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09-02-2011, 11:48 AM
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There's this Toronto all-original neo-funk band called KC Roberts & The Live Revolution that blew me away when I saw them live earlier this month.
This is coming from somebody who never attends shows anymore because it's usually too loud, the talent is seriously lacking, and the execution is worse.
This band is a rare welcome surprise!
The guitarist organized this new arrangement for Bryan Adam's Run To You after he learned CBC Canada had created Cover Me Canada, a show about Canadian bands covering Canadian hits.
This is the result. Everybody's a talented musician in this band. I especially enjoyed the funk bridge at 2:05. CBC Cover Me Canada - "Run to You" - KC Roberts and the Live Revolution - YouTube
For the record, they passed on this band's entry.
Here's the website : | KC Roberts
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09-02-2011, 12:10 PM
|  | THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA; Mitchellville, Maryland | | | Shouldn't be in Off-Topic but this band sounds schweet!
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Originally Posted by geeza I thought your name was one of those "it's spelled 'Kwesi', but it's pronounced 'Craig'." kind of names. | Me: Youtube, Flickr |
09-02-2011, 12:26 PM
|  | I'm gonna love and tolerate the **** out of you! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis/Knoxville TN | | | Ha, I like it! My only issue is that the song doesn't sound thick or completely full, but that might be my laptop speakers. |
09-02-2011, 12:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | Sounds great to me. Spot on by the Canucks.
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09-02-2011, 12:28 PM
| | THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA; Mitchellville, Maryland | | | Holy cheezits this band is awesome! Funky doesn't even begin to describe how low these cats go! The groove is just DEEP. Sounds like early Jamiroquai with more neo-soul influence. Something tells me these guys would be massive in Europe.
I'm seconds away from buying everything they've put out...
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Originally Posted by geeza I thought your name was one of those "it's spelled 'Kwesi', but it's pronounced 'Craig'." kind of names. | Me: Youtube, Flickr |
09-02-2011, 12:35 PM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | SM either knows someone in the band, or is running the street team today in hopes of getting a band bandana. 
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09-02-2011, 01:01 PM
| | | | Yo! I like that far better than the original!
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09-02-2011, 01:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: (M)a$$hole. | | | I think I may be the only one here who though finding these guys performing well together and having a good sound, sure went out of their way to really make a rather disjointed interpretation of a pretty lame pop song. I just thinking it didn't flow in that wanky Dave-Mathews sorta way.
Nice playing, nice tone, good tightness, bad idea.
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09-02-2011, 01:16 PM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by hover I think I may be the only one here who though finding these guys performing well together and having a good sound, sure went out of their way to really make a rather disjointed interpretation of a pretty lame pop song. I just thinking it didn't flow in that wanky Dave-Mathews sorta way.
Nice playing, nice tone, good tightness, bad idea. | +1
Great band indeed! Tight and they sound really good. The song blows chunks though. |
09-02-2011, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi Shouldn't be in Off-Topic but this band sounds schweet! | I'm sick of music threads showing up here too. It's been really bad lately for some reason... |
09-02-2011, 01:41 PM
| | | | Awesome band! I actually prefer the original arrangement, but I think they do a killer job.
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09-02-2011, 01:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manitowoc WI | | | Great in a Jazzie way
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09-02-2011, 01:47 PM
| | | | Makes me want to quit my metal band and start a band that makes actual music. |
09-02-2011, 01:56 PM
| | I'm gonna love and tolerate the **** out of you! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis/Knoxville TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by colcifer I'm sick of music threads showing up here too. It's been really bad lately for some reason... | Yeah, I've been noticing this as well. People don't seem to understand what each sub-forum stands for.... |
09-02-2011, 02:27 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | So if we respond to these threads, and then afterwards it gets moved to the correct forum, does that mean our 'nonposts' suddenly become counted? |
09-02-2011, 02:32 PM
| | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar So if we respond to these threads, and then afterwards it gets moved to the correct forum, does that mean our 'nonposts' suddenly become counted? | Lol I don't think so. At least I haven't noticed them doing that yet. |
09-02-2011, 02:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | I go out of my way to watch these guys specifically each year at the Beaches Jazz Festival here in Toronto. The dude on bass in this group is a monster. Really enjoy thier live shows every year.
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09-02-2011, 02:39 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego/LA | | | Skip to 2:05-2:53 and make an original song out of that and I'd love it! Can't deny the talent but as was said, took a lame song and well...um...you can't polish a turd.
I have a lot of respect for their playing. |
09-02-2011, 02:42 PM
| | THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA; Mitchellville, Maryland | | | As far as the band, I wasn't commenting on the song (which is still a million times better than the original), I was talking about their original stuff that I previewed on iTunes. Just in case anyone was wondering where the awesome was.
And I think people keep posting music junk in OT because 1) we're awesome 2) we get a lot of traffic. The Recordings forum doesn't seem to see much action. Usually, it's annoying but with a band this good I can't be mad at Strat.
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09-03-2011, 04:41 AM
|  | Gettin' medieval on yo' bass... | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: new hampshire | | | They can play, but +1 to everyone who's said it was a lame song in the first place. Also, frankly, I always hate when people take a guitar-driven rock song and jazz (or funk) it up with horns etc. No matter how good they are, it almost always winds up sounding like Muzak to me.
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