> Well I've seen them live here in NYC and I've almost NEVER hated a band
> SO MUCH.. those guys are a bunch of talentless hacks trying to glom on
> to an existing scene created by talented local groups such as Groove
> Collective, Brooklyn Funk Essentials and Abstract Truth. As a certified
Which raises the question, how does such a group gain more commercial
success than the more talented ones? Is it because the people who work for
the labels have such bad taste? Or do group members have the right
connections, or what? Whenever I hear great tracks on comps but no
full-lnegths have been done, I always wonder why not. It's disappointing
to think that we miss out on much of the great talent because of lousy
choices or lack of connections.
> EWF fan, their cover of Shining Star was IMHO a travesty... absolute
> trash! It's another example of how they can't come up with anything
> original.
I'm partial to covers because I like different interpretations of familiar
tunes. However, this was an example of a cover that failed to do anything
for the original and was basically a case of borrowing lyrics.
bil
bdwyer@grove.ufl.edu