that is wonderful
― SHANTY the golden fish portion (stevie), Saturday, 21 September 2019 21:09 (four years ago) link
Aw shit they were playing EWF in the local book shop today!
― brimstead, Saturday, 21 September 2019 22:32 (four years ago) link
It's the day
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― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 17:47 (two years ago) link
I tried giving Chicago another chance recently, specifically the first five years of recording activity - couldn't get into it for a lot of reasons. It's not a band I'll ever find appealing. While reading up on them, I came across a few dismissals that urged the curious to try the first Blood, Sweat & Tears album (with Al Kooper) or Earth, Wind and Fire instead, both of which I already knew and loved.
With saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk's recent passing, I decided to set aside the Chicago stuff and put on EWF. That switch really made me appreciate EWF a hell of a lot more - they're just so much better at melding horns with their music. Also better melodies, better songs, better singing, better sounding production - much, MUCH better across the board.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 27 April 2022 22:31 (two years ago) link
I'm thinking their mid/late '80s is almost as solid as their '70s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux6MLIjJT_4
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 7 August 2022 23:55 (one year ago) link
You and Xgau:
I should mention that because I prefer their slick early-'80s decline to their soulful late-'70s ascendancy (not to mention their fusoid early-'70s launch), my tastes in this matter are unorthodox if not crackpot.
I'll split the difference between mid/late '80s and '70s by enjoying "Let's Groove" from 1981:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrle0x_DHBM
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 8 August 2022 01:32 (one year ago) link
Ha! I'd no idea. He "prefers" while I say "almost as solid."
"Let's Groove" is one of the greatest singles ever recorded.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 August 2022 01:40 (one year ago) link
Hook after hook!
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 8 August 2022 01:58 (one year ago) link
disagree vehemently that 80s ewf is as as good as (or better than!?) 70s, but also curious - what about maurice white's one solo album from 1984?
i admit to attempting to listen a decade or so ago and being really disappointed.
― ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Monday, 8 August 2022 13:33 (one year ago) link
okay listening to the maurice white album now — it's very mor. meh. sounds like swing out sister or some other 80s plastic popsoul iteration. i don't hate it, but it's not especially engaging and the "stand by me" cover is just. . . no.
― ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Monday, 8 August 2022 16:03 (one year ago) link
SOS album is better.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 August 2022 16:51 (one year ago) link
sadlol not wrong
― ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Monday, 8 August 2022 17:02 (one year ago) link
I had no idea there was an unrelated group called Earth and Fire. For a second, I thought it could be EWF minus some crucial member(s).
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 23 August 2022 20:04 (one year ago) link
song of the marching children is a cool album!
― brimstead, Tuesday, 23 August 2022 20:07 (one year ago) link