But when I re-discovered this track I was really digging it. Mostly becuz it's so smooth and roller-friendly, it just sounds phenomenal. Then I heard the line where Steve Arrington testifies, "We gonna skate 'til the dawn comes!" That's when I really knew this was a roller funk anthem.
And my hunch was confirmed when I found that line inscribed at the top of the homepage for QuadSk8.nl, a very cool website from the Netherlands devoted to keeping alive the tradition of "funky rhythm roller skating."
Off Slave's 1981 LP Show Time, the last featuring Arrington on vocals and drums, and one I've always dug for its cover art, which depicts an intergalactic concert hall packed with deep space music lovers ready to have a good time. "Party Lites" hit #21 on the dance charts. The album itself went to #7 R&B, and #46 on the Billboard 100.
- Dyn-O-Mite
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