Rudolph Isley RIP

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Jack K said:
and then there were 2

Didn't know the IB were your bag.
Whose That Lady Parts 1 & 2 from "3 + 3", played loud, kills
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Love most types of music Jack, I have a pretty wide taste in general....classic rock being my "go to" though over the years.
Summer Breeze was always my top IB song.
 
Greenmachine said:
Love most types of music Jack, I have a pretty wide taste in general....classic rock being my "go to" though over the years.
Summer Breeze was always my top IB song.
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The soul impression of Seals and Crofts"Summer Breeze" is good right enough and is on the "3 + 3" album with "That Lady Parts 1 & 2"
It is the last album on a wee boxset I have of their 5 albums released between '69 and '73. I don't really know their stuff well outside of their classic singles so should give it another spin.
 
The Tamla years in particular brought some wonderful recordings.

Rest in Peace, Rudolph Isley, you leave a great legacy.

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Stu said:
The Tamla years in partcular brought some wonderful recordings.

Rest in Peace, Rudolph Isley, you leave a great legacy.

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Nah, Motown wasn't a good time for the Isley Brothers.
They were stifled by the hit factory approach and hit it bigtime commercially and artistically after leaving and doing their own thing with their own record label T-Neck and a distribution deal with Buddah.
 
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Jack K said:
Nah, Motown wasn't a good time for the Isley Brothers.
They were stifled by the hit factory approach and hit it bigtime commercially and artistically after leaving and doing their own thing with their own record label T-Neck where they put together a distribution deal with Buddah.
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Not for you clearly but it certainly was for me.
 
Stu said:
Not for you clearly but it certainly was for me.
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Holland Dozier Holland were busy writing songs for the Supremes and the Isleys were left kicking about waiting. Don't think they were allowed to release any of their own songs at Motown and were let go in '68. A real waste of their great talent which ignited as soon as they left.
IMO "Behind A Painted Smile" was their best performance at Motown and obviously "This Old Heart Of Mine" was a great HDH song.

However, my 2nd favourite of their songs at Motown is "My Love Is Your Love (Forever)" which went unnoticed and was treated by Motown as a left over. It was co written (with a Mr S. Wonder) and produced by Ivy Jo Hunter who also co wrote "Behind A Painted Smile". To my ears it sounds like it would have been the perfect follow up to "This Old Heart Of Mine"
I only heard it for the first time 19 years ago on a compilation, "The Trip" put together by the guys at St Etienne. Couldn't believe how good the song was and ended up stopping the CD and playing it on repeat for 20 minutes.
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Saint Etienne - The Trip

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