Who is your favorite R&B/Funk/Soul act?? (Yes, I know it is a music thread but it has been awhile ) I used to really love R Kelly, but I think I like older stuff now. My list would be as follows: 1) Zapp/Roger 2) Parliament/George Clinton 3) R Kelly 4) Joe 5) James Brown
so why did you change back? isn't there a lot of overhead on Clutch's behalf for you guys to change your names every other day? You're weird. hehehe, I love that joke. btw, Manny Book Sale Boy, can you name some of the old stuff w/ female vocalists? (r&b and/or funk that is) I never really developed that portion of my seedee collectyun. tia, ciao
Hey, welcome back Manny!!! Where ya been? The Ohio Players-Roller Coaster, Fire The Commodores-Easy Like Sunday Morning, Brickhouse, Sail On Earth Wind and Fire-September, Fantasy Bill Withers-Ain't No Sunshine, Lean On Me, Just the Two of Us
Thanks Bob. Call it temporary insanity on the name change. It is great to be back. Oh heb - how about Rufus with Chaka Khan or Shalamar with Jody Watley??
Manny, I'm so glad you are back! I don't know who the heck comic book guy was...I didn't like him much...but I like you.
speaking of Chaka Khan, I hear this song on the radio EVERY MORNING!!!! whats up with that? Baby, baby, when I look at you I get a warm feeling inside There's something about the things you do That keeps me satisfied I wouldn't lie to you, baby It's mainly a physical thing This feeling that I got for you, baby It makes me wanna sing I feel for you I think I love you I feel for you I think I love you Baby, baby, when I lay wit' you There's no place I'd rather be I can't believe, can't believe it's true The things that you do to me I wouldn't lie to you, baby I'm physically attracted to you This feeling that I got for you, baby (Ooh baby) There's nothing that I wouldn't do (For you girl) I feel for you I think I love you I feel for you I think I love you I think it's love I feel for you I think it's love I feel for you I think I love you I feel for you I think it's love I feel for you I think I love you I feel for you I think I love you
Cannonball Adderly Les McCann The Meters Taj Mahal Lauryn Hill Herbie hancock Just a few for me that I love........
Manny back with the superlatives... what were you smoking to get that Comic Book Guy name, anyway. Anywho, there're too many R&B/Soul groups/artists I love to name them all, but... Anita Baker The Commodores Atlantic Starr (you know which song...) Bill Withers (good one Bobo!) Delfonics Earth, Wind, and Fire Isley Brothers Curtis Mayfield Luther Vandross and his arch-nemesis Freddie Jackson Etta James If you want to push it out a bit, we can go into Mo-Town where I think the greatest groups of all time reside... Smokey Robinson & the Miracles The Temptations, etc. I could go on and on... this is my favorite genre of music and unfortunately I think it's the one being killed the quickest.
12. Brothers Johnson 11. Sam & Dave 10. Al Green 9. Wilson Pickett 8. Otis Redding 7. Ray Charles 6. Earth, Wind & Fire 5. Aretha Franklin 4. Stevie Wonder 3. Tower of Power 2. James Brown 1. Marvin Gaye
I didn't know "favorite" was considered a superlative, Sawbones. I'm off the stuff I was smoking when I changed the name, pops.
1) Booker T & the MG's/ Stax house band 2) James Brown and the JB's (especially with Bootsy Collins) 3) The Meters 4) Marvin Gaye 5) Carla Williams 6) Chic 7) The Bar-Kays 8) Smokey Robinson 9) The Supremes 10) Etta James
I'm just going to ditto Jeff and add a few more: Temptations Isley Brothers (they had a killer guitarist...) RR ps. Speaking of guitarists, does anybody remember Shuggie Otis from the Cooper Session album with Al Cooper? Baby Hendrix... If anybody does have the album, I'll pay handsomely for a CD/cassette copy.
Yup, they are the ones. Other classic songs by them include: "More Bounce to the Ounce" "Be Alright" "So Ruff, So Tuff" "Dance Floor" "Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)" "I Want to Be Your Man" "Slow and Easy" I would recommend the CD, "All the Greatest Hits", as it has those songs, "Computer Love", and several others. Sadly, Roger Troutman is no longer with us as he was shot by his brother Lester who then, apparently, shot himself in 1999. RIP + - Roger & Lester
Back in HS marching band we would play "Computer Love" in the stands at football games, that song was the bomb diggity.
RR, do you use Grokster or Kazaa? I ran a search and there are quite a few Shuggie Otis songs on there that you can download. By the way, I like your taste in guitarists
Yes, he did. The "California Love" track contains "interpolations" of "So Ruff, So Tuff", but I have listened to both songs and to me it is not an obvious sample/interpolation like say "Will2K" by Will Smith with the sample of "Rock the Casbah" by the Clash.
for some reason, when I read your explanation, I had a flashback to that classic MTV interview with Vanilla Ice where he explains how he didn't rip off David Bowie in "Ice Ice Baby"... his version had an extra "ting" tacked on at the beginning...
