#Hues Corporation

[thesingalongsong]

“So I'd like to know where, you got the notion

Said I'd like to know where, you got the notion

To rock the boat (don't rock the boat, baby)

Rock the boat (don't tip the boat over)

Rock the boat (don't rock the boat, baby)

Rock the boat!”

#hues corporation #rock the boat #freedom for the stallion #music #song #music suggestions #spotify #song suggestions #music recs #song reccomendations #song recs

[music-crush]

St Clair Lee

Happy birthday, Bernard St Clair Lee, founder of Hues Corporation!

#St Clair Lee #Hues Corporation #Disco #Soul #Motown #Happy Birthday #Music Crush #Youtube

[musiquariumology]

Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat • TopPop

#Hues Corporation #pop music #disco #Youtube

[uxbridge]

#music #the hues corporation #hues corporation #Spotify

[jacke-12]

Rock the Boat (1974) - The Hues Corporation

Genre: disco

Peak position on US Billboard Hot 100: 1

"Rock the Boat" is one of the earliest disco songs, and is debatably one of the first to top the charts. The Hues Corporation had a bit of a one hit wonder with this, never matching its success, though I would definitely suggest checking out their three musical contributions to the blaxploitation film Blacula, particularly the roaring "There He Is Again".

Disco is one of my favourite genres because of songs like this. Sure, the whole extended metaphor of a relationship being like a boat is incredibly cheesy, and it seems like they knew it given that this was originally going to be kept as a B-side by the producer, but I think that is a part of the charm. It is a song that is pure fluff, because it just aims to be fun and entertaining, and I would say joyful too. It helps that it is a complete earworm, with one of the catchiest choruses in the genre, but it sounds excellent too.

I have a preference for non-electronic disco like this (and my absolute favourite "Best of My Love" by The Emotions); as innovative as Giorgio Moroder was, I find that the dominant use of synths can remove some of the vibrancy and soul that songs like this have in spades. Tracks like "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summers are of course fantastic, but his production is my least favourite bit of it. I believe songs like "Rock the Boat" sound timeless, which may be controversial, because it isn't dated by the use of artificial instrumentation - although I will say the electronic stuff is more danceable in the modern day. (I should add that this is a far from universal opinion I have - it applies, as a general preference, to disco). The sound of the track is so rich and still sounds fresh to me, being so vivid and colourful - especially during the outro where there are these exciting flourishes of the strings and the horns, and the addition of the soloing electric guitar.

While I can't imagine dancing to this nowadays, this is a song that can lighten your mood, with all the enthusiasm and warmth it emits. It's fun in hindsight to think of what a long and varied history the genre would grow to have, starting with simple little songs like this.

#music #music history #music review #song review #pop #favourite songs #disco music #disco #hues corporation #rock the boat #Spotify

[radiomax]

Saturday 2/11/23 6pm ET: Feature LP: Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul (1974)

Formed 1969 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Wally Holmes, the man who founded the Hues Corporation, originally had a different name in mind for the trio. “I wanted to call the group the Children Of Howard Hughes, because I knew Hughes was single and he represented a conservative element. I was kind of wild in those days and I thought a fantastic thing would be to take a black group and call…

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#Feature LP #Hues Corporation #RadioMax #Soul #Wikipedia

[realhankmccoy]

My taste in music is so different now. I'd rather hear this than the Lost Highway soundtack I bought at 18.

#hues corporation #Youtube

[singles-bar]

#45record #45records #45rpm #single #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #7inch #70s aesthetic #70s style #70s #hues corporation #rock the boat #soul

[themagicalghost]

Gotta stay fancy in your lowest moments

#toontown #ttcc #toontown cc #toontown corporate clash #corporate clash #toonblr #I adore these details #I wonder if the colors on the hat depend on the overall colors of the suit or if it's that one color hex hue thingy you can do with code #Wait what if it's a chameleon

[one-album-wonders]

West Region - Group N

On the final day of the opening round of the March Madness of American Rock Bands tournament we close out the West region.  Only two bands may advance from each group so choose wisely.

