RIBS TPTD: Earth, Wind & Fire, part 1…

September 3, 2009 by tgrundy
Filed under: R&B, RIBS, Triple Play Thurs-Day, podcasts/mixes, soul 

I love Earth, Wind & Fire!

They are definitely among those groups that are “one of the cornerstones of the foundation of the Soundtrack of My Life”. I’ve been meaning to get around to doing an all EWF mix for quite a while now, but one thing or another kept getting in the way. AAMOF, my original plans for this Labor Day holiday weekend was to do a RIBS “5 mixes in 5 days” mix-a-thon featuring Maurice and the boys. However, life has gotten in the way of those grandiose plans so I’m cutting back and offering up at least two and, if time permits, a third EWF mix to take us through the weekend.

Now hopefully you do know who Earth, Wind & Fire is. This is one of those mega-supergroups that not only has been around for almost 40 years, but has crossed over and had hit songs on both the soul/R&B and pop charts. Not too mention having toured worldwide and having an international fan base. However, just in case you are not that familiar with the group (damn, where have you been? {smile}) you can check out their bio here on The Official Earth, Wind & Fire Website.

While I have many, many, many memories of Earth, Wind & Fire and their music there are two that stand out and that I never fail to think of when I hear an EWF song. The first one is from my freshman year in college. It was a Friday or a Saturday night as I recall and we had just found out that the new EWF album “Gratitude” had been released and was now in the record store (yes, this was BC/BI [before cellphones/before iTunes]). Problem was the store closed in less than an hour and we were a good 45 minutes or more away by subway (none of us Freshmen were allowed to have cars on campus back then). Well, about 8 of us rushed out, jumped on the train and just got to the store with about 10 minutes to spare before it closed. Whew! Needless to say it was an Earth, Wind & Fire 24/7 in the dorms THAT weekend.

My other fond memory is the EWF concert in Madison Square Garden I attended during Senior year in high school. I had only been a licensed driver for a short time (a few months) when this concert was held and Mom did not want me driving to New York. No way no how! So, we told her that we took the train (*wink, wink* {smile}) Also, the “That’s The Way Of The World” album had recently been released and I remember how beautiful “Reasons” sounded, live in MSG with Darlene Franklin by my side (my sweetheart in high school). That was our song. I always think of Darlene when I hear it.

Wow, I could go on and on just about all day talking to you about my Earth, Wind & Fire memories! But that’s not really what you came here for. OK, time to get to the music, as we present to you…

RIBS TPTD: Earth, Wind & Fire, part 1…

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Playlist: (song – artist – album [time])

  1. Kalimba Blues – Earth, Wind & Fire – Millennium [0:39]
  2. Hot Dawgit – Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire - Sun Goddess [3:03]
  3. Got To Get You Into My Life – Earth, Wind & Fire  – The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol 1 [4:10]
  4. Serpentine Fire – Earth, Wind & Fire – All ‘N All[3:51]
  5. September – Earth, Wind & Fire – The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol 1 [3:34]
  6. Imagination – Earth, Wind & Fire – Spirit [5:16]
  7. Sun Goddess – Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire – Sun Goddess [8:31]
  8. Love’s Holiday – Earth, Wind & Fire – All ‘N All [4:21]
  9. The World’s A Masquerade – Earth, Wind & Fire – Head To The Sky [4:48]
  10. Love Is Life – Earth, Wind & Fire – Earth, Wind & Fire [5:02]
  11. Keep Your Head To The Sky – Earth, Wind & Fire – Head To The Sky [5:09]
  12. I’ll Write A Song For You – Earth, Wind & Fire – All ‘N All [5:24]
  13. Where Have All the Flowers Gone – Earth, Wind & Fire – Last Days and Time [4:52]
  14. That’s The Way Of The World – Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World [5:46]
  15. I Think About Lovin’ You – Earth, Wind & Fire – The Need Of Love [5:55]
  16. Reasons – Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World [5:01]
  17. Be Ever Wonderful – Earth, Wind & Fire – All ‘N All [5:07]
  18. Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude) – Earth, Wind & Fire – All ‘N All [1:23]

Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes we’ve posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what we’ve been up to. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) we’ve uploaded to the site.

Enjoy!

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6 Comments on RIBS TPTD: Earth, Wind & Fire, part 1…

  1. El Slick on Fri, 4th Sep 2009 7:31 am

    2. As I viewed this list, I was thinking how hard it would be to just do one list. Part 2 will be just as good and you can a Part 3 with just instrumentals. When it pleases you, I hope you add from Last Days and Times…”Time is on Our Side” and “I’D Rather Have You” which happens to be a unheralded gem lead by former Friends of Distinction member Jessica Cleaves.
    My first encounter with EWF was via a Detroit jazz station. The song was Love Is Love (on this list and from their 1st album) and I would lay down beside our combination console waiting for the next time it played. Man was I blown away. They may have played it 8-10 time a week for a month and I tried to catch it every time. I didn’t hear from EWF again until 1973 (”Keep Your Head To The Sky” ). By then they had reassembled the group, only Maurice and Verdine remained. Later I was able to gather all the albums I missed in between. Yada. yada, yada.
    Let me shut up, I’m giving my age away! LOL
    Good job “T”.

  2. TGrundy on Fri, 4th Sep 2009 9:40 am

    3. Slick: No, don’t “shut up”; I just love comments/reminisces like this about the music (especially yours!) This is what makes doing this so much fun and enjoyable for me, walking down the path of memorable moments together inspired by our shared love of the music. {smile}

  3. El Slick on Fri, 4th Sep 2009 10:35 am

    4. Nice blend of herbs and spices tentalizing and balanced to the the savour of the of the chioce cuts. Grade A and passing not only the eye inspection but the palate too. Not hard on the tastebuds, and goes good with an adult beverage. Heath inspector on lockdown. This is our weekend!

  4. El Slick on Fri, 4th Sep 2009 10:39 am

    5. in the above post…..sub “tant” for “tent”.
    Adult beverage alert!!!!
    Be safe peeps! (Smile)

  5. El Slick on Fri, 4th Sep 2009 1:29 pm

    6. Okay, ,,,,,,I’m not finished! :-)
    That high note at the tail end of “Keep Your Head…”
    That’s mostly Jessica (with a little Phillip added). Give it up for Jessica ya’ll!

    Man….”Where Have All The Flowers Gone” that anti-Viet Nam War protest song….great, I meam GREAT for slow dragging. Oh yeah!
    Take me home “T”.

  6. RIBS TPTD: Earth, Wind & Fire, parts 2 and 3… : RIBS: Rhythms In Black Satin on Sat, 12th Sep 2009 8:12 am

    7. [...] The “Elements of the Universe”, Earth, Wind & Fire! This is the group that is the main course being offered up from the RIBS kitchen this week. Today you have 2 EWF entrees to enjoy as I’m finally completing the 3-part Earth, Wind & Fire mix-a-thon I started last week for the Labor Day holiday weekend. In case you may have missed it EWF, part 1 can be found here. [...]

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