Grandmaster Flash
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First time I have ever seen that video and directed by Spike Jonze too!
Have you seen Shaun and Ed's rendition of White Lines in 'Shaun Of The Dead?'
Super Ally wrote: First time I have ever seen that video and directed by Spike Jonze too!
Have you seen Shaun and Ed's rendition of White Lines in 'Shaun Of The Dead?'
It's Spike Lee directing it. And you might see your guy from The Matrix Lawrence Fishburne, as the main guy.
Haven't seen Shaun.... Any good?
Christopher Owens wrote:
Super Ally wrote: First time I have ever seen that video and directed by Spike Jonze too!
Have you seen Shaun and Ed's rendition of White Lines in 'Shaun Of The Dead?'
It's Spike Lee directing it. And you might see your guy from The Matrix Lawrence Fishburne, as the main guy.
Haven't seen Shaun.... Any good?
Sorry, meant to say Spike LEE, I've been listening to a Telex CD today and there's a track called Spike Jonze...
Good film, very funny and there's plenty of references to Spaced and a few nods to films in the zombie genre. Well worth seeing I'd say.
Christopher Owens wrote: Thanks. Must get round to seeing it.
Do you like Chic?
I do, I have had an argument with a good friend and a fellow New Order fan about how I think Chic were an influence for New Order and certainly to Bernard. But he just won't have it!
THAT'S how influential they are.
Get him to try this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1900924560/ref=lm_lb_8/026-4136496-6457229
Christopher Owens wrote: THAT'S how influential they are.
Get him to try this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1900924560/ref=lm_lb_8/026-4136496-6457229
I might get that for myself!
You're a veritable mine of information! 
Christopher Owens wrote:
Super Ally wrote:
I might get that for myself!
You're a veritable mine of information!
You might also findthis interesting.
It's funny really, among my first records I ever bought were Sex Pistols, PIL, The Buzzcocks and the like but also Donna Summer, Chic, Sparks...
Thanks for the info, I feel an order with Amazon coming on soon...
That's good diversity. Who said punks hated disco?
There was a comparison made by the guy who wrote the list that Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards were the Neptunes of their day. Would you agree?
Christopher Owens wrote: That's good diversity. Who said punks hated disco?
There was a comparison made by the guy who wrote the list that Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards were the Neptunes of their day. Would you agree?
Slightly curious with his Neptune quote, sounds like one of Tony Wilson’s, however they certainly were pioneers; as producers and musicians they were very much sought after by a lot of other artists and created a distinct sound of their own. Personally I have always liked tight, clean production à la Bernard Edwards and Nile Rogers, Giorgio Moroder et al. Probably why I quickly followed the path of electronica and dance music…
Bizarrely "I'm Coming Out" and "Upside Down" are the only Diana Ross songs that I could say I’ve ever liked and now it all makes sense!
Although I don't know an awful lot on them to me, they were the only disco act that seemed to stick out, because they were an actual group, rather than a mastermind of someone like Giorgio Moroder (Donna Summer springs to mind). I noticed that in the 80's, people were saying they stole the bassline for 'Another One Bites The Dust'!
Personally, I'm not endavoured with a production. As long as the songs are good, I'm happy.
Christopher Owens wrote:
Personally, I'm not endavoured with a production. As long as the songs are good, I'm happy.
I guess that would be right given our contrasting musical preferred styles... 
Christopher Owens wrote: Thanks. Must get round to seeing it.
Do you like Chic?
have you heard the story about how 'le freak' was born?
nile rodgers and the other members of chic were trying to get into studio 54 and were denied entry. they went back to nile's apartment (i believe it was) and started jamming with the lyrics, 'aaah, f**k you!' in reference to how they felt about steve rubell and the studio 54 bouncers that evening. they liked how the session turned out and decided to cut it as a song but realized they had to change the words, so they changed them to 'aaah, freak out!'
they were never denied entry into studio 54 again, mind you!
AgentWood wrote:
Christopher Owens wrote: Thanks. Must get round to seeing it.
Do you like Chic?
have you heard the story about how 'le freak' was born?
nile rodgers and the other members of chic were trying to get into studio 54 and were denied entry. they went back to nile's apartment (i believe it was) and started jamming with the lyrics, 'aaah, f**k you!' in reference to how they felt about steve rubell and the studio 54 bouncers that evening. they liked how the session turned out and decided to cut it as a song but realized they had to change the words, so they changed them to 'aaah, freak out!'
they were never denied entry into studio 54 again, mind you!
Woah. What a belter. Thanks for that tale. 
Christopher Owens wrote: Click on the links I've provided.
I didn't put them there for a laugh, you know.
I realise that, but im on my dads computer, and it just about runs the internet if its in a good mood. Im not gonna push it. Ill check them in the morning.
AgentWood wrote:
Christopher Owens wrote: Thanks. Must get round to seeing it.
Do you like Chic?
have you heard the story about how 'le freak' was born?
nile rodgers and the other members of chic were trying to get into studio 54 and were denied entry. they went back to nile's apartment (i believe it was) and started jamming with the lyrics, 'aaah, f**k you!' in reference to how they felt about steve rubell and the studio 54 bouncers that evening. they liked how the session turned out and decided to cut it as a song but realized they had to change the words, so they changed them to 'aaah, freak out!'
they were never denied entry into studio 54 again, mind you!
I heard that also-it was on VH1's "Behind The Music" episode!! clean glass production, economical guitar playing, and man Nile Rodgers could move up a fret board!!
somehow as I got into the music I swore I heard some of Chic in "Blue Monday"intentional or not-esp. the bass line-or am I nuts?
I would say Confusion shows more of their influence, rather than Blue Monday.
But I could be wrong.
Christopher Owens wrote: Although I don't know an awful lot on them to me, they were the only disco act that seemed to stick out, because they were an actual group, rather than a mastermind of someone like Giorgio Moroder (Donna Summer springs to mind). I noticed that in the 80's, people were saying they stole the bassline for 'Another One Bites The Dust'!
Personally, I'm not endavoured with a production. As long as the songs are good, I'm happy.
Thought you might like this snippet taken from Wikipedia regarding Grandmaster Flash...
'...Signed to Sugar Hill Records in 1980 by Joe Robinson, they released numerous singles, gaining a gold disc for "Freedom," and also toured. The classic "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel," released in 1981 was the best display of their skills (combing elements of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust", Chic's "Good Times" and samples from Blondie's Rapture), but it was their least successful single at the time...'
