+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2
1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 23

Thread: Earth, Wind & Fire - New CD

  1. #1
    waiting for Spring Louis85's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    2,969

    Hey everyone, particularly Be,

    Has anyone listened to Earth, Wind & Fire's new CD, "The Promise"? This CD is great and a lovely addition to my collection. Everything I would expect from them. The song "Where Do We Go From Here" is sweet! Gotta love that Phillip Bailey!!! For the true EWF fans, I think this album will make them happy. This album was definitely due! They are truly a timeless group!



    Louis
    I love the summer months!

  2. #2
    From Outta Space! Cozmo D's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    BROOKLYN!!!
    Posts
    8,917

    Was Maurice White involved at all?
    Alright
    Tap the lightpole and we'll be jammin all night
    And ain't nobody callin' the cops
    'Cause everybody's here freakin', if they're older they're doin the rock
    And every block from all around
    Comes runnin' to the park when they hear the sound
    And soon the word's spreadin' through our part of town
    "Yo, 40 Park y'all, Jam-On's gettin down"
    Yeah...

    Jam-On Productions:Website Forum

  3. #3
    waiting for Spring Louis85's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    2,969

    Oooooow...umm...I'm not sure about that but it SOUNDS like he was. I will have to check my CD cover when I go home today. I THOUGHT I heard his voice on a few of the tracks, but I could be wrong.

    He has Hodgeskins disease, does he not? I though I heard that that was why he didn't tour with them the last time. Bailey did a wonderful job in carrying his songs.

    I love the summer months!

  4. #4
    From Outta Space! Cozmo D's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    BROOKLYN!!!
    Posts
    8,917

    Yeah, I think that's what he has. I believe that I heard that at least up until recently he was still working with them in the studio, though I'm not sure if he's actually doing vocals.

    I hope this is the case, the disease, unless it is very advanced, should not preclude him from at least writing for the group. E,W,&F has always been HIS group, and since I've been a fan of theirs ever since the Warner Brothers days (pre- Phillip Bailey) seeing them live has just not been the same for me.

    I will probably pick up the album on your say-so though. :thumup:
    Alright
    Tap the lightpole and we'll be jammin all night
    And ain't nobody callin' the cops
    'Cause everybody's here freakin', if they're older they're doin the rock
    And every block from all around
    Comes runnin' to the park when they hear the sound
    And soon the word's spreadin' through our part of town
    "Yo, 40 Park y'all, Jam-On's gettin down"
    Yeah...

    Jam-On Productions:Website Forum

  5. #5
    waiting for Spring Louis85's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    2,969

    Wow, pre-Bailey days, that's longer than me! I think I first started listening back when All N All came out. Yeah, I caught the concert they did here in Pittsburgh in 94 or 95, I believe. It was weird without Maurice.

    I will always love their music.

    I love the summer months!

  6. #6
    waiting for Spring Louis85's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    2,969

    Yes Coz, Maurice White is ALL over this CD. He did lead vocals and produced several of the songs according to the CD cover. I thought I heard his voice. I guess he can do all the in-studio work still. For their tour (this summer) I don't think he will be with them.

    Oh, and it's not Hodgeskin's, he has Parkinson's disease (like Ali).
    I love the summer months!

  7. #7
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Canton Georgia
    Posts
    937

    I was hoping someone heard this album!!!!! I was thinking about giving it a try!!!! :mrgreen:

  8. #8
    From Outta Space! Cozmo D's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    BROOKLYN!!!
    Posts
    8,917

    YES!!!

    I will be picking up that and the new Steeley Dan this weekend!!!
    Alright
    Tap the lightpole and we'll be jammin all night
    And ain't nobody callin' the cops
    'Cause everybody's here freakin', if they're older they're doin the rock
    And every block from all around
    Comes runnin' to the park when they hear the sound
    And soon the word's spreadin' through our part of town
    "Yo, 40 Park y'all, Jam-On's gettin down"
    Yeah...

    Jam-On Productions:Website Forum

  9. #9
    waiting for Spring Louis85's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    2,969

    I was hoping someone heard this album!!!!! I was thinking about giving it a try!!!! :mrgreen:
    I really like it; it has grown on me fast! I can't stop listening to it!
    I love the summer months!

  10. #10
    From Outta Space! Cozmo D's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    BROOKLYN!!!
    Posts
    8,917

    Do you have all of their albums Louis?

    If so, which ones are your favorites?
    Alright
    Tap the lightpole and we'll be jammin all night
    And ain't nobody callin' the cops
    'Cause everybody's here freakin', if they're older they're doin the rock
    And every block from all around
    Comes runnin' to the park when they hear the sound
    And soon the word's spreadin' through our part of town
    "Yo, 40 Park y'all, Jam-On's gettin down"
    Yeah...

    Jam-On Productions:Website Forum

  11. #11
    pm dawn fam til infinity Hero1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    melbourne
    Posts
    4,740

    im gonna get this album now thanx 4 the heads up louis
    I've got amnesia.. I can't remember..

  12. #12
    waiting for Spring Louis85's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    2,969

    Tim:

    Cool man, if you like EWF's other stuff, you won't be disappointed!


    Coz:

    I have just about every CD they have put out. I am missing Electric Universe. They only put it out for a short period of time because they considered it a commercial failure. I have it on cassette only. I am missing some of those stupid albums where they just regroup songs you've already heard with nothing new on them. You know, like something V2 would do!

    My favorite CD overall...hmm...that's a tough one. I would probably pick the one everyone else would pick--All N All. Too many good hits on it. Next would be I AM, Spirit, & Raise. The box set (Eternal Dance) is awesome too. That's the thing with EWF, I like them so much, it's hard to rank their CDs against each other. Even the more recent stuff is very good to me, different, but still good. But, like you, I wanna hear Maurice sing. They only have 3 original members from the nine they had initially. It's pretty impressive to keep producing the same quality of music with that much change of members. I have 25(?) of their CDs. I still have a few to get.



