NAIVE NEWBIE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT FILLY RECORDS
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HarveyCanal said
laese to never say "filed" again. Any of you. Just a friendly request as hearing y'all say that over the years makes me drown koala bear babies in pig vomit.
Agreed. Makes it sound like listening to records is a bureaucratic exercise.
Also, this isn't bad...
laese to never say "filed" again. Any of you. Just a friendly request as hearing y'all say that over the years makes me drown koala bear babies in pig vomit.Agreed. Makes it sound like listening to records is a bureaucratic exercise.
Also, this isn't bad...
There is no* Funkadelic or Syl Johnson styled funk on PIR.
There is not likely any thing you would like or be interested in enough to squirrel away in your limited records bins.
PRI suffered from great songwriting led by Gamble and Huff.
PRI had a stable of some of the best studio musicians and arrangers in the country. Thus PIR suffers from an often slick sound. To compound the problem strings, horns, flutes and vibraphones were often used.
As if all that weren't bad enough they only signed really great singers.
I recommend not wasting your time with label unless you already have all the Desco releases.
This song is stuck in my head. It is not on PIR.
*And by "no" I mean it is the exception.
There is not likely any thing you would like or be interested in enough to squirrel away in your limited records bins.
PRI suffered from great songwriting led by Gamble and Huff.
PRI had a stable of some of the best studio musicians and arrangers in the country. Thus PIR suffers from an often slick sound. To compound the problem strings, horns, flutes and vibraphones were often used.
As if all that weren't bad enough they only signed really great singers.
I recommend not wasting your time with label unless you already have all the Desco releases.
This song is stuck in my head. It is not on PIR.
*And by "no" I mean it is the exception.
I think I was the first in this thread to talk about "Black Music" and after re-reading the post it sounded strange to me too because I hardly use that term to categorize music anymore.
I guess the original posters question took me wayback so far to my very early days of digging that it slipped through. In the 90s a lot of people referenced themselves as lovers of "Black Music". Some clubs here even called it simply "Black" which usually meant horrific commercial R&B.
There was no intention to make this a race issue.
So, what about CTI then? Someone feels like discussing Bob James samples?
I guess the original posters question took me wayback so far to my very early days of digging that it slipped through. In the 90s a lot of people referenced themselves as lovers of "Black Music". Some clubs here even called it simply "Black" which usually meant horrific commercial R&B.
There was no intention to make this a race issue.
So, what about CTI then? Someone feels like discussing Bob James samples?
LaserWolf said:
PRI suffered from great songwriting led by Gamble and Huff.
PRI had a stable of some of the best studio musicians and arrangers in the country. Thus PIR suffers from an often slick sound. To compound the problem strings, horns, flutes and vibraphones were often used.
As if all that weren't bad enough they only signed really great singers.
this is actually a pretty good description of pir. tongue in cheek or not, it's pretty on point and useful.
PRI suffered from great songwriting led by Gamble and Huff.
PRI had a stable of some of the best studio musicians and arrangers in the country. Thus PIR suffers from an often slick sound. To compound the problem strings, horns, flutes and vibraphones were often used.
As if all that weren't bad enough they only signed really great singers.
this is actually a pretty good description of pir. tongue in cheek or not, it's pretty on point and useful.
disco_che said:Some clubs here even called it simply "Black" which usually meant horrific commercial R&B.
Yeah, I've noticed this too. Clubs will often advertise the music policy for a particular night as being house, hip-hop and "black classics", or similar. I found it a little strange at first, but after a while I just took it to be typical German plain speaking.
It's worth noting that PIR's output would have once been considered "horrific commercial R&B" by some.
Yeah, I've noticed this too. Clubs will often advertise the music policy for a particular night as being house, hip-hop and "black classics", or similar. I found it a little strange at first, but after a while I just took it to be typical German plain speaking.
It's worth noting that PIR's output would have once been considered "horrific commercial R&B" by some.
DustedDon said:Ballz, I just didnt like the question, maybe if you asked for SS to recommend some PIR records it would have came across better. no worries, the thread turned out cool with some nice PIR heat being posted.
all good, my friend.
and to be totally honest, for some reason i was under the impression most people here were like myself and didn't really ride for this label.
some good stuff here and there, but nothing hard fil... i mean, uh... kept on your shelves.
