Brand New Heavies (Are they still around?)

[stringman]

I love the groove of this band. We used to do covers of this band. Are they still around?

[aya_yuson]

Maybe now they're called The Old Stock Heavies. 

[Bammbamm]

They're still around bro, but I dont think you'll like their style these days.
 I just bought two of their later album last year...f***ing disappointing!

[Jim Ayson]

The last BNH album I liked (and I still listen to it) was "Shelter" - this was when vocalist N'dea Davenport left the band and they recruited veteran Siedah Garret to replace her. This might have been their most commercial album - I think the hit here was a dance tune (well more like disco actually!) "You Are the Universe". Shelter was still funky for the most part.

I downloaded a few recent BNH tracks and they sounded like they wanted to do more dance than anything else, not my cuppa tea.

The earliest BNH recordings were more instrumental, that old time "acid jazz" feel which was heavily influenced by old-school  70's jazz-funk-fusion.

[stringman]

Talaga? OCSID sound na sila? Sayang ganda nang groove nila very 70's!

[Zazza]

Buhayin ko lang ang thread na ito.

They're one of my influences! Aside from Incognito!

And just like Boss Jim, my fave album is "Shelter" and i can definitely say Siedah Garret is a truly good replacement of N'dea. Brother Sister is also good.

TRIVIA: The King of Pop Michael Jackson's hit "I just can't stop Loving you" was with Siedah Garret 

I loved all their albums til 2003's "we won't stop". I liked how they fused Acid Jazz with Funk ala James Brown. Lately their sound kinda lean towards dance, which is quite a turn-off.

But who knows, maybe with N'dea Davenport back in tow, baka bumalik ang original groove and intensity ng Heavies, which i still believe and hope will happen 

Acid jazz fans better batter up 

I always remembered Parliament Syndicate covering "Never Stop"  and actually does a good job!

[Bj Penn]

oh yeah! I love brand new heavies.....

[globalwarmthings]

nag perform sila early this year locally

[Zazza]

nag perform sila early this year locally

really  where?

[globalwarmthings]

di ko maalala exactly kelan, the brand new heavies played dun sa pinaka recent philjazz fest....patrice rushen also performed with lee ritenour

[aya_yuson]

Hindi Brand New Heavies yon. Incognito yon.

[globalwarmthings]

my bad, hehehe

[Zazza]

Ahhh hehehe Incognito ang alam kong nagpunta dito recently. Kala ko BNH na 

[Boddhisattva]

The Incognito show here was extremely enjoyable. Galing din nila!

[stringman]

Ayus din Incognito.

[yopop]

dapat ang thread dito incognito.. kaso nagpalit na sila voc na babae.. mas ok parin yung orig eh... they are my influences!!!!!why dont we set a gig na puro acid ang genre mga chong hehehehehe...ok ba sainyo yun?