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An outlandish, in-your-face stage presence, a strange sense of humor, and a hard-driving funk sound that criss-crossed a few musical boundaries earned Cameo countless comparisons to Parliament/Funkadelic in their early days. However, Cameo eventually wore off accusations of being derivative by transcending their influences and outlasting almost every single one of them. Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, the group remained up with the times and occasionally crept ahead of them, such that they became influences themselves upon younger generations of R&B and hip-hop acts. By the time the group’s popularity started to fizzle in the late ’80s, a series of R&B chart hits — ranging from greasy funk workouts to synthesized funk swingers to dripping ballads — was left in their wake. Further separating Cameo from their forebears, they didn’t have a diaper-clad guitarist. Instead, they had a codpiece-wearing lead vocalist, Larry Blackmon.
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The Best Of Cameo
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Greatest Hits
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Word Up!
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The Definitive Collection
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Single Life
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Rigor Mortis
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Funk Funk
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Attack Me With Your Love
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I Just Want To Be
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Post Mortem
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Shoutbox
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Bpink wrote:
My hometown guys, Amityville,NY lots of love....Single Life
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digital2u wrote:
het was een jeugdlokaal in de jaren 70
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emapia wrote:
worth adding to ones library just for "word up"
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emndavid wrote:
Larry- Clean up your act so the band can create some good music again. You are wasting your life and holding the others back. Well finaced world tour available as big as Micheal Jackson proposed tour but old school R&B but LARRY BLACKMON's personal issues HOLD it back. Many $'s exsist but he has demons that prevent him from doing and seeing opportunity. Poisoning his mind and soul. ALL FANS reach out, pray and those he knows save him! This is the Pharaoh land of plenty. SAD
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ziarczak wrote:
Word Up is great.
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LewisBreaker wrote:
Candy is a big big tune
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Brutalinski wrote:
"Cameo - Word Up" the video was one of the most amusing i ever saw in the eighties
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curtissss wrote:
I attempt to look my best for you.
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Naathiw wrote:
Candy <3
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Confessions87 wrote:
Yes I do!
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HenryRattlehead wrote:
it's like CAAAAAAAANDY
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LdyLuvsGoodMsic wrote:
"We're going out tonight" should be added to the list of Cameo songs. I just found out about a few months ago and love it, such a great song!
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draxula wrote:
Wurd uuuuup! Daaaawg!
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coanta wrote:
Word up! is good. uhhh the 80s;-)
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groovadelic wrote:
people should dig their 70's stuff more. if they want to find the real treasure...
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zulas18 wrote:
on of my favorite band :P i dont like Word Up because in stupid song :P i like no famous song
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mbro85 wrote:
This takes me back to the worry-free,fun-loving days of the early 80's in Pcola.Shantytown stand up.MB
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New_Horizons wrote:
... spread the word - word up !
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groovadelic wrote:
cameo funk in yer face!!
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SwaqqOfFiCiaL wrote:
OOOHHH BABY I LOVE CAMEO.AH WORD UP TASTE LIKE CANDAYYY.
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blacksai, BSK88, rams1496 and 7 other people added Cameo to their libraries. 3 hours ago
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MANTIS 054 + MAD EP / podcast + archive
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