This is one of the absolute key tracks played in the "Quiet Storm" genre that was popular on late night urban radio stations during the late 1970s thru the 1980s. The genre was soothing contemporary soul/R&B music, often with some jazz overtones. The term "Quiet Storm" comes from a Smokey Robinson song from 1975. Wikipedia has a "List of Quiet Storm songs" entry for those interested.
Yep Smokey coined the term because of his song , but an overnight DJ in DC named Melvin Lindsey created the format playing similar songs and requests during his show.
I like how you dated the “quiet storm” genre only to the 80’s lol. Brutha I’m from the Bay Area and we had a literal radio station called “the quiet storm” all the way through the 2000’s. But the bay just moved a bit different than the rest of the world I guess 🤷♂️
I was in high school when this album came out. I can't describe the absolute JOY of watching younger folks get turned back on to REAL music. No "scratch", no endless loop samples, just a group of musicians playing actual instruments, and throwin' it down........good work!
Kool & the Gang started out as a jazz band before they got into more popular music, a combinations of r&b, funk and disco. Their early albums are heavily jazz influenced.
And those albums remain Kool & the Gang's best work, especially Light of Worlds. I still cringe when I think about how popular "Celebrate" is when it is musically SO BAD compared to their earlier work.
Is this the most chill song ever, or what? (OMG, I typed that before I watched much of the video... and then 5 minutes in you said the exact same thing! Hahaha!)
I can already see the smoke coming out of the smokestack, transporting your soul toward the heavens as that last key of the song drops and echo into eternity.
Here's what this song conjures for me: It's twilight, and the scorching temps are finally dropping. A delicious, cooling breeze is blowing. The sky in the east is a dark violet-blue, revealing a few stars and a full moon on the rise. The red-orange western horizon fades to yellow, then green, then turquoise blue until it deepens to match the dark blue of the cloudless eastern sky. Streetlights, headlights, and window lights have begun glowing. You and your favorite person are driving along the shoreline with all your windows open (or with the convertible top down) and this song playing.
I have loved Kool and the Gang since the 70's, but I never heard this song....and WOW...just mesmerizing! Thank you so much for the reaction. Guess us old folks don't know everything, lol...BTW. you 3 are so impressive in that you all seem to appreciate smoother, more complex music rather than the hard rock selections you react to. Considering your youth, it is so very engrossing to watch. Only discovered Views a couple weeks ago, and I've become deeply hooked. Keep it rolling!! Give MisLed a review..one of Kool's great bangers, but it never got much air play.
When it was time to meditate while Deployed Overseas we would drop the needle on this joint, Ahhh the memories!! Shoutout to the 86th. Tactical Fighter Wing🇺🇲💪🗣️....hoooah!!💥 P.S. These cats out of my home state of N.J. 👌
I saw Kool & The Gang live at Sea World in Orlando, FL and have the single record of "Celebration" including two album cassette tapes. The best years of my life were during the 1980s as a teen.
I always heard this song as the theme for Detroit radio WNIC's "Pillow Talk " late night program at least 20 years ago! I never knew the band or the title! Thanks for solving the mystery!
There another version with backup female vocals and next you need to do "Sun goddess" by Ramsey Lewis ft Earth Wind Fire Ramsey Lewis is a jazz pianist another masterpiece jazz full album version 8:29 long and worth every minute.
My boys and I are going to Philly next year and we are going to run up the steps. That has been our destination for a long time! I forgot this was in Rocky. Kool and the Gang is great any song, but love "Get down on it"! Love your outtakes now.
Early Kool & the Gang, before JT and Celebration, is such an amazing fusion of funk and jazz and R&B. Never thought so at the time (I was too much of a rocker snob), but now? Love them
This is from my all time favorite album Light of Worlds ..it came out in 1974...this is when Kool&the Gang were still into their jazz background..and before they SOLD OUT and. started singing that disco SHIT..it broke my heart... sunglasses and bowties..this was during the time the group was really into the Nation of Islam..they would always be in Temple 25 in my city Newark
This is one of the greatest mellow songs of all time There aren't many pathways to "Inner Peace" in life this one of the roads to get there Ron Bellows on the vocal version
Always loved this song and the band. It blows my mind to hear as into music as you guys are, that one of you never heard of Kool and the gang. Guess maybe it just shows my age that they were such a household name for me growing up. Anyways, great song reaction.
