Autumnstoned Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 Tony Hester composed brilliant winner! 2
Kev Cane Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Brilliant indeed, do yourself a favour though, turn it over "Thankful For Your Love" is as good as anything they did IMHO Kev 2
boba Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 this was their biggest hit here in the US, everyone knows this song. there is an incredible performance (it's lip synched but still incredible) in the low budget movie "Darktown Strutters". 1
Ncfc Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Brilliant indeed, do yourself a favour though, turn it over "Thankful For Your Love" is as good as anything they did IMHO Kev Yep great track."Hey you!get off my mountain" does it for me. 2
Kev Cane Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Yep great track."Hey you!get off my mountain" does it for me. Me to Chris Kev
Kev Cane Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 most of the dramatics records are incredible One on ABC Bob, not one of their better known one's "Treat me like a man" like this very much Kev
boba Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 One on ABC Bob, not one of their better known one's "Treat me like a man" like this very much Kev this is actually a huge track in chicago because it's a "steppers" track here. but overall not as well known.
Mal C Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Add 'No Rebate on Love' and 'Don't make me no Promises' to that list... Both killer tracks.... Mal 2
Kev Cane Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Add 'No Rebate on Love' and 'Don't make me no Promises' to that list... Both killer tracks.... Mal See a Dramatics thread coming on, no complaints here Kev
boba Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Add 'No Rebate on Love' and 'Don't make me no Promises' to that list... Both killer tracks.... Mal "no rebate on love" is actually a different splinter group that had wee gee and elbert wilkins
Jaco Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 And of course the blindingly obvious "In the rain" - as good as it gets. Love all the Dramatics stuff, hardly ever made a duff track. Check out the Michael Henderson written "Just shopping" - sublime.
Ncfc Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 "no rebate on love" is actually a different splinter group that had wee gee and elbert wilkins As was the Theatrics.
Autumnstoned Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 this was their biggest hit here in the US, everyone knows this song. there is an incredible performance (it's lip synched but still incredible) in the low budget movie "Darktown Strutters". Was new to me until I heard it on a Mastercuts compilation late 80's I think. I posted the clip mainly because its the first one on Youtube with decent audio. Previous lowish quality upload was apparently from the son or daughter of someone in the group from his personal collection. Darktown Strutters ( 1975) is uploaded onto YouTube so may give it a watch. Opening scenes look interesting!
Jaco Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Probably been said before but Messrs Banks, Howard and Wilkins were cruelly taken way too early, all three died from heart attacks. If I had to choose one track above all others it would be "And I panicked" Somebody should put that up just to remind us just how gifted they all were.
Grumpyfella Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Remember getting the film a few years ago on video.....great track.....teaser for film https://youtu.be/Oi3TKozz7EY I love this track from same era.....well love the whole lp phil
Mal C Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 "no rebate on love" is actually a different splinter group that had wee gee and Elbert Wilkins is that right... still great track.. Ive really discovered their material late in life, i always had one or two LP's / 45's but when you start diggin, they simply didn't make anything under parr, and the energy they put into their songs is awesome... 1
boba Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 As was the Theatrics. this is just a rumor that they were connected. I think Heikki (*the* dramatics expert, he's on here btw) confirmed that there was no connection or maybe only one common member or something, I don't remember.
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