[Music] Nile Rodgers

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1234andcounting

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Mar 31, 2008

1,609

• Nov 1, 2017

• #21

He's already died, hasn't he, on the operating table.

A giant of music; no-one sustains a career of 40 years without being talented. Even if he is a one trick pony, it's not a bad one.

 

Pretty pink fairy

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Jan 30, 2008

31,981

• Nov 1, 2017

• #22

Icy Gull said:

Used to like his stuff but am coming around to thinking he's a bit of a one trick pony.

Same guitar riff on nearly every song he is involved in.

Is he really the legend he is being made out to be?

Also getting way too much exposure on the radio and tv imo.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1qQ1SKNlgY
regards
DR

 

AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014

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Ruislip

• Nov 1, 2017

• #23

Had a fright at the OP, but now I can relax, seen the chap, in concert, absolute legend

 

aolstudios

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Nov 30, 2011

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brighton

• Nov 1, 2017

• #24

Superb producer & writer & fabulous guitarist. He invented that style & playing it well is far, far harder than million notes a second noodling

 

Honky Tonx

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Jun 9, 2014

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Lewes

• Nov 2, 2017

• #25

absolute genius and all round good egg. Song writer, producer, author and charity worker. Recovering addict and has beaten testicular cancer. The only downside is that his brother Don played for Palarse

 

Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003

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The Fatherland

• Nov 2, 2017

• #26

Icy Gull said:

The backing all sounds the same though doesn’t it? Yes Chic were very good and the collaboration with Bowie was interesting but his style is stuck in a rut and yet continues to wow people. I don't get the adulation.

Can one of you impressed fans point me at something he's done that is markedly different to a Chic riff

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You say stuck in a rut but I’d argue he has a recognisable and specific sound and style...which is the same with most individual greats.

 

Gritt23

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Jul 7, 2003

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Meopham, Kent.

• Nov 2, 2017

• #27

Love the bloke. He's worked with my favourite artists of all time, and even when he pops up working with people I haven't been so into, I tend to like the stuff he collaborates on.

 

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Hotchilidog

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Jan 24, 2009

8,692

• Nov 2, 2017

• #28

Absolutely blew me away at Glastonbury this year. Utterly superb. It had been a long week, my feet were killing me and quite frankly I was only still there as I had to catch a coach at 4am Monday morning, and then late sunday afternoon on comes NIles and totally gets me back in the game. Tune after tune, a relentless flow of feelgood classics that would have melted the iciest of souls. Top man.

 

Not Andy Naylor

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Dec 12, 2007

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Seven Dials

• Nov 2, 2017

• #29

Anyone else remember the Chic gig at the Brighton Centre in 1980? Some genius decided to make it an all-seater event and they kept turning the house lights on and telling everyone to sit down, as if. They finally gave up during the Sister Sledge medley and a fine evening was had by all.