Verzuz "Battle" Between The Isley Brothers And Earth, Wind, & Fire (April 4, 2021 video & selected comments)

Blue0921 ENT, Apr 4, 2021

****
Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about the online Verzuz battle between the iconic Rhythm & Blues groups The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind, & Fire (EWF) which was live streamed ln Easter Sunday (April 4, 2021).

Part I of this pancocojams series showcases a YouTube video of that concert and presents some general comments from that video's discussion thread. These comments are about the concert, including the music and musical groups, different opinions about the conert's host the celebrity host Steve Harvey, and comments about the intermission D.J. D-Nice. . 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/04/memories-of-isley-brothers-and-earth.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post presents some comments from the discussion thread of this YouTube video's discussion thread which focus on Black commenters' memories of The Isley Brothers and/or Earth, Wind, & Fire's music.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/04/why-r-singer-ron-isley-is-called-mr.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post presents an article excerpt abou why singer Ron Isley is called "Mr. Biggs" (also given as "Mr. Big"). Some comments and tweets about Ron Isley (aka "Mr. Biggs") are also included in that post..

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to The Isley Brothers and to Earth, Wind, & Fire for their musical legacies. Thanks to Verzuz for producing this concert, and thanks to all those who were associated with that concert including host Steve Harvey, and intermission D. J. D-Nice. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to Blue0921 ENT for presenting this condensed YouTube video of that four hour concert.
-snip-
WARNING- Some comments from Steve Harvey, the celebrity host of this Verzuz battle include profanity and may be considered sexually suggestive and homophobic. 

****
PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
I haven't read all of the comments in this discussion thread. I'm aware that there are many more comments that I've read and that I haven't read that should be documented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.

All of these selected comments were published on April 5th 2021. These comments are given in relative chronological order with the "oldest" comments presented first except for replies. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.  

No editorial notes are added to these comments. 

****
SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE3GI_cxs5U&t=2s&ab_channel=Blue0921ENT

1. Kelli White
"Love both groups! Thank you for your Awesome music!"

**
2. Chris Williams
"This is EPIC!!! we needed this"

**
3. Tonia Jones
"This was everything for me!!! This music has more than proven it is around to last.  Sampled time and time again. Still relevant in so many ways.":

**
4. Carmen Jeanlouis
"Best verzuz so far, pure vibe, they both WINNNNNNNNNNNN"

**
5. My 2cents
"When you have legendary artists with SO MANY timeless hits,  5-6 decades deep in the music industry, it ain't no versuz, its a TRIBUTE!! I hope the remaining members enjoyed their flowers on this night. I damn sho did"

**
6. GlamRight
"I'm so sorry but I must ask, why is Steve there? I wanted to hear more from the groups. I couldn't even watch the whole thing. Ugh...let the people talk! Please take the hosting out! Can people not talk to each other anymore?"

**
7. pRHOsistentpoodle
"I wish Steve would have asked them more questions about themselves and the groups.

 **
Reply
8. Richie C.
"YES!!"

**
Reply
9. Maria Waugh-Clayton
"He missed some incredible moments to find out about the awesomeness of these bands by talking about himself which most people don't care about because he talks about himself ALL the time.  We don't care anymore.  Arrogant"

**
Reply
10. Cassandra Ravenell
"That was the plan and it scrapped cuz people on Instagram wanted them to sing the music.

**
11. Me'Brian Williams
"These are the songs that warm your soul and bring people together. Lord have mercy 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓"

**
12. Skip Pruitt
"This is a Masters class on how real music is done🏆🔥🏆🔥🏆🔥🏆🔥🏆🔥"

**
13.Amy Corona
"All of this music is so timeless and beautiful!! Love this and imo they're both equally great and legendary groups! 😊❤ 

Peace and LOVE"

**
14. Andrea Brown
"People give these groups their flowers while they are here. When andcof they come to chicago I am getting tickets.. Ladies and Gentlemen this is black excellence black royalty ❤😘"

**
15. Tiffany Robinson
"OMG I didn't even know they had a versuz battle. This is NOT a battle. This is a family reunion. I grew up on this music. This is EPIC"

**
16.Terri Harp 
"Steve Harvey made this better for me because he represented a true fan ❤️👑👑👑👑👑👑"

**
17. MArie Livingston
"This verzuz MATCHUP was what I needed this holiday wkend. Yep! EWF was my all time favorite RnB group. Thx Maurice👍. Luv the Isleys too and Ron looking very zaddy like😏

Steve out here looking like an ole time P.I.M.P😂😂

**
18. Tiffany Massey
"Steve Harvey was talking way too much ...I kept skipping over his parts to here them sing and his ass would still be talking so annoying"

**
Reply
19. CC Crow
"People hating on Steve Harvey for no reason. The Isley Bros. and Earth wind and fire probably don't do the in-between fill-in-the-blank small talk"

