Re: Deodato

Alex Williams (daw@zoo.bt.co.uk)
Fri, 10 Oct 97 09:23:04 +0100


You wrote:
>I was involved in that Deodato thread, but only out of curiosity. Since
>then I picked up the first two vinyl records at Grooves in SF. They
>really are great if not somewhat quirky. The 2001 theme (for which he
>won a Grammy) is a sweet piece of funk pie. But then watch out for the
>101 strings on Baubles Bangles and Beads and Knights in White Satin.
>
>The records bounce from early disco, to fusion, to avant garde, to
>complete cheese -- frequently all with in the same song. There are some
>killer rythms and a young stanley clarke plays bass.
>
>In the aforementioned thread, someone was talking about some dance
>remixes with different names, or bastardized names. I'd love to find
>these.
>
>curt
>
I like his version of I Shot The Sheriff on the album Very Together.

Cheesetastic mate,
Alex