harmless wrote:I really love 'I'd Be A Fool Right Now.'
As a side note, the existence of this thread has spared my followers on twitter from so many tweets about Stevie Wonder this past week. It's probably a good thing.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:33 pm
by harmless
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:36 pm
by Lament
I had a massive Stevie binge in October and November and didn't have anyone who wanted to geek out about it with me, so I'm very grateful for your enthusiasm harmless.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:37 pm
by harmless
I'm totally obsessed so don't worry about that.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:42 pm
by Lament
harmless wrote:I'm totally obsessed
This is easily my favorite development of 2014 and undoubtedly deserves one of these...
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:42 pm
by Kaius
Lament wrote:It's crazy to think he had to fight tooth and nail and use his new found legal status as an adult to void his contract and get full artistic control, and then responded with Where I'm Coming From, Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingess' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life in the five years that followed.
That's so awesome it's stupid.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:46 pm
by Lament
Imagine being one of the Motown execs who didn't want to give him control, hearing those albums, and knowing in the back of your mind "I tried to stop this dude from making these records..."
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:47 pm
by harmless
This shit. I don't even.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:51 pm
by harmless
Let's speculate, PJ style. Why do you think the instrumental on 'Songs...' is called 'Contusion'?
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:55 pm
by Lament
As we speculate, let's also enjoy this clip of the kind of thing that would only happen in the sixties...
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sat February 01, 2014 11:59 pm
by Lament
I'm listening to Contusion to aid in my speculation, but it's just making me dance.
But...if I'm not careful, I may bump into something.
Lament wrote:As we speculate, let's also enjoy this clip of the kind of thing that would only happen in the sixties...
"Uptight and most definitely out of sight." That thing was fucking delightful!
Rhythmically, it's easy to see how drum and bass has its roots in Motown.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sun February 02, 2014 12:03 am
by Lament
As a side note, I never realized what a killer voice Mr. Jones has.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sun February 02, 2014 12:04 am
by harmless
He totally has. He's become a laughing stock in the UK but he had some talent in his heyday.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sun February 02, 2014 12:14 am
by Lament
It's hard to comprehend how amazing this must have been to actually witness...
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sun February 02, 2014 12:16 am
by harmless
'Summer Soft' is incredible. You know how some songs appear like filler until you listen again and again.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sun February 02, 2014 12:51 am
by Lament
Yeah. To be fair, it's understandable considering the songs on both sides of it. But when you really get down to it, you realize every single song on Songs in the Key of Life is quality and deserving of being on the record.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sun February 02, 2014 12:58 am
by harmless
Lament wrote:Yeah. To be fair, it's understandable considering the songs on both sides of it. But when you really get down to it, you realize every single song on Songs in the Key of Life is quality and deserving of being on the record.
Absolutely.
Re: Stevie Wonder
Posted: Sun February 02, 2014 7:03 am
by harmless
The only part of any Stevie Wonder song I'm having real trouble with is the rapey intro to "Keep On Running". Actually the whole song is pretty rapey but especially the bit about jumping out and grabbing her from the bushes.
