I agree with you!!!. "Showtime" is the ultimate Slave album. "Stone Jam"
is great, but I "Showtime" is a little better. Grab it if you can find it
on vinyl, because I don't think that it's on CD. Believe me, I've been
looking...
Peace to all of y'all
Charles
On Thu, 04 May 2000 20:14:05 -0700 "B. Graff" <b.graff@mailcity.com>
writes:
>
>Mark hit a lot of the basic points. Slave, for my money, are one of
>funk's most underrated bands. Busting out of Dayton, Ohio (a hotbed
>of funk in the 70s) with "Slide" in 1977 as teenagers on Cotillion
>records, Slave went on to record several albums that spotlighted the
>jaw-dropping talents of Mark Adams on bass on Mark Hicks on guitar.
>They had an intensity and talent for bringing some jazz-like feelings
>to their music. Steve Washington, a relative of Pee Wee from the Ohio
>Players, was their leader up until his departure to form Aurra in the
>early 80s. Steve Arrington (singer/drummer) was recruited around 1980
>for the Stone Jam album and his unique style became the focal point as
>they racked up hits like "Watching You," "Snap Shot" and "Just a Touch
>of Love."
>
>There is a compilation on Rhino but it includes too many edits and
>perhaps more of Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame than there should be.
>The originals are the ones to get, although I think only Stone Jam is
>on US cd right now. You should also check out the self titled debut,
>Stone Jam, the Concept, and the one I think is their peak, Show Time.
>
>Anthony
>
>
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