ambroise@socrates.berkeley.edu
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:44:48 -0800 (PST)
I don't get the "she dropped out of Columbia after 2 years bit"
significance?
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Y wrote:
> 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 . . .
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Y wrote:
> >
> > > 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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