On Fri, 16 May 1997, Tony Reid wrote:
> fe> the question now, is any of it actually good? none that I've heard.
>
> i actually like the aaliyah track (more for the beat than the vocals). i
> don't know if you've heard the meateaters track yet ("you blow my mind"
> --features jake wherry of herbalizer fame on the production tip), but i
> think
> you'll hear a lot more of this idea. some of it will probably be good, most
> will not--most *music* sucks, not genres, but the actual tunes.
>
> fe> SOmething about R&B just turns me off. I hope this rnbdnb fad dies out
> fe> quickly...R&B is a major reason why hip hop became so stale and boring
> fe> for a while there...hopefully jungle will not find the same fate. Keep
> fe> them away!!!!
>
> r&b is also the mother of, and mining ground for hiphop, rock, reggae,
> techno
> (the detroit stuff at least--where would inner city be w/o motown's
> influence?) and other forms which contributed to the birth & development of
> d&b... if you listen to "new forms" by roni size/reprazent, you'll hear
> what
> i mean. btw, roni's playlist includes that meateater's track--a real
> r&b-ish
> d&b track.
>
> t-bird
>