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Does Georgie Benson Pass the SS 'COOL TEST'?

RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,782 Posts
edited December 2007 in Strut Central
I'm feelin this guitar / voice double solo action. Gimme da night.
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  • mylatencymylatency 10,475 Posts
    ONLY FOR THE RAER BRAEKS THAT IS EROTIC MOODS, OG ONLY OF COURSE DEAL
  • high_chigh_c 1,384 Posts
    Erotic moods sucks too.
  • peacefulrotationpeacefulrotation 3,481 Posts
    absolutely


    turn your love a-rround
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    yeah, that doubling thing he does can be really cool unfortunately he kind of played it out and it became gimmicky a self-parodying.

    "world is a ghetto" and "this masquerade" are sort of killing it though. these days it looks as if he has had a face lift and the bebop and hard fusion days are long gone but the man deserves props for sure.

    btw he only plays with 3 fingers on his left hand which in itself pretty damn cool considering the fast runs he pulls off.
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    Erotic moods sucks too.

    btw, is that really him on that album? sounds nothing like him.
  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    sure why not...
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    benson is aight'. Not foreign enough to pass a SS 'cool test' though.

    Welcome back, dolo.
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    YES (the DVD-A mix is great)


    YES!!!






    On an unrelated note, who has this:
  • DJBombjackDJBombjack Miami 1,665 Posts
    Yes, if just for 'Footin' It'
  • DJCireDJCire 729 Posts
    Yes, if just for 'Footin' It'


  • DCarfagnaDCarfagna 983 Posts
    "My Woman's Good To Me" 45 on A&M = pre-nosejob immaculate soul
  • Young_PhonicsYoung_Phonics 8,039 Posts
    Turn your love around >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "smokin' cheeba"
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    Benson's On Broadway is as essential as Stevie Wonder's Living for the City.
  • thursdayalleythursdayalley 87 Posts
  • mumbosaucemumbosauce 480 Posts
    Erotic moods sucks too.


    yeah for the most part the album is wack. Smokin Chiba Chiba is the only good cut off it.
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    Benson Burner has some cool songs.
  • deejdeej 5,125 Posts
  • pacmanpacman 1,114 Posts
    I'll ride for dude ALL day. Pops and I saw him in concert 3 times and dude puts on an incredible show. I got nothin but love for George.

    Y'all forgettin White Rabbit and Octane..........
  • FlomotionFlomotion 2,391 Posts
    George Benson and Jack McDuff

  • BeatsoupBeatsoup 511 Posts
    I think I like him more as a player in a band rather then as a solo artist. He does have a couple good solo tracks but I've never have really been able to get into his albums.
  • CousinLarryCousinLarry 4,618 Posts

    This is a decent record. Not a huge Benson fan but he has some songs i can get down with.
  • leisurebanditleisurebandit 1,006 Posts
    hell yes.

    I've heard enough people around this city take their shots at him, on a personal level,
    but musically, I love this guy. My favorite stuff is probably early quartet stuff, like that Cookbook thing. But absolutely no fronting whatsoever on BREEZIN
  • GuzzoGuzzo 8,611 Posts
    it's like I don't even know you people anymore.
  • troublemantroubleman 1,928 Posts

    I'm not ashamed to say this was the very first cd I ever bought with my own money. Long box packaging and everything.
  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    FOUNDING FATHER OF SMOOTH JAZZ
  • troublemantroubleman 1,928 Posts
    FOUNDING FATHER OF SMOOTH JAZZ

    I think the Mizell Bros. had a hand in that too. As well as CTI.
  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    BREEZIN MUTHAFUCKAS!
    BREEZIN!!!
  • axefoleyaxefoley 331 Posts
    YES (the DVD-A mix is great)


    YES!!!






    On an unrelated note, who has this:

    i have the winley comp..its decent..sound quality is kinda shitty though.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    that vocal version of "Summertime" he did on his debut LP on Columbia[/b] = pre-nosejob immaculate soul

    ...and don't forget those R&B singles he did for the Vik label in the fifties as a middle-school (I think?) kid!
  • mrmatthewmrmatthew 1,575 Posts
    He gets the CoolPass based on The Shape Of Things To Come LP on A&M.
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