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tsull1
04-10-2011, 12:56 PM
Love these guys, tons of great songs, my favorite here, title track from a great album, "She's Strange":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xzv-a2kmrk
paladin
04-10-2011, 02:10 PM
:cool:Please add their ballads:

Sparkle & Why Have I Lost You and the incredibly funky "Back & Forth"......:cool::cool::cool::cool:

The groups live performance of "Shake Your Pants" was a killer.....
GeeTee(HPK)
04-10-2011, 03:12 PM
They could funk with the best of them ! [[and their ballads are killer too !)
tsull1
04-10-2011, 05:28 PM
Here's something I find interesting: Some of the hardest, deepest funk groups with the most powerful bass lines also have the ability to churn out some of the best ballads. Yes, Cameo has some awesome ballads ... as does Lakeside ... as do the Ohio Players, etc.
marv2
04-10-2011, 05:40 PM
I appreciate Cameo. They helped me get my party on from the late 70's through most of the 80's! From "Rigor Mortis" to "Single Life"! There were one of the BEST!
chidrummer
04-11-2011, 12:09 PM
I was lucky enough to meet the original band back in '79. Crazy bunch of dudes as I remember. IMO, it never got any better than these two:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l78TpOMgq44

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex-zGqYM9Ss
tsull1
04-11-2011, 09:59 PM
A fabulous album track here again from the fantastic album, "She's Strange."

"Hangin' Downtown" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcaeTswNPAc
JM27
04-11-2011, 10:23 PM
Love them. Their best album as a whole is "Alligator Woman". "Soul Army" will always be one of the funkiest tracks ever for me.

Saw them in London recently - great show but slightly disappointed by the stage time of 70 minutes and doing "Candy" [[which I love) twice.
soulster
04-11-2011, 11:24 PM
... as do the Ohio Players, etc.

Ohio Players! There's a band that no one ever talks about these days.
nysister
04-11-2011, 11:36 PM
Here's something I find interesting: Some of the hardest, deepest funk groups with the most powerful bass lines also have the ability to churn out some of the best ballads. Yes, Cameo has some awesome ballads ... as does Lakeside ... as do the Ohio Players, etc.

I would add Confunkson to your list for the funk and the best ballads, like "Love's Train."
tsull1
04-12-2011, 10:27 PM
Ohio Players! There's a band that no one ever talks about these days.

If anyone wants to talk Ohio Players on this board, I'm more than willing. Actually, I'll start an appreciation thread. I love funk, Cameo, Lakeside, ConFunkShun, Slave, but my favorite funk group is The Ohio Players.

They don't make funk like they used to ...