How the hell did the elders come up with musical compositions like this?

[dj-method-x]

Like seriously. This shyt touches a part of the soul that should be unreachable. How they hell they come up with some fly ass jamming ass shyt like this all willy nilly?

 

[get these nets]

Curtis Mayfield was a special artist, and the film inspired the score he put together.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

They actually loved doing it.

It wasn't just about money.....



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[Remote]

Glorious

 

[Doobie Doo]

Weed, acid, alcohol, tobacco, coke, qualudes, etc.

 

[Lonj]

Aside from the fact Curtis Mayfield is a once in a generation talent, back in those days people actually trained music from an early age studied it and were pro level by early adulthood.

 

[Batsute]

It’s called barriers to entry which are nonexistent today.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Church

 

[zayk35]

Curtis Mayfield was not of this earth tho

 

[maxamusa]

An upmost respect for the craft. 10,000 Hrs + of work IN the craft. Discipline. Originality and creativity was valued.

Does that matter RN?

 

[VertigoKnight]

It's why music of that period still holds up today.

That Superfly album is one for the ages sonically it's crazy how good it still sounds.

Not to rant about the quality these days but black artists used to pride themselves on knowing an Instrument.

Multi Instrument bands.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Crazy how he was permanently injured and learned to sing laying down.

But this is epic music. Which is non existent nowadays.

 

[maxamusa]

Crazy how he was permanently injured and learned to sing laying down.

But this is epic music. Which is non existent nowadays.

You know how many people would have thrown in the towel facing those odds?

 

[Hijo de luna]

I was thinking Curtis Mayfield when I clicked on the thread

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

You know how many people would have thrown in the towel facing those odds?

Exactly. Dude was like nah, I can still do this. Give me a beat muphuca!