Stevie Wonder

gabethevegan escreveu:

I listen to some Stevie and all is right with tha World. Not many Artists can do that" I agree,and thats the value of music, Literature,poetry,etc I think Little Stevie can Join the Company of Beethoven,Mozart,Handel,Vaughan Williams without feeling in any way inferior..And i include other popular Artists of the Twentieth Century who could join them.I am aware of the hyperbole..yet why not.... The number 1 living legend, bar none.(2)

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murjanb escreveu:

Indeed. Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, WONDER lol. Seriously though, I listen to some Stevie and all is right with tha World. Not many Artists can do that... :)

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blkmosesmalone escreveu:

The number 1 living legend, bar none.

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hotterthanjuly escreveu:

Will someone let the folks at Motown know that Where I'm Coming From seriously needs a remastering job??

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hotterthanjuly escreveu:

lol I have a soft spot for "I Just Called to Say I Love You." It's infuriating that it remains his biggest hit to date. Its catchiness is undeniable. But it's so saccharinely sweet and the video is just downright embarrassing. Fisher-Price/Playskool telephone and all. Ugh lol

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gabethevegan escreveu:

Top fifteen not bad with the Exception of number 6,which with the best will in the world i cant listen to.I remember leaving a queue in a coffee shop coz that was being played...Gabe

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gabethevegan escreveu:

Nice to see "My Chere Amour" so high ,Its a little Gem..Like Marvin Gaye his career b4 the Seventies Masterpieces is also quite Amazing.Single after single With Motown still sound wonderful.Most Pop output from the Sixties is embarrassing,not so Motown:and Little Stevie's is especial fine..Gabe

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zyffe-- escreveu:

Oh, and part-time lover needs more listens.

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zyffe-- escreveu:

Genius.

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hellembivos escreveu:

There are no words to describe how much I love Stevie Wonder! A Living Legend!

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brucephilips escreveu:

A True Legend.

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hotterthanjuly escreveu:

To be honest with you, I wouldn't compare any Characters tracks to "Do Yourself a Favor." Characters is respectable at best, but only contains flashes of the genius that everyone fell in love with. Stevie became over-reliant on now-dated technology instead of the organic textures and instrumentation that dominated his best work. If anything, "Do Yourself a Favor" sounds more like an antecedent to "Maybe Your Baby," "Superstition" and "You Haven't Done Nothin'." Truth is, Stevie hasn't made a great album since Hotter Than July. But his legacy has not been tarnished since because he hasn't been nearly as prolific since. Therefore, he's not releasing mediocrity on a consistent basis which preserves his greatest work's freshness. While A Time to Love was definitely an encouraging step in the right direction, I'm hoping for a true career-renaissance in the coming years. He needs to release an album that is on par with what made him so phenomenal in the first place.

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hotterthanjuly escreveu:

Aisha is, sorry to say, nowhere near the talent that is her father. With that said, "How Will I Know" was one of A Time to Love's standout tracks. While that album is strong, it has some sequencing issues and is overly lengthy. The album sounds bloated. While I agree, that there are similarities between the tracks on A Time to Love and the ones from any given 70s album, most are inferior and derivative of his own blueprint. Also, some of the material is a bit gooey and uncomfortably sentimental. Sometimes he needs to refrain from these "messages" because they border on the cliche and end up sounding preachy and unoriginal rather than the timeless social commentary tracks he cut in the 70s. Since the mid-80s, Stevie the humanitarian has upstaged Stevie the genius songwriter/musician and in some ways he has been coasting by his legend. With the passing of his mother, hopefully the material featured on his next album, if it's ever released in our lifetime, will sound truly inspired.

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vyntage1 escreveu:

Seems like everyone's done their homework in Stevie's archives. Since you're familiar with some of his best work[Where I'm Comin From w/Do Yourself A Favor, which resembles some of his other cuts(like Frontline,Skeletons & a few others),Music of my Mind,Talkin Book, etc., it shouldn't be difficult to hear likenesses in his latest work 'A Time 2 Love].There are some gems on it as well. When I first bought it, I couldn't get past the first song 'If Your Love Cannot Be Moved'. The message is so profound and neccesary, as are most of Stevie's message songs. I especially find some of the jazz-influenced cuts soothing(Moon Blue,True Love&Sweetest Somebody I Know). I 1st saw Stevie perform Shelter In The Rain on a morning TV Show. On the track Positivity, you'll hear Stevie's daughter Aisha singing with him. Listen to the entire cd and see if you can recognize similarities to some of Stevie's earlier songs. Hint, one of them has a groove like Birds Of Beauty from Fulfillingness' F.F.'

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hotterthanjuly escreveu:

I have never seen him live either. Everyone I know who says it's an incredible experience. It would be an absolute privilege to see him live, and at 59, he's definitely not getting any younger haha.

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gabethevegan escreveu:

Doh!on the way to work,i suddenly remembered "Music of My MInd"It should join the roll call of his masterpieces.When you start listing his achievements its then it hits you..This is one of the Greatest Artists of The Twentieth century..no Hyperbole,Fact............. Major Respect to Little stevie,and though i live at the end of the World(England feels like that sometimes)i hope he returns to England, coz i have never seem him live

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hotterthanjuly escreveu:

Vocally, I think Stevie reached his peak around the time of the Fulfillingness' First Finale/Songs in the Key of Life era. His phrasing, delivery, and breath control were absolutely impeccable. Arguably, "Feeding Off the Love of the Land" is the embodiment of this triple threat.

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jimmiikiddo escreveu:

I saw him in concert a few hours ago! He is amazing, and his voice is even better in concert/person! <333

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