European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 entertainment the stars and stripes july 1985 be Arlington key to life is god by Pettigrew Royal staff writer Steve former Lead Singer for the Funk and band has a new featuring a new with new on an old team the lords Arrington new Dancin in the key of is enjoying Success in America the title track is currently at 20 on the billboard charts As Well As an unexpected following in the albums Lead sin it feels so reached 4 on the British Arrington new his wife has Given him fresh subject songs like Willie Mae and Brown baby boy Deal with current issues abortion and child mis he Are willing to explore sounds enabling me to expand into new while giving him More the producers have also stressed discipline in his the music is More definite and says Dancin in the key of life reflects the 29 year old musicians new unsatisfied with his past life and Arrington has recently become a born again the Devil is trying to prove he can take us away from but god is stronger than the and this is the message that needs to be Arrington Doest want to intimidate anyone with his lyrics or his talk of when you talk about people think youre talking Over their he i want to communicate with the peo ple on a grassroots the people make the differ my music can reach Many people because it is uni Versal i say Universal because it has the elements of a lot of different Arrington musical travels have Given him exposure to rhythm and Rock h polka and like most Black Arrington roots Are in the watching his grandmother sing in a gospel group spawned his first interest in at Ace Arrington began playing by 16 he had broadened his musical horizon to include song acoustic guitar and in following High school in arring ton moved to there he met a band called the Young a group which would eventually be come Arrington chose not to join the fun Kori enter band at that and headed for after a few weeks on the West Arrington returned to Ohio and played the Toledo club circuit As drummer for the while with the Arrington performed everything from jazz to Arrington later moved Back to where he met latin percussionist Coke after playing six months with he joined the duo of Pete cokes brother and Sheila Escovedo later known As Sheila the split of that duo left Arrington wonder ing what to just about then he received another Call from slave wanted and for Arrington the Call could not have come at a better Arrington joined the already successful slave in the group had released two slave and the hardness of the according to slaves music revolved dance music with a positive on tour Frankfurt music 24 Rhei main a new no 27 Wiesbaden a 28 around one instrument the slave was identifiable by the Bass we used to say Mark Adams slaves Bass player played monster my input was restricted to percussion on the concept album slaves third says but on the next just a touch of i was Able to make some changes in slaves Overall i also be came a Lead Singer on that just a touch of love marked a change from distorted Funk to a More smooth rhythm and the album incorporated More instruments for a Fuller and the use of background vocals the texture of slaves music became smoother and More what Ive always believed in is a Complete musical a partnership Between All the says in after the release of show Arrington chose to leave growth and movement of his music is the reason he cites for quitting the highly successful i didst want to perform that  music he i wanted total satisfaction in the music i was a part to create music with a positive a and to incorporate my Ideal of a Complete musical i am glad to have been a part of i gained a lot of invaluable if i had not been a Mem Ber of there would be no Steve Arrington pro on Arrington first two Solo Steve arring tons Hall of Fame and positive he was Able to try lyrics with a positive because Arrington had just left and the fact that they had the same some similarities in musical style were right after the producer would finish doing an album for my album would be his next says Dancin in the key of life is a More pure reflection of Arrington music and of Arrington Arlington is a says wife he mixes meaningful and positive lyrics with powerful and driving in not trying to flow with the times and borrow from whats says i want to be the innovator i want to create the but will Arrington religious message survive against the sexually explicit lyrics of Madonna and other contemporary performers it can and says Arrington this is our most risque period in but my music will be competitive because it has god As its base and once a part of Arrington shallow and sexual lyrics Are not present in his music the purpose of Dancin in the key of life is to uplift talk about some of the worlds problems and hopefully give some says i want my music to reach the Young they tend to be so they think the world is going to so they decide to give up and blow through their that is the wrong attitude to you you Only go around once so they it is True that we Are going to but ill die on the lord s team the right Arrington creates his music for for the innovative dancing is a form of rejoicing in the Man exists because of i feel my reason for being As a is to uplift and that Dancin in the key of life the key of life is