4 the GAP band fans of Charlie Wilson. Do u like his solo work from the last 5/6 years?

Personally I can't stand 90% of it. What do u think?

He doesnt make Hip hop now He still makes R&B. I actually like the music he makes now but I prefer his Gap Band material. He has managed to still be successful on the R&B charts despite his age. MOST artists from his era can not do this and he manage to do so I have to give him props. He makes descent R&B music. He has been through alot so I am happy he has found success.

mjscarousal said:

He doesnt make Hip hop now He still makes R&B. I actually like the music he makes now but I prefer his Gap Band material. He has managed to still be successful on the R&B charts despite his age. MOST artists from his era can not do this and he manage to do so I have to give him props. He makes descent R&B music. He has been through alot so I am happy he has found success.

His writers and producers seem 2 be in the hiphop world.

The lyrics alone make me cringe on his newer material.

I'm glad Charlie is still doing his thing, I just wish I liked the material more.

He is one of all time fav vocalist.

Kinda Like George Clinton down with Parliament/Funkadelic in the 70s

vs

George today down with Snoop and Dre & all the Gangster wannabe's-

Technically, the last 2 or 3 Gap Band albums had some hip hop influence. The album cover of Y2K even looks similar to one of those South Park Mexican/Lil Flip CDs.

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Graycap23 said:

mjscarousal said:

He doesnt make Hip hop now He still makes R&B. I actually like the music he makes now but I prefer his Gap Band material. He has managed to still be successful on the R&B charts despite his age. MOST artists from his era can not do this and he manage to do so I have to give him props. He makes descent R&B music. He has been through alot so I am happy he has found success.

His writers and producers seem 2 be in the hiphop world.

The lyrics alone make me cringe on his newer material.

I'm glad Charlie is still doing his thing, I just wish I liked the material more.

He is one of all time fav vocalist.

Good topic. He is not necessarily hip hop but he has embraced this generation and he does work with today's producers so you are not far off Gray. I'm happy he's successful but the majority of his solo work since Bridging The

Gap does nothing for me. Charlie did 2 solo albums before First Name Charlie Last name Wilson album and subpar material with the Gap Band in between

and no one was checking for him. Without You and Charlie's Angel from Bridging the Gap is better than any of the solo hits he's had from the past 7 years. Oh and his Gap Band midtempos/ballads smokes the material he's doing now. Charlie didn't start having success as a solo artist until he signed

with Jive Records.

I have to bow down to him for bringing himself out the gutter after The Gap Band. I used to see him completely drugged & piped out on the streets with nothing to his name in the 90's. He needs to be commended for that. Also he still has his soulful voice. Which I feel sounds even better now then in the Gap band, His live show is amazing he dances just as good as any dude in their 20's & 30's.

Graycap23 said:

4 the GAP band fans of Charlie Wilson. Do u like his solo work from the last 5/6 years?

Personally I can't stand 90% of it. What do u think?

Me neither.

I can't listen to his solo stuff. I strictly prefer Gap Band Charlie.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

I have to bow down to him for bringing himself out the gutter after The Gap Band. I used to see him completely drugged & piped out on the streets with nothing to his name in the 90's. He needs to be commended for that. Also he still has his soulful voice. Which I feel sounds even better now then in the Gap band, His live show is amazing he dances just as good as any dude in their 20's & 30's.

Listen to I Can't Get Over You from Gap Band IV and compare it to any of his solo hits

from his Jive Records era. I think I Can't Get Over You sounds better hands down.

I saw the Gap Band in 1995 at a concert hall that was in the same shopping center

anchored by a grocery store. Charlie must have just gotten out of rehab because folks

were wondering why he walking so gingerly and looking as though he was about to

fall. Dude was sweating profusely too through the show. They had just done a cd called

Live and Well and they were promoting. I figured that Charlie must have gone through

something the way his bandmates and background singers were hugging him after the

show. This is a photo from the Live and Well cd they were promoting then.

