The Commodores With Lionel Richie Are Getting Back Together! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-23-2009, 09:45 AM

The long-awaited reunion of soul supergroup the COMMODORES is one step closer - bass player RON LA PREAD has flown to Los Angeles to rehearse with LIONEL RICHIE and guitarist THOMAS MCCLARY.
Richie, who turned 60 on Saturday (20Jun09), recently fuelled reunion rumours by stating he hoped to get the original members of the Easy hitmakers together before the end of 2009.
And now La Pread, who lives in New Zealand, has revealed he's working with the singer on making those plans reality.
He tells the New Zealand Herald newspaper the founding members of the band are hoping to reform for a low-key one-off show in July (09) - and that could lead to a tour.
La Pread, who revealed he would be flying to Los Angeles to meet up with Richie on Monday (22Jun09) when he was interviewed at the weekend, says, "I'm going to bend over backwards to get them to come to New Zealand."
The bassist admits the reunion plans started two years ago when he took the stage with Richie: "That was the first time he and I had been on stage together in 25 years."
The group signed to Motown after finding acclaim as the Jackson 5's support act. Richie quit the band in the early 1980s and embarked on a very successful solo career, but the group continues to this day with Walter Orange as frontman.

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catlover79 · 06-23-2009, 11:42 AM

isiahthomas · 06-26-2009, 02:22 PM

Nice picture of The Commodores Brian. I'm a fan. Their early albums i didn't like. I did like the albums The Commodores(classic album that has the hits Brick House, Easy, Zoom), Midnight Magic, Heroes, United. The last album Lionel did with them was In The Pocket and it had the hit songs Lady(You Bring Me Up)and Oh No. I didn't like that album either and it was a disappointing album considering it was Lionel's last with the group. I'm surprised they continued to make albums after Lionel left. Walter Orange took over as lead singer when Lionel left and Walter is a pretty good singer. I was surprised their United album was very good. It has the hit song Goin To The Bank. I never heard their Nightshift album and i wanna hear it. I like Nightshift song. I used to have their videos dvd. Lady(You Bring Me Up)video is on there and i had never seen that video before. The video takes place at a park and the group is playing soccer with some ladies. Goin To The Bank and Nightshift videos are also on the dvd and i had never seen them before either. There's also another video on there called Take It From Me which is on United album and that's a good song. I would like to hear a reunion album from them instead of them doing concerts. I think Lionel should stop doing solo albums because his music isn't good anymore. I bought his album that came out 3 years ago and i didn't like it. He has a new album out now that i saw at Walmart but i won't be getting it. I think Dancing On The Ceiling was his last good album. Can't Slow Down album also is very good.

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Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The Commodores With Lionel Richie Are Getting Back Together! The long-awaited reunion of soul supergroup the COMMODORES is one step closer - bass player RON LA PREAD has flown to Los Angeles to rehearse with LIONEL RICHIE and guitarist THOMAS MCCLARY. Richie, who turned 60 on Saturday (20Jun09), recently fuelled reunion rumours by stating he hoped to get the original members of the Easy hitmakers together before the end of 2009. And now La Pread, who lives in New Zealand, has revealed he's working with the singer on making those plans reality. He tells the New Zealand Herald newspaper the founding members of the band are hoping to reform for a low-key one-off show in July (09) - and that could lead to a tour. La Pread, who revealed he would be flying to Los Angeles to meet up with Richie on Monday (22Jun09) when he was interviewed at the weekend, says, "I'm going to bend over backwards to get them to come to New Zealand." The bassist admits the reunion plans started two years ago when he took the stage with Richie: "That was the first time he and I had been on stage together in 25 years." The group signed to Motown after finding acclaim as the Jackson 5's support act. Richie quit the band in the early 1980s and embarked on a very successful solo career, but the group continues to this day with Walter Orange as frontman. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf...-shape_1107339 Attached Images
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06-26-2009, 02:22 PM	#3
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Nice picture of The Commodores Brian. I'm a fan. Their early albums i didn't like. I did like the albums The Commodores(classic album that has the hits Brick House, Easy, Zoom), Midnight Magic, Heroes, United. The last album Lionel did with them was In The Pocket and it had the hit songs Lady(You Bring Me Up)and Oh No. I didn't like that album either and it was a disappointing album considering it was Lionel's last with the group. I'm surprised they continued to make albums after Lionel left. Walter Orange took over as lead singer when Lionel left and Walter is a pretty good singer. I was surprised their United album was very good. It has the hit song Goin To The Bank. I never heard their Nightshift album and i wanna hear it. I like Nightshift song. I used to have their videos dvd. Lady(You Bring Me Up)video is on there and i had never seen that video before. The video takes place at a park and the group is playing soccer with some ladies. Goin To The Bank and Nightshift videos are also on the dvd and i had never seen them before either. There's also another video on there called Take It From Me which is on United album and that's a good song. I would like to hear a reunion album from them instead of them doing concerts. I think Lionel should stop doing solo albums because his music isn't good anymore. I bought his album that came out 3 years ago and i didn't like it. He has a new album out now that i saw at Walmart but i won't be getting it. I think Dancing On The Ceiling was his last good album. Can't Slow Down album also is very good.