On Tue, 14 Jul 1998 ukoh@slu.edu wrote:
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> I have to agree on the Prince tip. I've never jocked Prince the way some
> folks do, but I too grooved to his old stuff. It's been recently that
> he's gone down the drain. Maybe he's believin' all the hype and not
> putting in as much effort to make good music. :) Ima
>
> On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Stimpson wrote:
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> > Man, I don't know what the rest of u thought of the new Prince joint,
> > but I find that it sux pretty hard, especially after I was looking so
> > forward 2 it. The production's awful, and it certainly doesn't sound like
> > the group effort that it was hyped up 2 be. We all KNOW that NPG can jam
> > better than most, which is why I'm so disappointed with their lame effort on
> > New Power Soul.
> >
> > I was really hyped when I heard the heavy use of horns at the beginning
> > and thought "Shit, tha man's gone out and released a straight-up funk
> > album!!" Unfortunately, I felt rather let down by the time song #49
> > finished up (for those of u that haven't heard it yet,check out the end of
> > the cd, it's there). I don't know what went wrong, but I wish it hadn't.
> >
> > Now I know that I'm gonna get flamed by those hard-core Prince fans
> > who'd pay $100.00 for a Japanese import of tha man farting into a
> > microphone, but let's face it, Prince has put out MUCH better stuff. Even
> > the ballad's really bad, and he always nails those right on the head. Won't
> > stop me from seeing him live if he comes to Montreal tho; ain;t too many
> > bands who put on a better live performance than NPG imo.
> >
> > Beasties: THEY ARE DEFINITELY BACK!!!! Think Paul's Boutique, and quit
> > salivating; this one's just awesome, and VERY fonkay. Fans of old-school
> > rap'll really dig it as well. Tons of old samples are used throughout the
> > record, but unfortunately, they're all listed in the credits this time
> > around, which takes the fun out of trying to figure all of them out for
> > ourselves. Smokes.
> >
> > Black Eyed Peas- I can definitely see what all the fuss is about; the
> > Peas got a great sound and an obvious respect for other black musical
> > genres. I was hesitant to buy the record at first cos' the hype seemed to
> > say that they were just Roots/Pharcyde/Tribe wannabes, but after seeing them
> > perform on Vibe, I decided to check 'em out for myself. Really happy 2 see
> > that although I see where the comparisons come from, the Peas still manage 2
> > sound like no one but themselves. That interpolation of Jacob Miller's
> > "Tenement Yard" on song 2 is unbelievable! They got me singing "Too much
> > watchy watchy watchy" all day long, which tells me that they're definitely
> > doing something right. For my money, the Peas definitely deserve props for
> > taking hip-hop/rap/funk to the next level by doing their own thang rather
> > than trying to cash in on a sure thing (read: all top 40 nonsense).
> > Unfortunately, I ain't takin' a chance at buying a ticket to the
> > Smokin'Grooves Tour; rap acts ALWAYS get stopped at the Canadian border,
> > which means that we always wind up getting only half the acts showin' up and
> > still have 2 pay the full price.
> >
> > Later,
> >
> > Stimpson
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tunde Olubajo <tunde@arches.uga.edu>
> > To: funky-music@mit.edu <funky-music@mit.edu>
> > Date: Monday, July 13, 1998 11:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: Chaka khna
> >
> >
> > > Chaka Khan Comes Home On New Album
> > > After 20 albums and seven Grammys, Chaka Khan will make a bid for career
> > >independence with a new set and her own record company. The
> > >singer/songwriter will launch her new venture, Earth Song Entertainment,
> > >Aug. 25 with "Come 2 My House," an album written and produced by Khan and
> > >the Artist Formerly Known As Prince. The disc, which will feature the
> > >talents of R&B bass player Larry Graham and rapper Queen Latifah, will be
> > >preceded by first single "Spoon," due to drop Aug. 11.
> > >
> > >Khan will promote the album via her Web site, www.chakakhan.com, as well as
> > >by holding listening parties in mansions in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles,
> > >Minneapolis, and New York. In addition, she is planning "Come 2 My House"
> > >contests that will award winners such home-oriented prizes as a paid rent
> > or
> > >mortgage, paid utilities, and domestic amenities.
> > >
> > >
> > >I hope this album turns out ok, especially since Prince album sucked so bad
> > >imo. Any opinions on the new Prince? Also how was the HBo special, and what
> > >songs did Isaac Hayes perform.
> > >
> > >
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