I had this album for YEARS. Ever since my mom bought it and bought it again in 1994.

I only used 2 listen 2 Rocket Love & Happy Birthday, but now that i have been converting my LP's 2 CD in perfect qualty, i have listened 2 "Hotter Than July" 4 the first time.

I LOVE it.

I Aint Gonna Stand 4 It - Lovin his voice and serious quirkyness of this tune.

Cash In Your Face - I NEVER understood what that song meant until now. I would read the lyrics when i was little and never understood them. It is a very funky tune with a striking racial message that holds true 2 this day.

Master Blaster (Jammin) - Now u KNOW this is the CUT!

now, its time 4 "Innervisons" an album which i only got around to "Livin 4 The City" and stopped at this summer...

paisleypark4 said:

r u ok ?, u may have 2 sit down count 2 ten etc...

the 3 albums u mentiom r masterpieces !

i saw stevie live roundabout 1990 he playrd 4, 3hours 45 mins !!! talkabout gettin yo money,s worth !

"Rocket Love"
"I Ain't Gonna Stand For It"
"As If You Read My Mind"
"All I Do"


Those four songs are incredible.I love this album!

paisleypark4 said:

Thanks for this. I've been contemplating Stevie's 80's work for a while now, having owned all of his 70's output and loving every bit of it.

Is this his last truly great album???

paisleypark4 said:

Stevie's country tune. Eric Clapton went and screwed it up.


You've never listened to Innervisions in its entirety? Da horror.

Supernova said:

Innervisons sounded aiight in comparasin 2 alot of bullshit in the wold these days. I heard Innervisions was a classic. THis year was the first time i actually listened 2 "Songs In The Key Of ife" talk about a brick upside my head, daym what a fuckin hot album.

paisleypark4 said:

Innervisions sounded "aiight"???

I think it's time you erased your part in the Old School thread you started.

'Hotter Than July' is an excellent album. 'Songs In The Key Of Life' is my fave Stevie album tho. 'Music Of My Mind' and 'Fulfingness First Finale' r awesome 2.

Supernova said:

Supernova said:

i was saying that in havent heard it all the way yet! Dont u DARE take me off the Ol Skoo Crew cuz i aint THRU! I just finished listening 2 Mtume's "You Me & He" album. Its damn funky.

Now back 2 Stevie, I am going 2 get in2 Innervisions soon.
It is probably awesum as much as "Living For The City" & Golden Lady was.

paisleypark4 said:

Man stop whatever you are doing right now and finish this album. Side Two is the kicker of the LP and you didn't even make it to "Jesus Children of America" yet? Come on now, we supposed to be brothers in funk

psykosoul said:

lol.

I am recordin it right now at this very moment. Too hi" is on now...Queeen Latifah made me want 2 buy the album after she talked about the lyrics of that song.

Damn everybody is slicing me open about this album, just 2 think of if i didnt already hear "Song In The Key of Life" damn, i wouldve been dead and buried

That's the next one I want to get.

paisleypark4 said:

::Dre 3000 voice:: Awright, awright, awright, awright, awright, awright, awright, awright!


::wiping sweat from my brow:: Redemption is a beautiful thing.

The funny thing about this album is,the first single "Master Blaster (Jammin)" is the weakest song,imo

If I were in charge of picking the singles,I would have chosen these songs in this order...


***"As If You Read My Mind"---killer uptempo jam for the first single

***"Rocket Love"

***"I Ain't Gonna Stand For It"


A possible fouth single could have been "All I Do",but I think the three strong songs I listed would have been enough.

DavidEye said:

nah, i wouldve done

"All I Do"
"Rocket Love"
"Master Blaster"
"Happy Birthday"

i didnt think As If U Read My Mind had any single substance like these ones as much

Master Blaster is tight, i dont understand y u thought it was boring.


And yes yes yall, I finally listened 2 "Innervisions" Not mindblowing, but a very nice piece of work. "Dont U Worry Bout A Thing" "Jesus Children Of America" & "Hes Mistra Know It All" are tight!

Come2getheras1 said:

No it isnt that would be The Woman in Red soundtrack.

Paisley I forget how young you are sometimes.

Innervisions?

Probably its not important to alot of you but my girl Angela Winbush sang back-up in that CD. It was the time when she was a member in Stevie's back-up group "Wonderland"!

Slave2daGroove said:

I know, I flipped when I found out that the brotha is as young as me.

Paisly is def the shit in my book

Harlepolis said:

thanx u guys. That's y i posted the "Last of a dying breed" post. Me and my brother (only 20) know alot 4 our age! Our mom raised us our whole lives on that stuff, and now all i want 2 hear is that stuff!

Yo pp4, check out somemore Stevie other than Hotter ThaJuly. I remember I was around 8 or 10 when I started sneaking my sister's Stevie albums and one by one I understood his musical progression. Whenever I would start at like his 1980s period, I would feel as if I was missing a link from his 70s period, so I had to do the research and backtrack. TRUST ME, listen to his stuff from the 70s first (if you haven't by now).

Moonbeam said:

I don't know. If you haven't got it already, start from the top with Music of My Mind. The ride will be a whole lot better. You can't really lose in any order though.

okaypimpn said:

oh of course. Cant wait 2 hear "Fufillingness" & "Talking Book" on the next episode! "Innervisions" is cool, but doesnt hav a lasting effect like Songs In The Key, and Hotter Than July does so far.