![]() ![]() How did they arrange these two bars? Well, there is a drumset, a synth bass (I love the smile of the bass player faking the part on the video), a rhodes, some crazy tom/cowbell/shaker overdub, stereo claps, 2 horn sections, a couple synths, a couple vocoder parts, a rhythm guitar, some wild synth special effects, and lots and lots of vocals. Youknowhatimsaying? I do particularly enjoy the deeply reflective line “Let you know girl you're looking good, you're out of sight and alright.” She was both out of sight AND alright. But this song is not about the lyrics it’s about shaking your booty. Something tells me the lyrics did not take too long to write after that. It sounds to me that a jam turned into the song when they stumbled on this little gem. That’s it, the whole song is based on a simple E minor chord arpeggio repeated ad-libitum in different colors. ![]() Send me a postcard when you get there.Ģ bars. If you are looking to stock up on EW&F albums, I recommend “I Am” and “All and All” instead.Īlright so, what’s so special about Let’s Groove?įirst, since doing is much harder to talking, I urge you to write a two bar groove that’s good enough to be played non-stop for 5 minutes 39 seconds without becoming boring. Buy just that track though, the “Raise!” album is not necessarily worth it except for the incredibly ahead of its time 26 seconds long Kalimba tree. Spotify it or better yet buy it on iTunes. I thought it’d be a good idea to take a close look at one of the simplest yet most famous tracks from the band: Let’s GrooveĪptly name isn’t it? (The YouTube version sounds bad as usual but the video is so perfect that it’s worth a look regardless). He created Earth Wind And Fire, the epitome of groove and happiness printed on vinyl and cassette, the biggest and most fun band of the late 70s. The great Maurice White came, went and left so much joy behind that it’s important to take a serious look at his work. ![]()
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