Each band was good by itself at Tahoe, but when they got together, it was pretty magical. Absolutely terrific.
As I Tweeted last week, I needed some music to cleanse my brain of some annoying songs. This helped.
BTW, if you're not moving by at least 3:40, put a mirror under your nose and check for coins on the eyelids. Seriously. (I'm talking to you, JT.)
This is from their concert DVD, which I highly recommend.
The showman on bass is Verdine White, who was — wait for it — about fifty-three at the time. From solos I've seen, he's not really All That as a bass-player. But man, does he lively up the performance! Plus, from what I gathered, married to the same woman for 26+ years — not too shabby in the music world.
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Wow!!! I was moving far before the 3:40 mark!
Loved the crazy pants. Must get a pair of those!
The music and the sight of those pants livened up my morning bike workout significantly.
I've always liked EWF's music okay. I just can't help wondering if they see their music as kind of a musical bridge ministry the terminally white and rhythmically challenged. They're like the NIV of soul bands.
I think your 3:40 mark comment was a typo. Shouldn't it have read 0:34?!
Gotta love classic EWF.
LOL, Mel; I was being kind to the geezers and the styrofoam-white-type folks who think moving is a sin.
"NIV of soul bands"?? Ouch, Rachael, ouch!
Waving my hands like a raving charismatic!!
Check out 25 or 6 to 4. Amazing!!! The green guitar guy is out of this world. The song just kept building and building - my heart was beating faster. The houseplants in our house all just died.
@ Rachael...I think it's kind of like the crossover appeal of Amy Grant in the 80's, trying to appeal to both the Christian and secular markets. My college roommate (white) had a black boyfriend and EWF and Lionel Ritchie were her crossover bands.
BTW, there's a great Chicago tribute band called Brass Transit that's worth seeing if they're ever in your area. We happened to be walking by a park where they were playing last summer and I thought it really was Chicago.
Paula 1 — LOL, win!
The "green guitar guy" is their current guitarist since 1995, Keith Howland, who was a huge Terry Kath fan as a youngun. I agree, he's absolutely fantastic. He has some solo albums, of which I have the first two. They're pretty terrific fusion-jazz/rock albums.
Paula 2 — thanks, I hadn't heard of Brass Fusion. Another tribute band is 25 or 6 to 4, with a number of vids on YouTube. Musicially, they're pretty good; fantastic guitarist. Vocals not up to the players, unfortunately — Brass fusion sounds better in the clips on your link.
Oh dude, just watched Brass Transit's Make Me Smile — very nice. LOVE the guitarist.
I note a theme that cover bands always require more musicians to do what Chi does; tribute to Chi's talent... at least, the core group's.
FTW!!!
They played that for their encore when we caught them in the park last summer. I just kept thinking about how many hours of practice were represented on that stage, both alone and together as a group. You can't fake that!
Re: cover bands needing more people to play the songs. Chuckle. Reminds me of something Tony Banks (Genesis keyboardist) said once when he went to watch a cover band play their material. He said, "I noted with some pleasure that it took two keyboardists to play my parts."
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