| Subject: Re: Live at Union Square Sample - here's the answer, children |
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tim
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Date Posted: 21:16:55 02/21/02 Thu
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bruce banner
's message, "Re: Live at Union Square Sample - here's the answer, children" on 09:34:02 02/21/02 Thu
bruce banner
thats incredible you were their..people have said when jeff unleashed the transformer for the 1st time was 1 of the greatest moments in hip hop history..what was the reaction from the crowd when he started transforming?
>A message from someone who was actually there at the
>show in 86...
>
>Live at Union Square was a whittled down extract from
>a nearly 30-minute set that included their routine
>with beatbox Ready Rock C ("Rock the House") and ended
>with their at-the-time first and only single on
>Word-up records "Girls ain't nothing but trouble". An
>amzing show that was also broadcast on New York radio
>at the time, so for those who really want to hear it,
>it's possible to track down.
>
>First off, there were no "samples" used! Jeff was
>simply cutting two records back and forth repeating
>teh breaks, just like all great hip hop DJ's have
>done. In effect, this could be described as "live
>sampling", but let's get the vernacular correct - Jeff
>was mixing and cutting it up, in his trademark
>tranceformer style.
>
>Okay, so the records - Jeff opens his set with "Got to
>be Real" by Cheryl Lynn, follows with "Apache" by the
>Incredible Bongo Band, and ends with "Dance to the
>Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly. The track on teh
>album ends there, but the show continued with Jeff
>pulling out all the stops, including killer routines
>with "Shout" by MC Craig G, "Bring the Beat Back" by
>Steady B and "Just Buggin" by Whistle...Ah, if only
>y'all had been there...
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