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STEVIE: which 12 songs... If you were gonna turn somebody on to STEVIE WONDER , what 12 songs would you choose? Or do you think there's one album that would do it ? (say, to convince someone who's image of Stevie is " I Just Called To Say I Love You", that he's the ultimate artist.) " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: If you were gonna turn somebody on to STEVIE WONDER , what 12 songs would you choose? Or do you think there's one album that would do it ? (say, to convince someone who's image of Stevie is " I Just Called To Say I Love You", that he's the ultimate artist.)
I would suggest any of the folowing albums: Music Of My Mind Talking Book Innervisons Fulfillingness Full Finale Songs In The Key Of Life Once they'e hooked, and they will be  , I would suggest Stevie's box set, "At The Close Of A Century" for the best overview of his career until 2000. This set is basically the best greatest hits collection on Stevie's career. Newcomers can really use this set as a startng point for their journey through Wonderland.
A bargain basement intro collection is The Definitive Collection. P.S. Heard some live previews of Stevie's upcoming cd, "A Time To Love". With tunes like " Can't Imagine Love Without You", "True Love" And "Moon Blue", people better get ready for the Wonderman!! These tunes are jazz classics!! | |
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The 'Innervisions' album should do the trick.It's a pure masterpiece. | |
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Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants album would do it. Take any 12 from there and tell me he's not the greatest songwriter and musician of all time.  | |
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okaypimpn said: Take any 12 from there and tell me he's not the greatest songwriter and musician of all time.
as a matter of fact, U can say this about most Stevie albums  Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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DavidEye said: The 'Innervisions' album should do the trick.It's a pure masterpiece.
totally agree. Thats the album to start. If the person is a little more adventurous, try Talking Book. . | |
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I would go with Songs in the Key of Life just for the sublime Knocks Me Off My Feet! | |
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Dancelot said: okaypimpn said: Take any 12 from there and tell me he's not the greatest songwriter and musician of all time.
as a matter of fact, U can say this about most Stevie albums True, but this album shows his range in ALL musical genres-soul, classical, jazz, soul, African and Asian rhythms...something he hadn't experimented with until then. | |
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okaypimpn said: Dancelot said: as a matter of fact, U can say this about most Stevie albums True, but this album shows his range in ALL musical genres-soul, classical, jazz, soul, African and Asian rhythms...something he hadn't experimented with until then. Ndeed!! I wonder if he's ever gonna do something that ambitious again... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I just called to say I love you..
You are the Sunshine of my life Knocks me off my feet My Cherie Amour Superstition The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom - Anais Nin
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Gosh, this is hard, because there are so many. But I'd start with these, in no particular order:
1. You Are The Sunshine of My Life 2. My Cherie Amour 3. If You Really Love Me . . . 4. As 5. Smile Please 6. Ribbon In The Sky 7. You've Got It Bad Girl 8. Maybe Your Baby 9. Do I Do 10. Tuesday Heartbreak 11. Superstition 12. Master Blaster/Jammin' Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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paligap said: okaypimpn said: True, but this album shows his range in ALL musical genres-soul, classical, jazz, soul, African and Asian rhythms...something he hadn't experimented with until then. Ndeed!! I wonder if he's ever gonna do something that ambitious again... I 
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And to answer your question, paligap... 
