This brings me to an interesting point about "underground" vs. "main stream"
(although I live sufficiently far from any "main stream" that I do not know
what it is most of the time). Let's say Blue Note does not offer
Wilkinson/Simpson the vault and NW1 releases a few albums on NinjaTune. My
guess is that they would be one of the most popular groups on this list. I
do think that doing "Hand on the Torch" for a major label in some ways
diminished the project (I do not have any special knowledge or proof but the
album, particularly the weak raps, were "forced"-- it may be that US3
themselves were more than happy to let this happen but if they did an album
for Ninjatune they may have went another root with fewer vocals and more
experimentation).
I think "Chilli Hot" is a good song.
Peace,=20
J Wes// Jim Westrich
Q: How many corporate presidents does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. The corporate president will just redefine Darkness(TM) as the new
industry standard.
Q: How many corporate vice presidents does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Eight. One to work the bulb, and seven to make sure that their
corporation gets $2 for every light bulb ever changed anywhere in the world.
This does not include the work of support personnel because corporate vice
presidents never notice it anyway.
Q: How many corporate managers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: We've formed a task force to study the problem of why light bulbs burn
out, and to
determine what, exactly, we as supervisors can do to make the bulbs work
smarter, not
harder. =20
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plagiarists.