Stevie Wonder

[Mook]

 

 

[Guest]

It's strange because his really early stuff as a young man/boy, his voice really wasn't very good. An example is a song called 'Sunset' on the album 'Tribute to Uncle Ray'. Not a great sound to his voice.

 

 

As he matured his voice blossomed. Michael Jackson seemed to go the other way round. 

[stringvest]

16 minutes ago, Mook said:

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

 

 

 

This is a great example of his musicality.  Some great chord changes in this song. 

 

[Trumo]

'Sir Duke' is a tune that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

 

 

[Paul]

Proper dance floor tune. So hard to come in like he does at the start of this. I know his range is ridiculous but even so.

 

Do I Do

 

 

[Paul]

This song still blows my mind even after loving it for do many years. Love that bass and piano intro and then his voice in his lower range is so fucking rich. Amazing. 

 

Golden Lady

 

 

[Paul]

Nearly all the best Stevie covers are by women because most fellas can’t hit the notes. There’s a really great Incognito version of this, but it’s not Stevie, is it?

 

Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing

 

 

[Paul]

Love the bitter-sweet thing he does on this. Goes really high too. Very hard to sing. 

 

My Cherie Amour

 

 

[Paul]

I loved this for years. And then I became a dad and it went to a whole other level.

 

Isn’t She Lovely 

 

 

[Paul]

The changes in tempo and the layered vocals. Love it.

 

If You Really Love Me

 

 

[Red74]

Always thought his best work was the soundtrack to the Abi Titmuss sex tape

[Paul]

I was very late to this. Only got into it a few months ago. Still boss though.

 

Ribbon In The Sky

 

 

[Paul]

One of many examples of his songs which, in other hands, would sound horribly saccharin. Stevie’s voice lets him transcend that though. Great stuff. 

 

Overjoyed 

 

 

[Sugar Ape]

17 hours ago, arthur friedenreich said:

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.

 

Should be a cracking gig, they should be announcing another 3/4 performers at least as it’s an all day thing so I’m hoping for Michael Kiwanuka or similar.

 

8 hours 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.

 

As said as on the other page I think Innervisions runs it close but SITKOL is in a league of its own imo. Only Motown albums I like as much as it are Let’s get it on and What’s going on.

 

Been listening to Street songs by Rick James a lot lately as well. Another great album.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Be Cool!

 

 

[Paul]

3 hours ago, Sugar Ape said:

Should be a cracking gig, they should be announcing another 3/4 performers at least as it’s an all day thing so I’m hoping for Michael Kiwanuka or similar.

 

 

As said as on the other page I think Innervisions runs it close but SITKOL is in a league of its own imo. Only Motown albums I like as much as it are Let’s get it on and What’s going on.

 

Been listening to Street songs by Rick James a lot lately as well. Another great album.

Songs In The Key Of Life is my favourite Stevie album by a mile. I’ve got a first pressing copy on vinyl with a bonus 7” in it. Picked it up for absolute buttons in a charity shop. 

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

This was one of the best, for the music, the camaraderie, and just the sheer joy of watching musicians create:

 

 

[VladimirIlyich]

On 30/03/2019 at 10:15, 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.

I don't know enough about musical arrangements,chord progressions etc to argue against any of that but its interesting he has worked with the great Quincy Jones who is a master of innovative music.

[stringvest]

2 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

I don't know enough about musical arrangements,chord progressions etc to argue against any of that but its interesting he has worked with the great Quincy Jones who is a master of innovative music.

Yep. And he's a massive influence on Jacob Collier, of whom Quincy Jones says '“I have never in my life seen a talent like this… Beyond category".   Collier does loads of Stevie Wonder covers, and whenever he talks about SW, it's clear how much he loves him.  I think Collier is a genius too.

[s(k)aturation]

 

 

I remember an episode of "Taxi", where Christopher Lloyd's character gets an audio cassette of this track left to him by his dead dad.

 

It's one of my favourite songs about love ever.

 

 

[Mook]

 

 

 

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Mook said:

Forgot to post this the other day, watch the kids go fucking nuts...

 

 

 

Sesame Street? He and his musical pals put on a show like that to make a musical masterclass look easy for Sesame Street? With Big Bird? That's fucking outrageous.

 

Mesmerizing.

[Mook]

19 minutes ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

Sesame Street? He and his musical pals put on a show like that to make a musical masterclass look easy for Sesame Street? With Big Bird? That's fucking outrageous.

 

Mesmerizing.

I edited my post as Angry posted that Sesame Street clip on page one, the 'early bird catches the worm' bastard.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Mook said:

I edited my post as Angry posted that Sesame Street clip on page one, the 'early bird catches the worm' bastard.

I'd better rep his post then.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

My mates band played ‘Master Blaster’ at our wedding. I’d set them the challenge to learn it to see if they were as committed to playing our do as they said they were. They absolutely nailed it. Best wedding present on the day that was.