Best From Artist 54 - Kool & The Gang

**paul** · August 11th, 2003, 12:40 AM

OK, so I liked "Open Sesame" a whole lot "Ladies Night" was good and for personal reasons, hated "Get Down On It." So what does that leave, "Summer Madness" of course :D
Not quite club material but awesome to listen to.

**HustleBaby** · August 11th, 2003, 01:01 AM

Hi Paul :D

"Open Sesame" and "Hollywood is Swinging" is the best from Kool & The Gang! "Ladies Night" is nice, but it has a slower tempo and not as funky but its still nice to listen to. If anyone puts down "Let's Celebrate", I'm Gonna SCCRRREEAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMM :lol: :lol: :lol: !!!!

*DISCO DELIGHT*

**HustleBaby** · August 11th, 2003, 01:06 AM

Did I mention one of the best slow songs of all time come from this group "Too Hot" - a beautiful song that's still popular today :P .

*DELIGHTFUL*

**Forrrce** · August 11th, 2003, 07:17 AM

I used to simply like Kool & The Gang until I found one of their older LPs ('Music Is The Message') in a second hand shop in 1985. Within a few years I absolutely loved them and played all the albums from 1969-'76 constantly. My 'best of' would simply be too long...but I gots to give props to:

'Kool & The Gang'
'Kool's/The Gang's Back Again'
'Let The Music Yake Your Mind'
'Raw Hamburger'
'Give It Up'
'Chocolate Buttermilk'
'Pneumonia'
'Who's Gonna Take The Weight'
'North, East, South, West'
'Soul Vibration'
'More Funky Stuff'
'Jungle Jazz'
'Summer Madness'
'I Believe In Music'
'Ladies' Night'
'Hangin' Out'(great bass line and more like street 'Gang of old))
'Too Hot'
'Get Down On It' (for old time's sake...don't need it now, though)

**jazz_pilgrim** · August 11th, 2003, 08:30 AM

Kool and the Gang - one of the Greats!!

My favourite track has also got to be Summer Madness! It is so atmospheric! For me it is as if you are sitting alone in your favourite spot in the hills, where it is now very peaceful - it has just turned autumn and you are quietly reflecting on the crazy wonderful things that happened in the summer that has just gone = Summer Madness! 8)

I would also like to mention some other tracks:

On the jazz side - I Remember John W Coltrane
On the funk side - Funky Stuff
On the disco side - Open Sesame

From their 1979 onwards commercial era, my favourite track is Get Down On It

:)

**markydefad** · August 11th, 2003, 03:20 PM

I would pick:

"Too Hot" (sooo sexy cool...perfect morning tune)
"Ladies Night" (had that pulsating groove copied by Carl Carlton on "She's A Bad Mama Jama" & Leon Haywood on "Don't Push It, Don't Force It"--LOVED all those records!!!)
"Take My Heart ( You Can Have It)" (Robert Palmer did a nice cover)
"Get Down On It" ("wutcha wanna do? do ya wanna get down?")
and
YES, I liked "CELEBRATION" (the perfect party starter!!!) :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

**QUINNY** · August 11th, 2003, 06:13 PM

Paul: Ya didn't think these guys were good enough 'til now? :)

Their Light of The World LP has very special memories.
Otherwise put me down for all their hits pre 1982 or thereabouts. The last record I really liked by them was Ooh La La la (let's go Dancin'). I know its cod reggae but I loved the sheer happiness of the track AND the fact that it was something completely different from them.

I agree with Marky. Celebration whether you've heard it 1 or 1000 times is the perfect party record. Perhaps I'll have it played LOUDLY at my funeral.

They were really interesting in their early days. We used to get the odd single by them (on Mojo in the UK?), but invariably they were a little too jazzy for any huge appeal.

I personally think the horns on Open Sesame are about the best from any band of the whole disco period. Talk about tight!!!!

**paul** · August 11th, 2003, 08:26 PM

Hey Quinny. Like Delight, I too have had way too much "Celebration." That's a small part of the reason they didn't get in earlier :lol:
Oh, Delight. You can stop screaming now 8)

**efunk_adelic** · August 12th, 2003, 02:49 AM

I like them & the label De-lite 69-76

favorite cuts:

Higher Plane :D :D 8) 8) their jam!!!!!
Hollywood Swinging
Funky Stuff
Open Sesame
Summer Madness
Spirit Of The Boogie
Rhyme Tyme People

add:
Ladies Night (almost cheesy) but still likes it kinda... lol

anything after this is ... i won't say to affend Hustlebaby... :D

Marcio** · August 13th, 2003, 01:27 AM

I was reading that the dance legend Gregory Hines passed way in this month (August/2003) and James J.T. Taylor from Kool and Gang just did the theme of the dance film "Tap" with Gregory Hines.

I like "Too Hot" and "Joanna" :) :) :)

marcio

**Outsider** · August 13th, 2003, 08:46 AM

Kool And The Gang is one of my favorite bands from the disco era. I can't just pick one favorite song of theirs, so here is a list of favorites of mine:

"Ladies Night"
"Get Down On It"
"Too Hot"
"Jungle Boogie"
"Hollywood Swinging"

And yeah, "Celebration" isn't one of my favorite songs of theirs.

:evil:

**nrgbeat** · August 13th, 2003, 05:57 PM

I used to like "Too Hot". Haven't heard that in a while.

I was crazy about "Celebration" when it first came out, but has become overplayed. Still a good song though.

I also like the reggae flavored "Let's Go Dancing" , "Take My Heart" and "Get Down On It".

"Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging" don't do much for me.

**midas** · August 22nd, 2003, 08:29 PM

first one i heard from kool&the gang was get down on it
(amercan force radio-keflavik)and i went to the biggest record store in reykjavik
iceland and asked if they had kool&the gang?
he sayd check the c-category (he thought kool=cool)

1-get down on it
2-fresh
3-too hot
and too much played celebration

**Tony West** · August 26th, 2003, 09:00 AM

Not to forget "Celebremos" DDS-503 1981

Why was this done? Could someone please explain.

However it was fun and got the punters in a state when I used to cut from the English to the Spanish versions of the song!!!

Regards, Tony