listening to it on Spotify now......what do you guys think of it?

I think the first track "Til The World Falls Down" is OK....probably the best thing on the album

the remake of "I Want Your Love" with Lady Gaga is absolutely terrible please keep her far away from any classic disco song! SMH

As a longtime Chic (and Nile Rodgers) fan,I had been eagerly awaiting this album.Unfortunately,it's not exactly what I expected these tunes are fun for a few listens but it all wears thin very quickly.And who are all these weak vocalists? In these crazy times,I'm all for a fun dance album but most of these songs simply don't ignite.Rodgers' guitar-playing,of course,is lively but it's not enough to save these interchangeable songs.

I do like "Til The World Falls Down" and there's a very nice mellow track "State Of Mind (It's About Time").

SoulAlive said:

the remake of "I Want Your Love" with Lady Gaga is absolutely terrible please keep her far away from any classic disco song! SMH

I rather like it. I wanted it when I first heard it, but at the time, it was not available. Stumbled upon it on iTunes this weekend when I was browsing new releases.

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Who are the two folks on the cover? ... they new to the band? ...

DaveT said:

SoulAlive said:

lool said:

DaveT said:

Who are the two folks on the cover? ... they new to the band? ...

The two folks on the cover are not in the band. They are models Duckie Thot and Jazzelle Zanaughtti. It's supposed to be a modern-day reimagining of Chic's 1977 dedut album cover which also featured two female models...blowing whistles. I suppose Nile was, at lease visually, trying to recapture that same vibe.

Listened to it on the way to a house party, and then played the whole thing start to finish at that house.

It was a great listen.

My only issue is it seems to be mastered too loudly, even compared to other current day releases (ie. Cher's ABBum). It gets a bit roaring at times trying to be as loud as possible.

SoulAlive said:

funkypixie said:

Putting the album aside, I saw the band live on Saturday and it's still one of the best live shows you'll see. Very funky, Rodgers guitar playing remains a pure joy!

I hope they play some US dates.I'd love to go see them.

okay, I've listened to it 3 or 4 times by now and it's a slowly growing. not bad, not bad at all.

and yes, the wall of sound is a bit too much

hey, maybe someone did a remix without Nile's approval in the dead of night like on the Diana album in 1980?

only that instrumental track feels a little more breezy, this is my fave track so far

sure Tony and especially Bernard ar missing all over the place, but anyway, still a fine album not to be missed

what do you folks think of the track with Elton John?

I wish that Nile had brought in the original ladies of Chic (Alfa Anderson,Luci Martin and Norma Jean Wright).The three of them still perform these days,as a trio.Also would have been nice to hear a new track with Sister Sledge.The vocalists on the new album are not very good,imo.

SoulAlive said:

SoulAlive said:

I wish that Nile had brought in the original ladies of Chic (Alfa Anderson,Luci Martin and Norma Jean Wright).The three of them still perform these days,as a trio.Also would have been nice to hear a new track with Sister Sledge.The vocalists on the new album are not very good,imo.

Not holding my breath but maybe they'll make an appearance on 'Executive Realness'. Alfa's solo album has some great moments. Have you heard it?

Someone attempted to fix this...

This interview gave me some insight on why the album sounds like it does...

https://variety.com/2018/music/news/nile-rodgers-interview-warner-music-universal-chic-album-1202959480/

lool said:

SoulAlive said:

I wish that Nile had brought in the original ladies of Chic (Alfa Anderson,Luci Martin and Norma Jean Wright).The three of them still perform these days,as a trio.Also would have been nice to hear a new track with Sister Sledge.The vocalists on the new album are not very good,imo.

Not holding my breath but maybe they'll make an appearance on 'Executive Realness'. Alfa's solo album has some great moments. Have you heard it?

what is 'Executive Realness'? Haven't heard Alfa's solo album.I'll check it out.

I love this one. Alfa reunited with Karen Milne of the Chic Strings...

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SoulAlive said:

lool said:

DaveT said: The two folks on the cover are not in the band. They are models Duckie Thot and Jazzelle Zanaughtti. It's supposed to be a modern-day reimagining of Chic's 1977 dedut album cover which also featured two female models...blowing whistles. I suppose Nile was, at lease visually, trying to recapture that same vibe.

Ahhhh ... that's pretty cool!

lool said:

'Executive Realness' is the next Nile Rodgers & Chic album set for release in May 2019. He says he recorded enough songs to fill a 2 or 3-disc album.

Wow! Thanks for the info

SoulAlive said:

funkypixie said:

Putting the album aside, I saw the band live on Saturday and it's still one of the best live shows you'll see. Very funky, Rodgers guitar playing remains a pure joy!

I hope they play some US dates.I'd love to go see them.

They will be touring with Cher

I wonder why "I'll Be There" and "Back In The Old School" (the tracks released a few years ago) didn't appear on this? They'd have been two of the best on the album...

Like others, I'm not massively into the new album, but the instrumental track's good. Probably the most 'old-school Chic' sounding. I always felt the Chic sound suited more understated-sounding singers than Nile's seemed to consistently go with since 1983, though.

I agree! I think those two songs are better than anything else on the new album.

ChickenMcNuggets said:

I wonder why "I'll Be There" and "Back In The Old School" (the tracks released a few years ago) didn't appear on this? They'd have been two of the best on the album...

If y'all read or listened to some of Nile's recent interviews conerning the album, all your questions would be anwered. Here's another one...

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/podcasts/8475896/pop-shop-podcast-nile-rodgers-chic-its-about-time-self-indulgent-project

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