Tremendo tema, ya había escuchado de niño en los 80s a Kool and the gang con sherish the love pero este instrumental tan genial lo escuche en 2021 en tic toc. 😂 Pero esta genial. Digno de maestros como ellos. Tenía que ser una pieza maravillosa del ayer.
1. SCOPE OF WORK. The Scope of Work is described below, which is incorporated herein by reference: DESCRIPTION OF SCOPE OF WORK: This cool vibe and listening to your reactions is taking my mind off the awful smoke outside, and in the house now. Live outside of Reno, NV and the AQI is over 300 Hazardous, and over 400 yesterday. Listening to reactions when I finish working helps me forget for a moment how awful it is out there. Thanks for your great reactions, as always, loved it.
Yo, this song plays in the background of arguably the most powerful scene in the Rocky film franchise. (ps~More ELO, please. Studio version of, "Tightrope". It's been a minute.)
I'm sure this is a great song, but I'd just like to make a request in memory of Charlie Watts. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" perhaps, or maybe go completely off the charts for "Monkey Man"?
Cleaning House playlist. I am sorry but are you mad, you can't clean house to this :-) This is laying back, sipping something fruity and alcoholic through a straw, twiddling with the drinks umbrella in the other hand, chilling type music. Sunnies, ideally a parade of eye candy and the day streching ahead with no plans and little desire to do anything else except while away the hours. In no way does this provoke me to say I must clean the oven ! haha
🦋 Cooking while listening to this. I can definitely see that. Nice relaxing Vibes! I'm a Summer girl child of the sun, born At 12pm I hope you guys react to Billy Thorpe - 'Children of the Sun" looking forward to that reaction 🙌 as well.
This is one of the absolute key tracks played in the "Quiet Storm" genre that was popular on late night urban radio stations during the late 1970s thru the 1980s. The genre was soothing contemporary soul/R&B music, often with some jazz overtones. The term "Quiet Storm" comes from a Smokey Robinson song from 1975. Wikipedia has a "List of Quiet Storm songs" entry for those interested.
Thank you for this
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Yep Smokey coined the term because of his song , but an overnight DJ in DC named Melvin Lindsey created the format playing similar songs and requests during his show.
It's also on the beginning of the movie Baby Boy
I like how you dated the “quiet storm” genre only to the 80’s lol. Brutha I’m from the Bay Area and we had a literal radio station called “the quiet storm” all the way through the 2000’s. But the bay just moved a bit different than the rest of the world I guess 🤷♂️
One of the all time great instrumental’s
I was in high school when this album came out. I can't describe the absolute JOY of watching younger folks get turned back on to REAL music. No "scratch", no endless loop samples, just a group of musicians playing actual instruments, and throwin' it down........good work!
L take
On of the greatest musical pieces of all time.
Summer Madness is one of the best jams of all time. Speaking of hypnotized, Hypnotized by Fleetwood Mac/Bob Welch will take you to the same place.
I agree 1000%!
Kool & the Gang started out as a jazz band before they got into more popular music, a combinations of r&b, funk and disco. Their early albums are heavily jazz influenced.
And those albums remain Kool & the Gang's best work, especially Light of Worlds. I still cringe when I think about how popular "Celebrate" is when it is musically SO BAD compared to their earlier work.
This song plays on a loop for me. Gorgeous!
✌🏻😉✌🏻
Brings back memories of summer nights cruising in the car. 🌙 🌃
Is this the most chill song ever, or what? (OMG, I typed that before I watched much of the video... and then 5 minutes in you said the exact same thing! Hahaha!)
This is so smooth ive got it on my funeral (cremation) play list as the box goes into the furnace. I kid you not.
I can already see the smoke coming out of the smokestack, transporting your soul toward the heavens as that last key of the song drops and echo into eternity.
Here's what this song conjures for me: It's twilight, and the scorching temps are finally dropping. A delicious, cooling breeze is blowing. The sky in the east is a dark violet-blue, revealing a few stars and a full moon on the rise. The red-orange western horizon fades to yellow, then green, then turquoise blue until it deepens to match the dark blue of the cloudless eastern sky. Streetlights, headlights, and window lights have begun glowing. You and your favorite person are driving along the shoreline with all your windows open (or with the convertible top down) and this song playing.
