing.
I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..."

-Cher, "Woman's World"
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Reply #8 posted 08/17/12 1:37pm

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Definitely one of the highlight moments from A Time To Love. Brilliant album by the way. Near flawless, if you ask me. music

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Reply #9 posted 08/17/12 1:41pm

G3000

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Definitely one of the highlight moments from A Time To Love. Brilliant album by the way. Near flawless, if you ask me. music

Sad to see that it really tanked... sad way before it hit the street. Stevie messed up big time. He performed this on Oprah when the album was supposed to hit the street. Then he decided to move the album back a month or so...the show was already taped and had to air..really messing the launch of this album. That was back when people bought whatever Oprah told them to buy!! lol

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Reply #10 posted 08/17/12 1:52pm

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G3000 said:

silverchild said:

Definitely one of the highlight moments from A Time To Love. Brilliant album by the way. Near flawless, if you ask me. music

Sad to see that it really tanked... sad way before it hit the street. Stevie messed up big time. He performed this on Oprah when the album was supposed to hit the street. Then he decided to move the album back a month or so...the show was already taped and had to air..really messing the launch of this album. That was back when people bought whatever Oprah told them to buy!! lol

Yep. This album was pushed back so much that people just backed out on it. I was just crushed when it announced that he had pushed it back before the Oprah episode aired. Oprah even devoted a nice special for Stevie in her O Magazine. Worse of all, pre-orders were taken at many record retailers and internet retailers. Just ugly because it was an excellent album that was a missed opportunity on the charts and for the public at large.

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Reply #11 posted 08/17/12 1:54pm

funkomatic

Love the song!

Agree with the statement that the album suffers from the typical too-many-ballads-syndrome.

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Reply #12 posted 08/17/12 1:55pm

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One of the highlights of A Time To Love, but not the best song.

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Reply #13 posted 08/17/12 1:57pm

silverchild

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Still can't believe Prince played those minimal guitar licks on this. I was disappointed when I found that out. But it's still a great cut.

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Reply #14 posted 08/17/12 2:31pm

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silverchild said:

Still can't believe Prince played those minimal guitar licks on this. I was disappointed when I found that out. But it's still a great cut.

I guess sometimes musicians do it to help each other out, or just because...
It was Stevie's record... shrug


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Your lies, they cut me.
Now your words don't mean a thing.
I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..."

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Reply #15 posted 08/23/12 5:43pm

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As a whole, I found this album very boring; but I love this, and "Positivity".

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Reply #16 posted 08/23/12 6:28pm

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Is it more boring than Conversation Peace?

This song is tight.

Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #17 posted 08/23/12 6:32pm

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phunkdaddy said:

Is it more boring than Conversation Peace?

No. But I liked a few songs on that album, too.

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Reply #18 posted 08/23/12 7:22pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #19 posted 08/24/12 12:28am

Gunsnhalen

Glad to see this album gets so much love! and this song cool

This album doesn't get mentioned often by Stevie fans.

Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener

All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen

Datdonkeydick- Asherfierce

Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive
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Reply #20 posted 08/24/12 12:39am

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silverchild said:

Brilliant album by the way. Near flawless, if you ask me. music

co-sign

Has anyone tried unplugging the United States and plugging it back in?
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