A Chic record you may not have heard.

[bubinga5]

imo, this is one of the best Chic productions they ever did. Bernard on bass, his bass playing is fantastic on this record. really great groove playing.

Nile on guitar. its a cracker with Fonzi Thornton on vocals. not very well known, but a really cool record. this sort of stuff gets me up in the morning [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF8zvIzo_-U[/media]

Edited November 2, 2013 by bubinga5

[BetaFunk]

This is interesting without Sheila B Devotion's vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaXkwWLgpns

[leroydiamond]

Grooooovey!!!

[molan]

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1383380417' post='2263723']
This is interesting without Sheila B Devotion's vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaXkwWLgpns
[/quote]

Usually I quite like mixes without vocals but his one leaves me a bit cold

To me it sounds like one long intro waiting for Sheila B to come in and inject some sparkle into it

[Lozz196]

Very tight, and a great groove.

[lonestar]

I recently bough all 5 chic albums on amazon as a boxset for under 12 quid

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1383393711' post='2263965']
Usually I quite like mixes without vocals but his one leaves me a bit cold

To me it sounds like one long intro waiting for Sheila B to come in and inject some sparkle into it
[/quote]
.... a bit like every other instrumental version of a song that originally had vocals?

I think that part of the genius of Rodgers & Edwards was their ability not only to write songs with great hooks but also to create songs where there is plenty of room for the vocals to shine through.

Edited November 3, 2013 by BetaFunk

[molan]

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1383504136' post='2265193']
.... a bit like every other instrumental version of a song that originally had vocals?
[/quote]

No, not at all.

[molan]

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1383504562' post='2265201']
Just this one then?
[/quote]

Yep - that's what I was trying to say originally.

"[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Usually I quite like mixes without vocals but his one leaves me a bit cold"[/font][/color]

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1383504701' post='2265207']
Yep - that's what I was trying to say originally.

"[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Usually I quite like mixes without vocals but his one leaves me a bit cold"[/font][/color]
[/quote]
That's why i said it was 'interesting' rather than better or as good as which of course it isn't.

It just goes to show how clever Rodgers & Edwards were at writing these songs. There seems a lot going on but when the vocals are stripped away this isn't always the case.

[tonyf]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing. As a real Chic fan, this was right under the radar.

There's this too by Fonzi....

http://youtu.be/rVWUHrB0_Z0

Edited November 3, 2013 by tonyf

[waynepunkdude]

[BetaFunk]

This is the best thread on here for ages so let's have a bit more Chic produced Sheila B ...............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMe9owk0-jc

[BetaFunk]

This is for those who think that Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards only wrote disco toons..............

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xQx4G11pRo[/media]



....and one from a Cocteau Twin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVj-BA0Zufk

Edited November 3, 2013 by BetaFunk

[Kiwi]

[quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1383505371' post='2265226']
Fantastic, thanks for sharing. As a real Chic fan, this was right under the radar.
[/quote]
Mine too, great thread.

[shizznit]

We played that song a few times 4yrs ago. Great song and one of my favorite Bernard Edwards basslines. We stopped playing it as it was lost on the punters...no one knew it and lost interest quickly (philistines!). I have been trying to track down that Fonzi Thornton album for a while. It was great seeing him perform with Chic again last year.

[4 Strings]

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1383354623' post='2263645']
imo, this is one of the best Chic productions they ever did. Bernard on bass, his bass playing is fantastic on this record. really great groove playing.

Nile on guitar. its a cracker with Fonzi Thornton on vocals. not very well known, but a really cool record. this sort of stuff gets me up in the morning [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF8zvIzo_-U[/media]
[/quote]

Not heard that one, thanks. While a devoted'Nard fan I have to say Niles' guitar playing is outstanding on this. So crisp!

[bubinga5]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1383505576' post='2265235']

[/quote]i think your confused, as to why there were signs such as this that day. it was nothing to do with the actual music, it was the lifestyle associated with it.