**
20. DLICIOUS42
"Music legends here. I grew up on both of these groups in the 70s and 80s and beyond. A few members missing on both sides but still good to see them both.   R.I.P. Maurice White(E.W.F.) O'Kelly Isley and Marvin Isley"

**
21. Charles Weaver
"Every musician  coming up in the 70s learned to play by sound to these two groups... real music...this is when singing was a requirement!!!!!   Feel good music💗💗 two of my starting 5 groups"

**
22. Antajuan Banks
"This that Proud to be Black music ✊"

**
23. Keith Douglas
"Go ' head Phillip! Two awesome groups. Real music and real bands! Totally awesome. Chicago", should have been on here as well. Steve Harvey did a good hosting job.  Thanks for posting!"

**
24. Robin Essence
"Two of the best 70's groups ever 👍🏾 Legendary grown folks music ❤"

**
25. getjiggywitit73
"I had to share this, I didn't get to watch it live, but my god this was beautiful. Whatever BS is going on in your life, take a stop and listen to this. My heart feels warm and past memories are floating back. I feel blessed to witness this, just sad that Maurice isn't there. But I know his spirit is watching and he's singing too."

**
26. JHAE
"LOVE that theyre actually SINGING! Thats what a versuz is supposed to be - a virtual quarantined concert."

**
27. Tonya Hill
"I love this grown&sexy and respectful verzuz"

**
28. Sylence Johnson
"Is it Harvey live Show  !  or. ....sSh---it* i mean dude talk too much .... Sit Yo Ass Down ! and let them do they thang with All do respect Mr Harvey lot of love but i had to say this"
-snip-
*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

**
Reply
29. Ms Bell
"🤣🤣🤣,yes he did talk too much during this"

**
30. Jan Le
"Who told Steve that he needed to do a monologue?   If they had D Nice, they didn't need Steve (Talks a lot) Harvey."

**
31. J TheGreat
"I ain’t mad at Steve Harvey at all! I know he’ll NEVER forget this night haha, us young people need to show respect to our elders and shut the hell up! If you listen maybe just maybe our dumbasses will learn something from our OGs"

**
32. MiLa
"Have you ever spend a whole week or month eating fast food like McDonald’s, Popeyes, pizza, burger and fries and then that one Saturday or Sunday your Mother or grandmother makes a really good home cook meal that you’ve been longing for and after you eat it you feel really good 😌. That’s how I felt after watching this."

**
33. Dorothea Simmons
"2 different styles of music...excellence in both...PERIOD!"

**
34. Roselyn Burton Brown
"Music!!! Music!!!Music!!!!!

I been dancing ... They fineeee as fineeee wineeee!!

Their game still strong!!!

Love this

Gwan D Nice big up yuh self!!!"

**
35.Pamela Hargrove
"Steve is a great story teller."

**
36. Shirley Arnold
"Steve needs to tone it down.  Focus on the groups"

**
37. R Henderson
"They should've called this Steve Harvey's Storytime.😕"

**
38. Bianca McBride
"🔥 🔥 🔥🔥🔥Steve was the perfect host for these GOATS! This was untouchables!"

**
39. Kenny Crockett
"Both groups are hardcore funk legends, E W F had the percussion, Isleys had that Hendrix Funk groove"

**
40. Heidi Samples
"This was epic! So glad this was put together. Both bands are amazing and should be so proud of all of their accomplishments. #givethemtheirrosesnow 🌹"

**
41.Super Woman
"The two groups are epic but I’m giving D-Nice his props too. He did the damn thing during the intermission 🔥🔥🔥"

**
42. dejavue54
"Go head D-Nice!!!❤❤.. you jamming. Yasssssss..."

**
43. Monica Gomez
"I love how Steve says that this is a CELEBRATION of the music of Earth, Wind and Fire and the Isley brothers."

**
44. almightyKidd555
"I truly enjoyed the two fabulous groups!!!!! D-Nice also jammmmed!!! He was a perfect addition!!!! .......but Steve, NO!!!!!!! It was not his show!!!!! He truly annoyed me!!!!! Verzuz, y'all don't need a host!!! Let the artists do the talking and D-Nice play their songs!!!!!!!"

**
45. Jade Cruz
"This is so beautiful. Both of these groups have transcended decades with their catalogues and their music always sounds fresh and crisp especially in the summertime. The best verzuz thus far. I am glad to be an 80’s baby to have experienced this music thanks to my family on both sides."

**
46. Sarah Teekasingh
"Wow. Just Wow. Words cannot describe the feeling of what these legends are sending through their music. This is priceless. We are all so blessed to experience this."

