Guest Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Some artists make brilliant records and rubbish records...Why?? And who are they?? E.G. Stevie Wonder-Uptight(brilliant).......Just called To Say l Love You(dire) Kool And The Gang-Funky Stuff(top)....Celebration(crap) Commodores- The Zoo(great)....Three Times A Lady (yuk) Anymore out there?? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest bazabod_downunder Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 You know you're gonna get told off for this don't you....can think of a few but don't want to perpetuate the opinion that I have no soul...lol KTF Baz Some artists make brilliant records and rubbish records...Why?? And who are they?? E.G. Stevie Wonder-Uptight(brilliant).......Just called To Say l Love You(dire) Kool And The Gang-Funky Stuff(top)....Celebration(crap) Commodores- The Zoo(great)....Three Times A Lady (yuk) Anymore out there?? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
grantdyche Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Some artists make brilliant records and rubbish records...Why?? And who are they?? E.G. Stevie Wonder-Uptight(brilliant).......Just called To Say l Love You(dire) Kool And The Gang-Funky Stuff(top)....Celebration(crap) Commodores- The Zoo(great)....Three Times A Lady (yuk) Anymore out there?? Got to reply to this one Ok,"I just called to say" is not the best Stevie Wonder song of all time,It was recorded as part of a movie soundtrack,"The woman in red" I think,Not on the top of my all time ten but it sold millions all over the world,That don't make it a good song tho I do agree, I thought Funky Stuff was crap and I still do,Celebration was a PURE DISCO record,and nothing more,If you were to ask Robert Bell which record gave him more pleasure (or dosh) I think Celebration would be his choice, Never liked The Human Zoo or 3 times a lady,I think the Commodores enjoyed 3 times a little bit more tho!!! Webby! mate these comments are a bit of a throwback to the discussions about LOVE or DISLIKE thread, As I stated then and do now,Not one artist releases a track hoping its a bummer,they might think they are but IT'S all down to making some dosh, But while we are at it "Get Down On It" was a shite Kool & the Gang record,But "Nothings To Good For My Baby" is for me a classic Stevie tune,A lot better than the likes of Masterblaster(jammin), It's all about the times of release and types of audience"buyers", If Stevie Wonder had released "I Just Called",in 68 it would have had a different backing track,The same for Celebration in 1977 it would have been a Mecca / New York disco tune Ah well thank god for free speach KTF Grant Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest WPaulVanDyk Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Sam Cooke - Sugar dumpling (Tops) Frankie and Johnny (not so good) Pointer Sisters - Send Him Back (Tops) Slow Hand (dire) a few examples Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest ScooterNik Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Jackie Wilson - Who Who Song (among many others..) - excellent even if I can't dance to it any more Jackie Wilson - Danny Boy - Dear god, WHY?????? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Kris Holmes Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Jackie Wilson - Who Who Song (among many others..) - excellent even if I can't dance to it any more Jackie Wilson - Danny Boy - Dear god, WHY?????? ha ha, I clicked on this thread to add Jackie Wilson, I was reducing some of his weaker 45s from my collection the other day & he really does have some clunkers on 45s, pretty much the king of "one sider" 45s for a while in the late 50s/early 60s it seems. Some of his LP filler is pretty cheesy whitewashed pop as well. But realistically almost every artist who was striving for some sort of crossover or mainstream success will have some shockers in their catalog. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
barney Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 ha ha, I clicked on this thread to add Jackie Wilson, I was reducing some of his weaker 45s from my collection the other day & he really does have some clunkers on 45s, pretty much the king of "one sider" 45s for a while in the late 50s/early 60s it seems. Some of his LP filler is pretty cheesy whitewashed pop as well. But realistically almost every artist who was striving for some sort of crossover or mainstream success will have some shockers in their catalog. bet they didnt have these northern /crossover/disco /funky debates way back then though bet the soul police never darkened their doors and OVO no arguements Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
barney Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Some artists make brilliant records and rubbish records...Why?? And who are they?? E.G. Stevie Wonder-Uptight(brilliant).......Just called To Say l Love You(dire) Kool And The Gang-Funky Stuff(top)....Celebration(crap) Commodores- The Zoo(great)....Three Times A Lady (yuk) Anymore out there?? woulnt even consider some of those you say are brill as northern mate Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Gary Samways Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Some artists make brilliant records and rubbish records...Why?? And who are they?? E.G. Stevie Wonder-Uptight(brilliant).......Just called To Say l Love You(dire) Kool And The Gang-Funky Stuff(top)....Celebration(crap) Commodores- The Zoo(great)....Three Times A Lady (yuk) Anymore out there?? eddie daye "guess who loves you" absolute abortion of a record! "lean on me" totally stonking! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
michael-j Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 woulnt even consider some of those you say are brill as northern mate why do they have to be Northern? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 (edited) Sam Cooke - Sugar dumpling (Tops) Frankie and Johnny (not so good) Pointer Sisters - Send Him Back (Tops) Slow Hand (dire) a few examples ...Er, have you got those the wrong way round, Paul? Now't at all wrong with either "Frankie & Johnny" OR "Slow Hand" (especially not "Slow Hand", a great soul record). "Sugar Dumpling" is definitely not Sam the man's finest hour and "Send Him Back" is merely so so, although neither are 'bad' in the way that Jackie Wilson doing "Danny Boy" (or for that matter, ANY soul artists doing "Danny Boy" - and there are a few!) is... Edited May 8, 2009 by TONY ROUNCE Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Epic Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Joe Tex "All The Heaven A Man Really Needs" & "Ain't Gonna Bump No More.................................." Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davetay Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Joe Tex "All The Heaven A Man Really Needs" & "Ain't Gonna Bump No More.................................." Joe Tex "All the Heaven......" Accy Legion classic. Only The Carstairs got more votes in our 1974 record of the year. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Epic Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Joe Tex "All the Heaven......" Accy Legion classic. Only The Carstairs got more votes in our 1974 record of the year. Yes Dave - it was you guys who first played it. Remember hearing it at an Accy All Dayer - bagged it the week later - super record. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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