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jonsilence

Scritti did for funk what bands like the Beatles and the Stones did for R&B: reinvented it.

OKandNOWwhat

How 'bout that? Green wanted funk, so he went to America and got the real thing: two Jews. I love it. Black musicians will be tolerated playing black music only as long as they innovate. Otherwise they are replaced by others who have studied their music.

Tre404

@Hyena400 ..well, fuck, I'LL cop to that! Of course! Scritti has NOT contributed meaningfully to the history of funk music itself, not by a long shot. But "funk" was never their mileiu, was it? After 1983, it was funk-tinged, glossy, sophisticated club-dance music, with a soul sheen that they pursued, and most admirably! It was an effort that was actually QUITE genuine, especially given Gartside's (et al) affinity for the genre, as can be witnessed by a listen to "Songs to Remember."

Hyena400

@Tre404 No, I'm not saying Maher & Gamson didn't contribute to the Scritti sound. I'm saying the role they & Scritti played in the history of funk is, was & remains microscopic, and before you accuse me of ignorance, check your knowledge of Black musical history. Scritti ain't in it. Ps: i didn't use the word "snob" in my OP. being English I used the word "knob", which since you don't know is an insult meaning "penis". have a nice day.

Tre404

@Hyena400... So you're saying that all that keyboard and rhythm work was done by other musicians? Really? You seriously have no idea what you're talking about. Maher and Gamson were absolutely INTEGRAL to the Scritti sound! You are totally clueless, and actual fact is lost on you. It's pointless to argue this point with someone who is so obviously uninformed. Grow up. It's a good thing that your aversion to these skinny white boys in no way detracts from their very real contributions to Scritti.

Hyena400

@Tre404 What those two "brought to the table" (how very corporate) was piss-thin, repulsive whiteboy funk. Believe me, I listened to Scritti back in the day. I know the history of funk. These characters played a miniscule part in it. Get over it.

Tre404

@toxicmocksyndrome ... I find it interesting how most people are so hung up on a "look." Why are you so worried about the look coming back, when the focus should be on the music? Style versus substance. And you fall into the former category with your superficial attitude. Tell you what, we'll be over here -----> appreciating the music while you wallow in your miserable shallowness, standing guard against a dreaded return of 80s fashion. Geez... some people's priorities are truly fucked up.

Tre404

@lilliangothic ... actually, Green stands well over 6 feet tall!

Tre404

@MystyMary ... and you need professional help for that obsession! wow... lol

Tre404

@Hyena400 ... Snobs? Who's the snob here? It's you, apparently, since you choose to judge the two "skinny white guys" based on how they look, rather than what they (admirably) brought to the table! And you've obviously not listened to ANY Scritti music, otherwise you'd KNOW! And that's not to mention the slew of incredible session talent they utilised, as well! Go educate yourself, then get back to us on this once you've got a solid argument, thanks.

Hyena400

cringe. how posh is Gartside + who are those knobs on either side of him? he went to America to find the "real" funk & came up with two skinny white guys? tragic

Jose Acevedo

Cupid & Psyche 85, no doubt about it, was the best album that Scritti Politti could ever release! It was an "Absolute" success that they couldn't repeat in their later albums!

damieandark

@xreddragonx No you shut up either you are too young or just dont remember a time when there was an "ethnic chart" in the US charts or a time when Madonna was seen as to black sounding to make it OR the huge taboo and fear from whites of early rock and roll (chuck berry,little richard) then the fear a generation later of rap music. like it or not black music has influenced acts from david bowie and the beatles to elvis to eminem.

xreddragonx

@damieandark Shut the fuck up. Black music wasn't taboo in the 80s, you bonehead. Also, influence has always gone both ways.

damieandark

Interesting to watch music of black origin was still slightly taboo in the uk and even in the us it had a separte chart in these days despite influencing nearly every successfulact since the 50s from elvis and the beatles to david bowie to scritti politti.

gizmo4eva

David Frank played on the Arif Mardin sessions of SPs 1985 album, actually.

colibri1

Ah, those huge 80s shoulder pads ...

ScrittiSparkle

sooo funny green saying,awful people coming,to england.long hair denim jackets.........stamp them out. hes so funny,and lovely,and i love scritti pollitti.

mrhorn2001

That killer green and gamson sound!! so underrated in their time and didn't have to steal from trevor lipson david frank the system nor paul laurence kashif hawk wolinski steve bray reggie lucas, pat leonard or jay graydon neither to do it!!Scritti had their own thing. "and i like it." :-)

sanctuary5

"sold out"? What does that even mean? He was on Rough Trade and at that time they were woefully inadequate at distributing his records so he signed with Virgin. He still made the music he wanted to make. Do you think he should have stayed in a squat cos I don't think he'd be still making music or even alive if he had?

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