**
47. Charlene Mahoney
"I'm Holleriiiiiiiiiing, Steve is Hilarious!!! This the Absolute Best Verzus Everrrr Two Iconic Groups"

**
48. K P
"This music is like a rebirth to my soul. Watching this tonight made me forget about all the troubles in the world"

**
49. David Wynn
"The great Ernie Isley schooling all guitarists."

**
50. Angela Nelson
"Steve is CORRECT, we need the whole SONG✨✨✨👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✨✨✨👍🏾😁"

**
51. zan752000
"This was the best Verzus, loved every minute of it."

**
52. Jerry Rawlings
"Steve needs to not show his biased it's kinda disrespectful to the Isleys."

**
Reply
53. Tia BoBia
"It’s hard dammit lmao but yea I did peep and was like 😬 damn steve"

**
54. Mrs. Over it
"Ok, I want to buy the Playlist CD. D-Nice did his thang!!!."

**
55. Marsha Scott
"The best music ever made that kept black people intact and on their square. Love EWF and the Isley Brothers.. Legends.. Real Black R&B Soul Music"

**
56. me21464
"I’m sorry...but the youngsters of today really need to take notes. You grow and develop your music career...you don’t show up with one song and start talking trash!!!"

**
57. CARLETTA HARRINGTON
"It is SO GOOD to see a REAL DJ!!!!.... D - Nice you are the MAN for this TIME!!!!... Thank YOU for sharing your CRAFT with the WORLD!!!!.... BLESSINGS ALWAYS!!!!..."

**
58. Harlem World
"Isley Brothers are legendary, no doubt. But EWF?? Untouchable. GOAT status.  Runs deeper than people realize.  RIP Maurice. STILL underrated.  We're all blessed to receive."

**
59. Marcus Stee Williams
"‘.....we were always writing a love song, to compliment a woman’..... Ernie Isley"

**
Reply
60. Muncher Clay
"My my my have times changed 🤭"

**
Reply
61. Marsha Scott
"That's right back then brothas" did'nt have to do much talking all they had to do was play the song"

**
Reply
62. Monifa Mortis
"That struck my soul when he said that. I felt that...LOVE and appreciation of women is their source of greatness!"

**
63. A Hunt
"They clean clean. Can't nobody in this current generation touch none of that swag"

**
64. Serveria Manning
"THE CULTURE WON LAST NIGHT! Legends for REAL!! ❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥"

**
65. Brent Decarlo
"Chicago’s Own Earth, Wind, and Fire..my whole family love they music"

**
66. paul atr8eez
"I love how you can tell how EWF and TIB are fans of each other."

**
67. AMERICAN KING
"There is no versus here THEY ARE BOTH LEGENDARY"

**
68. V W
"These are two heavy weights in the game that have influenced countless artist...this is something that truly needs to be appreciated. We are Magic"

**
69. Jimmy Jenkins
"Its amazing how precise Ernie Isley still is with the guitar at his age.Its like he immediately knows every note, riff and chord on every song without even having to think twice about it.He never missed a step. I went CRAZY when he was destroying that guitar in "who's that lady"! When he put the strap on his left arm  I KNEW he was gonna shred it from behind his back and when he did I jumped up out of my chair😂😂💣💣💣 💥💥"

**
70. Tammy Reed-Taylor
"This MUSIC right here ❤ can't  do nothing but listen and holler. Love Love Love ❤"

**
71. clemon thomas
"This right here is grown folks 🎶 music"

**
72. Madeline Garvin
"These men are musical phenoms! Their lyrics are extraordinary.  This music is "the way of the world," and The Isley Brothers speak to the soul of many today in "fight the power," because of their struggles."

**
73. Natalie Mitchell
"Shool is in session! This is absolutely priceless

**
Reply
74. salvooch4
"That would be "OldSchool"!"

**
75. charisse gaillard
"Not only is the music great  but the history  of these great songs is awesome"

**
76. N Ross
"I sat for straight 4 hours yesterday watching this and dancing around the house. What a wonderful treat on Easter Sunday! Everyone was throwing bouquets online. Epic!"

**
77. Florence smith
"The Youngster have been schooled with this Versus love love these two groups this music is the truth you’ll listen to this music for Lyrics then  but musical today is for the beats let get to the lyrics please"

**
78. Tim Burnett
"bro i love steve harvey he’s one of my dad’s favorite comedians but every chance he gets he downs the young music and the new style of music now he mentioned that they made “Real”music  before there was autotune and the first song had autotune in it Lol just respect all generations of music and stop downing the young music just because it’s not what you grew up on and it’s not your cup of tea bro"

**
79. delia esclavon
"There will never be any other groups like the Isley Brothers and Earth Wind and Fire. True 70's Chick always"

**
80. Amy Corona
"All of this music is so timeless and beautiful!! Love this and imo they're both equally great and legendary groups! 😊❤"

****
This concludes Part I of this pancocojams series.
 
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.

Visitor comments are welcome.