> I feel you on this point. The song that comes most readily to mind is that
> Phil Asher track on Co-Operation. I like most of his output, but I feel like
> he just dug through his vault for this song. No progression or groove, just
> minutes upon minutes of the same beat. In fact, I was rather disappointed in
> the whole Co-Op cd. There are some nice tracks on there, but I think I was
> led to expect a classic.
I might be a purist of this whole 'broken beat' bit because I think it's a
fresh sound and whenever these guys come out with something, it's way better
than their fellow contemporaries usually. I don't know what led you to
believe that the WHOLE cd was going to be good though because I can't
exactly remember when a whole album was good. Even in the jazz vein.
I was so excited to get George Duke's "Feel" album a long time to only find
that it isn't 100% good. Just a few songs but I still like it a lot for
those few songs. Only once in awhile you come across pure gems but it's so
so so rare and usually non-existant.
> Same thing with New Sector Movements LP. I may post my comments on this later
> today, but it's hardly the "21st century soul classic" that it's hyped to be.
> IG needs to get with a lyricist because his words do not match his beats. And
> Frank McComb (?) needs to lose his Stevie Wonder infatuation.
I feel you with the comment but it's bloody fucking good music (I'm not
pardoning the lang because it is). Kudos to Virgin for supporting the
scene, I thought the whole deal would water down the sound and it didn't.
Stevie Wonder infatuation? He only sings like that on one song... Besides
nothings original anymore, we all mimick, it's called inspiration!
Enough of this wish wash, everybody's about the negative lately and not
showing any positives about the sound! I think we just have to be thankful
that we live in a world where we can hear this stuff in an unoppressed
fashion in the comforts of our own homes.
Maybe we should talk about how interesting it was to see how they were only
responsible for getting the sound around to the people by independently
doing things instead of waiting for the 'special moment' for them to get
carried by a major.
JJB/opSN
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