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phunkdaddy said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

I have to bow down to him for bringing himself out the gutter after The Gap Band. I used to see him completely drugged & piped out on the streets with nothing to his name in the 90's. He needs to be commended for that. Also he still has his soulful voice. Which I feel sounds even better now then in the Gap band, His live show is amazing he dances just as good as any dude in their 20's & 30's.

Listen to I Can't Get Over You from Gap Band IV and compare it to any of his solo hits

from his Jive Records era. I think I Can't Get Over You sounds better hands down.

I saw the Gap Band in 1995 at a concert hall that was in the same shopping center

anchored by a grocery store. Charlie must have just gotten out of rehab because folks

were wondering why he walking so gingerly and looking as though he was about to

fall. Dude was sweating profusely too through the show. They had just done a cd called

Live and Well and they were promoting. I figured that Charlie must have gone through

something the way his bandmates and background singers were hugging him after the

show. This is a photo from the Live and Well cd they were promoting then.

[img:$uid]http://i246.pho.../img:$uid]

[Edited 6/12/13 19:59pm]

I seriously didn't think he would make it out of it...

EMPEROR101 said:

Kinda Like George Clinton down with Parliament/Funkadelic in the 70s

vs

George today down with Snoop and Dre & all the Gangster wannabe's-

OUCH!!!

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

I have to bow down to him for bringing himself out the gutter after The Gap Band. I used to see him completely drugged & piped out on the streets with nothing to his name in the 90's. He needs to be commended for that.

Ronnie had some problems too. You can read about it in this thread, post #43:

http://prince.org/msg/8/3...?&pg=2

funkyslsistah said:

I can't listen to his solo stuff. I strictly prefer Gap Band Charlie.

I agree.

SoulAlive said:

funkyslsistah said:

I can't listen to his solo stuff. I strictly prefer Gap Band Charlie.

I agree.

I'm about 96% with ya.

Gap Band Charlie, all the way. I'm happy for a brotha for gettin' back to it, but musically... GAP BAND CHARLIE.

I liked early GAP BAND, pre-80s. 1980-forward. I only like their mid-tempo and slow jams, never the uptempo stuff, other than Humpin, that's my favorite GAP BAND jam..

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I liked early GAP BAND, pre-80s.

Are you talking about when they were the backup band for Leon Russell and on Shelter Records?

That's Charlie & Robert with the spears and Ronnie next to them, the rest are the original lineup of the Gap Band:

Gap also played with DJ Rogers. He appeared on Soul Train and they were with him, but the clip is not on Youtube.

MickyDolenz said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

I have to bow down to him for bringing himself out the gutter after The Gap Band. I used to see him completely drugged & piped out on the streets with nothing to his name in the 90's. He needs to be commended for that.

Ronnie had some problems too. You can read about it in this thread, post #43:

http://prince.org/msg/8/3...?&pg=2

Oh! Didn't know that. That link not there....

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

MickyDolenz said:

Ronnie had some problems too. You can read about it in this thread, post #43:

http://prince.org/msg/8/3...?&pg=2

Oh! Didn't know that. That link not there....

Click here

"Party Train" is the best Gap Band song!

MickyDolenz said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Oh! Didn't know that. That link not there....

Click here

Good article! Good to know. Glad Ronnie turned his life around. I'm sure the other brother was on drugs to that passed. Sad that they can' t do a reunion. I respect Charlie! He always said they offered him a solo deal many times during the Gap Band days & he wouldn't take it. He was loyal to his brothers.

Giovanni777 said:

Gap Band Charlie, all the way. I'm happy for a brotha for gettin' back to it, but musically... GAP BAND CHARLIE.

Honestly, even though he had one of my all-time favorite voices, I don't even feel the need to listen to his new stuff. The Gap Band made plenty of music that still sounds fresh and vibrant no matter how many times I've heard it. Dance sucka!