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Reply #60 posted 12/03/15 9:54pm

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SoulAlive said:

as mentioned earlier in this thread,their 1981 single "Hurry Up And Wait" is a jam!

Yes. I used to jam this all the time. I may have to pull out the Grand Slam album.

This is actually one of their more underrated albums. I like all 7 songs.

This is when radio would play other tracks on the albums to peak your interest and

influence you to buy it. Of course the Isleys didn't need much help in that department when

3 + 3 got that express going.

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Reply #61 posted 12/03/15 10:42pm

SoulAlive	'Grand Slam' is a strong album..,,one of their best.
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Reply #62 posted 12/04/15 7:25am

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Graycap23 said:

100% agree.

Man, I'm a huge Isley's fan but then getting in when they did I'm fine with that. Those first two classes are untouchable. Hell PFunk didn't get in until 97 and I think they noth releases debut single the same time.

This is why I don't like these types of Hall. In many instances I think most of the folks who do the choosing... don't know and/or haven't listen to a lot of music.

This isn't a question of timing...

The issue for me, who did what and what did a person or group contribution to music. If you listen to the Isley brothers, those men were right there did in the middle for ever shift in genres. They were right there, with Chuck Berry and Little Richard, among others. Isley were many thing Funk being just one of the genres they contributed to and mastered.

They were there at that time but their influence was not. Not in the lats 50s-early 60s.

They were not of the level of Berry and Richard or hell even a Lloyd Price or Chuck Willis in the 50s.

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Reply #63 posted 12/04/15 8:11am

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

THis Old Heart of Mine gets play a lot.

Occasionally I hear the duet version with Rod Stewart & Ron Isley in a store, but never the one by the group

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Reply #64 posted 12/04/15 2:15pm

SoulAlive	Ronald will be appearing on the next Santana album.He does the lead vocals on a couple of tracks.
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Reply #65 posted 12/07/15 2:03pm

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Ronald Isley is on a new inspirational track with Kem and Patti Labelle.

I heard it on Tom Joyner last week. Pretty nice.

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Reply #66 posted 12/07/15 2:26pm

SoulAlive	It's great that he is still active in the music biz.
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Reply #67 posted 12/07/15 2:31pm

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Isley Brothers have such a great catalogue of music spanning generations. It's too bad that the business issues got in the way. But nice to see the fellas get together for the Grammys a little while ago.

Chris Jasper is a great friend and his son Michael is an outstanding young artist/producer and filmmaker. Here's a photo of Chris, Michael and myself on a visit to my radio show on WVOF.

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Reply #68 posted 12/09/15 4:48am

willie	last week i started hearing snippets on "fight the power"on a tv ad good 2 see the isleys licensing there music over the airwaves..well overdo
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Reply #69 posted 12/09/15 12:59pm

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speaking of these MASTERS of funk/r&b..

WHO did the "spoken parts" on the following songs??

+ "we want- we want you to feel the [inaudible??]"

at the beginning of "take me to the next phase" (baby!)

+ "did you like that baby?"

"who said they see where? I ain't never been in there"

& other verbal "improvs" at the end of "who said"

+ "let's get all the way down"

in the eternally classic "between the sheets"

I've always wondered who did those vocal parts - does anyone know???

I could be wrong,but I think Chris Jasper is the one who says "let's get all way down" near the end of "Between The Sheets".He has added some vocals on other songs,too.There is one track on 'The Real Deal' album where he actually sings the entire chorus.

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Reply #70 posted 12/10/15 5:52am

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SoulAlive said:

mltijchr said:

speaking of these MASTERS of funk/r&b..

WHO did the "spoken parts" on the following songs??

+ "we want- we want you to feel the [inaudible??]"

at the beginning of "take me to the next phase" (baby!)

+ "did you like that baby?"

"who said they see where? I ain't never been in there"

& other verbal "improvs" at the end of "who said"

+ "let's get all the way down"

in the eternally classic "between the sheets"

I've always wondered who did those vocal parts - does anyone know???

Chris Jasper and Ernie are pretty good vocalists. I wish Ernie would have done a
couple more solo albums. Listening to 3+3 now. Wow!
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Reply #71 posted 12/10/15 6:00am

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phunkdaddy said:
SoulAlive said:
I could be wrong,but I think Chris Jasper is the one who says "let's get all way down" near the end of "Between The Sheets".He has added some vocals on other songs,too.There is one track on 'The Real Deal' album where he actually sings the entire chorus.
Chris Jasper and Ernie are pretty good vocalists. I wish Ernie would have done a couple more solo albums.

Was blown away at the quality and consistency of Ernie's High Wire. Have long wished he did a followup. It's now been 25 years! He's still bad-ass though as you can see on recent YouTube videos. I also saw he few years ago on Experience Hendrix tour and he sizzled.

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Reply #72 posted 12/10/15 6:23am

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HardcoreJollies said:

phunkdaddy said:
SoulAlive said: Chris Jasper and Ernie are pretty good vocalists. I wish Ernie would have done a couple more solo albums.

Was blown away at the quality and consistency of Ernie's High Wire. Have long wished he did a followup. It's now been 25 years! He's still bad-ass though as you can see on recent YouTube videos. I also saw he few years ago on Experience Hendrix tour and he sizzled.

I don't remember paying much attention to that project when it came it.

I need to put my hands on that cd and take a fresh listen.

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Reply #73 posted 12/10/15 5:28pm

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Graycap23 said:

HardcoreJollies said:

Was blown away at the quality and consistency of Ernie's High Wire. Have long wished he did a followup. It's now been 25 years! He's still bad-ass though as you can see on recent YouTube videos. I also saw he few years ago on Experience Hendrix tour and he sizzled.

I don't remember paying much attention to that project when it came it.

I need to put my hands on that cd and take a fresh listen.

Lots of good tracks, but especially dig Deal With It.

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Reply #74 posted 12/11/15 11:53am

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Reply #75 posted 12/11/15 11:56am

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HardcoreJollies said:

Graycap23 said:

I don't remember paying much attention to that project when it came it.

I need to put my hands on that cd and take a fresh listen.

Lots of good tracks, but especially dig Deal With It.

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Man this dude is kiiling those guitar licks.

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Reply #76 posted 12/12/15 4:28pm

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Yep. The Isley Brothers deserve much much appreciation. Those guys had everything. They had the harmony, the melody, the groove, and the passion(in the singing). Also they were heavy/funky as hell, and also composed some beautiful, melodic, love songs. Imo, the Isley Brothers were one of most well rounded(and best) groups in the history of music.

I would say that my favorite(pre 1970)album of theirs is Its Our Thing(With The Brothers Isley in second). And my overall favorite is probably The Heat Is On. From 1973 to 83, they had so many great albums that its kinda hard to choose, though.

Ohio? Damn. Musta been something in the water...

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