1984 - The Gap Band - Gap Band VI [mp3@320][mrtude42] [H33t]

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Gap Band, The - Gap Band VI
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Review by Amy Hanson from allmusic.com


As the Gap Band's star power rose, they continued to dominate the R&B
charts, even when their material didn't necessarily earn that honor. This is
certainly the case with their 1984 LP, Gap Band VI, which patters across a set
that is surely slick, and wonderfully sophisticated at times, but ultimately lacks
the punch and fire listeners had come to expect from their earlier material.
Even the guest vocals of fiery Brides of Funkenstein diva Dawn Silva couldn't
add a spark. With quiet storm balladeering tempering pop, the most
interesting song on the album, "Video Junkie," saw the band open with a
snippet from the "Dragnet" theme -- the Art of Noise wouldn't electronically
co-opt the song until 1987 -- before zeroing in on some of the decade's more
lithesome electronic antics, including synth drums and flashy guitar licks. It's
surprising the song didn't chart. That honor went instead to "Beep a Freak."
The song has some nice funk elements, and does highlight the '80s version of
the cell phone, but it's just too sluggish to ever really catch fire. Elsewhere,
two short, Eastern-inflected instrumental interludes preface the closing "The
Sun Don't Shine Everyday." It's an elegant song that, while occasionally
sounding like the Gap Band, looked toward Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" for
inspiration. It is nevertheless one of their better ballads, quietly allowing
empty space to carry emotion as surely as the vocals do. With several
outstanding moments, then, Gap Band VI surely earned its number one spot,
with the filler simply filling in as passable pop.


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Tracklisting
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1. Gap Band, The - Beep A Freak [06:16]
2. Gap Band, The - Disrespect [04:21]
3. Gap Band, The - Don't You Leave Me [04:41]
4. Gap Band, The - I Believe [04:38]
5. Gap Band, The - I Found My Baby [04:31]
6. Gap Band, The - The Sun Don't Shine Everyday (Inst. Interlude)[00:31]
7. Gap Band, The - The Sun Don't Shine Everyday (Inst. Interlude)[01:00]
8. Gap Band, The - The Sun Don't Shine Everyday (Vocal) [05:00]
9. Gap Band, The - Video Junkie [05:57]
10. Gap Band, The - Weak Spot [03:49]

Playing Time.........: 40:48
Total Size...........: 100.44 MB

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Artist...............: Gap Band, The
Album................: Gap Band VI
Genre................: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1984
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-gap-band-vi-mw0000839058
Ripped by............: mrtude on 8/10/2013
Posted by............: mrtude on 8/10/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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