Video Friday - More 80s

[picodulce]

Anita Baker/ D-Train/ Force MD's.

Comments

[osito71]

Force MDs. Wow. I nearly auditioned to play back-up guitar for them for a tour of Japan back in the early 90s. The whole thing fell through, though (and I wouldn't have gotten the gig anyway). But I did get to talk to one of them several times on the phone, Charlie? Antoine? I forget now.

I remember this song, didn't someone (Luther?) cover it?

[picodulce]

I don't know of a cover but that feels right. You played back up guitar? And got paid for it? And toured? There is so much I don't know about you, O.

Do you have a second family we don't know about too?

[osito71]

No, I just tried to do those things.

Mostly I just played in "alt" rock bands in every little bar and club in the boroughs - but was always trying to expand my CV.

[picodulce]

Are you going to join hot bands in Bingo?

[mediadork]

Such a quiet storm! I have an aversion to Anita Baker. I fell down the Gladys Knight/Fifth Dimension rabbithole last night and started listening to all the stuff my parents rocked on the E-Z listening station in the early '80s (which made most of that stuff relics from the '70s). Love me some Barry Manilow's "Weekend in New England." (Which, yes, I realize that's a complete 180 from "Wedding Bell Blues."

[picodulce]

Why do you have an aversion to Anita? She was (on "urban radio") so very different than the dance-pop of Whitney and even the crooning of Luther wanna-bes; she feels more gospel and more smooth. But her voice is "underrated" (I haven't actually seen voice ratings); she has range and power and some subtlety.

[koritsimou]

I miss Anita Baker-style r&b. what happened to it?

[koritsimou]

PS. The center dude in Force MD kicks o much ass. Look at that smooth motherfucker.