Can you write me a book or something
I was sold at conjures
YES!!!! I always envisioned cruising, windows down or drop top but you added so much more and I love it!!
Any mood you're feeling, this jam WORKS.
I cannot hear this song without thinking of GTA: Vice City-which is where I heard this song for the first time!
I have loved Kool and the Gang since the 70's, but I never heard this song....and WOW...just mesmerizing! Thank you so much for the reaction. Guess us old folks don't know everything, lol...BTW. you 3 are so impressive in that you all seem to appreciate smoother, more complex music rather than the hard rock selections you react to. Considering your youth, it is so very engrossing to watch. Only discovered Views a couple weeks ago, and I've become deeply hooked. Keep it rolling!! Give MisLed a review..one of Kool's great bangers, but it never got much air play.
GTA Vice City. That's the first time I heard this smooth goodness and I knew the band way back in the 80s
Same, driving at night in my Infernus...
When it was time to meditate while Deployed Overseas we would drop the needle on this joint, Ahhh the memories!! Shoutout to the 86th. Tactical Fighter Wing🇺🇲💪🗣️....hoooah!!💥
P.S. These cats out of my home state of N.J. 👌
There's actually a sequel to this song entitled 'Winter Sadness " on the following album "Spirit of the Boogie "
I saw Kool & The Gang live at Sea World in Orlando, FL and have the single record of "Celebration" including two album cassette tapes. The best years of my life were during the 1980s as a teen.
"The best years of my life so far, were during the 1980s as a teen".
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This song belongs in a time capsule. It's my ringtone, it's my heart. I remember when this song came out, everyone went nuts for it.❤
I always heard this song as the theme for Detroit radio WNIC's "Pillow Talk " late night program at least 20 years ago! I never knew the band or the title! Thanks for solving the mystery!
Please give some love to the guitar player. He killed this
lol ye
RIP to guitarist Claydes X Smith & every one you see on stage with exception of Bassist Robert "Kool " Bell
They have a song called winter sadness
There another version with backup female vocals and next you need to do "Sun goddess" by Ramsey Lewis ft Earth Wind Fire Ramsey Lewis is a jazz pianist another masterpiece jazz full album version 8:29 long and worth every minute.
My boys and I are going to Philly next year and we are going to run up the steps. That has been our destination for a long time! I forgot this was in Rocky. Kool and the Gang is great any song, but love "Get down on it"! Love your outtakes now.
All you need to appreciate is it was ground breaking back in 1974 guys, 50 years ago! and it sounds as fresh and compelling as it ever did.
listening to people react to this amazes me it’s not mediocre it’s extraordinary 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Early Kool & the Gang, before JT and Celebration, is such an amazing fusion of funk and jazz and R&B. Never thought so at the time (I was too much of a rocker snob), but now? Love them
I seen cool and the gang in 2012, they opened up for Van Halen at the KFC Yum center, they put on a great show .
This is from my all time favorite album Light of Worlds ..it came out in 1974...this is when Kool&the Gang were still into their jazz background..and before they SOLD OUT and. started singing that disco SHIT..it broke my heart... sunglasses and bowties..this was during the time the group was really into the Nation of Islam..they would always be in Temple 25 in my city Newark
No doubt. Peace to Newark and all of N.J.
Music is the Message was my introduction , they had bill to pay and JT came on to sing lead production by Dedato Celebration was the hit.
This is one of the greatest mellow songs of all time There aren't many pathways to "Inner Peace" in life this one of the roads to get there Ron Bellows on the vocal version
The #jam of all JAMZZZ🔥🔥🔥
Edit: I LOVE how Dude in the middle enjoys this #masterpiece
Crazy to think a relatively young man has "never heard of Kool and the Gang". Well, never too late.
Always loved this song and the band. It blows my mind to hear as into music as you guys are, that one of you never heard of Kool and the gang. Guess maybe it just shows my age that they were such a household name for me growing up. Anyways, great song reaction.
if you got someone who only knew of stuff from kool and the gang from the 80's and they heard this,,,,they would be like,,,,,,,,who is that?
All instrumentalists drew the sound from the unknown to known, so mesmerizing
There's a version out there on TH-cam that's extended. Cruising music. Maybe about 20 minutes after 4 pm music.
