Soul Train BOTBs Round 1 (1970s) - #1 Stevie Wonder vs #8 Kool and the Gang

YellowSnow

YellowSnow

#1 Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder was my gateway into 70s soul and funk. My dad’s record collection was weak on funk, but he did have all the Stevie LPs which I inherited

UW_Doog_Bot

#8 Kool and the Gang

Pity vote for Kool and the Gang.

YellowSnow

#1 Stevie Wonder

UW_Doog_Bot said:

Pity vote for Kool and the Gang.

Doog_de_Jour

#1 Stevie Wonder

It is a shame Kool and the Gang are getting eliminated so early. Tough seeding.

YellowSnow

#1 Stevie Wonder

Doog_de_Jour said:

It is a shame Kool and the Gang are getting eliminated so early. Tough seeding.

The 32 team tournaments are a bitch. Everyone that is in is a legend.

DawgFader

#1 Stevie Wonder

This one is crystal clear.

Dennis_DeYoung

#1 Stevie Wonder

I think KatG is getting robbed with an 8 seed.

They had two different eras of greatness. The early Jungle Boogie/Summer Madness era and then later they had more pop success with Ladies Night, Celebration and my personal favorite Get Down on it, which is a fucking BANGER.

Yes, they got a little soft later with Fresh and shit... but I do want to encourage anyone who cares to listen to the lyrics of Joanna. It's the most nonsensically lazy lyric writing I think I've ever heard. That song was like 'uh, here's some words that I thought when I was first singing this song, why change them to real lyrics?'

"So, I, try my best - to do what's right. Take her for a ride, everything's fine."

But KatG is fucking epic.

That said, Stevie's run from '69-'76 is the only thing John Lennon said topped the Beatles. I'm not sure if I agree, but he's one of those guys who has talent for music that is on the highest level and chops like fucking crazy...

This is insane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnR19INlXV8

This is a fucking funk trance on sesame street:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE

YellowSnow

#1 Stevie Wonder

Dennis_DeYoung said:

I think KatG is getting robbed with an 8 seed.

They had two different eras of greatness. The early Jungle Boogie/Summer Madness era and then later they had more pop success with Ladies Night, Celebration and my personal favorite Get Down on it, which is a fucking BANGER.

Yes, they got a little soft later with Fresh and shit... but I do want to encourage anyone who cares to listen to the lyrics of Joanna. It's the most nonsensically lazy lyric writing I think I've ever heard. That song was like 'uh, here's some words that I thought when I was first singing this song, why change them to real lyrics?'

"So, I, try my best - to do what's right. Take her for a ride, everything's fine."

But KatG is fucking epic.

That said, Stevie's run from '69-'76 is the only thing John Lennon said topped the Beatles. I'm not sure if I agree, but he's one of those guys who has talent for music that is on the highest level and chops like fucking crazy...

This is insane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnR19INlXV8

This is a fucking funk trance on sesame street:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE

Stevie was the clear one seed in this bracket.

YellowSnow

#1 Stevie Wonder

Stevie wins and on to face Sly Stone in Rd 2.

PurpleThrobber

#1 Stevie Wonder

Dennis_DeYoung said:

I think KatG is getting robbed with an 8 seed.

They had two different eras of greatness. The early Jungle Boogie/Summer Madness era and then later they had more pop success with Ladies Night, Celebration and my personal favorite Get Down on it, which is a fucking BANGER.

Yes, they got a little soft later with Fresh and shit... but I do want to encourage anyone who cares to listen to the lyrics of Joanna. It's the most nonsensically lazy lyric writing I think I've ever heard. That song was like 'uh, here's some words that I thought when I was first singing this song, why change them to real lyrics?'

"So, I, try my best - to do what's right. Take her for a ride, everything's fine."

But KatG is fucking epic.

That said, Stevie's run from '69-'76 is the only thing John Lennon said topped the Beatles. I'm not sure if I agree, but he's one of those guys who has talent for music that is on the highest level and chops like fucking crazy...

This is insane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnR19INlXV8

This is a fucking funk trance on sesame street:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qchPLaiKocI

Get Down On It is an incredible tune. The video is a trip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjJYfpsbDl4

Played the FUCK out of this song in 1980. Every bit as good as GDOI

GrandpaSankey

#1 Stevie Wonder

I only see one option here

GrandpaSankey

#1 Stevie Wonder

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