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2012/11/01 17:18:33 (permalink)

Rick James



Blasting from the past.


Street Songs and Throwin Down; the first time around I didn't really acknowledge the incredible range of styles.


Wow.


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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 09:45:09 (permalink)


    The vocals were AMAZING... maybe more even.


    Just sayin.



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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 10:13:37 (permalink)
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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 10:17:47 (permalink)
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    post edited by Beagle - 2012/11/02 10:18:49

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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 10:42:20 (permalink)
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    I enjoyed listening to 2 of Rick James' albums yesterday.


    I had the vinyl of both when it was in the charts in '81 and '82 but lost track of the records years ago.


    It had been years since I had listened to them.


    Yesterday I listened to mp3 streams of both albums and I was amazed at the range of styles performed and even more amazed at the basic *wonderfulness* of Rick James' voice.


    His voice was over the top good.




    Don't mind me... I was just having a moment of great enthusiasm for listening to music.




    all the best,
    mike 






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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 11:13:57 (permalink)
    I used to cover a lot of rick james back in the cover band days....

    mary jane
    bustin out
    ghetto life
    give it to me baby
    super freak
    dance wit me
    cold blooded
    glow

    it's where i got a lot of my funk influences...
    even in my hard rock stuff, i pull from that well...........

    rip RJ




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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 11:15:30 (permalink)
    favorite james tune, that i never played:

    "Below the funk (pass the joint)"

    http://youtu.be/57i9SXbnlwU



    I was born in a city we call Buffalo
    Zero degrees below is too damn cold and funky
    Mama raised me on the numbers racket
    With eight kids and no father
    Said she couldn't hack it
    On the eastside where I started
    Singin' on the corners
    Hangin' out with all the hoodlums
    Pass the joint
    Now the love I find in the city
    Is such a cryin' pity
    Ain't no love for brothers
    Pass the joint
    I think I want to talk
    'Bout the place I was born, I was torn
    Said pass the joint
    Give me one mo' hit
    I ain't finished with it
    I got some more to say
    Now the players hangin' 'round the main strip
    Actin' like they're on a trip
    If they had my cash they could be hip
    But it's strange the gossip is so tragic
    They call me a faggot
    Me and all my women laugh at it
    Love I got my good friends there
    They really keep me dancin'
    They really keep me laughin'
    In the country me, my dog and horses
    Hangin' out with my family talkin'
    'Bout stone city
    Pass the joint
    I wanna talk 'bout the city I was born
    I think I wanna talk 'bout the place where I was torn
    Said pass the joint
    I need one mo' hit
    I ain't finished with it
    I got some more to say
    'Bout the city I was born
    I got to talk
    I wish they wouldn't be so torn
    I wanna talk 'bout the city I was bred
    I need to talk 'bout the city that has led me to my thang
    I was born in a city we call buffalo
    Zero degrees below is too damn cold and funky
    I think I wanna talk about it
    Ooh pass the. Joint
    La la la la la la la la la
    I think I wanna sing about it
    Pass the joint
    Thank you

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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 11:22:10 (permalink)


    I can hear that versatility in your music!

    best,
    mike


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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 11:24:49 (permalink)

    thanks for that mike....


    well, the one thing that james had in spades (excuse the pun) is groove.
    i mean, he was a master of it..
    like James Brown.


    and tho he wrapped it commercial terms, at the heart of it, is a school on rhythm.


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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 11:37:27 (permalink)
    O I C.... Rick James was not on my radar much.... he wasn't zakly country or country rock and in the 80's that's where I was at..... still am come to think about it....

    I was playing with a band which did lots of the country rock stuff of the day. The other guitar player's dad was a club manager on the military base where we played quite a bit, and his dad told him about another act that was playing the same clubs on the base.  Me and Mike decided to drop in to check it out..... 

    It was a girl dancing to records....and Superfreak was one of the songs we saw her dance to..... I can't hear that song anymore without remembering those few short minutes in that club that evening..... 

    For some reason, her act was immensely popular on the base with those marines. Go figure....

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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 14:53:18 (permalink)
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    Blasting from the past.


    Street Songs and Throwin Down; the first time around I didn't really acknowledge the incredible range of styles.


    Wow.

    Welcome to the 80s McQ.


    Parachute pants are in.


    Shorts and sox and sandals are a few years away, but you'll catch up I'm sure.
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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 15:37:47 (permalink)

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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 16:20:25 (permalink)
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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 16:57:28 (permalink)
    Really?? That guy excists for real??

    Forgive me, i was born in 81, I know the tunes you're discussing and I know the name Rick James - but I've never seen a picture of him.

    But I have seen him in A-Team(!) and thought it was one of the most ridiculous episodes of the show. Man, I always thought he was an actor!!!

    Not Rick James but that weird dude on the A-Team show - I thought he was an actor because he didn't convince me that he was a rock star!

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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 16:59:54 (permalink)
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    Re:Rick James 2012/11/02 23:47:41 (permalink)
    He learned it all from Neil Young.

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