In no particular order... "Maybe Your Baby" "Big Brother" "Power Flower" "Overjoyed" "Come Back As A Flower" "Outside My Window" "Send One Your Love" "Blame It On The Sun" "Weakness" "It's You" "Whereabouts" "Send One Your Love" | |
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okaypimpn said: Dancelot said: as a matter of fact, U can say this about most Stevie albums True, but this album shows his range in ALL musical genres-soul, classical, jazz, soul, African and Asian rhythms...something he hadn't experimented with until then. of course, I completely agree with U about Secret Life of plants. I just meant it's almost impossible for me to pick a fave abum ...but if I had to, I most likely would choose "Songs in the key of life", because it was one of the first album I bought and I the first album ever I really worshipped from the first til the last track, every second. Masterpiece! Damn!!! was that really 28 years ago??? Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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IMO, SITKOF is highly overrated. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice album, but it's not Stevie's best piece of creative work. I just never understood what all the hoopla was about.  | |
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P.S. Heard some live previews of Stevie's upcoming cd, "A Time To Love". With tunes like " Can't Imagine Love Without You", "True Love" And "Moon Blue", people better get ready for the Wonderman!! These tunes are jazz classics!![/quote]
Where can I hear this!!! I've been waiting for something new from Stevie... One of my favourite Stevie tracks and it's a pretty recent one is "Season's of Love" of RENT the musical soundtrack... see if U can find that. Another rare live cut is: Maybe Baby (try to find the live version jam with Prince) On the track Stevie says, "Prince as much as U may think I have inspired U, U inspire me too" Also... (in no particular order) For Your Love Blame it on the Sun Superwoman Evil Love's In Need Redemption Song (Marley Cover) Place in the Sun Lately Signed,Sealed, Delivered Another Star Superstition.... God, the list goes on... Just get the whole catalogue!!
p.s. okaypimpn SITKOF is far from over-rated bro... Love's In Need (Take 6, Blackstreet), As (Mary J, George Michael), Knocks Me Off My Feet (Donell Jones, Tevin), Past Time Paradise (Gangsta's Paradise) I Wish (Wild Wild West), This is how much influence it has had on our world of music as we see it today!! Not to forget, Sir Duke, Have a Talk With God, Village Ghetto Land, Summer Soft, Another Star, Saturn, Joy Inside My Tears, If It's Magic.... Dear Lord bro... there is NO BETTER ALBUM in the world!!!!! OneLove Shaun | |
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musiqsoulove said: Dear Lord bro... there is NO BETTER ALBUM in the world!!!!!
hmmm... it IS tempting to co-sign this... but I can't really be objective here, because this album for me personally means so much Stevie's SITKOL and and EWF "All'n all" are the records responsible for dragging me into this whole mess if not for them maybe today more than a quarter of a century later I would be pumpin' Marilyn Manson & shit....?
naaaaa!!! not really  Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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okaypimpn said: IMO, SITKOF is highly overrated. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice album, but it's not Stevie's best piece of creative work. I just never understood what all the hoopla was about.
I am demanding that you pull that album out,lock yourself in a room all weekend,and play it over and over and over and over and over.It's so much more than just a "nice album". "And so you wait to see what she'll do....is it sun or rain for you?" 
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DavidEye said: okaypimpn said: IMO, SITKOF is highly overrated. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice album, but it's not Stevie's best piece of creative work. I just never understood what all the hoopla was about.
I am demanding that you pull that album out,lock yourself in a room all weekend,and play it over and over and over and over and over.It's so much more than just a "nice album". "And so you wait to see what she'll do....is it sun or rain for you?"
... [This message was edited Fri Apr 9 3:43:19 2004 by DavidEye] Already have, DavidEye...several times! And it's still OVERRATED. Like I said, it's a great album, but it's no Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants. COMPLETELY different than anything Stevie ever did and that's what makes it so amazing.[This message was edited Fri Apr 9 6:47:01 2004 by okaypimpn] | |
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This is very interesting. I guess most people would list SITKOL as their "Masterpiece album". It's certainly his most popular, although I think I would pick Innervisions or Talking Book as my favorites. to me, Songs in the Key of Life is a great album that has some great tunes, but it also has a lot of songs I would skip over, but that seems to be the case with most double (or triple) albums...
