I saw Lakeside in north Pomona back in 75 when they where known ohio lakside express then in the early 80's in StLouis...Mark and the original members shoul've worked thingz out...
Sad,you can't replace the original members of Lakeside. Mark I wish you would sat down with the old fellas and work your differences out. I just love my original members of Lakeside and ther showmanship and musicianship.
Finally. Someone who knows the real story behind the curtains. You gotta be an O.G. mutha funka to dig deep into the politics of the history of the band or music you love . When it's all good - " IT'S REALLY GOOD " and when it's all bad - " shit gets real deep ".
Ok. I got you. I never knew like cat's names in bands and stuff growing up. I do know that some people I know a few people left immediately when they were very disappointed because they were looking for some people who weren't playing in the band that night. My band is working to get a reunion together soon, and do a big show after breaking up close to 30 years ago. Our drummer catches it because his wife calls us a GERIATRIC band Thanks for your reply!
Listen take this down. It was a white party and a birthday party for the guy running round the stage. Was not to be LAKESIDE and was my 1st solo gig why are you showing this you are not the buyer and therefore NOT Authorized to release this material for profit. Character assasination I do 1 party and you label it LAKESIDE because I was not there and you knew at Turner ctr. You want seeing lakeside so stop this. TAKE MY LIKENESS DOWN NOW you have been served notice. The owner of the name lakeside whether you like it or not.
ONLY the lead singer is from the ORIGINAL Lakeside.The rest are would be singers & would be musicians,with no idea,whatsoever on how to play or sing a classic piece of funk.Stick with the original & forget this abomination.
Mark, the lead singer, took the name Lakeside and now tours with a hired band. The other original band members (Marvin, Stevie, Fred, etc) tour as a unit called The Original Lakeside. It was an ugly, bitter split.
This was a put together solo band NOT LAKESIDE! IT TAKES TIME THIS WAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR A BUYER ITS HIS PARTY SO HE, AS YOU SEE RUNNING AROUND THE STAGE BUT It was his party not for your consumption. HE THE BUYER WAS SATISFIED. Sorry but not LAKESIDE nor did I sell it as such at that time.
This is just as bad as Rick James Stone City Band where there's like 5 different versions of the group. You might have 1 original member and the rest are fakes.....smh
It looks like Lakeside is touring two bands with the same name. This one has the original lead singer Mark, and the other one has all the original band with Otis Stokes back, but with out Mark A Wood. But added a singer from Dynasty and also a new lead.
Fakeside.. funny. I am also a great fan of Cameo. Same expierence. 10 years ago i went to their gig in Amsterdam(Holland). It was my first time to see Cameo live. Wow I thought. You have to imagine. I went by car for a three hours drive from my hometown to Amsterdam. At first they were delayed. After 60 minutes they started the gig. And honestly the sound was awful. After 50 minutes the concert was over. I was so dissapointed....
Because the real Lakeside is Stephen Shokely's Lakeside,I like Mark Wood,but this is not representing what i grew up on, and I have seen them in concert many times.I guess my point is he should not call this Lakeside maybe the Lakeside Review or something.It could confuse the fans.
I can feel what u r saying funkordie100, because I grew up w/ Zapp & Roger. I traveled with them and Shirley Murdock, during the 80's. Also, w/ the Temptations bothe groups Mr. O. Williams & D. Edwards. The beat still goes on & these entertainers got to eat Amen!!!
That's right,.. I played with the Chi-Lites, and their singers and band changed all the time,..mostly because they wouldn't pay sometimes,... for me,..but they kept going for that paper !!!
Charles Glenn is on bass. He's one of the founding members of Ozone who were on Motown back in the day. He's the real deal. He also played bass on Teena Marie's "Behind the groove."
+Chris Carter You should read some of the other comments. Someone said the band split. Mark hired a band and retained the name Lakeside. The other group members tour under the name the Original Lakeside.
I always loved this jam BUT this sounds absolutely terrible. They need to pay a synthesizer manager to edit vocalist and instrumentalist. Seems like everyone is doing their own thing and not focusing on a single group sound. I've played in several no-name groups and we had a better sound than this. Don't get me wrong, I'd be all over the floor slippin and slidedn on this jam.
Too be honest, there is not too much difference in the sound. What's missing is keyboard looping sound effects, choreography and costumes etc. Funk is one of the easiest thing on the planet to emulate. Another positive is that any band playing lakeside music can still help steer new fans/customers to purchase orginal mp3s and/or video sales and preserve the name of Lakeside! Even the original cats shouldn't hate. However 20 minutes is a little long for one song. Just my opinion.
+Teddy D Well from my standpoint of view this band of Lakeside sound like shyte yeeaa I saw them in concert April 23 2016 at The Pan African Festival in Macon Ga also on the card was Brick and Brick should have been the headliner. What you have here is the original singer with a hired band being that he came from a self contained band..and that hired band will never gel with Mark as the original members would..had Mark been a solo artist..he could change a band at will and whip them into shape for shows now on the other hand you have the Original Lakeside guys with a hired singer Mark Woods replacement ok those guys are gonna nail the Lakeside sound without a doubt but what will be missing will be the dynamics of Mark Woods voice..the replacement will never be able to capture that but the music will be there in full force. I have never seen the Original Lakeside only their videos and even with that I can safely say the replacement is doing his best..btw I will have to put up with the same Mark Woods Lakeside today at The Soul Food Festival in Evans/Augusta Ga..not gonna expect too much from them but I will still enjoy the show cause it's loaded with funk..The Barkays..Midnight Star..Zapp..Slave..Ohio Players (and I hope they have found themselves a Sugarfoot)..Rick James Stone City Band.
TurboMan51 You are right, no one can replace the long hours and hard work the original Lakeside has put in. Finding last minute replacements with one or two, even a year worth of rehearsals can not compete with over 30 year of pure hard work the originals guys put in.
+EMMANUEL CRUZ I agree and the reason is..all those bands were/are self contained..real music..playing their own instruments..today a lot of these none talent fools go into the studio and hide their voices behind machines then get on the stage live and can't reproduce what took place in the studio.
