Let me tell you that my father got me into these guys..when i was young thats all he played..he's been a fan since the early days and had every album..i didnt understand their music when i was younger, but with me becoming a man i can groove with these guys everyday my jams are: On Your Face,Keep Your Head To The Sky,Devotion,Love's HOliday,Kalimba Story, That's The Way of The World, Mighty Mighty,

I broke down and bought the boxed set of Columbia years. I am still listening to CD's for the first time.

We are lucky to enjoy their legacy while they are still making music.

prodigalfan said:

I broke down and bought the boxed set of Columbia years. I am still listening to CD's for the first time.

We are lucky to enjoy their legacy while they are still making music.

Not only was the music created superior, but the words in their songs alone are inspiration for anyone who's down and out.

'head to the sky' and shinning star' these songs so positive and uplifting for the spirit. i wish positive message music was still a part of today's music.

instead of,

yo body, yo shawty,

my eyes, my bling,

i rap, cain't sing,

my money, yo honey,

beez yo stupid,

(most)

pop rap's gibberish

wasted X foolish-ness.

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fred12 said:

Let me tell you that my father got me into these guys..when i was young thats all he played..he's been a fan since the early days and had every album..i didnt understand their music when i was younger, but with me becoming a man i can groove with these guys everyday my jams are: On Your Face,Keep Your Head To The Sky,Devotion,Love's HOliday,Kalimba Story, That's The Way of The World, Mighty Mighty,

That sounds like my childhood

ABSOLUTELY!!! One of my favorite groups of a ll time! EW&F have gotten me through many hard times over the last few decades. Music doesn't get any better than this.

my favorite band

Their music is timeless. It's hard to top EWF from a total musical

perspective. That's why i answered EWF to the what music what you

want to listen to alone on a deserted island a few weeks ago.

SoulAlive said:

my favorite band

Definitly one of my favorites as well Just genius masterminds

Their side projects are great as well. Maurice White didn't throw no sloppy seconds to Deniece Williams, Emotions and Ramsey Lewis, he gave them ACE materials

Harlepolis said:

Their side projects are great as well. Maurice White didn't throw no sloppy seconds to Deniece Williams, Emotions and Ramsey Lewis, he gave them ACE materials

Chil' you ain't never lied.

The is the group of my youth, saw these band when they were still doing the college gigs, through the different line ups, and around the World. My all time favorite band as well. Sly and the Family Stone would have been my first all time favorite, but "we" ( my siblings) parted company with those people.

speaks for itself

One of my faves too. Love them so much!

TD3 said:

Harlepolis said:

Their side projects are great as well. Maurice White didn't throw no sloppy seconds to Deniece Williams, Emotions and Ramsey Lewis, he gave them ACE materials

Chil' you ain't never lied.

The is the group of my youth, saw these band when they were still doing the college gigs, through the different line ups, and around the World. My all time favorite band as well. Sly and the Family Stone would have been my first all time favorite, but "we" ( my siblings) parted company with those people.

phunkdaddy said:

TD3 said:

Chil' you ain't never lied.

The is the group of my youth, saw these band when they were still doing the college gigs, through the different line ups, and around the World. My all time favorite band as well. Sly and the Family Stone would have been my first all time favorite, but "we" ( my siblings) parted company with those people.

What are you tryin' to say? Go ahead I dare ya.

I started to ask were you Patrice Rushen TD3. I remember she said

they played at her high school prom.

phunkdaddy said:

I started to ask were you Patrice Rushen TD3. I remember she said

they played at her high school prom.

OUCH! What how old is Patrice? She's only a couple of cough cough gagging couch... years older than I.

I still have my 1974 E.W.& F concert tee-shirt.... well my daughter has it, its her size.

TD3 said:

phunkdaddy said:

I started to ask were you Patrice Rushen TD3. I remember she said

they played at her high school prom.

OUCH! What how old is Patrice? She's only a couple of cough cough gagging couch... years older than I.

I still have my 1974 E.W.& F concert tee-shirt.... well my daughter has it, its her size.

That's cool. Is she a fan?

My uncle turned me on to EWF when they had Mighty Mighty out.

I believe i was in the 4th grade. A few years later when he came

home on break from the military he bought me the I Am album

with the poster. I don't think i have the poster with it anymore.

phunkdaddy said:

TD3 said:

OUCH! What how old is Patrice? She's only a couple of cough cough gagging couch... years older than I.

I still have my 1974 E.W.& F concert tee-shirt.... well my daughter has it, it's her size.

That's cool. Is she a fan?

My uncle turned me on to EWF when they had Mighty Mighty out.

I believe i was in the 4th grade. A few years later when he came

home on break from the military he bought me the I Am album

with the poster. I don't think i have the poster with it anymore.

I saw E.W. & F in concert 7 months pregnant, she was already a fan.

Brett's a BiG fan. She's really into their early stuff, which kinda of surprises me. Her favortie album is, "Open Your Eyes".

My favorite band also.....

I would be curious about everyone elses opinion, but I think what speaks volumes about the music and production that Maurice and team created together is that IMO, I have not heard one remake of their music that was better than the original....

They were never overtly political, but more life-affirming, inspirational and down-right happy music you would be hard-pressed to find in similar abundance with almost any other artist.

And, to Maurice's credit, most of their legacy music has truly withstood the test of time.....Production is not dated.....The layers of percussion, strings, voices, instruments on Fantasy, as just one example of music at its best speaks volumes of the attention to detail and the precision that Maurice kept in the music of EWF.

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I pretty much prefer Kool and the Gang

JoeTyler said:

I pretty much prefer Kool and the Gang

just had to come up in here to be contrary.

Love me some Kool too but not as much as EWF.

JoeTyler said:

I pretty much prefer Kool and the Gang

I love those guys as well

My Top 5 favorite EW&F albums....

1) I Am

2) All N' All

3) Spirit

4) Touch The World

5) Head To The Sky

Top Five?

1. That's The Way Of the World

2. All N' All

3. Earth, Wind, & Fire (1971)

4. Gratitude

5. Spirit