> On Sun, 24 Nov 1996 tobiasb@together.net wrote:
>
> > hello
> >
> > I am sending this to the whole group in interest of starting discussion,
> > although this message is specifically directed to the dialogue between
> > myself and Andrew.
> >
> > > If you are looking for bands who are creating new styles of music, then
> > > funk is not the place to look. Anyone who is doing straight-up funk in
> > > the present day is obviously ripping off from somebody in the past. It is
> > > impossible not to.
> >
> > I wasn't looking to Dag as a source of new music genius or anything like
> > that. There are a hundreds of funk bands out there and none of them
> > sound new or interesting. They are all obviously coming from the old
> > school funk. But there are bands/artists who play in the funk vein who
> > are uniquely their own. i.e. Me'shell Ndegeocello. Dag on the other
> > hand, sounded as if they just basically borrowed bass lines, vocal
> > melodies, the whole thing. And that was my point. Dag wasn't just
> > sounding like another funk band, they were sounding like Sly. Too much
> > so.
>
> You may be right about them sounding a lot like Sly, but you must admit
> they do have somewhat of a fresh element there. When I first heard it I
> could tell that it was something that was new rather than 20 years old,
> despite the obvious influences. I think it was the voice and guitar
> riffing and overall mix of the music. there is a certain sound there.
> I have several sly and the family stone albums on CD, and i fully
> appreciate what they have done since they invented a lot. but that doesn't
> change the fact that i currently pop in Dag more often than i do my sly
> CDs. It is simply something fresh to listen to for a while.
U guys r right about DAG and Sly, but like Andrew, I would
listen to the former a little more, maybe for a while, just to hear
a new band. Actually, some of the tracks on "Righteous" r pretty cool.
However, I think the problem with originality prevails in quite a few
acts. For example, the Brand New Heavies singer...her voice is too
Motown-like, wouldn't u say?
Shiva Trippz