RIBS TPTD: Bloodstone, We Go A Long Way Back…

January 17, 2010 by tgrundy
Filed under: Triple Play Thurs-Day 

Hey Everybody!

After a couple of delays (some time issues IRL and then the passing of Teddy Pendergrass), I am very happy to finally post this particular RIBS mix. Now, seeing as how I tried to “talk” your eyes off in the TP tribute post, I’ll keep this one short and sweet so we can get right to the music. However, I do have a couple of things that need to be said…

First of all our buffet today is brought to you by the group, Bloodstone. In the discussion of great sounding soul groups and classic soul songs I think this group often gets overlooked. Reason being is that they never had a continuous flow, they had a good run in the early 70s and that huge, monster of a hit, “Natural High”, plus some others. Then they more or less disappeared for awhile resurfacing in 1982 with their We Go A Long Way Back album, getting two of it’s songs in the R&B Top 20 chart. While many consider them to have been one of the instrumental groups in the “black rock” and funk movement of the 1970s, I have always considered them to be at their best performing their mid-tempo cuts and ballads. And those are the songs that we feature here today.

Secondly, as I alluded to in the Teddy Pendergrass post, one of the great things about music is that it takes you back to different times and places in your life. For me, Bloodstone is one of those groups that has one of those songs that takes me back…
…it was a lazy, rainy Sunday afternoon. Back in the day. Somewhere in Delaware. This one is for C.W. We go a long way back.

RIBS TPTD: Bloodstone, We Go A Long Way Back…

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Playlist: (song – album [time])

  1. We Go A Long Way Back - We Go A Long Way Back [4:58]
  2. Go On And Cry - We Go A Long Way Back [8:09]
  3. How Does It Feel - We Go A Long Way Back [11:05]
  4. Natural High [extended version] - The Ultimate Collection [5:58]
  5. You’re Still A Young Man  - The Ultimate Collection [5:40]
  6. Never Let You Go  - Natural High [5:37]
  7. That’s The Way We Make Our Music - Natural High [3:15]
  8. Do Me - The Ultimate Collection [4:14]
  9. Who Has The Last Laugh Now - Natural High [5:36]
  10. Just Like in the Movies - Do You Wanna Do A Thing? [3:23]
  11. It Feels So Good (With You) - Party [4:35]
  12. Why Be The First One Home - Party [4:31]
  13. Funky Park - I Need Time [4:00]
  14. I’m Just Doing My Job - Don’t Stop [4:40]
  15. Don’t Stop - Don’t Stop [3:50]

Like to send a shout out to DarrenKeith of My Love For Music for the promo drop! BTW, he is just one of my many brothers and sisters in podcasting. We call ourselves the Music Podcast Consortium. Check us out on Facebook and become a fan!

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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2 Comments on RIBS TPTD: Bloodstone, We Go A Long Way Back…

  1. jbethune on Fri, 22nd Jan 2010 10:27 pm

    2. Mmmmm…smooth and cool like fine black satin sheets. What more can I say…it takes me a long way back.

  2. El Slick on Wed, 27th Jan 2010 10:39 am

    3. Who are these guys? LOL

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