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Thread started 03/09/23 5:56pm

SoulAlive

Lionel Richie/Earth Wind & Fire touring together

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Reply #1 posted 03/09/23 6:00pm

SoulAlive

my thoughts: if there was ever a perfect time for Lionel to reunite with the Commodores,this is it!! Imagine a reunited Commodores,playing all their funky 70s jams,on a tour with EW&F.....a whole night of classic jams from two of the biggest funk/R&B bands from the 70s!!

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Reply #2 posted 03/10/23 3:18am

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my thoughts: if there was ever a perfect time for Lionel to reunite with the Commodores,this is it!! Imagine a reunited Commodores,playing all their funky 70s jams,on a tour with EW&F.....a whole night of classic jams from two of the biggest funk/R&B bands from the 70s!!

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Oh wow, I would kill to see that

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Reply #3 posted 03/10/23 11:35pm

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SoulAlive said:

my thoughts: if there was ever a perfect time for Lionel to reunite with the Commodores,this is it!! Imagine a reunited Commodores,playing all their funky 70s jams,on a tour with EW&F.....a whole night of classic jams from two of the biggest funk/R&B bands from the 70s!!



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I would be here for it too. Unfortunately it looks like that ship has sailed.
When Lionel suggested it back several years ago only Ronald LaPread and Thomas McClary were on board. Then on the Commodores FB page William King and Walter Orange shot it down with a message stating they appreciate the past contributions from the Commodores but they were moving forward with the current lineup.
It's an interview with LaPread I never got to finish on YouTube talking about a reunion and how a few were on board but he was still trying to convince all the members.
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Reply #4 posted 03/11/23 12:46am

SoulAlive

It’s crazy that they all wouldn’t be onboard for a reunion.Their longtime fans would love that and I’m sure the tour would have been a huge success.
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Reply #5 posted 03/11/23 5:12am

RJOrion

They're the greatest band in recorded music history...but it breaks my heart to see EW&F with no Maurice White, no Al McKay, no Larry Dunn, no Andrew Woolfolk, no Fred White, no Don Myrick, no Johnny Graham...its just not the same at all...i cant do it
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Reply #6 posted 03/11/23 5:31am

SoulAlive

RJOrion said:

They're the greatest band in recorded music history...but it breaks my heart to see EW&F with no Maurice White, no Al McKay, no Larry Dunn, no Andrew Woolfolk, no Fred White, no Don Myrick, no Johnny Graham...its just not the same at all...i cant do it


I feel the same way.As far as I’m concerned….no Maurice,no Earth Wind and Fire.I guess it’s cool that they’re keeping the music alive but it’s just not the same for me.Too many of the major elements are gone.
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Reply #7 posted 03/11/23 6:25am

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It would have been nice if The Commodores breifly reunited in the 90's when Milan Williams (keyboardist) was still with us. That was a missed oppurtunity, because the :70's nostalgia" was big back then... Egos and drama got in the way of that...Sometimes big $$ can be a factor in bands reuniting. Lionel is super duper PAID in full, so he doesn't need Commodores "reuinion money". Plus I recently read that Walter "Clyde" Orange (drummer) recently retired. So I think that makes William King (trumpet/percussion) the only original member left in the group.

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Reply #8 posted 03/11/23 7:45am

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Lionel Richie(whom I ran into after hours in a highrise building near B.H.) seemed shocked that I recognized him. But he was VERY cordial. A week later I found out why he was there.

"That mountain top situation is not really what it's all cracked up 2 B when eye was doing the Purple Rain tour eye had a lot of people who eye knew eye'll never c again @ the concerts.just screamin n places they thought they was suppose 2 scream."prince
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Reply #9 posted 03/11/23 4:27pm

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SoulAlive said:

RJOrion said:
They're the greatest band in recorded music history...but it breaks my heart to see EW&F with no Maurice White, no Al McKay, no Larry Dunn, no Andrew Woolfolk, no Fred White, no Don Myrick, no Johnny Graham...its just not the same at all...i cant do it
I feel the same way.As far as I’m concerned….no Maurice,no Earth Wind and Fire.I guess it’s cool that they’re keeping the music alive but it’s just not the same for me.Too many of the major elements are gone.

I'm with you guys. EWF is so far from being ...well...EWF that I'm not interested either. It's cool if they are enjoying performing but it's not even close to the 70s and 80s shows I attended. It KILLS me to be critical of my all time favorite group but I have to be honest.

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Reply #10 posted 03/11/23 5:12pm

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SPYZFAN1 said:

It would have been nice if The Commodores breifly reunited in the 90's when Milan Williams (keyboardist) was still with us. That was a missed oppurtunity, because the :70's nostalgia" was big back then... Egos and drama got in the way of that...Sometimes big $$ can be a factor in bands reuniting. Lionel is super duper PAID in full, so he doesn't need Commodores "reuinion money". Plus I recently read that Walter "Clyde" Orange (drummer) recently retired. So I think that makes William King (trumpet/percussion) the only original member left in the group.



Yeah I saw that about Clyde too retiring. He is 76 after all.
I can't see William King singing lead lol
Thomas McClary has a group with his family performing Commodores songs.
There are clips on YouTube
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Reply #11 posted 03/11/23 5:22pm

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SoulAlive said:

RJOrion said:

They're the greatest band in recorded music history...but it breaks my heart to see EW&F with no Maurice White, no Al McKay, no Larry Dunn, no Andrew Woolfolk, no Fred White, no Don Myrick, no Johnny Graham...its just not the same at all...i cant do it


I feel the same way.As far as I’m concerned….no Maurice,no Earth Wind and Fire.I guess it’s cool that they’re keeping the music alive but it’s just not the same for me.Too many of the major elements are gone.


