Forget d'angelo, what happened to Jodeci? I loved the hugely satisfying "the show, the after party, the hotel". Thats one of the deepest rnb albums i have heard. It takes while to grip u, but when it does, its a classic.




That album is leaps ahead of anything d'angelo is capable of. Devante knows a good slowjam, and lil' things like the chord change on the second verse of "freak n you", makes u think devante really is one of the most gifted producers of the last 15 years.


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Oh shit, i missed the other thread on them



No love for jodeci? They were the most important thing to rnb in the 90's.

thesexofit said:

I dont find myself missing them, as I grew very weary of them during the early 90's...waaay too many slow jams

paisleypark4 said:

U need to check out "diary of a mad band". Like their first album, the second half is where the jams are at. Shame none of them got a single release. Shit like "sweaty" (featuring a young missy elliot) are jams. Dont sleep on them.

sinisterpentatonic said:

shit, if paisley hates them for too many slowjams (which is not true really), but loves all that d angelo shit, like everyone else does on here, maybe i should give that d'angelo a go too?

I still remember that solo video with Dalvin No they don't need to get back together. FUcking bootleg Boys 2 Men.

DynamicSavior said:

girl please. Boyz to men were wack preppy boys. Some good songs (first album was good), but ain't got nothing on Jodeci.


I never got mr dalvins album. I may need to try it. All the girls loved him.

thesexofit said:

DynamicSavior said:

"what must i saaaaay, what must i dooooo, 2 show how muuuuuch, i think about freakin' u"

please, i use to love me some jodeci!!! in middle school i jodeci crazy!!! anyway i heard on the radio the other morning that they were back in the studio, all four of them, to record a new album, although i don't know how true it is...

DynamicSavior said:

i thought you would've been flattered.

missfee said:

Martin Lawrence should join the group!

lilgish said:

He should?


Thanx for the info missfee, on MTV base, trevor nelson is gonna interview them soon (next week i think). Considering many think of their first 3 albums as rnb classics (which they are), they got alot 2 live upto. One problem, kids dont know who jodeci are anymore.

thesexofit said:

No I sold the Voodoo album because I was out of money and I only listened to 3 songs it was a boring album.

But Jodeci with their singles which were played the hell out, I wasnt really interested in hearing the rest. I had listened to their first album..my manager played it frequently ...it was ok but

paisleypark4 said:

People front on their uptempo's alot. But u really should get "diary of a mad band". Its almost a guarantee u'd like the funky tracks. Also, the second half of their first album "forever my lady" is majorly uptempo and furious. I guess u ain't a newjacker LOL. But "diary of a mad band" uptempo's are alot more hiphop funky, if u know what i mean. No newjack uptempo on that album.

thesexofit said:

I dont have it but I had it offered to me. I LOVE Get On Up

paisleypark4 said:

"get on up" is off "the show, the after party, the hotel". I got that video. Its in black and white i think? Good summer jam. "diary of a mad band", on the uptempo's, was ahead of its time.

I used to like em but I don't really now.

CinisterCee said:

U reckon devante was talented? I found out he was beind timbaland, missy, genuine. Damn, he and r kelly re-invented the slowjam, for better or for worse.

Timbaland and missy are on "diary of a mad band" and "the show, the after party....."

thesexofit said:

Yeah I think Devante was talented but his tracks aren't sticking with me as long as his offspring's.

CinisterCee said:

i loved genuine when he first appeared. Timbaland was leading the way for ages in the late 90's. Devante did some good trax for tupac, other then that?

I know devante did some trax for mj's "invincble". Mj chose a producer called freez for a track called "break of dawn", which obviously made the album. Last time i saw freez on a production credit was for a bell biv devoe track (i think he did "ganster"?). That was kinda shocking freez was still around

Anyway, hopefully the new album will surface this year, but i ain't gonna hold my breath though.

Ginuwine

D'angelo can stay gone


and you need to see the Martin episode with Jodeci, that shit was funny

lilgish said:

UK just got martin. Damn, that theme song is a pure newjack loop.

thesexofit said:

I remember getting their 1st cd months before it came out. I hestiated listening because I thought it was a hiphop cd. I was very surprised to hear singing going on. Loved Jodeci. I heard they were trying to come back.

I picked up Dalvins cd years ago. Not to bad.....

I agree with PP4 about Jodeci's abundance of slow jams, and I also agree with thesexofit that "Diary..." is the lp that contains their best up-tempo stuff...which isn't saying much, really.

Their first LP had 3 good fast cuts ("My Phone", "Gotta Love", and "X's We Share), and their second LP had one ("Gimme All U Got").

I remember when they were upset that their label didn't hype up their second CD. In reality, that CD wasn't very radio friendly, except "My Heart Belongs To You".

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JODECI...

Performed in London last month, close to where I live. They sold out too.

Adisa said:

Glad someone has their albums LOL. "gotta love" was their first single, but i think it bombed?

Cool they sold out london papaa, good to still see some people got love for 'em.

oooooh yeaaaaah!