Jane's Addiction - Los Angeles CA

The Byrds - Los Angeles CA

X - Los Angeles CA

The Hues Corporation - Santa Monica CA

#Jane's Addiction #The Byrds #X #The Hues Corporation #rock #rock music #rock and roll #rock bands #greatest rock bands #american rock bands #music #tumblr polls #march madness

[kisari-vibes]

Sometimes all you need to fix you is music from the 70s tbh

#seals and croft and donna summer and the beegees and earth wind and fire and billy joel and the hues corporation and america and carol king

[annlarimer]

#rock the boat #the hues corporation #70s music

[elvira-movie-macabre]

Movie Macabre 106 - Blacula (1972)

Movie Macabre Season 01 - Episode 06 (006) Original Air Date: 01 November 1981

Blacula (1972) Directed by William Crain Written by Joan Torres and Raymond Koenig

"An ancient African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula himself, finds himself in modern Los Angeles." (IMDB)

Starring: William Marshall Vonetta McGee Denise Nicholas Thalmus Rasulala

Blacula was the sixth movie featured on Elvira's Movie Macabre first season. Equal parts supernatural horror and Blaxploitation film, Blacula is a film that continues to have an important spot in horror history. Though I had never seen Blacula, cultural osmosis led me to believe I knew more about this movie.

Prince Mamuwalde is a cultural ambassador sent to open relations with Transylvania and the rest of the world. Dracula, a racist who delights in enslaving people, takes offense to Mamuwalde's demand that he stop all slave trade in Transylvania. So Dracula turns Mamuwalde into a vampire, and curses him with a terrible name.

Luckily, no one calls him Blacula. What follows is a quintessential story about a vampire trying to reunite with their lost love while wrestling with their demons. William Crain's directing tends more towards action than horror, which I think benefits the film greatly. Elements that could seem cheesy come off more exciting. The film makes excellent use of light and shadow.

The story is very character-driven. The four central performances are all captivating in their own ways. We get to know a lot about these characters just based on how they carry themselves or interact with others. These are strong, intelligent, confident characters.

Overall, Blacula was a highlight of these first six Movie Macabre features. It's easy to see how Blaxploitation films, their casts, and their creators influenced so much of American pop culture at the time. Add Blacula to your watchlist if you enjoy supernatural action and character driven stories.

This film also features The Hues Corporation. Most well known for their song "Rock the Boat," the group recorded three songs for Blacula. I saw a lot of reviews complaining about the almost complete performance of "There He Is Again" in the middle of movie. I loved this moment. The song feels like a message, both to the audience and the characters. It doesn't slow the pace of the film. And look at the joy. This is a group of people doing what they love to do. I love to see it.

#elvira #elvira mistress of the dark #elvira's movie macabre #elvira movie macabre #horror host #horror film #70s horror #horror movie #horror #movie macabre #vampires #blacula #william crain #movies #the hues corporation

[majorluz]

the reason i have hangups w ai art is for the same reason that i have hangups w those tiktok girlies that bought knitting machines and are like 'i'm knitting 😊' like, yeah, you are! proud of you! but, please acknowledge that the craft has a lot of skill involved in it. some people have been knitting for years and learned a bunch of different techniques. they've made tons of big projects with their own two hands! to find out that knitting machines exist feels kind of disheartening. sometimes it feels like all the work they did was for nothing if a machine can churn out a big project that usually takes a week in, like, two hours at most. sure, the machine can only do one or two stitch patterns so all of the stuff they output looks basically the same, but just the fact that someone Automated the Process with minimal human interaction is. a little cold.

the difference is that knitting machines don't take other fibre artists' yarn to make projects .

#i do not have actual beef w people that use knitting machines its a comparison #i saw someone i follow who i thought was cool go on a rant abt how ai art is not that bad actually and got. passionate #they said that people against it are pro-copyright law and pro-intellectual property . and like. buddy. #an artist thats defending the work they put into their art #is not the same as a corporation suing you for using the exact same hue of blue they trademarked in the 1900s

[yuhuibc]

The Hues Corporation - “Rock The Boat”

#The Hues Corporation

[history105rockandrollblog]

Lecture 15: More early disco. “Rock the Boat,” a 1974 hit by one-hit wonder group The Hues Corporation (a soul trio from Santa Monica, California), sold more than 2 million copies and climbed to #1 on the Billboard pop chart. It was on the radio all the time in the mid-seventies. The band charted a few more minor hits in the 1970s, but never repeated the success of “Rock the Boat,” and broke up in 1978. The song has gone on to become a classic of early disco. It has been featured in movies such as Carlito’s Way (1993), and can still be widely heard.

#The Hues Corporation #Soul #Disco #Rock the Boat #1974