One afternoon in 1981 (roughly) I was transfixed by a blend of hard rock, proggy synths, and funk on WHFS, one of those songs that made me determined to listen through to the next announcement break to find out what it was. The song was "Madness" and the artist sounded like "Go 2," which meant nothing to me. I got a lucky break digging through the bins at the late, great Record and Tape Exchange in College Park: the group was Stomu Yamashta's Go, and the album was Go Too, being the second Go album. Go was a intriguing collaboration masterminded by percussionist/synthesist/composer Yamashta that included Klaus Schulze, Michael Shrieve, and Al DiMeola, among others. Steve Winwood sang and played on the first Go album, which garnered respectable reviews. Jess Roden replaced him on Go Too, and funk rhythms were introduced, leading it to be dismissed as a "disco" album. That's really an insult to the musicians, who created something quite special from disparate musical backgrounds. "Seen You Before," with a great synth hook and some extended interplay between Shrieve and DiMeola, stands out even more than "Madness," so much so that I played it on my very first radio show in 1982:
Johnny Smoke points out that the intro to this song sounds like the intro to K.C. and the Sunshine Band's "Get Down Tonight" -- sure enough!
Thought I was going to hear a little KC & TSSB's "Get Down Tonight" in the opening. Interesting background. I'm a DiMeola fan.
Thanks
Posted by: Johnny Smoke | 03/19/2009 at 11:58 AM
I never noticed that before; good call! I'll plop "Get Down Tonight" in there too.
Posted by: Burl Veneer | 03/19/2009 at 10:29 PM
Kathy dragged me to see KC about 8 years ago at the state fair in Pueblo Colorado. Casey had just turned 50 and still looked pretty damn good. Great show. I used to hate that stuff.
Posted by: Jeff L. | 03/26/2009 at 08:42 PM
Does anyone remember the name of the female vocalist on the "Go Too" album. She had this petite but alluring voice. Wanted to know if there other recordings with her on them.
Thanks,
smoothplay
Posted by: Vaughn Bratcher | 08/28/2009 at 05:59 PM
That is Linda Lewis singing on Go Too; she has a MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/rockadoodledo.
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