晴れて気温も上がり素敵なSundayになりましたね！

2016/11/10(2年前）

☆☆☆☆　BGでも幾度も紹介されたZ1 Enthousiastドイツ人の”Micky Hesse"さんがKawasaki 空冷4気筒を紹介している一時間程の映像！☆☆☆☆

　皆さん、おはようございます。今朝の上田は、結構凍みましたね。例年この時期は、普通ですがね。さて、今朝のFacebook timeでイタリアのFB friendがシェアした一時間程の”Kawasaki Z’ｓ＆Micky HesseのZ1物語”のYoutube動画が大変興味が沸いて、今現在も視聴中ですが感激したのでアップしてみました。残念ですが、英語での解説ですので理解できない方も多いでしょうが、映像だけでも如何に”Z1”誕生が衝撃的でバイク好きに物凄いインパクトがあった事がうかがえるストリーです。

Kawasaki 空冷４気筒に興味のある方は、Must See!

*上記1970's Kawasaki CM 動画初めて見ましたが、最高に愉快で面白いですよ！Must See!

”Good Times Roll”

何故か、3年前、4年前の今日のBlogがなかったので5年前の初期の頃のBlogをアップしてみました。

昨日は、忙しすぎてNice music for weekend をご紹介出来ませんでしたので、遅くなりましたが、どうやら体調も冬モードにアジャストでき、快調になりましたので、今夜に向けて、（長野県上山田温泉でお泊まり）天気もいいので、乗りのいい”FUNKY Musicで楽しく行きましょう。まず、FUNKYのいみから、チェックしましょう。

下記が”Funky"のディフィニションですのでご参考にしてくださいね。

funky^１

音節funk・y 発音記号/fˈʌŋki/

【形容詞】

(funk・i・er ; ‐i・est )

おじけづいた，おびえている.

憂うつな，落ち込んだ .

臆病な .

funky^２

音節funk・y 発音記号/fˈʌŋki/

【形容詞】

(funk・i・er ; ‐i・est )

〈ジャズが〉ファンキーな《初期のブルース調を帯びた泥臭い感じに言う》.

《米俗》 (よい意味で )一風かわった，いかす .

用例

Hey , that's a funky car. やあ, そいつは変わったいかす車だね.

《主に米国で用いられる》いやなにおいのする，悪臭のする .

これからご紹介するアーティストはFunky2の２にぴったりといった感じのFunkyミュージシャンですので、ご確認くださいね。随分、古いと思う人が多いと思いますが、とても懐かしいDiscoナンバーです。

日本語のｳｲｷﾍﾟﾃﾞｨｱを探したのですが見つかりませんでしたので、英語ですみませんが参考にしてください。

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The Gap Band
The Gap Band in 1983
Background information
Origin	Tulsa, Oklahoma , United States
Genres	Electro-funk , electro , funk , R&B , soul , quiet storm
Instruments	Guitar, Synthesizer, Drums, Horns
Years active	1967–2010
Labels	Shelter Records Tattoo/RCA Mercury Total Experience Capitol
Associated acts	Charlie Wilson Dawn Silva P-Funk
Website	www.gapband.com
Members
Charlie Wilson Ronnie Wilson
Past members
Ronnie Smith Raymond Calhoun Robert Wilson (deceased)

The Gap Band was an American funk band , who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. Comprising brothers Charlie , Ronnie and Robert Wilson, the band first formed as the Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band in 1967 in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma . The group shortened its name to The Gap Band in 1973. After 43 years together, they retired in 2010.

[edit ] History

[edit ] Early years

Growing up with a Pentecostal minister father, Ronnie Wilson formed the Greenwood, Archer, and Pine Street Band in 1967, with Tuck Andress (later of Tuck and Patti ), Roscoe "Toast" Smith and Chris Clayton. In 1972, Ronnie's younger brother Charlie joined the band, and their younger brother Robert became the band's bassist in 1973. Eventually the band would be condensed to comprise the trio of Ronnie, Robert and Charlie Wilson.

Early on, the group took on a funk sound more reminiscent of the early 70s.^[1]This style failed to catch on, and their first two LP's, 1974's Magician's Holiday and 1977's The Gap Band (not to be confused with their 1979 album) failed to chart or produce any charting singles. However, they were introduced to LA producer Lonnie Simmons , who signed them to his record label, Total Experience Records .^[2]Simmons had recently gotten a distribution deal with Mercury /PolyGram .

[edit ] Success

When Lonnie signed them, the group had twelve musicians. The group dropped most of their personnel. Raymond Calhoun (writer of "Outstanding"), Oliver Scott (co-writer of "Yearning For Your Love), and arranger/producer Malvin Dino Vice (co-writer of "Boys Are Back in Town") were retained as members of the backing band and major contributors to the Gap Band's later recordings. On their first Simmons-produced album, The Gap Band, they found chart success with songs such as "I'm in Love" and "Shake", the latter becoming a Top 10 R&B hit in 1979.

In 1980 Charlie and Ronnie provided background vocals on Stevie Wonder's 1980 hit "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" from Wonder's album Hotter Than July (1980).

Later that year, the group released "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!) " on their album The Gap Band II . Although it did not hit the Hot 100, it soared to #4 R&B. The song, and the band's musical output as a whole, became more P-Funk -esque,^[3]with expanded use of the synthesizers and spoken monologues within songs (see audio sample). The song "Steppin' (Out)" also reached the top 10 R&B. The album went gold.^[4]

	"I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)" (1979) Menu 0:00 The Gap Band's breathrough single, "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!) " exemplifies the sound that made them famous.
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The band reached a whole new level of fame in 1980 with the release of the #1 R&B and #16 Billboard 200 The Gap Band III . The band adopted a formula of quiet-storm ballads (such as the #5 R&B song "Yearning for Your Love " and "Are You Living") supported by anthemic funk songs (such as the R&B chart-topper "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) " and "Humpin' "). They repeated this formula on the #1 R&B album Gap Band IV in 1982, which resulted in three hit singles: "Early in the Morning " (#1 R&B, #13 Dance, #24 Hot 100), "You Dropped a Bomb on Me " (#2 R&B, #31 Hot 100, #39 Dance), and "Outstanding " (#1 R&B, #24 Dance). It was during this time that former Brides of Funkenstein singer Dawn Silva joined them on tour.^[5]

下記がおすすめFunky　Songですので、お聞きください。

１）Burn Rubber On Me　　　http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8CV_9dhojw

２）You Dropped A Bomb On Me　http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17lkdqoLt44

３）Party Train　　http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zqvhizpVLY&feature=related

　　映像がキレイでないせいか、随分昔に感じますが、３０年ほど前なので、そんなに大昔ではないですよ。まさしく、ちょうど私がLAに行った頃です。３番のParty　Train の撮影場所はLAに行ったことがある方なら、有名な観光スポットなので行ったことがある方も多いと思います。サンタモニカビーチの直ぐとなりのベニスビーチです。私も、学校が近かったので、天気のいいときは良く行きました。まさしく、週末になるとFunkyな人たちがどこからともなく現れ、思い思いのフリーダムをエンジョイしていましたね。それと、その人たちを見に来る人たちで、熱気むんむんでしたよ。あー懐かしい～、ちなみに下記がその頃のサンタモニカピアでの写真です。