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Its unlimited how much joy and influence i get from this band and Verdine…. 20 + years, and my ears are still finding something good.

What a groove, this record has,. If there is anyone who plays for the music it is Verdine. No flash, (maybe a little) no slap, Just the music.[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULY0SyMhlm8[/media]

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[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1456044257' post='2984672']
Its unlimited how much joy and influence i get from this band and Verdine…. 20 + years, and my ears are still finding something good.

What a groove, this record has,. If there is anyone who plays for the music it is Verdine. No flash, (maybe a little) no slap, Just the music.[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULY0SyMhlm8[/media]
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Sorry to burst your bubble but I think it unlikely you'll find live footage where he plays the bass.. these last 20-25 years..
The bass on the track live is great,..just don't know who is playing it.

But, sure, got to love those songs.

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[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1456252885' post='2987140']
Sorry to burst your bubble but I think it unlikely you'll find live footage where he plays the bass.. these last 20-25 years..
The bass on the track live is great,..just don't know who is playing it.

But, sure, got to love those songs.
[/quote]Im a little confused JT.?

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[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1456288095' post='2987403']
Im a little confused JT.?
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I think he's saying that Verdine uses a supplemental musician and/or backing tracks when "playing" live...

...but to me it doesn't take away from the studio stuff he's laid down, the guy has paid his dues! The song in the OP shows this! :D

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[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1456288095' post='2987403']
Im a little confused JT.?
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B5 ...check out any live concert footage and you'll see he dances very well..... but he isn't playing a lot of it...
and since a move he'll pull isn't choeographed to that degree..he can't be playing the song at all.
It is either tracked or has a background player. I'd guess the former otherwise stories would have come out by now.

The first time I wondered was when I heard a 1977 album track by Lenny White..can't recall which one.
Then I had a stars licks video which was very poor...
So now, I wonder how much he ever played..

Just try and find a live concert footage and see if you agree...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlxMxQWnDxw

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George Massenburg made an invaluable contribution to EW&F, engineering most of their landmark tracks - I think that's a significant part of the reason the music still sounds fresh today.

[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Massenburg"]https://en.wikipedia...orge_Massenburg[/url]

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[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1456351141' post='2988272']
I think it all stemmed from when Nathan East was playing while he was dancing.
He certainly played on pretty much all the studio stuff.
And when someone was playing for him, wasn't it because he had some illness?

The gig with Nate East on.
[media]http://youtu.be/mfagqCcyE6g[/media]
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That is a great clip..and a great series as well.

It goes back well before that tho... I don't wish to labour the point but I'm sure there is plenty of stuff should you be interested enough to look..
But yes, someone had great groove in that band at the recorded stage..

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Interesting points made definitely. I'd always wondered whether it was Louis Satterfield playing bass at times (as he was in the ranks of EWF anyway) having heard how good his playing was on Electric Mud and the equivalent Howlin' Wolf Psychedelic album that he did for chess. Pure speculation though!

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[quote name='lowlandtrees' timestamp='1456293335' post='2987409']
Saw them early 70s .....think it was supporting Santana in Glasgow Greens Playhouse.........they were probably one of the best live bands that I have ever seen. And the horn section....Phoenix Horns? as tight as.
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I saw that tour as well, in Liverpool. No one knew them then and they were awesome. Crowd wouldn't let them go and Santana came on stage and moved them off in a right hissy fit. Don't know how many times I've seen them and even though they are now really only "Earth", they still put on an awesome show. It's funny reading JT's commnts about Verdine White as last time I saw them as the 3 remaining members, Phil Bailey had his wife helping him out off stage but they did credit her at the end of the show.

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Slightly off topic but not so much i can't post this mind bending rendition of EWF's Cant Hide Love from Victor Wooten. What a f***in bass player this guy is.! Beautiful 2 part playing from a real master of our instrument. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCqpBsIwpfg[/media]

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