Eddie Murphy to play George Clinton (1 Viewer)

[Hedon James]

Looking forward to it! I didn't really appreciate funk back in the day, but as my musical tastes matured beyond Kiss, I grew to appreciate funk much more, as well as many other genres. Parliament and Sugar Hill Gang are in my playlist

I'm still a Kiss fan, and HUGE fan of the 70s hard rock and 80s "metal", so if something from the funk genre catches my ears, it's top notch, IMO. If you like Parliament & Sugar Hill Gang, you should add some Chic (Le Freak, probably the most sample song EVER....Good Times), Brothers Johnson (Stomp, Strawberry Letter #23, Ain't We Funkin' Now, I'll Be Good To You, etc..) and Earth, Wind & Fire to that playlist. Serpentine Fire always makes me wanna dance, and I CANNOT dance....the song is just that damn catchy! You're welcome!

 

[Saintman2884]

"that exceeds what is necessary or normal," early 15c., from Latin superfluus "unnecessary," literally "overflowing, running over," from superfluere "to overflow," from super "over" (see super-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent). The earlier form was superflue (late 14c.), from Old French. Related: Superfluously; superfluousness; superfluent; superfluence.

also from early 15c.

I had a few pointed things to say and I fully realize sometimes it might come across as borish, annoying or long-winded, but as someone with bad OCD who maybe has a habit of trying to be overly specific in explaining detailed information on a variety of interconnected issues, it can be difficult to compact or restrict the amount or flow of words to where I lose people.

Still, Guido, if I were to have some flaws, I'd rather have an obsessiveness to getting things right, providing detailed information about a variety of historical issues/topics and be regarded and respected as someone who SR posters can say "Yes, he might be an annoying AF MF, and tiresome occasionally, but he has a good heart, he wants to do good, listen to different points of view because I might genuinely learn something, and he knows what he's talking about" then coming across as unintelligent, ill-informed, ignorant and stupid. I believe in moderation and I do have a filter compared to the knee-jerk, impulsive reactions that were sort of my trademark about 15-20 years ago on SR.

 

[Saintman2884]

I'm still a Kiss fan, and HUGE fan of the 70s hard rock and 80s "metal", so if something from the funk genre catches my ears, it's top notch, IMO. If you like Parliament & Sugar Hill Gang, you should add some Chic (Le Freak, probably the most sample song EVER....Good Times), Brothers Johnson (Stomp, Strawberry Letter #23, Ain't We Funkin' Now, I'll Be Good To You, etc..) and Earth, Wind & Fire to that playlist. Serpentine Fire always makes me wanna dance, and I CANNOT dance....the song is just that damn catchy! You're welcome!

Curiously, since you're a Kiss fan, what is your opinion on their 1979 disco-metal hit " I was made for Loving You" that at the time sort of hurt their credibility amongst their old hardcore fan base and alienated fans of other metal bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin?

Me personally I think it took some guts to branch out and explore some new musical territory and I think, even by 1979, the band realized their great 1970's "forever party" would be coming to an end and the 1980's, unquestionably with punk, pop metal and new wave leading the way, would be a very different decade in terms of musical varieties and tastes.

 

[Hedon James]

Curiously, since you're a Kiss fan, what is your opinion on their 1979 disco-metal hit " I was made for Loving You" that at the time sort of hurt their credibility amongst their old hardcore fan base and alienated fans of other metal bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin?

Me personally I think it took some guts to branch out and explore some new musical territory and I think, even by 1979, the band realized their great 1970's "forever party" would be coming to an end and the 1980's, unquestionably with punk, pop metal and new wave leading the way, would be a very different decade in terms of musical varieties and tastes.

I dig that entire album because it was "different" than their previous albums. I Was Made For Loving' You wasn't even the best song on that album...the "hit single" in my opinion was Charisma, and tell me Sure Know Something wouldn't have gotten AOR requests?! My other favorite on that album was Save Your Love....LOVED the "breakdown" and felt the emotions of that tune...."just go away and leave me ALONE". Even today, one of my favorite Kiss albums.

In retrospect, my favorite Kiss albums were when they got a "bump" from something new...Bob Ezrin producing Destroyer; outside songwriters (Desmond Child) and "disco" influences on Dynasty; new drummer on Creatures Of The Night (and technically new guitarist that we didn't learn about until next album); new guitarist and makeup removal for Lick It Up, etc... Kiss tended to get "stale" at times, but shined when something new happened to shake them up. And that was their best work, IMO...