Re: slave?

From: cnwill@juno.com
Date: Fri May 05 2000 - 16:12:42 MET DST

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    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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