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Stevie Wonder — Higher Ground
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Zonkers
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 11:44
 
 jimmpypowder wrote:
A masterpiece!

 
EXACTLY!{#Clap}

Pedro1874
(Newton-le-Willows, England)
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 10:51
 
 dalebryan wrote:
Too much SW.  He's not worthy of so much RP playing time.
 
Only 15 SW tracks in the library compared to 123 from The Beatles, 115 from Dylan and 81 for U2 and this has only been played 3 times in the last 30 days.  More Stevie please Bill! {#Notworthy} {#Good-vibes}

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 08:11
 
 dalebryan wrote:
Too much SW.  He's not worthy of so much RP playing time.
 
I listen a lot. I don't hear a surplus of Stevie. More would be welcome. Songs in the Key of Life is a masterpiece, Who, in your humble opinion, is worthy of more RP playing time?  

dalebryan
Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 17:30
 
Too much SW.  He's not worthy of so much RP playing time.
Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 20:40
 

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 

gokceb
Posted: Dec 22, 2012 - 14:41
 
i like RHCP version better.

max_p
Posted: Dec 03, 2012 - 07:03
 
RP good ratio of classics this am

jimmpypowder
Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 14:48
 
A masterpiece!

RabbitEars
Posted: Sep 19, 2012 - 08:20
 
one of the best albums of all time, no question. this song is killer.

joelbb
Posted: Sep 15, 2012 - 11:42
 
The man at the height of his career.  Always good, truly awesome in the early 70s.

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 08:12
 
 philbertr wrote:
I think this whole album rates a 10, but this song, especially, how can anyone say this is NOT Godlike?
 
I know. But over the years here I have noticed some deliberately mark nothing at all with a 10. I think it is because they have religion in them and can't mark a song equal to their chosen deity. 

philbertr
(Roch New York)
Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 10:07
 
I think this whole album rates a 10, but this song, especially, how can anyone say this is NOT Godlike?

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 13:51
 
Beautiful album, man——BOSS!

Larry_Rosenow
(Bend, OR)
Posted: Jun 04, 2012 - 18:19
 
Dig this tune.

Stingray
("ANONYMOUS INTERNET")
Posted: May 23, 2012 - 04:38
 
Stevie is not my thing - but this is a great song!

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 21:06
 


bingo by jingo this classic song is awesome...

 

pcicatar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Apr 26, 2012 - 12:42
 
 vit wrote:
NeuroGeek wrote:
The Red Hot Chili Peppers do an awesome cover of this.
 
I heard the RHCP version of this song first and was all "hey yeah" hands over the head and all that. Then I heard this for the first time (probably here) and finally understood a) what it was all about and b) that Stevie Wonder really is talented.
 
Yes!  RHCP were probably my intro to Stevie.  I can't tell you the last time I listened to the Chili Peppers, but I know that I listened to Stevie today, yesterday and the day before!

vit
Posted: Apr 26, 2012 - 12:35
 
 NeuroGeek wrote:
The Red Hot Chili Peppers do an awesome cover of this.
 
I heard the RHCP version of this song first and was all "hey yeah" hands over the head and all that. Then I heard this for the first time (probably here) and finally understood a) what it was all about and b) that Stevie Wonder really is talented.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Mar 09, 2012 - 18:06
 


marvelous...

 

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 11:37
 
Great song - let's hear some Chili Peppers next

ofanansky
Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 02:53
 
he played at Whitney Houston's funeral, you can find it on youtube

 scrubbrush wrote:


there's a photo of him with Bette Midler (?) at a holloween party in one of the last few issues of Rolling Stone... he looks healthy...maybe a bit heavy, but happy. I'll tell him you said hi if i ever get to meet him
 



meinthecorner
(Past the gravy, far beyond the golden fries)
Posted: Feb 10, 2012 - 22:29
 
To me, Stevie stands on all our shoulders. When he tells us what he sees, we'd best listen. Just sayin'.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 06:45
 
 kdavistcb wrote:
Jeff Beck-like guitar groove with Stevie Wonder's incredible rythmic vocals.
 
Those two were actually friends and have worked together, but Stevie plays every instrument on this tune, as far as I know.


dcdude
(washington dc)
Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 06:10
 
too cool... i just looked at wifey last nite and told her that I needed to get this album and "Talking Book" on CD.  Anyone know if they ever remastered these?

NeuroGeek
(Just Way Out There)
Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 06:08
 
The Red Hot Chili Peppers do an awesome cover of this.

scrubbrush
(Sea of Calm)
Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 13:36
 
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
Haven't seen/heard Stevie in 'public' for quite a while. Wonder if he's okay.
 

there's a photo of him with Bette Midler (?) at a holloween party in one of the last few issues of Rolling Stone... he looks healthy...maybe a bit heavy, but happy. I'll tell him you said hi if i ever get to meet him

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 13:35
 
 TerryS wrote:

Romeo, you must wear out a ton of shoe leather, or perhaps it's barefeet and rotating glitterball?

 
So you DO know him...


