LOL True Noby - CTID has a huge store of information on beat combosOriginally Posted by noby
but he hasn't answered me on the bloke/band who makes a fleeting appearance on the "Cryin' at the discoteque" video.............yet.
BTW - am going through a lotta sorting for ya re. bands/music etc so I haven't forgotten ya.
I'll leave it in your capable hands.
I couldn't tell you the last time I saw a video, so I haven't a clue.
CTID, the Good Times bass line is such a classic that not only was it sampled extensively, but it was said to 'influence' a lot of other bass lines, like 'Heart of Glass' and 'Another one bites the dust'
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" Heart of Glass " was actually recorded in 1978 for the album Parallel Lines contemporaneously with " Good Times " being recorded by Chic. However your Queen assertion has some merit
HamishLOL True Noby - CTID has a huge store of information on beat combos
Never saw the video I was MTV less at the time it was on the go
Check out the Alcazar website and go the Media Room and Videos - you'll see it tere amigo.Hamish
Never saw the video I was MTV less at the time it was on the go
CTID - as I was saying on totty watch, remember Pat Kenny's music programme on RTE radio on week night evenings?
He used to feature a lotta stuff rather than just new punk bands.
I remember him playing "Barracuda" by Heart when they were more of a folk-rock band. Bought lots of stuff from listening to his programme. Barracuda was easily thye best song from that album who's name escapes me.I taped about 3 songs off it and flogged the disc after that.
Another one he introduced was "Try Jah love" by reggae band Third World. Bought that album too and some great tracks on it. Kinda disco/reggae in places but great vocals, harmonies, musicianship and production. Still have that album and "Try Jah love" is one of my al time favourites songs. Went down well at discos too.
Another band he used to play was Chilli Willie and the Red Hot Peppers - nothing to do with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers as I'm sure you know.
I saw that Heart album on CD recently in a shop in Dublin, I think it's called something like "Dreamboat Annie"CTID - as I was saying on totty watch, remember Pat Kenny's music programme on RTE radio on week night evenings?
He used to feature a lotta stuff rather than just new punk bands.
I remember him playing "Barracuda" by Heart when they were more of a folk-rock band. Bought lots of stuff from listening to his programme. Barracuda was easily thye best song from that album who's name escapes me.I taped about 3 songs off it and flogged the disc after that.
Another one he introduced was "Try Jah love" by reggae band Third World. Bought that album too and some great tracks on it. Kinda disco/reggae in places but great vocals, harmonies, musicianship and production. Still have that album and "Try Jah love" is one of my al time favourites songs. Went down well at discos too.
Another band he used to play was Chilli Willie and the Red Hot Peppers - nothing to do with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers as I'm sure you know.
That's the one CDIT.
I liked them back in the 1970's when my buddy Fergus Cooke introduced me to their song : " Crazy on You" and it's guitar riff intro
I think they lost the plot when the brunette's waistline started to bulge( and I don't think she had any kids either). I think she's Nancy and did a duet with a guy called Mike Reno from some movie in the 1980's called " Almost Paradise" which was a huge US Billboard* Top 40 hit.
* It ain't a hit till it's on Billboard ...
Speaking of Third World I remember them covering a Philadelphia Soul song
called " Now That We've Found Love" and had a hit with it. The original by the O'Jays as far as I can recall, died a death.
I once harboured ambitions to be a radio DJ . But that was back in the days when they actually had to know what they were talking about.LOL True Noby - CTID has a huge store of information on beat combos
And that is the reason I believe that even at almost 100 years of age
Larry Gogan is still a God !
sir hamish
Here's a site which will supply obscure vinyl for you.
www.gemm.com
Enjoy
Can't say I know the third world version, but the O'jays one is good.
Wasn't it covered/sampled more recently? Heavy D I think.
'Love Train' and 'used to be my girl' are more O'jays, aren't they? I get confused between them and the likes of the Spinners. It's kind of motown/disco music.
(my real reason for posting is to stop CTID getting a five-in-a-row. That's like a gold run)
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Wow. The the third record on that link is "Take a letter Maria", on Trojan. That sounds interesting.
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That was their biggie all right - features now and again on Vh1 Classic but "Try Jah love" is mighty - 7mins plus long.
I actually DJ'd from 1975 to 1981I once harboured ambitions to be a radio DJ . But that was back in the days when they actually had to know what they were talking about.:
And that is the reason I believe that even at almost 100 years of age
Larry Gogan is still a God !but the Beeslow accent is really not the best for that kinda thing.
Thanks for that site too CTID - I have a few already I use but the more the merrier. Noby and yourself are so helpful. Thank you guys.
Noby, one of my alltime soul (or any) favourites is the O'Jays "LOve train" - absolutely love that song.
Heavy D and The Boyz it is !
Speaking of Philadelphia International Records Artistes... Gene Mc Fadden of McFadden and Whitehead passed away a few months ago. He was shot by carjackers who were stealing his car.
I bought two great singles a few months ago - "Yeke Yeke" by More Kante and "Rising Sun" by Medisine Head - had the latter once but someone nicked it and the More Kante single is the original version, not the the disco sh!t version realised in the 90s.
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