I hope all black people take this amazing music as a homage because that is exactly what it is. These guys had so much soul and wanted to just let it out and they clearly respected and were influenced by African American music. They killed it imo!
They are way more than "average"...grew up with their music...really funky group, who truly "get" the funk! Who'd have thunk??? Awesome band, for sure!
Yes it was and being that I was born in 1959, I had a front row seat leading up to the 70’s, I had older sisters so I had to pretty much listen to the late 60’s music they would play, I was lucky to be at the right time😎
I WAS BLESSED TO SEE THE ORIGINAL PLAYERS IN ATLANTA GA IN 1978. A SMALL CLUB CALLED " COTTON CLUB" SO CLOSE YOU COULD TOUCH THEM. THEY BLOW THE DOORS OFF THAT JOINT....SMOKE SOME OF MOTHER NATURE'S FINEST GREENS 💨💨💨. THAT WAS A NIGHT I'LL NEVER FORGET. PLEASE BELIEVE THAT !
Steve Ferrone was the Drummer for Tom Petty for years and when I checked his Discography was so surprised to see all the tunes he played on that are on my Playlist!!! Did not know who the ‘Funky Drummer’ was until about a month ago!! Hats off to Steve Ferrone!!🥁🎼🇬🇧#Brighton
Saw them Saturday night in London. Everyone, from the 20 somethings to the 70 somethings, we’re grooving and moving to this great and under-recognized band.
Saw these guys live around 1977. Just as good as this video. After the first song, the entire audience got up and danced. I will never forget this band!
You have every right to feel that proud. I'm a USA gent, and I put AWB into one of the top 5-10 funk bands of all time. I argue constantly with folks on=lne about how they took the Isley Brothers tune here and increased the tempo, upped the musicianship live, solos, vocals and made that funk hit even better as a cover than the Isley's original. I truely believe they gave that Motown hit much more life and feeling, which says a lot. AWB proves you don't need to be dark skinned to play funk or inject a blues/soul vibe. Bravo.
@@tonytrabort4939 Work To Do is NOT a Motown hit! This song was on the T-Neck Label. Indeed, it doesn't sound like ANYTHING like the output from Motown. Another thing, the song sounds lively, etc. but NO WAY is the song better than the original Isley composition. The fact that it sounds good here is partly because of the great musicianship, and the absolutely original, creative chord progressions and melody from the Isleys, chiefly Ernie Isley, brother Marvin and Brother-In-Law Chris Jasper.
@@fostermac7170 Appreciate you have a different point of view. But, my point wasn't that Isley Bros. were from Detroit or were in Berry's stable of bands or that Dick Clark or Don Cornelius referred to them as "Motown". No, no, no. Just that in some respects, the brotherly groove, if not funk, if not Stax/Memphis, if not Mr. Gordy's production, just ain't as a "get off your ass and dance" kind of rhythm. AWB changed the meter, the arrangement, the fills, etc. and you have musical magic. The Brothers may have written the tune, but it was a slug on the turntable. It was borrrring..... Isley's had far better product than Work. You may not be that familiar with their catalog.
One of the greatest bands that I grew up listening as a young person in the 70’s and 80’s. I have their albums, they were loved and scratched, recently found replacements in an antiques indoor market, just by chance search through large collection of albums. Saw AWB grabbed them. Vey mint condition!! AWB 🔥🖤🔥
Awwwe yeah baby, these are some Funky blue-eyed soul brothers. Bruno Mars this is how you do it, you can't half step with FUNK. GET DOWN MY FUNKY SOUL BROTHERS!!!
I have loved AWB from the get-go back in the day. Super funky band that always charted their own course with a fresh, clean sound. The foundation of their sound is always that solid rhythm section (bass, guitar & drums), piled high with the tasty keyboard & sax work, and solid vocals. 'Soul' has no color. I even saw them perform live at the Hollywood Palladium. They did not disappoint!
