Y (whirl@slack.net)
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 13:47:02 -0500 (EST)
Ok rank commercialism and blatant self-promotion aside,
Ms. Hill's last album quite frankly _sucked_.
It was way over hyped at time of release
and is racking up more accolades that it deserves.
"Miseducation" was a rehash of the Fugees' last album.
Albeit it showcased Hill's garglings a bit more.
Why do artists do that so frequently
when they produce a solo effort ?
( a general question )
I.e. why did Tricky do mishmashes
of Massive Attack tracks on Maxinquaye ?
I personally didn't see any originality in "Miseducation."
I've been told that in order to appreciate the album
I'd have to sit in a darkened room and focus on the music ...
blah blah blah, don't have the time or patience.
Re: African American artists
Yah, they don't get the recognition that they so deserve
but why should Hill reap all this misdirected credit ?
And FYI, she dropped out of Columbia after 2 years.
TAZ,
Yvonne.
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999 ambroise@socrates.berkeley.edu wrote:
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> i mean, all of us are complicit in some way. i wouldn't sport the gold
> necklace with the dollar sign, but come on . . .
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> On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Y wrote:
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> > Here in NY, Ms. Hill was prominently featured on the cover
> > of the Fashion Times two weeks ago sporting designer label
> > ghetto gear by the likes of Gucci & Hilf(r)igger;
> > and also on the cover of TIME magazine sporting a gold necklace
> > with $ dollar signs embossed.
> >
> > 'Nuff said.
> >
> > Paz,
> > Yvonne.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Paul Berger wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Hate to rain on anyone else's parade, but I(along with a good amount
> > > of friends) just can't get into the Lauryn Hill groove. I gave it a
> > > chance; I put the Miseducation CD on in Tower recently, and I couldn't
> > > believe how fast I flipped thru it without a single tune to fix on.
> > > I'm not begrudging her the success she's had, but I can't get into the
> > > music. On the other hand, people like Erykah Badu and Me'shell
> > > Ndegeocello really GET IT. They are amazing, and I wish they had as
> > > much recognition as Hill.
> > >
> > > >>Hmm, she may give me a bit of a tummy ache, but, over all she makes
> > > flipping by MTV tolerable.<<
> > >
> > > That's funny, but I can't even watch her with the sound off. All this
> > > 'street' posturing makes me laugh, when I saw her on Showtime At The
> > > Apollo 10 years ago, all prim and proper. That might sound harsh, but
> > > it just seems like she's reaching a bit. Just My Opinion, that's all.
> > >
> > > Take Care-----Paul Berger---
> > >
> > > BTW, while on the subject, has Wyclef ever done an original tune? I
> > > thought his 'cover' of "STAYIN' ALIVE" was a musical massacre bested
> > > only by Puff Daddy's slaughter of "KASHMIR".
> > >
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> > >
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