QUESTLOVE'S MUSIC IS HISTORY: THE ALBUM VERSION

Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: 1977 Label: Epic Records Side 1 1. The Beginning 2. Lemme At It 3. Hot Fire 4. Reach For It 5. Just For You Side 2 1. Omi (Fresh Water) 2. Seachin' My Mind 3. Watch Out Baby! * 4. Diamonds 5. The End *-Questlove: "I feel like a horrible Philadelphian, but I can't get behind Stanley Clarke here.  Is it bad that the song from his solo work that touched me the most is the Bl(acht) Rockian (may I make up a portmanteau?) "Heaven Sent You," his bassless E-minor jawn with Shalamar's Howard Hewitt?" 

Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: September 1968 Recorded: May 1968 Label: Epic Records Side 1 1. Dynamite! 2. Chicken 3. Plastic Jim 4. Fun 5. Into My Own Thing 6. Harmony Side 2 1. Life 2. Love City 3. I'm An Animal* 4. M'Lady 5. Jane is a Groupee *- Questlove- "This album is full of short songs, AM-ready.  This is one of the longer ones, but I wish it was even longer.  I want to know what happens in the fade to make sure no humans were harmed after whatever it was that was let loose in the studio.  It feels like there are some jazz chops at work."

Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: October 10, 1983 Recorded: 1983 Label: Virgin/Epic Records Side 1 1. Karma Chameleon 2. It's a Miracle 3. Black Money 4. Changing Every Day 5. That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You) Side 2 1. Church of the Poison Mind 2. Miss Me Blind* 3. Mister Man 4. Stormkeeper 5. Victims *-Questlove- "This is their third single, and it's the one that got me.  Specifically, the instrumental breakdown right before the last verse.  Roy Hay is killing it on acoustic guitar, which is rare for a funk song.  Usually you just go for it, all electric.  The acoustic is very rare: maybe the Jackson 5's "Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)" and this."