It's not the same but the last time I saw them live in 2015 they were very good.
They had everyone outdoors on their feet the whole show. The only misstep was Phillip allowing his son to get on the mike a bit. He can't sing at all. Stay on the percussions. Some of their recent clips on YouTube last year made me cringe just a bit. Sadly it may be getting close to that time for some of the 70's acts to call it a day. sad
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Reply #12 posted 03/12/23 6:19am

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Yeah, I don't think William is a lead singer too (lol). There's a Commodores concert on YT from July 4, 2022. They sounded great, but with William it looked like a Commodores tribute band.

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Reply #13 posted 03/12/23 6:45am

SoulAlive

phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:



I feel the same way.As far as I’m concerned….no Maurice,no Earth Wind and Fire.I guess it’s cool that they’re keeping the music alive but it’s just not the same for me.Too many of the major elements are gone.


It's not the same but the last time I saw them live in 2015 they were very good.
They had everyone outdoors on their feet the whole show. The only misstep was Phillip allowing his son to get on the mike a bit. He can't sing at all. Stay on the percussions. Some of their recent clips on YouTube last year made me cringe just a bit. Sadly it may be getting close to that time for some of the 70's acts to call it a day. sad


Sadly,I agree with you neutral
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Reply #14 posted 03/16/23 2:10am

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SPYZFAN1 said:

Yeah, I don't think William is a lead singer too (lol). There's a Commodores concert on YT from July 4, 2022. They sounded great, but with William it looked like a Commodores tribute band.

Yeah I just saw it. biggrin

I'm used to seeing William playing trumpet, guitar, and dancing.

In the Commodores prime William was actually the choreogrepher

This is more like a tiibute band. I wonder who is the guy they got to replace Clyde confused

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Reply #15 posted 03/16/23 4:13am

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The thing without alot of these NOSTALGIA acts, its really just that. It almost does not matter at this point to many people who is even in the band, or how many original members, especially when artists play a residency or something like that or one of these outdoor lawn shows, people by in large don't really care, some do, many don't. Which is how they really feel when the artists have new music, I mean if Lionel says "heres a new one from my upcoming record" everyone exits for the bathroom or decides now is time to talk to their friends or check their phones for how many likes they got for being at the Lionel show.

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Reply #16 posted 03/16/23 12:37pm

SoulAlive

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I mean,if Lionel says "heres a new one from my upcoming record" everyone exits for the bathroom or decides now is time to talk to their friends or check their phones for how many likes they got for being at the Lionel show.

lol so true

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Reply #17 posted 03/24/23 12:17am

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Ironically EWF had their first top ten hit in 30 years a little over a year ago

You Want My Love with Lucky Daye. Their was talk of a new album with Babyface

on as producer. Has been crickets ever since.

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Reply #18 posted 03/24/23 10:37am

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I saw EW&F back in 2001 when they where touring with the Chaka & Rufus reunion which lasted for about 15 minutes lol EW&F was good. Robert Brookins was singing the Maurice songs. It was definately not the same. Phillip was still killin' it though. I never heard much about whether or not there was contention between Lionel and the other Commodores members before he left. Sounds like there may have been?
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Reply #19 posted 03/24/23 10:46am

SoulAlive

phunkdaddy said:

Ironically EWF had their first top ten hit in 30 years a little over a year ago


You Want My Love with Lucky Daye. Their was talk of a new album with Babyface


on as producer. Has been crickets ever since.



Honestly,I wouldn’t be interested in that album.Didn’t really care for the “You Want My Love” single.
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Reply #20 posted 03/24/23 10:52am

SoulAlive

kitbradley said:

I saw EW&F back in 2001 when they where touring with the Chaka & Rufus reunion which lasted for about 15 minutes lol EW&F was good. Robert Brookins was singing the Maurice songs. It was definately not the same. Phillip was still killin' it though. I never heard much about whether or not there was contention between Lionel and the other Commodores members before he left. Sounds like there may have been?


I also saw them on that tour with a reunited Chaka Khan and Rufus.I’ve seen them several other times,including their 2004 tour with Chicago (one of my other favorite bands).I always have a good time but what I would really like is to see some of their 70s live footage released on blu-ray smile that would be more exciting to me.
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Reply #21 posted 03/24/23 12:24pm

RJOrion

Ive seen a couple of videos of EW&F doing shows recently and Philip Bailey's voice sounded shot...it broke my heart seeing/hearing that...maybe he was under the weather or something, but i dont know
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Reply #22 posted 03/24/23 5:04pm

SoulAlive

RJOrion said:

Ive seen a couple of videos of EW&F doing shows recently and Philip Bailey's voice sounded shot...it broke my heart seeing/hearing that...maybe he was under the weather or something, but i dont know


Yeah his voice is just not what it used to be.His son actually handles many of the vocals these days.
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Reply #23 posted 03/25/23 5:55pm

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SoulAlive said:

RJOrion said:
Ive seen a couple of videos of EW&F doing shows recently and Philip Bailey's voice sounded shot...it broke my heart seeing/hearing that...maybe he was under the weather or something, but i dont know
Yeah his voice is just not what it used to be.His son actually handles many of the vocals these days.

That's a shame--last time I saw him maybe about a decade ago his voice sounded great.

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Reply #24 posted 03/26/23 6:06pm

SoulAlive

what I would really like is to see some of their 70s live footage released on blu-ray smile that would be more exciting to me.

like this.....

Earth Wind and Fire Spiri... - YouTube

cool

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Reply #25 posted 03/26/23 7:45pm

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Phillip is a lot older now. He cant hit those big notes like he used to nor do I expect him to. I first noticed it on an album EW&F released about 10 years ago. I have not heard him lately though. In his prime, I think Phillip was highly underrated. When you see lists or hear people talk about greatest male vocalists, his name rarely comes up.
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