yeah. "Hello Goodbye" is the one I'm talkin' about.
Right from the 5 second mark to the 10th second.
It's the same as one of P's interludes on the SOTT DVD.
(I think P used it as a scene change/interlude. Remember? That's where there's some horns that blast that sound like a train, and then the scene changes to show all of those tacky neon signs.)

i guess it'll be just one of those things that make you go hmmm....

you would ask that today.
I left my liner notes at home today.
I had them all day yesterday and now u wanna ask...

okaypimpn said:

it's okay sweetie I'll bring it to work tomorrow.

okaypimpn said:

it's okay sweetie I'll bring it to work tomorrow.

mochalox said:

okayplayer said:

ok. I have the liner notes. First things first, I'm guessing his birth name is Chris James, b/c CJ is all over the place in the liner notes. All but four songs show that they were recorded by CJ.

Apparently he hasn't gotten totally into being ultra possesive and doing everything on his albums himself, because other people did the mixing, drums, rhythm guiter, mellotron, trombone, trumpet, alt. sax, percussion, ten. sax, bass, harmonica, etc.

He lists Dionne Farris as doing the background vocals on Out of the Sky.

At the bottom it says All other instrumentation: Van Hunt.

CJ only mixed one song on this album: Who Will Love Me In December.

I think he thanks Jason Orr (FJK founder) but it's listed as Jason O. (who knows?) Of course he thanks Dionne and Randy. He then thanks Dallas and Chiedza.

It lists CJ as the sole producer and one of the exec. producers. Then it goes on to say: Produced, Written, Arranged and Performed by VH, although there's an asterick indicating that 4 songs are excluded.

mochalox said:

i have no clue what she's been up to, but how much u wanna bet she appears at FJK next Saturday???

okaypimpn said:

sorry FunkJazz Cafe http://www.funkjazzkafe.com/fjk.html
she usually turns up at FJK, or Meshell or Bilal or Erykah.
R U going? It's this Saturday at the Tabernacle (Atlanta).

mochalox said:

okaypimpn said:

$25 advance purchase
$30 day of
$22 with non perishable food donation at Ear Wax Records
(ticketmaster.com)

okaypimpn said:

i haven't bought mine yet anyways. I'm waitin' to get the August concert tix first.

okaypimpn said:

yup. aug 9th Philips Arena.

okaypimpn said:

yup (sorry for the confusion) FJK is only 4 x's a year, from what I gather.

i saw this article on him in an internet newsletter:
[color=darkred:dee9c84bf0]Music, Politics, and B-ish[/color]
from the ATL LowDown's resident authority on audio and civic issues, Kinetic
[color=darkred:dee9c84bf0]Van Hunt: A Little Home Grown [/color]
For those of you in the know, burning some home grown is typically sketchy at best, and usually not worth it. While it is not clear if Van Hunt is from Atlanta, he has definitely spent some quality time here, having been a part of the EarthSeed/Groovement collective (big shout to Anasa! Do your thing, lady), responsible for the likes of India.Arie, Donnie, Seek and more. This has helped sprinkle a very comfortable and familiar soul vibe throughout his awesome debut Van Hunt on Capitol Records.

More likely for Van Hunt, though, the experiences of watching his father and spending time with him as he grew up definitely had a different kind of home grown effect on Van Hunt. He watched how his father lived diametrically opposed extremes in his life, including faking insanity to catch a break from work. His music draws from all of that and provides the viewpoint that life sometimes pushes us toward our vices and that we try to make a beautiful reality out of life, despite that.

What makes this album such artistic gumbo is witnessed in the track, “Seconds of Pleasure.” Van Hunt gives you a Bobby Blue Bland sound, mixed with lilting falsetto reminiscent of D’Angelo, Marvin Gaye and Eric Benet (1st Album). “Hold my Hand” sounds like a track you would hear on Res’ first album with retro ‘80’s double beat over soulsonic tracks, but it works very well. “Out of the Sky” is a great spring-time song that changes direction near the end, with some old Stevie Wonder, Original Musiquarium-style musings, with a little bit of Dionne Farris help to boot (Writer’s note: Dionne - music needs you now!). “What Can I Say” actually sounds Beatle-esque, like Paul McCartney came in to do a small reserved set - but it shows the range of Van Hunt’s talent and creativity.

This album, co-executive produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson (really?!) who also produced Nikka Costa (are you kidding me?!) is well worth any money you spend. If you missed Van Hunt perform at Smiths Olde Bar on March 13, 2004, then you need to be in the front of the stage when he performs at Music Midtown on the 99X stage (http://www.musicmidtown.com/bands/index.cfm) April 30-May 2.
Van Hunt is some home grown well worth the effort.

okaypimpn said:

ReeseStrongnight said:

yup and parliament too!!!
I went to see them last year at On The Bricks and I almost got into a fight with this guy who came and stood in front of me and my daughter. The whole section I was sitting in backed me up on it too. It was so cool!
You know how it is: you wait 5 hours in the blistering heat just to have a good seat and then some reveler comes along 5 minutes after Goerge Clinton gets on stage and stands in front of you!!! I was heated!!!! Our section decided that we would make a united front.

If you've never heard him, he'll grow on you. But if you're a fan of his already, it'll be easy to love.