It does kinda bother me that when Journey through the Secret Life of Plants was not a hit, Stevie stopped experimenting; While most people (including most critics) panned the album , a number of jazz critics Were singing his praises and lauding him as the next Ellington and expected him to eventually write Suites and Symphonies and more music across the spectrum ... but it seems like the negative reviews really stung him , and since then, he hasn't really ventured outside of mainstream pop/R&B music, dissappeared into Digital technology hybernation...and then it's what, 10 years between albums now? I know it's an artist's perogative to go where he wants to go in music , but I wish he felt the freedom to go back and forth like Prince; in addition to R&B, put out an instrumental, or jazz album or Rock or Classical, and not worry about whether or not the mainstream "gets" it... I've been hearing some good things about this new album,though, so I'll have to wait and see... maybe he's finally coming out of it...maybe... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: It does kinda bother me that when Journey through the Secret Life of Plants was not a hit, Stevie stopped experimenting; While most people (including most critics) panned the album , a number of jazz critics Were singing his praises and lauding him as the next Ellington and expected him to eventually write Suites and Symphonies and more music across the spectrum ... but it seems like the negative reviews really stung him , and since then, he hasn't really ventured outside of mainstream pop/R&B music, dissappeared into Digital technology hybernation...and then it's what, 10 years between albums now? I know it's an artist's perogative to go where he wants to go in music , but I wish he felt the freedom to go back and forth like Prince; in addition to R&B, put out an instrumental, or jazz album or Rock or Classical, and not worry about whether or not the mainstream "gets" it...
Exactly. I think he really took the sales to heart (especially after coming off the success of SITKOF). There was a website that listed the outtakes and unreleased songs from that period and I can only imagine how they sounded. Probably phenomenal! | |
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are there people who aren't into stevie?
and i thought this was gonna be a stevie nicks thread... | |
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okaypimpn said: There was a website that listed the outtakes and unreleased songs from that period and I can only imagine how they sounded. Probably phenomenal!
Black Bull : Now there's a vault I would like to get a look inside, even more than Paisley Park!! " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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SassierBritches said: are there people who aren't into stevie?
and i thought this was gonna be a stevie nicks thread... You'd have to be either deaf or just dumb to not be into Stevie Wonder.  | |
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paligap said: okaypimpn said: There was a website that listed the outtakes and unreleased songs from that period and I can only imagine how they sounded. Probably phenomenal!
Black Bull : Now there's a vault I would like to get a look inside, even more than Paisley Park!! Yes!  | |
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okaypimpn said: SassierBritches said: are there people who aren't into stevie?
and i thought this was gonna be a stevie nicks thread... You'd have to be either deaf or just dumb to not be into Stevie Wonder. Believe it or not I've run into a few people (most under 24 ) who know of Stevie , but not like people who grew up listening to him...they only knew a handful of his songs ... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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1. I Love Every Little Thing About You
2. Tuesday Heartbreak 3. Jesus Children of America 4. You've Got It Bad, Girl 5. Please Don't Go 6. Heaven is 10 Zillion Light Years Away 7. Knocks Me Off My Feet 8. Sir Duke 9. I Wish 10. Feeding Off the Love of the Land 11. That Girl 12. With Each Beat of My Heart | |
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paligap said: okaypimpn said: You'd have to be either deaf or just dumb to not be into Stevie Wonder. Believe it or not I've run into a few people (most under 24 ) who know of Stevie , but not like people who grew up listening to him...they only knew a handful of his songs ... Damn shame.
I'm 24, but I know more about the man and his impact on music than most. | |
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okaypimpn said: paligap said: Believe it or not I've run into a few people (most under 24 ) who know of Stevie , but not like people who grew up listening to him...they only knew a handful of his songs ... Damn shame.
I'm 24, but I know more about the man and his impact on music than most. True. I mean , if you're a true music fan, you'll seek the stuff out, but unfotunately a lot of people don't go to far beyond current radio or video... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: okaypimpn said: Damn shame.
I'm 24, but I know more about the man and his impact on music than most. True. I mean , if you're a true music fan, you'll seek the stuff out, but unfotunately a lot of people don't go to far beyond current radio or video... Exactly. | |
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