(i swear i remember some PIR bashing around here years ago... guess not.)
yes, historical and important label, great era, etc.. but the music hasn't aged well to these ears.
perhaps i should revisit the classics.
that's it,
now i need to find that Life On Mars.
all good, my friend.
and to be totally honest, for some reason i was under the impression most people here were like myself and didn't really ride for this label.
some good stuff here and there, but nothing hard fil... i mean, uh... kept on your shelves.
(i swear i remember some PIR bashing around here years ago... guess not.)
yes, historical and important label, great era, etc.. but the music hasn't aged well to these ears.
perhaps i should revisit the classics.
that's it,
now i need to find that Life On Mars.
BallzDeep said:yes, historical and important label, great era, etc.. but the music hasn't aged well to these ears.
perhaps i should revisit the classics..
I think u need to revisit 'cause you cant proclaim that it hasnt aged well if youve never tasted the wine when it was fresh.
U have no point of reference.
perhaps i should revisit the classics..
I think u need to revisit 'cause you cant proclaim that it hasnt aged well if youve never tasted the wine when it was fresh.
U have no point of reference.
LaserWolf said:There is no Funkadelic or Syl Johnson styled funk on PIR. And by "no" I mean it is the exception.
Those exceptions would include the already-mentioned Yellow Sunshine. Their lone album isn't as wacky as Funkadelic, but if you're a fan of black funk bands with a definite rock influence, then their LP is right in that vein.
As far as Syl Johnson-styled soul on PIR, Bobby Rush released Rush Hour in 1979. MFSB would never sound this hard again. (Assuming it's them.) Although a few of the songs are obviously Rush's idea of disco, it still comes off as hard juke-joint music. The type of record you'd expect from a label like Jewel, not from the sophisticated gents at Philadelphia International.
Don Covay had an album on Philly Int'l too, entitled Travelin' In Heavy Traffic. Better left unheard.
Those exceptions would include the already-mentioned Yellow Sunshine. Their lone album isn't as wacky as Funkadelic, but if you're a fan of black funk bands with a definite rock influence, then their LP is right in that vein.
As far as Syl Johnson-styled soul on PIR, Bobby Rush released Rush Hour in 1979. MFSB would never sound this hard again. (Assuming it's them.) Although a few of the songs are obviously Rush's idea of disco, it still comes off as hard juke-joint music. The type of record you'd expect from a label like Jewel, not from the sophisticated gents at Philadelphia International.
Don Covay had an album on Philly Int'l too, entitled Travelin' In Heavy Traffic. Better left unheard.
batmon said:BallzDeep said:yes, historical and important label, great era, etc.. but the music hasn't aged well to these ears.
perhaps i should revisit the classics..
I think u need to revisit 'cause you cant proclaim that it hasnt aged well if youve never tasted the wine when it was fresh.
U have no point of reference.
Batmon, you summed up what struck a chord with me about this thread in your above sentence. Thanks!
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
perhaps i should revisit the classics..
I think u need to revisit 'cause you cant proclaim that it hasnt aged well if youve never tasted the wine when it was fresh.
U have no point of reference.
Batmon, you summed up what struck a chord with me about this thread in your above sentence. Thanks!Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
neil_something said:HarveyCanal saidlaese to never say "filed" again. Any of you. Just a friendly request as hearing y'all say that over the years makes me drown koala bear babies in pig vomit.
Agreed. Makes it sound like listening to records is a bureaucratic exercise.
Nah, you guys are missing the meaning.
'Filed' means you've checked it out and are keeping it in the permanent collection because you dig it.
As opposed to "I happen to own it by random circumstance".
laese to never say "filed" again. Any of you. Just a friendly request as hearing y'all say that over the years makes me drown koala bear babies in pig vomit.Agreed. Makes it sound like listening to records is a bureaucratic exercise.
Nah, you guys are missing the meaning.
'Filed' means you've checked it out and are keeping it in the permanent collection because you dig it.
As opposed to "I happen to own it by random circumstance".
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