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It is honestly really hard to grasp the musical impact that this dude has had. The list of hits and legendary songs or albums he either played, wrote, or produced is staggering.
Totally agree, well said. Nile has directly and indirectly inspired my rhythm guitar playing for funk for years, him, Curtis Mayfield and John Frusciante. Those guys know how to make grooves people can't help but dance to.
I am getting older, yes, but I am still obsessed with this band. I remember when the first Chic albums arrived and I had to get them all. I was particularly intoxicated with joy when I finally got my hands on the Risqué album. Everything about it was fantastic and mysterious. The album cover had a 1920s art deco style about. It was all very classy. And musically of course the album was absolute perfection AND with real emotion mixed in there too. I am so happy that Chic got signed by the greatest record company in the world ever: Atlantic Records. They had someone who was not a star... she was a supernova. I am talking about Aretha Franklin, a woman who has saved my life a number of times through through power of her music. I read somewhere that Nile and Bernard had meetings with Aretha but that they did not get along at all. Then Ms Ross called...
Not true, I find. As a semi-pro musician who gets paid work often, medleys are often actually the thing that gets people up dancing and - crucially - keeps them there. If the groove is good you keep it going, not stop after every song. It requires arrangement work to smoothly transition in and out of the songs in a way that's cohesive.
