The Commodores
paquelas
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Really diggin these days High on Sunshine any more tips?
paquelas
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Dollar bin essential.
helloooooooooooo, is it me your looking for?
I will take this shit over pretty much any rare funk record out there.
The Commodores' Uprising album, which came out in 1983, is a collection of their late '60s cuts, including covers of Sing A Simple Song, Who's Making Love and Keep On Dancing. The album is mostly funky instrumentals.
And produced by Swamp Dogg!!!
Two of these songs were released on an Atlantic 45 in 1969 ("Keep On Dancing"/"Rise Up").
I have this album on a CD, under another name and likely another label, but it's basically the same material. Excellent album, and if they never made another record, you'd be hearing these sides on an Aaron Fuchs compilation and we'd all think they were the tuffest rare funk album south of the Propositions.
As far as the Motown records they were known for, they were actually a decent funk band before disco and Lionel Richie's sappy ballads kicked in. I've got an early 7" they did on the Mowest label (Motown subsidiary), 1972's "Don't You Be Worried." Like a lot of funk from that time, there's just as much rock influence as there is soul. I think Motown was generous enough to include this side on their Anthology album, but I don't remember offhand.
Don't like them as much after the mid-seventies, although "Easy" and the post-Lionel "Night Shift" are guilty pleasures...
Rare or common don't matter - if it's good, it's good.
to me this is "modern soul" at it's finest
Call me crazy but this record really does not excite me that much. Staple, yes, but not something I find myself playing often, if at all.
No guilt needed with that track, just a beautiful song.
I heart this album. The follow up was pretty damn funky as well:
For real, though, the Commodores are essential. Every album and track mentioned thus far is nice.