SLIDE
Slave were a funk band who hailed from Ohio and made their name with successive hits in the charts in the early 80's with their more vocal, r&b-ish numbers. Their most commercially successful of these tunes was actually released in '77, and it's a single called 'Slide'. It's a sweet-as tune with that particular soulful quality mainly carried by the amazing lead vocals but also by Tom Lockett Jr on the keys and sax. Anyway, it was sampled by A Tribe Called Quest in one of their rather neglected songs, "Go Ahead in the Rain", off their landmark debut effort. Slave's first eponymous studio album has some notable stand-outs, including the fantastic groove and general head banger "You & Me", featuring killer vocals from lead singer Steve Arrington and Mark Hicks on the guitar rhythm. Great progression on this one. The other track I've included is on the same album, and it's called "Son of Slide" (A slight variation of the former number). Feel the heat folks!
Slave - You & Me
Slave - Son of Slide
A Tribe Called Quest - Go Ahead in the Rain
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