Ohio Players — Fire

Author: tracysigler | Posted: February 18th, 2006 | | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Ohio Players -- Fire

  • Artist: Ohio Players
  • Title: Fire
  • Year: 1974
  • Format: Vinyl 12 in.
  • Rating (1-10): 8
  • Owner: Tracy
  • Acquired: 1998 ? – Pretty sure I got this at Record Mart in Alexandria, VA.
  • Keeper: Yes

I’m ’bout to choke
From the smoke
Lemme tighten up my stroke
You’re a four alarm bay-baaaay

And when you sing the word “stroke” in the Ohio Players most awesome song “Fire” you have to go for the falsetto like you just sat on a tack. Some of the other songs on this record are sorta spaced out, trippy pop like you would expect on a mid-1970s soul record. Then, they hit you with “What The Hell” on side two. That song is one of the most metallic funk-jazz odysseys ever laid down. It’s like Funkadelic or something.

Signing off from another house hunting trip to Asheville, NC. Total driving time today: over 12 hours. When will it end?


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