Stevie Wonder

[Sugar Ape]

Got tickets to go and see him (and Lionel Richie) in Hyde park with the Mrs in July. Just been listening to Songs in the key of life then, blows me away every time I listen to it. Got to be one of the best albums of all time surely?

[TheHowieLama]

Yep.

Shirley.

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Shit me kecks when I saw the thread title.

[Trumo]

'Talking Book' has my favourite song of his, but 'SITKOL' is the better album for me. That gig sounds like a belter.

 

Do you think they'll get Stevie to make a bust of Lionel's head for the 'Hello' segment?

[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, Sugar Ape said:

Got tickets to go and see him (and Lionel Richie) in Hyde park with the Mrs in July. Just been listening to Songs in the key of life then, blows me away every time I listen to it. Got to be one of the best albums of all time surely?

Going to ‘see’ him are you yeah. Oh right. Nice one. 

[Lee909]

You twat

Always think the worst with this shit. 

 

 

 But yeah Stevie is great

[Guest]

What does Stevie wonder? 

[Josef Svejk]

Anyone remember Ray Cokes on MTV Europe back in the day? Had a live show called Most Wanted. I'm pretty sure I remember Stevie Wonder having a miming malfunction on there, but can't find any footage of it. Very funny, but appears to have been buried by his people...

[aRdja]

1 hour ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

Shit me kecks when I saw the thread title.

Honestly thought he packed it in.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Time for some music.

 

As

 

 

Misstra Know It All

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Master Blaster

 

 

Superstition (Live on Sesame Street)

 

[KMD7]

'As' is one of the greatest songs ever made.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Brilliant at any time of year.

 

What Christmas Means To Me

 

 

Someday at Christmas

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Blowin in the Wind

 

 

Lately

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Higher Ground

 

 

I Was Made to Love Her

 

[Bjornebye]

Stevie Wonder singing Happy Birthday at the Queens Jubilee 

 

 

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

4 hours ago, Sugar Ape said:

Got tickets to go and see him (and Lionel Richie) in Hyde park with the Mrs in July. Just been listening to Songs in the key of life then, blows me away every time I listen to it. Got to be one of the best albums of all time surely?

That sounds a great gig, seen both live, Stevie wonder was like going to see a hero, Lionel Richie it was more yeah i like the commodores, but my favourite song was after he left, and he was cheesy as fuck in the 80’s.

both were awesome, but Lionel Richie really took the piss out of himself with all the hello stuff - both great showmen, awesome singers, and even the cheesey shit was good in an ironic nostalgic way.

 

[Mook]

 

 

[A Red]

Not exactly Stevie Wonder but Ray Charles related, black, blind piano player so pretty much the same. Anyway, a friend of a friend put a post on FB asking "anyone know a good driving instructor round here?" so I put hilariously put "Ray Charles School of Motoring is pretty good" The silly thick get then put, "sounds alright, is he any good, does he have a website?

 

Oh, how i laughed, I think I got 2 likes as well. Which was nice.

[Captain Howdy]

Spot on about SITKOL it’s a masterpiece 

[Mook]

4 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Spot on about SITKOL it’s a masterpiece 

Controversial opinion but I find it patchy.

 

The four or five albums leading up to it are all masterpieces in my opinion.

[Captain Howdy]

Innervisions certainly runs it close

[stringvest]

14 hours ago, Sugar Ape said:

Got tickets to go and see him (and Lionel Richie) in Hyde park with the Mrs in July. Just been listening to Songs in the key of life then, blows me away every time I listen to it. Got to be one of the best albums of all time surely?

 

it absolutely is.  He's a genius.

[stringvest]

33 minutes ago, Mook said:

Controversial opinion but I find it patchy.

 

The four or five albums leading up to it are all masterpieces in my opinion.

There are no non-patchy studio albums. But you're right.  He really did stuff no-one had done before.  Melodies and chord progressions that were not of this world at the time.  Complexity and simplicity in the same song - one of the fantastic things about Stevie Wonder's music is it's accessibility - music buffs/technicians and casual listeners alike can appreciate it.  And what a fantastic singer, and what a fantastic keyboardist, blues harp player and arranger.  One of the most talented musicians in history.

[Mook]

8 minutes ago, stringvest said:

There are no non-patchy studio albums. But you're right.  He really did stuff no-one had done before.  Melodies and chord progressions that were not of this world at the time.  Complexity and simplicity in the same song - one of the fantastic things about Stevie Wonder's music is it's accessibility - music buffs/technicians and casual listeners alike can appreciate it.  And what a fantastic singer, and what a fantastic keyboardist, blues harp player and arranger.  One of the most talented musicians in history.

Aye, the word 'genius' gets thrown around a lot these days but there is no question that it applies to him.