BalladofPeterParker said:

how do we feel about their 1983 album Powerlight? Some people say that this album was disappointing,but I think it has its moments.The two singles ("Fall In Love With Me" and "Side By Side") are excellent...as good as anything on Raise,imo.

SoulAlive said:

how do we feel about their 1983 album Powerlight? Some people say that this album was disappointing,but I think it has its moments.The two singles ("Fall In Love With Me" and "Side By Side") are excellent...as good as anything on Raise,imo.

I enjoyed the record and the single "Fall in Love With Me" was very good and still bumps to this day. It's a lower tier EWF album BUT it's still EWF so it had it's moments.

EW&F performing at the California Jam in 1974

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SoulAlive said:

SoulAlive said:

how do we feel about their 1983 album Powerlight? Some people say that this album was disappointing,but I think it has its moments.The two singles ("Fall In Love With Me" and "Side By Side") are excellent...as good as anything on Raise,imo.

I consider "Powerlight" and "Electric Universe" lower tier than "Raise".

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uPtoWnNY said:

Open Our Eyes was released in 1974.

"Feelin' Blue" (1974)

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SoulAlive said:

how do we feel about their 1983 album Powerlight? Some people say that this album was disappointing,but I think it has its moments.The two singles ("Fall In Love With Me" and "Side By Side") are excellent...as good as anything on Raise,imo.

I thought the Powerlight album was solid. It was a tier below the Raise album but I liked Fall In Love With Me, Side By Side, and the underrated The Speed Of Love, and Straight From The Heart. The latter is one of Phillip's best ballads. I like when it ends it's followed by a quick 1 minute Kalimba interlude from Maurice. Electric Universe just didn't have it. Thank god for the snazzy first single Magnetic. I did like Moonwalk and Sweet Sassy Lady. Touch and Electric Nation was just okay. I didn't like either ballad off Electric Nation.

"Getaway" (1976)

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SoulAlive said:

My Top 10 EW&F albums....

1) All N' All

2) Gratitude

3) That's The Way Of The World

4) I Am

5) Spirit

6) Head To The Sky

7) Open Our Eyes

8) Raise

9) Touch The World

10) Faces

"See The Light" is my favorite song on the TTWOTW album.Philip delivers an amazing vocal on this track and the lyrics are amazing!

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I'll say this: I hate "Reasons."

TrivialPursuit said:

SoulAlive said:

RJOrion said:

TrivialPursuit said:

I'll say this: I hate "Reasons."

I never liked the studio version on the Thats The Way Of The World lp either...the live version on the Gratitude lp is much better...but i always thought that song was overrated and overplayed, the same way i feel about the song Purple Rain

While both may be overplayed - no argument there - "Reasons" is just a horrible song in general. "Purple Rain" isn't. "Reasons," for me, is that fucking falsetto just wandering around up there, hitting whatever note happens to blow by in the melody. I literally wince and internally cringe when I hear it.

For me, it's definitely a low point, and I don't know how it was ever on compilations and such. It wasn't even a single so far as I can tell.

But it's small potatoes compared to the rest of their catalog. Even Prince had "Judghead."

SoulAlive said:

“Reasons” is a slow jam classic.It was never released as a single but it is definitely a fan favorite.Funny thing about the song…Philip said that people always come up to him,praising this song and telling him that they used it as their “wedding song”.But if you take a closer look at the lyrics,the song is actually about a one-night stand!

Yeah, the lyrics aren't really wedding friendly.

BalladofPeterParker said:

2freaky said:

They were not consistant but great at times.

That's complete bullshit, From Head to the Sky (1973) to I AM (1979) they gave us seven consecutive masterpieces! Only Stevie Wonders body of work during that time period is of similar quality.

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Last Days and Time was released in October 1972.This is the first EW&F album that features vocalist Philip Bailey.

BalladofPeterParker said:

SoulAlive said:

don't we all miss Maurice White? what an incredible front man/leader! So much charisma and talent! You don't see artists like this nowadays.

You are so right. I think about his influence on my life often. I really miss the guy. I highly recommend his biography to anyone that hasn't read it yet. He had a vision and he MADE it happen.

I agree....his book is so good! I really enjoyed reading it.Highly recommeded.

phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:

how do we feel about their 1983 album Powerlight? Some people say that this album was disappointing,but I think it has its moments.The two singles ("Fall In Love With Me" and "Side By Side") are excellent...as good as anything on Raise,imo.

I thought the Powerlight album was solid. It was a tier below the Raise album but I liked Fall In Love With Me, Side By Side, and the underrated The Speed Of Love, and Straight From The Heart. The latter is one of Phillip's best ballads. I like when it ends it's followed by a quick 1 minute Kalimba interlude from Maurice. Electric Universe just didn't have it. Thank god for the snazzy first single Magnetic. I did like Moonwalk and Sweet Sassy Lady. Touch and Electric Nation was just okay. I didn't like either ballad off Electric Nation.

I know y'all remember in the fall of 1981,how big this song was

"Let's Groove"

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Raise! was released in November 1981 and features the singles "Let's Groove","Wanna Be With You" and "I've Had Enough".