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DJ Ed Martin
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Post subject: I got one  Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:57 am |
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I got a song, that was huge, but yet, when we talk about all-time great songs, this one is never talked about. RICK JAMES,"Super Freak". This song was the music to many others. And we seem to forget how really great it was, under-rated!
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Post subject: Arpeggio Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:27 pm |
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Under-rated? There should be a picture of Arpeggio next to that word in the dictionary! They were huge while they were around. That LOVE & DESIRE album was spectacular! My favorite song was never released as a single. RUNAWAY was the best remake of an old song in the Disco era. But that discussion is for a new thread!
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:38 pm |
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I thought Wanda 'Star' Williams - Mr. U.F.O. was rather underrated, it's a real groover.
Does anybody know what happened to her?
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Post subject: Call Me Naive Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:24 pm |
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Call Me Naive, but I don't know who she is. Tell me more about her.
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:00 pm |
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Post subject: Well..... Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:24 pm |
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Thank You, that was enough to jog the cobwebs loose in my brain. I believe that this Wanda Williams was a studio session singer at TK Records for a few years, finally getting a few records of her own including MR UFO which I never played. But others, especially FRANKIE HOLLYWOOD here in Miami did play.As to this song being UNDER-RATED? Conjecture, speculation. MAYBE!! I was not a real big fan, so I am probably the wrong guy to answer. Let's see what JAY has to say?
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:43 pm |
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Post subject: Wanda Williams/ Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:14 pm |
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Never heard of her. Looked her up in the Billboard Dance Book = Nothing!
Looked her up in Allmusic.com = Nothing!
Like Paul Jabara sings in "DISCO QUEEN":
"Whooooooo is she? Whoooooooooooooooo is she?"
Must be an import!
PETE'S NOTE:: Actually she is from South Florida!
She had a couple of TK releases at
the end of the TK glory days, circa
1980-81.
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Post subject: Here is a very underrated song Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:10 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:42 pm |
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Taana Gardner's 'heartbeat'
before the hip-hop kids stole the bassline & Queen had a huuuuuge hit with a remake of it called 'another one bites the dust'...check that bassline
Kenton Nix wrote that famous tune and bassline, and Levan made it big in The Garage. But was it a hit elsewhere?? Did other DJ's pick it up??
I love the downtempo groove of this tune, always great to start or interupt a set with this one imo
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Post subject: Sure Was!! Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:03 pm |
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My goodness YES!! This song was fantastic, exceptional! It certainly is a hell of a groove. I used to speed it up a little, and it was great on my dance floor. A second copy only added to all the excitement. Songs like that are far and few in between. The best thing, even with all the imitations and covers of it, this version, the original is still the best one!!
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Post subject: Great Song! Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:08 pm |
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Yes sir. You are so right! That was a great song to just grove to. And I heard a few times what Pete was talking about. Not just by him, but by many deejays who extended it live, and the results, besides being stimulating, were that the dance floor overflowed!- Can't do it much better then that HEARTBEAT!!!
But I have an even more obscure song that was great. And very underrated!! That is MADE IN THE USA, a song on the Delite Label, called "Melodies". Excellent jam. The horns, the guitars, the reversing of the tape, years ahead of their time.
PETE'S NOTE:: Actually Brother, everyone's got it, it is posted and there is a link to it a few posts above!! LOL
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Post subject: Underrated Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:42 pm |
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While when it first came out, it was played everywhere, by everyone. GIRL, PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME WAIT TOO LONG by Patti Brooks has been mostly overlooked. The orchestration by the Simon Orchestra rocks. The string are amazing, and the gypsy-type fiddle is excellent. A real classic that is underrated.
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Post subject: Re: Underated Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:30 pm |
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Jay Negron wrote: Underated and under appreciated by many, stayed in my TOP 10 for weeks:
"EVERYMAN" - Double Exposure - '76 - 'Gibbons Disco Blend' off their 1st album.
That was my jam for so long. Not a great audience response except for After Hours Clubs.
It was sampled in '02 by British DJ Duo called M&M (not to be confused with US' Morales & Munzabi) on a song they called "IF YOU WANNA"---they also used Loleatta's scream from "Hit & Run" on the track.
Good stuff if U can find it!!!
Jay,
You got the duo and the title of the record wrong,.so thats why you cound'nt trace it my friend....here you go!...
M&S presents THE GIRL NEXT DOOR - "SALSOUL NUGGETS"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8nKaNKJqaQ
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:38 pm |
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George McCrae's " Dont you feel my love "
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