What's up with him...I know that he was ill and didn't perform with EW&F for a few years...What's his ailment...He looks like a shell of himself...Is it MS?

Parkinson's

Phillip Bailey sounded like shit!!I hate that beacuse I love them so much!

rockwilder said:

I thought the same thing. Back in the day he would hit those high notes so effortlessly. I was embarrassed for him.

PAPAROBBIE said:

Yeah, Maurice is suffering from Parkinson's disease and Phillip Baily is letting himself go, he looked terrible of course Verdine with his wild ass was all over the stage.

gman1966 said:

Verdine was like, "What? I could do this for another 20 years. No prob. What?"

most important, he had spotlight and a return 2 glory pre & grammy! its what made it 4 me 2 see him back in the line-up...U know he never wanted 2 leave the group 4 any
reason yet touring was becoming rough on his health.

But times likes this he's able 2 comeback and relive the finest time of his life...I can only champion that.

welcome back Maurice even 4 the moment~

MrLovesexy said:

co-sign!!

gman1966 said:

Sadly,I have to agree with you.EW&F is my favorite band,but after seeing them at recent concerts,I realy think it might be a time for a break.These guys tour all year long,and it's clearly taking a toll.They look tired and uninspired.The only person in the band who still performs with energy and excitement is Verdine.That guy just can't stay still!

They plan to tour this summer with Chicago on a co-headlining tour.Hopefully,they'll take a quick rest before heading back out on the road.Another thing...it's obvious that Maurice won't be joining them on a full-time basis anymore,so they really should hire a competent lead singer to handle the lead vocals alongside Philip.The way it works now is,they allow newer,less inspired members like David B.Whitworth and Robert Brookins to handle some of Maurice's parts,with Philip having to do the rest.This strategy is flawed because it quickly wears out Phil's voice and he isn't able to put alot of energy and power into the songs where he sings lead (such as "Fantasy" or "Reasons").The band needs to get rid of the dead weight,hire a strong-voiced lead singer that can handle ALL of Maurice's parts,and go out there and kick ass again.

Verdine looked like the clysdale horse on the SuperBowl Budweiser commercial.

okaypimpn said:

I was thrilled to see Maurice there.

(and sad at the same time)


... yeah, co-sign what DavidEye said.

okaypimpn said:

Not to mention that tribute note to Mariah Carey/Minnie Riperton Phillip Bailey tried to bellow out. A damn mess!

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

ya'll leave verdine's outfit alone! i liked it...