Earth Wind Fire

"September" funk band

Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band formed in 1969, known for funk, soul, and disco hits like "September," "Boogie Wonderland," and "Shining Star." The name references three of the four classical elements.

The phrase without the ampersand sometimes appears in discussions of natural forces or elemental imagery: The elements—earth, wind, fire—shaped the landscape.

Related

disco · disco era · September · boogie · air · water · ground · flames · soil · planet · gust · breeze · blaze · inferno · terra · storm · embers · ashes

Categories
Opposites
musical style/era

Earth Wind FireJoy Division

Influential late-70s Manchester group

Sex Pistols · Ramones · The Cure · Bauhaus · Nine Inch Nails

musical energy/atmosphere

Earth Wind FireJoy Division

Influential late-70s Manchester group

The Smiths · Portishead · Leonard Cohen · dirge · requiem

band aesthetic/presentation

Earth Wind FireRamones

Seminal punk quartet

The Velvet Underground · Nirvana · stripped-down · lo-fi · minimalist

Family

earth, wind, fire, earthy, earthen, earthly, earths, earthbound, earthling

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G