| Budokan (Good Times) - (COVER) |   |
A good friend Larry commented on my recent Funky track saying it reminded him of Chic, sister sledge. He is a massive fan, goes on Nile Rodgers website everyday www.nilerodgers.com (Guitarists of Chic) - apparently he replies to emails on his website - he's just beaten Cancer and set to tour again, what a hero, no more so than Bernard Edwards (Bassists/Producer), who was ill at the Budokan Concert in Japan 1996 - 8 hours later he died of pneumonia.
So this is a remembrance song of the late Bernard Edwards who wrote and produced songs with Nile Rodgers/ Chic, Sister Sledge ( we are family, thinking of you, he's the greatest dancer, lost in music)
Lets dance - Bowie, Like a virgin - Madonna, Loveshack/Cosmic Thing. B52s
The reflex/ Notorious Duran Duran Why - Carly Simon, I'm coming out my old piano - Diana Ross, The powerstation Lady : modjo. Dance track, Groove jet: spiller Dance track.....................
The List is endless.
This is NOT finished, want to find anyone famous who has spoken good about Bernard Edwards and put it in this track - Please give me links if you know of any
So this is a remembrance song of the late Bernard Edwards who wrote and produced songs with Nile Rodgers/ Chic, Sister Sledge ( we are family, thinking of you, he's the greatest dancer, lost in music)
Lets dance - Bowie, Like a virgin - Madonna, Loveshack/Cosmic Thing. B52s
The reflex/ Notorious Duran Duran Why - Carly Simon, I'm coming out my old piano - Diana Ross, The powerstation Lady : modjo. Dance track, Groove jet: spiller Dance track.....................
The List is endless.
This is NOT finished, want to find anyone famous who has spoken good about Bernard Edwards and put it in this track - Please give me links if you know of any
| Bernard Edwards Last Concert |
Here is the Man in Action - it's incredible to see how healthy, relaxed and at ease he is on stage, then having died only 8 hours later - how ill he was whilst performing is a mystery - and what a fantastic live production - it don't get much better.
Okay...now you've forced me to confess I'm a closet Chic fan - the first thing that grabs you about Chic is that incredible rhythm section, complemented so perfectly by Nile Rodger's percussive rhythm guitar (I HAVE to listen to "Le Freak" every once in a while) On top of that, they had great melodies, a significant jazz influence (listen to "I Want Your Love") and interesting hooks (AahhhhHHHHHHHHH FREAK-OUT!!). Anyway, good choice to cover! Your version is impressive in the way you captured the popping rhythm - you slowed it down a little which added a bit of a "sleaze" factor (I mean that in a GOOD way...) to this little gem (kinda made a funk tune outta this). You captured Nile's rhythm technique nicely... and that BASS! Jeez! Could it be any bassier??? My sub-woofer is rattling the windows here! Nice work!!
battlecat wrote…
Okay...now you've forced me to confess I'm a closet Chic fan - the first thing that grabs you about Chic is that incredible rhythm section, complemented so perfectly by Nile Rodger's percussive rhythm guitar (I HAVE to listen to "Le Freak" every once in a while) On top of that, they had great melodies, a significant jazz influence (listen to "I Want Your Love") and interesting hooks (AahhhhHHHHHHHHH FREAK-OUT!!). Anyway, good choice to cover! Your version is impressive in the way you captured the popping rhythm - you slowed it down a little which added a bit of a "sleaze" factor (I mean that in a GOOD way...) to this little gem (kinda made a funk tune outta this). You captured Nile's rhythm technique nicely... and that BASS! Jeez! Could it be any bassier??? My sub-woofer is rattling the windows here! Nice work!!
It was more so for the Bass, that was perfect for me at the time of recording it, any faster, then I would have had to put in more practice.
Denis wrote…
I distinctly remember when Le Freak came out, as a musician I was so impressed with Nile's rhythm, not only the tone he gets on his Strats, like a vocal guitar, expressing with great character. Interesting about the tempo I chose, I just worked my way up to 104 bpm when that felt comfortable. Thinking about it and listening now, perhaps a couple of bpm faster would have been the most comfortable.battlecat wrote…
Okay...now you've forced me to confess I'm a closet Chic fan - the first thing that grabs you about Chic is that incredible rhythm section, complemented so perfectly by Nile Rodger's percussive rhythm guitar (I HAVE to listen to "Le Freak" every once in a while) On top of that, they had great melodies, a significant jazz influence (listen to "I Want Your Love") and interesting hooks (AahhhhHHHHHHHHH FREAK-OUT!!). Anyway, good choice to cover! Your version is impressive in the way you captured the popping rhythm - you slowed it down a little which added a bit of a "sleaze" factor (I mean that in a GOOD way...) to this little gem (kinda made a funk tune outta this). You captured Nile's rhythm technique nicely... and that BASS! Jeez! Could it be any bassier??? My sub-woofer is rattling the windows here! Nice work!!
It was more so for the Bass, that was perfect for me at the time of recording it, any faster, then I would have had to put in more practice.
battlecat wrote…
Here my favorite song from that concert:
Hard to believe Bernard was running a fever during this concert...shame...
Good cover here, Denis. A bit empty perhaps. But you got the git-rhythm and bassplay very well to generate that funky feeling.
Really strange what happened to Bernard Edwards. Here he´s so agile on stage and a few hours later...................R.I.P.
This "Chic stuff" and their special sound, rhythm and drive have formed me a bit during the "disco-era".
The way how the git was played is unique, so crisp. I always loved it.
Really strange what happened to Bernard Edwards. Here he´s so agile on stage and a few hours later...................R.I.P.
This "Chic stuff" and their special sound, rhythm and drive have formed me a bit during the "disco-era".
The way how the git was played is unique, so crisp. I always loved it.
ULI wrote…
Good cover here, Denis. A bit empty perhaps. But you got the git-rhythm and bassplay very well to generate that funky feeling.
Really strange what happened to Bernard Edwards. Here he´s so agile on stage and a few hours later...................R.I.P.
This "Chic stuff" and their special sound, rhythm and drive have formed me a bit during the "disc-era".
The way how the git was played is unique, so crisp. I always loved it.
^Bless^
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