I am truly fortunate to have grown up in this era of REAL MUSIC……. Artist could sing and play instruments…...at the same time, mind you! REAL ARTIST! the Isley Bros. even complimented AWB on their version of this track. Take your pick…. I like em both. We also have to be grateful for the music behind them that certainly influenced AWB and their style. My Father was Military and most of my adolescence was in Europe so it was no surprise to me see this group take off. I actually hate when we’re surprised by an artist’s race based on their genre of music they're producing. An Artist is an Artist and leave it at that! AWB ‘got down’ and ‘brought it’ on everything they produced!!! I really miss these guys along with other artists from this era.
I totally agree. I loved these funky soul brothers from the first time I heard them. I even had the pleasure of seeing them in concert. I do love the Isleys' version and Vanessa Williams did it also; but this definitely is my favorite.
I lived it You had all great tunes from 60s Then infusion of hard R & R, R & B, SOUL FUNK, COUNTRY all crossing over & blending into some fantastic music that'll never be surpassed....EVER Soo many different genres crossed over into one another making for a very unique time in music history
I love the Isley Brothers, and this is a great song. Nevertheless, this tempo and energy of this is guaranteed to get me up on my feet every time, and the Main Ingredient's version is my choice if I'm chilling. AWB demonstrating that the Scots can kick arse.
They make me wanna go back in time. I was a young teenager just got old enough to see soul searching concert, but if had been old enough I would traveled to other cities to see them. I'm from Louisville but I would have went Indianapolis, Cincinnati st Louis and Nashville, but I wasn't old enough. They blend in together so well, the original Band, just alsome.
I love Hamish and have seen him several times, and Gorries AWB too. But here as the AWB, I dig the way Gorrie phrases the vocals here - to have two instumentalist vocalists and for them both to be that good is fantastic. Simply great music and a brilliant cover of the Isleys classic.
Steve Lopez I love his drumming. He keeps it moving on schedule and with style. Some of us white dudes know which side of our musical bread is buttered by who. Go brown and black, you can't go back. But you can have a side of white when it's right. lol
He had big shoes to fill and he rose to the task. Robbie McIntosh was a phenomenal musician who died tragically. I had the pleasure of seeing Steve with Tom Petty😁 Incidentally, Onnie McIntyre and the 1970s version of my dad are long lost twins lol
I am SO OLD, that I saw The AWB at the Troubadour in Los Angeles back in the 1970's 2 nights in a row. The Troub was not that big a club and it wasn't completely full either. It might have been on a weeknight. This was when they still had Robbie McIntosh the original drummer. He died shortly afterwards. They were great. I probably still have their first vinyl album in my collection
Living in the time of Corona... this just makes me remember how much I miss the vibe and energy of live concerts.. shoulder to shoulder, rocking in motion and Sharing priceless moments with total strangers... thanks to all my brothers and sisters of humanity who rocked with me... hope we will all rock, worry free, again 💯❤️🙏🏾
They were awesome, terrific, excellent and inspiring. Roger Ball and Molly Duncan were the reason I played saxophone and trumpet in highschool concert band.
I born in the seventies the music and the way to live in these years are the best who ever simeone can get in the history , the perplessità were rally free.
All the lads played at their heart felt best as usual ,and tore the roof off. AWB always gave you MORE thank you expected to receive. God Bless the Lads, and Long Live the Lads. We will not see another like you in out time.DD in L.A.
I don't know how to say this...As much as I love the musical catalogue of the Great Isley Brothers, the AWB's "Work to Do" is comparable, allow me please, as good if not better: better groove, quicker pace, instrumentally and, dare I say Vocally. O.K., I'm ready for the "Pile On"...please tell me were I'm gone off the rails!...Peace...!
chefmarkable WELL I FOR ONE AGREE WITH YOU!! I LOVE THIS VERSION BETTER THAN ISLY BRO's BUT, I LOVE AWB FOR THERE EXTRA FUNK THEY BROUGHT TO THE SONG!!! SUPURB BASS SLAPPN ;) ♡♡♡
AWB is one of the tightest bands ever - had a friend who worked at an Agora and saw all the bands some through and said AWB were some of the best musicians of them all.
jzt0903 was that the Agora Ballroom in Atlanta Georgia across the street from the Fox Theater on the corner of Peachtree and Ponce de Leon? If it is I was at that joint of many of time myself.
there brilliant musicianship got me there ahead of all the humdrum thanks glasgow green for bringing these guys, yes they got to be heard they are a work in progress so amazing????????