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 13:34
 

Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
 

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:29
 
{#Dancingbanana}{#Drummer}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Bananapiano}{#Bananasplit}

michaelgmitchell
(Ontario, Canada)
Posted: Nov 26, 2011 - 07:24
 
Haven't seen/heard Stevie in 'public' for quite a while. Wonder if he's okay.

ajlept
(Athens, GA)
Posted: Nov 14, 2011 - 20:35
 
Dang it Bill! I need to go to bed. This ain't helpin'! Needs no more groovin'. The Groovy Police are leaving this one alone.

katiediddler
Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 07:18
 
I put the socially conscious soul music of Stevie, Marvin, Curtis, et al, on par with Dylan and the folkies of the sixties. Maybe the silver lining of the mess we're in now will be someone will craft something to put it all in perspective.

kdavistcb
Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 07:16
 
Jeff Beck-like guitar groove with Stevie Wonder's incredible rythmic vocals.

Dahlia_Gumbo
(San Francisco)
Posted: Sep 12, 2011 - 18:37
 
Comes with me on the desert island.

{#Bananajam}{#Angel}{#Bananajam}{#Tongue}{#Bananajam}

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Sep 05, 2011 - 17:16
 

Romeo, you must wear out a ton of shoe leather, or perhaps it's barefeet and rotating glitterball?



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 09:46
 
 kaybee wrote:

And the body, mind and soul!!!{#Dance}
 


And the feet...  we be dancing...  love this song...




BKardon
(Louisville, CO)
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 07:56
 
 dmax wrote:

This is so correct. What an amazing period of music.

And, it fits with my contention that the best music ever was generally written in the 1973-74 period. Nothing like it since. 

 
Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, ZZ Top, Paul Simon....all at their creative peak.


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 07:49
 
Wak, wak, wakkedy-wak - mute. Kudos to yer man Wonder for all his good stuff, but this sound irritated the feck out of me in the 70s and still does now. Back in 5 after a dose of modern dub...

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Jul 16, 2011 - 23:29
 
FYI.

1.choon
 A song or any piece of music to which an individual assigns the highest level of merit but most usually an exclaimation upon hearing the song in public. Bohemian Rhapsody! CHOON! 
2.choon
 homophone of "tune(s)"; "tunes" pronounced in a dutch accent; Popularized by a popular trance composer/DJ Armin Van Buuren; Eyy mate, u check out the latest choon from DJ Tiesto? It's such a good choon, I wanna lick my feet!

Props to urbandictionary.com.

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jun 10, 2011 - 09:10
 
 Jelani wrote:
Well, according to the album cover, now I know why he's blind; a big stony looking poker came out of the sky and poked him in the eye.(s)
I never knew that. 
 
No silly. He's blind because he uses his eyes to SHOOT giant stone laser beams. Please try to keep up.

Actually it's because the hospital gave him oxygen when he was a baby. Weird huh?


shakylegs
(Montreal)
Posted: Jun 03, 2011 - 07:34
 
Van Morrison > Focus > Ramones > Stevie Wonder?
Great set for a Friday morning.

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: May 02, 2011 - 18:10
 
Well, according to the album cover, now I know why he's blind; a big stony looking poker came out of the sky and poked him in the eye.(s)
I never knew that. 

estprophet22
(neit hertHereNor here)
Posted: Apr 28, 2011 - 21:14
 
Yup! Precisely what I presumed -> Upper nineTz on this one. Such a great sound. 

Dave_Mack
(Still Hangin' in the Twilight Zone)
Posted: Apr 28, 2011 - 21:13
 
An all-time great. I used to work for a medical ultrasound company, and I put together a band to play for a company celebration.  I named us the "Ultrasonic Assault", and we played this song, though we played the Red Hot Chili Peppers version.  It was loud and fast.  So much fun.

ETA: Bill followed this with a RHCP song!  But it's a bad one ("Hey Oh").


(former member)
Posted: Mar 12, 2011 - 14:34
 
 lemmoth wrote:
you should do your best to sample from the great albums he but out at his early 70's peak, which for me - others may differ, are the four in a row - Talking Book, Innervisions, Fullfillingess First Finale and Songs in the Key of Life.
 
This is so correct. What an amazing period of music.

And, it fits with my contention that the best music ever was generally written in the 1973-74 period. Nothing like it since. 


DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Mar 07, 2011 - 15:42
 
Sooo cool. Check the credits.He plays all the instruments.


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Feb 28, 2011 - 14:57
 
 bluefrog wrote:
Somehow I've missed out on Stevi Wonder.  I'm not really sure how that happened.

He's Awesome.

 
Maybe you are too young, or if not, thought the Grammy's and TV variety shows in the 70's were bogus, or hated top 40 radio or who knows why.

But now that you are on to Stevie, you should do your best to sample from the great albums he but out at his early 70's peak, which for me - others may differ, are the four in a row - Talking Book, Innervisions, Fullfillingess First Finale and Songs in the Key of Life.

bluefrog
Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 19:37
 
Somehow I've missed out on Stevi Wonder.  I'm not really sure how that happened.

He's Awesome.


CasaE
Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 19:36
 
awesome song

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 14:52
 
 Tippster wrote:
Dare I say that I like the RHCP's version more?  Probably just being a product of my times.
 
What, not the Ellen McIlwaine version?  (which I confess I only know of cuz Fatboy Slim sampled it)

I love RHCP's version, too.