Steve Catanzaro (stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com)
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:47:37 -0700
I totally agree. But in his defense, there are some great songs on
Conversation Piece, Jungle Fever, and Characters... It's just the
production! Uuughh, it's awful.
I saw Stevie with a live band and 30 piece strings about 4 years ago. It
rocked nicer than anything I've ever heard. And he said, "You know, there's
nothing that sounds like real instruments." I hoped from this that he'll
start getting real players again, or at least start playing real instruments
himself. He may be the only person who can singlehandedly rid the world of
Jamiroquai.
By the way, Return of the Headhunters? Oh man, could anything be worse?
----- Original Message -----
From: R. Scott <framboise@mindspring.com>
To: The Brothership Connection . . . <thebrothership@hotmail.com>
Cc: A/J List <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Stevie Wonder
> I would guess it's the same "quest" that propelled the artist in the first
> place. To be innovative, create new sounds through technology and remain
> contemporary. However, it seems that after so much genius the fire cools a
> bit and you get pieces that sound bland and/or over-produced. Dis is Da
> Drum, Conversation Peace, Return of the Headhunters were BIG let downs for
> me. I'll stick with the back catalog for my inspiration.
>
> peace,
> R. Scott
> framboise@mindspring.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: The Brothership Connection . . . <thebrothership@hotmail.com>
> To: <funky-music@mit.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 4:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Stevie Wonder
>
>
> > rvincent writes:
> > Stevie is wasting his genius on shallow equipment that makes him sound
> > like a simpleton when he's really the most advanced songwriter alive!
> >
> >
> > Got to agree. The drum loops on Conversation Peace are a little bit sad
> > when you realize that Stevie was one of the best, if not the best,
> > non-drummer drummer ever. That boy swings so damn hard on all of those
> > early 70's albums, and his drum kit popped liked a motherfucker! I
don't
> > know why a lot of these artists are afraid to stick with that more
organic
> > sound that gave them their best works. I thought that the recent
> > Headhunters album was going to do that, and I guess it kind of did, but
I
> > didn't really like that record. Peace, J-smooth
> >
> >
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