The band at the peak of their powers. All of them are amazing. Hamish.....what can I say ? An absolute legend of British soul yet somehow undervalued in these times.I saw Hamish with Steve Ferrone and Molly Duncan about 18 months ago with their latest project, 360 band, and they blew my mind.The true soul of the AWB,unlike the current version of the AWB, although that is not an attack on the current band.
We totally agree with your point, Duncan. But your observations are "blasphemy" in today's cultures in the B-I as well as here in the United Socialist and Racist States of America.....LMAO. See the dialog above. A certain segment of the population (Can you say Black?) is very aggrieved if one insinuates that AWB brought an incredible degree of soul and funk to the music scene decades ago. Listen to the original Isley Brothers' rendition and note the bland, bubble-gum, musically neutered treatment of Work, and then listen to AWB at the top of their game as here. No comparison. AWB delivered more soul, funk and swagger than the Isley Bro's on acetate. Frankly, the Hamish era in Wings was probably the best configuration of Paul's supporting band, he and Robbie.
@@tonytrabort4939 naww, you wrong!!!...and i would say that neither(living) members of either band would agree with you..bands back in the day borrowed, collabed and stole from each other(and still do)..and we the public bought their records!...maybe that certain segment of the population(some) is aggrieved by another certain segment stealing music and never giving credit where it was due!..i love the music of both the Isley's and AWB - period
@@ehzAxemuzik You haven't given any supportable evidence or cogent rationale for your POV, sorry. Any "soul" who understands music and lived through that era, and I did on both counts, knows that AWB produced the cover that woke up the listening public to "Work". It was a small audience that even knew of the Isleys, and their original was short on soul, funk, and tempo. Bland fits the Isley's tune.....we're not saying the Isley's didn't have soul. They had a big catalog back then, and some of their material was classic MoTown. But AWB's Work was more up-tempo, guitar solo was great, and lead vocal dripped with soul.
@@tonytrabort4939 what are we debating over?..your rationale to assert and malign a particular political view of a certain group(black) just because you have a certain opinion about them?..have you actually spoken with all of them in amerikkka to actually form a cogent rationale for your pov? ..we can talk about this particular piece of music and i certainly can give you my opinion, which i did already..but your first articulation was to insert an opinion about a group(black) - and you failed to give any supportable evidence/cogent rational!..you are not the only person that lived through that era and experienced the music, funk, soul and tempo!. ..i don't know what size the audience was for the Isley's had at that time, but certainly larger than AWB because of crossover appeal..again, without inserting one's political rational, cover songs are a matter of one's personal opinion..for example, Chaka Khan's cover of Hamish's, "What You Gonna Do For Me"...both are solid, but Chaka's version(my opinion) takes it to another level and actually put that song on the map!..and the same can be said of what the Beatles did for the Isley's, "Twist & Shout"!
@@ehzAxemuzik I'm not debating politics....I'm getting in on the dialog regarding the music of that era as well as musical groups. I play a bit or did, so I know a little about the music as well as the players. Forget the politics.....Isley's just didn't have the strong version of this track....that's all I'm suggesting...lol. Others obviously agree with me, not you.
First album Show Your Hand was the best..saw them live several times on that release and they were extremely good live..the title track along with The Juggler, Twilight Zone, This World Has Music, Put It Where U Want It were stand outs..strike that..they were all good.
Its great song by the ISLEY BROTHERS! AWB does this song complete justice....that's why we like AWB! Like AWB a lot, but I lovvvvvve the ISLEY BROTHERS...!!!! Good song to get up to in the morning. Set your alarms. HBOMAX"s "HACKS" with Jean Smart brought it back to my mind....LOVE Jean Smart in HACKS......! "taking care of business"....
I've listened to this amazing band for over 50 years and i just learned here they are Scottish! WTF I thought they were from Chicago or something! Unbelievable!