    Louis
    I love the summer months!

  13. #13
    Regulator Terrick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Bloomington, IN
    Posts
    2,236

    we're playin ewf music for marching band this year


    "that's pretty deep stuff. that's not, 'yo yo yippy yo yo bling bling, smack a bitch.'"
    "when i eat chicken nuggets....they don't look like they're in pain...but i believe that they were.."

  14. #14
    waiting for Spring Louis85's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    2,969

    "In The Stone" Elle?
    I love the summer months!

  15. #15
    Regulator Terrick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Bloomington, IN
    Posts
    2,236

    yeah, i think so.


    "that's pretty deep stuff. that's not, 'yo yo yippy yo yo bling bling, smack a bitch.'"
    "when i eat chicken nuggets....they don't look like they're in pain...but i believe that they were.."

  16. #16
    From Outta Space! Cozmo D's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    BROOKLYN!!!
    Posts
    8,917

    My favorite CD overall...hmm...that's a tough one. I would probably pick the one everyone else would pick--All N All.

    Now you see, that's why I asked, 'cause just about anybody who was a E,W,& F fan from their hayday would have picked either "That's The Way Of The World" or "Gratitude". I don't think there's any doubt that "That's The Way Of The World" was their most timeless album, but my personal fave is "Last Days And Time" because it was when they had just begun to really hit their stride...and I had just begun to hit mine...heheheh.

    I personally never cared much for their disco era stuff...but then we've discussed that before. However, in the golden era of bands (the 70's), they may have truly been the greatest band of them all!!! :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
    Alright
    Tap the lightpole and we'll be jammin all night
    And ain't nobody callin' the cops
    'Cause everybody's here freakin', if they're older they're doin the rock
    And every block from all around
    Comes runnin' to the park when they hear the sound
    And soon the word's spreadin' through our part of town
    "Yo, 40 Park y'all, Jam-On's gettin down"
    Yeah...

    Jam-On Productions:Website Forum

  17. #17
    waiting for Spring Louis85's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    2,969

    Coz, dude, bro,

    There is NOT a whole hellava lot of difference in magnitude to which that album is my "favorite" over the others. I LOVE all those albums you mentioned and MANY others! I can listen to just about ANYTHING they produce. There's a song on that album that I like slightly better than others.

    This is exactly why favorites or rankings don't always tell the whole story. You have a sentimental attachment to those albums because they were the first ones you heard possibly (among other reasons). All N All was the first EWF album I ever heard. I liken it to The Bliss album being the first PM Dawn album I heard (although it's still not my favorite PM Dawn CD). There is a strong sentimental attachment to that album because it got me into PM Dawn's music. Same with All N All. Feel me?

    Plus, I think their "hey day" lasted thru the disco era as well, didn't it? Boogie Wonderland (my least favorite EWF song) sold like crazy. I heard someone on TV just this weekend refer to them as "the greatest crossover band ever." Not sure I like that title for them, but I understood where they were coming from.

    Louis

    I love the summer months!

  18. #18
    king of useless info syxxpm's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    Dumont, New Jersey
    Posts
    3,706

    earth wind and fires version of "got to get you into my life is pretty cool" :thumup:
    the vibe says syxx so let it be syxx......

  19. #19
    From Outta Space! Cozmo D's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    BROOKLYN!!!
    Posts
    8,917

    Louis, I didn't mean anything derogatory by what I said, I agree with you completely. I was just marvelling at how peeps who got into them a little later would probably gravitate towards a different EWF feel.

    For the record, All N All is my 3rd favorite of all of their albums, right behind That's The Way Of The World and followed closely by Spirit. I think I bought all of their albums after that (had to) but cared very little for them because of the disco feel. I also agree, I HATED Boogie Wonderland!!! It's funny, 'cause a good friend of mine who's like 32 (and a much better musician than I am) was raving about Boogie Wonderland to me, pointing out the musical nuances and shit. I chuckled at him and put on Can't Hide Love...heheheheh.

    The reason I refer to the pre disco era as their hayday is because what they were doing just felt more genuine, and less commercially intrusive. Sort of like Kool & The Gang pre JT. They probably made more money on Ladies Night and Celebrate than they did on all of their pre JT material put together, but they stopped being the musically innovative force that they had been.

    So yeah, I'm not fond of that crossover moniker either, because when you have it it's like that's what you set out to do...and I definitely know that at least with All N All and earlier that wasn't the case with them.

    eace:
    Alright
    Tap the lightpole and we'll be jammin all night
    And ain't nobody callin' the cops
    'Cause everybody's here freakin', if they're older they're doin the rock
    And every block from all around
    Comes runnin' to the park when they hear the sound
    And soon the word's spreadin' through our part of town
    "Yo, 40 Park y'all, Jam-On's gettin down"
    Yeah...

    Jam-On Productions:Website Forum

  20. #20
    waiting for Spring Louis85's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    2,969

    Excellent points Coz! I didn't take what you said derogatory, but I just wanted to let you know that I like them all. And I love Can't Hide Love too! There are so many good ones to choose from.

    What do you think of their late eighties, nineties and 2000 flavor? I got through my undergrad junior year listening to System of Survival, the sythesized, hornless album that lot of their critics hated. I would have liked In The Name of Love (circa 94?) except for the absence of Maurice. I like Millenium fairly well.

    Louis
    I love the summer months!

+ Reply to Thread

Similar Threads

  1. doc g shakin the earth
    By Hero1 in forum Leisure World
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 07-03-2008, 09:10 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts