1977 - Commodores - Live! [mp3@320][mrtude42][h33t]

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Commodores - Commodores Live!
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Review by Lindsay Planer from allmusic.com

Hot on the heels of their 1977 self-titled LP -- which included studio versions
of the classics "Brick House" and "Easy" -- Commodores Live! was issued as a
seasonal offering the same year. The band wisely included extended readings
of not only its most recent hits, but also a healthy sampling from its previous
four studio albums, as well as the track "Too Hot ta Trot," which had been
featured in the motion picture Thank God It's Friday. The six-man original
Commodores were a powerful and self-contained unit that could effortlessly
alternate between turning over mean and serious funk jams or a slow, sexy
power ballad. Heralded as the Black Beatles, the Commodores were able to
fuse a more traditional pop music headlong into the funk stylings of their
contemporaries: Parliament, the Ohio Players, and Earth, Wind & Fire.
However, instead of being propelled by seemingly endless -- and often aimless
-- jams, William King (trumpet), Thomas McClary (guitar), Ronald LaPread
(bass), Walter "Clyde" Orange (drums), Lionel Richie (alto saxophone), and
Milan Williams (keyboards) were able to tighten up their arrangements and
make them more potent in the process. From right out of the gate, the
opening trio of "Won't You Come Dance With Me," "Slippery When Wet," and
"Come Inside" pounce and bounce around with undeniably hardcore funk
grooves -- replete with distorted and screaming electric lead guitar lines,
emphatic accents from the horns, and an authoritative rhythm section that
James Brown would have been proud of. The mellower side of the band is
equally represented by several key Lionel Richie ballads. "Just to Be Close to
You" shimmers and is notable for Richie's extended vocal interlude. "Easy" --
an audible audience favorite -- swings with an urgency and passion
conspicuously lacking in the more familiar studio version. Milan Williams' tasty
keyboards are also a highlight as they lightly soar above the rest of the band.
Without a doubt it is the ten-plus-minute version of "Brick House" that allows
the band to reach a funkified critical mass. Ronald LaPread's rubbery basslines
adhere themselves around "Clyde" Orange's Latin-tinged percussion
inflections. The searing Richie and William King sound more akin to a full-
fledged horn section than the hard-workin' duo behind their wall of solid brass.
Commodores Live! is overall one of the finest R&B concert albums of the '70s
-- of which there are far too few.

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Tracklisting
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1. Commodores - Brick House [10:08]
2. Commodores - Come Inside [03:14]
3. Commodores - Easy [07:09]
4. Commodores - Fancy Dancer [04:48]
5. Commodores - Funny Feelings [05:08]
6. Commodores - I Feel Sanctified [02:44]
7. Commodores - Just Be Close To You [06:55]
8. Commodores - Slippery When Wet [02:50]
9. Commodores - Sweet Love [08:28]
10. Commodores - Too Hot Ta Trot [05:25]
11. Commodores - Won't You Come Dance With Me [03:31]
12. Commodores - Zoom [10:03]

Playing Time.........: 01:10:29
Total Size...........: 172.31 MB

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Artist...............: Commodores
Album................: Commodores Live!
Genre................: Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1977
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/commodores-live!-mw0000220336
Ripped by............: mrtude on 8/29/2013
Posted by............: mrtude on 8/29/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front Back



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