This is definitely a blaze and chill song.
You CANT go wrong with early KOOL AND THE GANG
If i were a dictator, the people who doesn't like this song would be eliminated. I know it can sounds a little extreme...
Lmao I would agree with you
Tremendo tema, ya había escuchado de niño en los 80s a Kool and the gang con sherish the love pero este instrumental tan genial lo escuche en 2021 en tic toc. 😂 Pero esta genial. Digno de maestros como ellos. Tenía que ser una pieza maravillosa del ayer.
Yesss my favourite song right now
Please more albums the KOOL and THE GANG Please
One the most beautiful instrumentals ever IMO
Love the live version as well🤩🤩🤩 There are vocals
Coming up on a psychedelic experience listening to this song is special.
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This cool vibe and listening to your reactions is taking my mind off the awful smoke outside, and in the house now. Live outside of Reno, NV and the AQI is over 300 Hazardous, and over 400 yesterday. Listening to reactions when I finish working helps me forget for a moment how awful it is out there. Thanks for your great reactions, as always, loved it.
Stay safe Nancy.
@@triciakotuku554 Thank you! We’re all trying.
Yo, this song plays in the background of arguably the most powerful scene in the Rocky film franchise. (ps~More ELO, please. Studio version of, "Tightrope". It's been a minute.)
The heads bopping in unison from around 8:04 on says it all.
I love this theme❤
Slow dance...two step!
One of the best instrumentals of all time. This and Lonnie Liston Smiths- A Bridge Through Time!!
This is what I call Summer Madness Funk!!! U guys need to react to Ladies Night by Kool N The Gang. Nice Pick fellas
More like jazz
I'm sure this is a great song, but I'd just like to make a request in memory of Charlie Watts.
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" perhaps, or maybe go completely off the charts for "Monkey Man"?
Yeah one of my favorites
I think about Atlanta, this is the vibe of that city idk why
The real chillout music, Lounge !
Cleaning House playlist. I am sorry but are you mad, you can't clean house to this :-) This is laying back, sipping something fruity and alcoholic through a straw, twiddling with the drinks umbrella in the other hand, chilling type music. Sunnies, ideally a parade of eye candy and the day streching ahead with no plans and little desire to do anything else except while away the hours. In no way does this provoke me to say I must clean the oven ! haha
Hi, have you listened to Maggot Brain from Parliament/ Funkadelic
not a rock band. Funk, soul, R&B. You guys need to get back to more reactions to these guys. Also some Earth , Wind & Fire and Commodores!
The first time I heard this song was in Rocky--he is feeding his turtle after his first fight--
🦋 Cooking while listening to this. I can definitely see that. Nice relaxing Vibes! I'm a Summer girl child of the sun, born At 12pm I hope you guys react to Billy Thorpe - 'Children of the Sun" looking forward to that reaction 🙌 as well.
Kool and the gang's in the hall of fame? Get up, everybody...celebrate
Chillin' in the sun, tokin' a spliff, drinkin' a 40...
Baby making music.. lots of kiddies were conceived to this track ..😉👍🏾
Hollywood Swingers is a great song, but my favorite is Too Hot. Fun band and underrated.
The bass its amazing
Great tune first heard it in Rocky
Really like your channel. How about reacting to Steely Dan 'Reelin In The Years". Great guitar solo!
Id love to hear a really good quality vinyl of this
The actually did have another song called Winter Madness!
Winter sadness
This song has Miami vives 🏝
They actually made a song called winter sadness haha
Whats the song in your intro?
If you want some sax please review the supertramp song crime of the century, great song and album.
You guys should review Billy Thorpe Children of the sun!!! You won't regret it.
This legendary track matches with Love theme by Barry white
Pillow Talk, Allan Allman
You must do a reaction to the live version in the House of blues
I need a cigarette after listening to this 🍻
“Oh lord” - Lebron James
When black music was real music
A song to make love to❤
Khruangbin do good version
They were a Damn good band , before JT.
They were still a good band with JT. I prefer their 70s era better, but the JT era was good too.
Guys .. loved ur channel ..
Please make videos l little shorter
Not gonna happen! We love our discussions. Thank you for the support though 👍
@@ViewsFromThe502 it's will take u hours to do an album