Talk about a guy that probably has no idea how many records he appears on ...
― Josh in Chicago,
from a Wrongtom tweet : "True story. Robbie was invited into the Sanctuary/Trojan archives in an effort to identify tracks he played on, and even he wasn't sure"
― mark e, Thursday, 9 December 2021 17:48 (two years ago) link
xpost - chinaski that's a great album, discovered it randomly on spotify this year
they recenetly released a dub mix of "Jokerman" by Dylan (posted in the Infidels thread but wanted to post here too) kinda cool, really emphasizes Sly & Robbie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmrrzLoO-UQ
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 9 December 2021 17:59 (two years ago) link
Wow, Rhythm Killers has an enormous Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_KillersI enjoyed … Presents Taxi last night.
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 9 December 2021 18:23 (two years ago) link
Long ago in the 80s I saw Sly & Robbie backing Black Uhuru live and they were magnificent.
i saw them with black uhuru too and then at the start of the millenium with grace jones. blessed to have had those experiences.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 9 December 2021 18:28 (two years ago) link
I had Rhythm Killers and its predecessor Language Barrier (which includes a remake of Miles Davis's "Black Satin" from On the Corner!) on cassette in high school and listened to them all the time. Love those records.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 9 December 2021 18:55 (two years ago) link
― but also fuck you (unperson),
same.hence i would love to have expanded 2cd editions of each album.can you imagine the extras, and how fantastic they could be.
― mark e, Thursday, 9 December 2021 19:00 (two years ago) link
randomly going through sly & robbie credits on discogs and it's seriously doing my wants list no favours.
wish this one was on youtube, looks incredible:https://www.discogs.com/release/3229693-Derrick-Harriott-Acid-Rock
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:14 (two years ago) link
only track that is uploaded is pretty sick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o90cfUmUheo
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
also i had no idea they made a track with smokie(!). it's okay?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk8gpawLRQQ
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:16 (two years ago) link
forgot about this manu dibango, absolutely killer track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnasTKUAK1k
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:20 (two years ago) link
yes, that version of black skin blue eyed boys is so good. a major want.
smokie!!!
― stirmonster, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:26 (two years ago) link
the released version got toned down a bit from this but robbie's bass here is pure fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0COUDu5uSHI
― stirmonster, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:30 (two years ago) link
oh god i was just about to say i still need those serge albums they're on. and about a hundred other things too!
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:31 (two years ago) link
Sentimental favorite remains "The Third Power" by Material, with Sly and Robbie writing and playing on every track save the awesome covers. This bass line is super-cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRmwu8jqJc4
Shakespeare's playing on this Funkadelic cover rules:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w-g9xjJat8
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:35 (two years ago) link
of course they did a record with sandii & the sunsetz, i mean why not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU0kuMaRmHo
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:36 (two years ago) link
holy god the drums too!
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:42 (two years ago) link
Sentimental favorite remains "The Third Power" by Material
yeah that goes hard too! was listening earlier to some of the yoko ono stuff they did with bill laswell and nona hendryx and anton fier et al but that was more on a disco tip
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:53 (two years ago) link
maybe i'll finally get round to listening to that joe cocker compass point album though i'm still somewhat allergic to his spittle-flecked voice. is it any good?
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:55 (two years ago) link
that cover of cosmic slop is so nice
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:56 (two years ago) link
still want this damn album too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rffg8aWSw_o
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:59 (two years ago) link
Did someone say cover of "Cosmic Slop"?
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:00 (two years ago) link
who knew 'cosmic slop' needed strings, material knew i guess
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:01 (two years ago) link
The neighbors would talk and call her Lazawell.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:04 (two years ago) link
lol
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:04 (two years ago) link
Man, I don't know if it's just because he was only 68, but he was just not someone in my mind who was yet in the category of "great musicians who might die one day."
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 10 December 2021 02:53 (two years ago) link
I've always loved this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFmI34xBD08
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 10 December 2021 02:54 (two years ago) link
Sentimental favorite remains "The Third Power" by Material, with Sly and Robbie writing and playing on every track save the awesome covers.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 11 December 2021 04:00 (two years ago) link
Come to think of it, who sings "Mellow Mood" on the album?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 11 December 2021 19:46 (two years ago) link
I just looked and can’t find a single thing anywhere. The credits list Shider, Mudbone Cooper, the Jungle Brothers, Shabba Ranks, and the Last Poets guy on vocals. It’s pretty clearly none of them (or the woman who’s credited w bgd vocals). I’d say somebody like Bim Sherman but they don’t appear to have ever worked together.
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 12 December 2021 13:57 (two years ago) link
Bernard Fowler sang on a million Laswell things in the '80s and '90s. I interviewed him once and he said Laswell's assistant used to call and say, "We're going into the studio on Tuesday" and he'd show up and it'd be a Herbie Hancock session or Yoko Ono or whoever, and he'd just sing whatever they put in front of him. It could be him.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Sunday, 12 December 2021 14:15 (two years ago) link
Ooh Fowler is a good call. It could totally be him.
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 12 December 2021 14:19 (two years ago) link
Tune in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkSZraRWiOMHere is Fowler singing w S&R a few years earlier on Language Barrier:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP2ssi7FQBUAnd on Rhythm Killers right after that:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfyXQjQLpeQI kept thinking it must be some lovers rock crooner but as I think about it, Fowler is as likely as anyone given his ability to sing almost anything and his work with them to date. It’s just weird he wouldn’t be credited.
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 12 December 2021 17:24 (two years ago) link