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Average White Band appreciation They're one of my favorite 70s funk bands and they're celebrating their 50th Anniversary with a massive,15-disc box set to be released next month.Yes,I already preordered it
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Love these guys. Saw them in a very small venue a few years ago and they really killed it. | |
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I’ve seen them in concert a few times too.Superb musicians.They are actually on a farewell tour right now. | |
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...And yes, I've seen them live a few times over the last 20 years and they never disappoint. With that said, my fav by them is the Person To Person Live album- great live album and I was just rocking (and singing along to) "If I Ever Loose This Heaven" from that album... | |
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Oh yeah,that is an incredible live album.
If you wanna see them in their prime,check out this 'Live At Montreux' performance from 1977.It's available on DVD.
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In 1979,when almost everyone else was doing disco,AWB stuck to their classic sound for the most part.They released the album Fret No More featuring this wonderful single,"Atlantic Avenue".
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Always got a kick out of those white boys from Scotland laying down that deep, thick funk!
I regularly return to this awesome clip: https://youtu.be/OFzNXUUS...STT1K9ILpg [Edited 1/14/24 9:15am] | |
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These dudes always been nice in my book. My favorite albums from them are Soul Seaching and the AWB live Person To Person double album. I like The Jugglers and Reach Out from their debut album Show Your Hand Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Soul Searching is my favorite AWB album.The entire Side One is absolutely fantastic.
Cut The Cake is another great album.The album with Ben E. King is so underrated. | |
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like the Ohio Players,the Average White Band had some interesting album covers
Btw,this album is sensational.The first single "Your Love Is A Miracle" is an intoxicating slab of midtempo funk that just sizzles.There are no disco grooves here...the guys stay focused on their tried-and-true funk and the results are fantastic.
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"Whatcha' Gonna Do For Me" by Average White Band (1980)
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As we all know,the great Chaka Khan released a wonderful remake one year later | |
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"Stop The Rain" by Average White Band (1979)
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one of their many jams that was later sampled by the rappers | |
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Box set comes out next week
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