The Soul, Funk and Groove thread.. Pete Academy's original thread part 2.

[Old Man Riva]

 

[Quatschmacher]

 

[clarkpegasus4001]

I love this track.

 

[Mykesbass]

13 hours ago, clarkpegasus4001 said:

I love this track.

 

Saw these guys at the Cricketers many years ago. 

 

Nice, more recent clip showing that Jim still has his chops:

 

[clarkpegasus4001]

25 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

Saw these guys at the Cricketers many years ago. 

 

Nice, more recent clip showing that Jim still has his chops:

 

Fabulous stuff. I've only seen Jim Mullen play once, it was a Sunday afternoon gig playing with his Jazz outfit at The Lion, Basford, Nottingham. It was quite a while ago though. 

[bubinga5]

Yep. 

 

[TheGreek]

IMO EW&F would have more of a following if they didn't have the falsetto vocals. 

[Mykesbass]

27 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

IMO EW&F would have more of a following if they didn't have the falsetto vocals. 

90 million albums sold worldwide, September over a billion streams on Spotify. Yes, they really need to lose those falsettos 😎

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8 hours ago, Mykesbass said:

90 million albums sold worldwide, September over a billion streams on Spotify. Yes, they really need to lose those falsettos 😎

 

Indeed... 

Also, Philip Bailey and Co did wonders for the Wine Glass industry.

 

 

 

[bubinga5]

19 hours ago, TheGreek said:

IMO EW&F would have more of a following if they didn't have the falsetto vocals. 

With all respect Mick im not sure  about that. One of the greatest bands of all time. They have the biggest following of any soul funk band of all time.

[Mykesbass]

7 minutes ago, bubinga5 said:

With all respect Mick im not sure  about that. One of the greatest bands of all time. They have the biggest following of any soul funk band of all time.

Was actually very surprised as to how successful they were when I had a look before leaping to their defence. 

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I think I first heard EWF down at 'The Cats Whiskers' in Streatham around '74/75. A great place for Disco and Philly music:

 

 

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[Barking Spiders]

On 17/11/2022 at 17:32, clarkpegasus4001 said:

I love this track.

 

Nice! Takes me back to the Half Moon in Putney where I saw them twice back in the mists of time. Used to have Badness, Life on the Wire and It's About Time on vinyl. Must try and get hold of any CDs

[Barking Spiders]

On 19/11/2022 at 21:08, TheGreek said:

IMO EW&F would have more of a following if they didn't have the falsetto vocals. 

It took me some time to get used to Phillip Bailey's falsetto before I eventually did, well at least on the uptempo tunes like Serpentine Fire. I still skip those ballads where he's the principal vocalist. I'm not a fan of ballads in any genre and for me these tend to spoil those albums where they account for around half the number of tracks. Funk-wise EW&F, War and the Ohio Players praps did more slower unfunky tunes than most other funk mobs.

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[Grimalkin]

 

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[bubinga5]

 

[bubinga5]

 

[bubinga5]

Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder. 

 

[Quatschmacher]

Was at this gig and it was great.

 

[Quatschmacher]

Some good grooves on the album from which this track comes:

 

[Quatschmacher]

Nice accidental discovery for today.