They also had a female member (Jessica Cleaves) that split the lead on a couple of songs. "I'd Rather Have You" comes to mind.
R.I.P. Maurice White Dead at 74
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They also had a female member (Jessica Cleaves) that split the lead on a couple of songs. "I'd Rather Have You" comes to mind.
QuestLove on Maurice White:
"You know how hard it is to present Afrocentric Jazz & spiritual positivity in the face of what we had to deal with in the Seventies?"
"You know how hard it is to present Afrocentric Jazz & spiritual positivity in the face of what we had to deal with in the Seventies?"
As a person that was around, it wasn't a hard sell at all, when you think about what people were into at the time.
Maurice and Verdine dropping the science of metaphysics IN THE 70's:
Every man has a place, in his heart there's a space,
And the world can't erase his fantasies
Take a ride in the sky, on our ship fantasii
All your dreams will come true, right away
And we will live together, until the twelfth of never
Our voices will ring forever, as one
Every thought is a dream, rushing by in a stream,
Bringing life to our kingdom of doing
Take a ride in the sky, on our ship fantasii
All your dreams will come true, miles away
Our voices will ring together until the twelfth of never,
We all, will live forever, as one
Come see victory, in the land called fantasy
Loving life, a new decree,
Bring your mind to everlasting liberty
Our minds will explore together, old worlds, we conquer, forever
We then, will expand love together, as one
Come to see, victory in a land called fantasy,
Loving life, for you and me, to behold, to your soul is ecstasy
You will find, other kind, that has been in search for you,
Many lives has brought you to
Recognize it's your life, now in review
And as you stay for the play, fantasy, has in store for you,
A glowing light will see you through
It's your day, shining day, all your dreams come true
As you glide, in your stride with the wind, as you fly away
Give a smile, from your lips, and say
I am free, yes I'm free, now I'm on my way
Every man has a place, in his heart there's a space,
And the world can't erase his fantasies
Take a ride in the sky, on our ship fantasii
All your dreams will come true, right away
And we will live together, until the twelfth of never
Our voices will ring forever, as one
Every thought is a dream, rushing by in a stream,
Bringing life to our kingdom of doing
Take a ride in the sky, on our ship fantasii
All your dreams will come true, miles away
Our voices will ring together until the twelfth of never,
We all, will live forever, as one
Come see victory, in the land called fantasy
Loving life, a new decree,
Bring your mind to everlasting liberty
Our minds will explore together, old worlds, we conquer, forever
We then, will expand love together, as one
Come to see, victory in a land called fantasy,
Loving life, for you and me, to behold, to your soul is ecstasy
You will find, other kind, that has been in search for you,
Many lives has brought you to
Recognize it's your life, now in review
And as you stay for the play, fantasy, has in store for you,
A glowing light will see you through
It's your day, shining day, all your dreams come true
As you glide, in your stride with the wind, as you fly away
Give a smile, from your lips, and say
I am free, yes I'm free, now I'm on my way
"Being joyful and positive was the whole objective of our group. Our goal was to reach all the people and to keep a universal atmosphere – to create positive energy. All of our songs had that positive energy. To create uplifting music was the objective." - Maurice White
I couldn't embed the video. But here is the short interview:
http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/maurice-white-earth-wind-and-fire-dies#ixzz3zFd6h7WK
EWF was the soundtrack of my youth. Had the pleasure of seeing them in 1976 on their Spirit tour and what a show & presentation it was. Loved how Maurice always kept positivity in their music...RIP Mr. Maurice White.
They start off with Jupiter in this show and the horns always blew my mind!
They start off with Jupiter in this show and the horns always blew my mind!
You damn sure don't...they are killing the shit out of it here...EWF in their prime...Jupiter gets the party rolling and they tear the shit out of Magic Mind! Love watching Maurice conduct it all and the band enjoying their selves not missing a note and drummer Fred White watches Maurice like a hawk not missing a song change!
RIP
RIP
yaBoi, that list is past impressive.
I mean, think about how centralized that talent is and how much of the world has been able to witness it. Truly amazing.
Thanks for the insight.
I mean, think about how centralized that talent is and how much of the world has been able to witness it. Truly amazing.
Thanks for the insight.
yep.. makes you think (kinda pisses me off really) about what music could be right now if they didn't take the music arts out of the schools..
A lot of those dudes learned how to play their particular instrument AT SCHOOL....I mean who cold afford to purchase their kid a bass guitar back then...