Cameo - Cameosis
When Cameo released this treasure from Casablanca records back in 1980, the players knew right from the start that "Shake Your Pants" was quickly becoming the roller skating joint of the decade. Needless to say, it helped to transform this group into a monumental Funk group for the rest of its entire career! Because not before long, Cameo later became more know to be a 3 member trio as compared to the essence of them being a full fledged band:
Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson, Anthony Lockett, Nathan Leftenant, Arnett Leftenant, Wayne Cooper, Tomi Jenkins, Aaron Mills, Thomas "TC" Campbell & Jeryl Bright!
Side One grooved right off the back! But Side 2 carried some of the best slow jams the group will always will be best remembered for into this album. The sides keep turnin', no doubt, but there was some other fast jams that cut the wax!! "On The One" jammed the box! Who will ever forget the hookline "Ah-Oh...Ah-Oh...Ah-Oh!!"; Title track "Cameosis" went there unnoticed; "Please You" carried that vibe of funk, that melody of endless, all night boogieing until the break of dawn!! Just leave it to side one if you are looking for continuous groove flavors! But watch out! Side 2, again may slow things down, but it picks back up along the line.
Later on (after the album & more), Cameo signs its postcard with greatest hits of Funk so incremental to R&B music, that it has left fans everywhere knowing that no volume 1 or 2 could ever be enough for this supergroup! They did release those volumes, but for those of us who own all of their albums, there's tracks missing from them! Just pick up the vinyl & see for yourselves!!
T.J.H.
The Urban Music Scene
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