Where does Mint Condition rank in male 90's R&B groups?

Yes they are a band, and should not be considered a "group"... but whatever.... scratch that. Where do you rank them on your male 90's r&b groups/bands list? Number 1? Top 3? Top 5? Top 10? Top 20?

I'd have them second, right behind Tony!Toni!Tone!...

Justaphase said:

junebug18 said:

SUPRMAN said:

phunkdaddy said:

SUPRMAN said:

Let's start by putting them behind Boys II Men. . . . .

I felt boyz II men were a one album wonder. I know i'm in
the minority but a lot of their first album was cheesy new jack.
Their second album was a masterpiece which featured the polished
production of L.A-Face and jam-lewis. Albums after that were
pretty forgettable.

Lets see ...


you got Tony Toni Tone
Guy
Jodeci
Shai
BLACKstreet
LeVert
Boyz II Men
H-Town
Dru Hill
Jadded Edge
112
Next
Ideal
Az Yet
The Boys
Bel Biv DeVoe
Hi-Five
Soul IV Real
Immature
Public Announcement

LittleBLUECorvette said:

i don't put Mint in a category with most of those groups. Thir music has always felt more grown up to me. Most of those cats named didn't even play an instrument. i think they belong in their category.

they are top 5 for me, i love them
(in no order)
mint
jodeci
boys 2 men
dru hill
blackstreet

junebug18 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

R&B group in the 1990s? What's that?

Anyway, my favorite R&B groups (or artists with a band) of the 1990s are some of the same from the 1970s and 1980s....Prince, Chic, War, Cameo, The Barkays, and Roger. All these groups had a decent album in the 1990s. Unfortunately the music scene was so damn dull in the 1990s that they got very little or no airplay.

Guy would be my favorite, but half of their great material is from the late '80s. Vocally, Shai was my favorite by a long shot, but they never managed to create a consistently great album (well, other than the remix CD -- that one is fire!). Boyz II Men and Jodeci will always hold a special place in my heart, but they both followed the same blazing-start-and-quick-fade career path (something Dru Hill repeated -- always following Jodeci ).

Mint Condition certainly weren't among the biggest hit makers, but they were right up at the top talent-wise. Personally, I prefer Tony! Toni! Toné!, but Mint rocks. "U Send Me Swingin'" is one of the best R&B songs of the decade IMO.

vainandy said:

R&B group in the 1990s? What's that?

Anyway, my favorite R&B groups (or artists with a band) of the 1990s are some of the same from the 1970s and 1980s....Prince, Chic, War, Cameo, The Barkays, and Roger. All these groups had a decent album in the 1990s. Unfortunately the music scene was so damn dull in the 1990s that they got very little or no airplay.

Number 1 in my book.
They are the Isley Brothers/EWF/Slave of todays music.
[Edited 7/14/08 16:20pm]

I would vote them number 1 based on their live shows and only the
original tonies lineup come close.

junebug18 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

junebug18 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Mint is in a category all their own, just 'cause I love them so damn much. I just wish they would change their set a bit. So much to peform but they get stuck playing the same songs, at least here in NYC...

Number 1 in Graycap's book

Tony Toni Tone
Blackstreet
Jodeci
Mint Condition
Dru Hill
Boyz II Men
Guy
112
New Edition
Color me Bad

Cinnie said:

Groups and bands aren't the same damn thing. Groups are ex-strippers, drug dealers, and inmates. Bands are musicians, artists, and performers.

Anyway, they don't rank anywhere because those groups aren't on their level.

Dance said:

They're the top group. Musicianship, writing skills, hits. They're the top group, despite the comparative weakness of their latest project.

ThreadBare said:

Cinnie said:

ThreadBare said:

They're the top group. Musicianship, writing skills, hits.

okay name them