(ESP-ENG) Earth, Wind and Fire - The 80s soundtrack!
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
Within the music of the late 70's and early 80's there are an infinity of bands and artists that we could mention but in my ears has always stood out a group that sounded or sounds like very few in history. They were guys who managed to fuse an absurd amount of genres in their albums, such as R&B, jazz, funk, soul and a long etcetera in order to come up with a very unique sound that nowadays almost no one else has. Many people probably won't know these faces but I'm sure you've heard their songs and I'm even more sure that when you find out what those great songs are, you'll be surprised. I bring them today because I consider them great references of the music of that time and especially for what came later in that decade, an example of them I would say the Jackson 5. So without further ado I leave you a slight top with the best of these musicians.
- Boogie Wonderland
Every time I listen to this song I am convinced that it is one of the best songs ever made in music and when I listened to it again as I write these lines I am thinking it again. This song is amazing everywhere you listen to it, from the sound, the chorus of "The Sisters", the choreography, the brass, the lyrics, absolutely everything about this song is what is right with Earth, Wind & Fire. Just listening to how it starts is like a brutal blow of energy to the body, with those horns at full blast, the piano accompanying, it is a song that is made for you to enjoy with all your senses. After this begins one of the choruses that for me is one of the best things, it is the hook of this song, the voice of these three women accompanying Maurice is what definitely makes the song what it is. Many will remember this song because it was one of the soundtracks of a French movie, one of the best there is, called "Intouchables" where one of the main characters is in a wheelchair and his assistant starts dancing. This has to do perhaps with the lyrics, which may be something you don't pay attention to but I do. It speaks to us that it doesn't matter if you had a bad day and nothing went as you expected, at night you have to let yourself get carried away into the wonderful world of boogie. It's an ode to happiness and love really. Folks, listen to this group, it is a work of art along with all their songs.
- Let's Groove
The thing about listening to the songs of this group is that everything is an experience, from the song itself to the videos. Watching this one in particular takes us back to the early 80's and honestly it is quite a trip, the aesthetics, the colors, everything makes that with a pair of headphones you teleport you to an era that was golden in music. As in many of their songs they take a lot into account the metals, this is strange because for the time it was not so common that in this type of music so much emphasis and echo in these instruments, if you could hear them there but I feel that it was not something common. Hence when these geniuses included this everything sounded so spectacular. And the backing vocals folks, again it's an essential part, it's like the DNA of their sound and ALL their backing vocals are harmonic because they are the perfect accompaniment; Maurice already had a bit of a deep voice, if you add to that the peculiar lower sound of these backing vocals then the combination is ideal. The lyrics are basically that you have to go dancing to add more flavor to life, without too many complications or shortcuts, let the sound go through your shoes and dance non-stop. Again the happiness and joy in the little things, they are "simple" songs and that is why they became what they are, because they knew how to reach everyone with a simple but effective message: dance and nothing more.
- September
Probably their most popular and commercial song. Who doesn't remember what happened the night of September 21st? - When I said that many people had listened to the music of this group without knowing who they are, I am referring to this song, being a very viral song, many people share it and even sing it, but when they are asked who are their interpreters, everything fails. But nothing happens, what matters is that their music keeps playing no matter what. In the other two songs I praised the brass but here it is different, here the role they have is much more protagonist because there are parts where they play the same chorus and melody and that is something I really enjoy about them, you can hear there in the background both trumpets, sax and trombone but in a clear way. September speaks of all that love can do when combined with music, a combination that is capable of chasing away the gray clouds so that the stars come out in the sky on the night of September 21st. In this song they go a little deeper with respect to these themes, they talk about the soul, the connections and everything that is part of making love last in time. The choruses are not out of tune either, always sharp and melodic so that you are always singing along and can't get them out of your mind. I think Earth, Wind & Fire is for my top 10 of the best musical groups in the contemporary history of music, both for their songs and their legacy, what Maurice and company did was something impressive, hence the seventies and eighties were what it was, the cradle of music.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos escuchamos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, we'll hear you in the next one!
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Agradecido siempre por contar con su apoyo!
Saludos, amigos!!
A m me gusta esta música pero solo la he escuchado en fiestas retros y no sabía los nombres de los artistas. Gracias por compartirla, ya escucharé todas je,je,je.
Es lo que digo, muchas personas si los han escuchado pero no le ponen nombre. Escucha más canciones de ellos porque valen la pena, son de lo mejor que hay.
Gracias a ti por pasarte, saludossss!
Gustar es poco hermano!! Mucha admiración de mi parte por esos gustos extraordinarios y ese conocimiento, se que es algo especial tener anécdotas ajenas a nosotros con las cuales podemos quedarnos con algo en particular. Boogie Wonderland, debo admitir que es increíble!!! Jamás la había oído, y la acabo de escuchar con audífonos!!! De lo mejor, lo recomiendo!! 😎💪🏻
Muchas gracias amigo.
La idea es esa precisamente, que al final todos conozcamos mejor la buena música. Me alegro que te haya gustado, Boogie Woderland es una obra maestra del Funk y de todos los tiempos, es imposible escucharla y no mover un dedo o que te cambie el humor.
Y gracias por la visita, saludos!!
I admire this hardwork in composing all these. It shows a great level of your knowledge of music. Kudos friend
Thank you my friend. Besides knowledge is a lot of love for music in all its forms.
Greetings!
You are right. I have heard of some of the tunes. See how crazily my head was moving left and right like I am in a sort of trance. Gracias!
Everyone has heard these songs at least once. And yes, it is like a trance when we hear them, this is because the rhythm is so good that it invades you without wanting it.
Thanks to you for the visit!
That's right. It invades. Thanks for sharing.