Most other forums I've visited have suffered from poor formatting. The org is the most well constructed forum I've visited, but is poor in other ways. I found a good Joni Mitchell forum last year, which had a great layout and well-informed users, but unfortunately it got shut down. Are there any other forums that are particularly good?

The org is the Bret Hart of forums.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Don't you mean Flava Flav?

For music in general, I love this one!

is there a site that just deals with soul/funk and jazz??

id be jumping ship with the quickness

i get bored of trawling through all the murky waters of pop and shite on this forum to get to a quincy or de la forum

This is the mecca for versatile music lovers.

And I've been on alot of boards.

midnightmover said:

Chaka Khan's board is tight if you want to get more into obscure RnB/soul divas,,,but its SLOW as all hell, and the people are abit close minded.

I'd say you're in the right place.

This one is most versatile. I get my hip hop fix from okayplayer but sometimes they don't act right.

I get a kick out of the idea of maybe someone like Dj Pari reading over "Katy Perry vs. Lady GaGa" on the org

I think Prince fans in general are an eclectic bunch, and that's what i like about this forum, you guys are all over the place when it comes to music.
All lot of forums are stuck in the mud with one vibe going.

I have found some amazing music on this forum and I'm so thankful to the people who post it for it Mara


But it's also very annoying how close-minded and snobby some people can be

And it's also INCREDIBLY annoying when someone goes in to a thread about an artist they totally dislike just to shit all over the topic

I visit a couple of music forums

Okayplayer is great for hip hop and sometimes R&B and dance music (That's how I learned about Leroy Burgess, Leon Sylvers, Kashif, and other great R&B producers of the late 70s and early 80s)

MJJC's music forum is okay. It's a blend of different genres and cultures so it's interesting to read

For me, I put the org in 2nd place with OKP in first

Right now in terms of forums that have music, this has to be the best. I couldn't get really used to OKP, maybe that's because I didn't know how they run though I know bboy and mistermaxxx are popular members tho. The KOPD usually focus more on pop shit. MJJC is a mixed bag, as is Max Jax. Siyclone was all about rumors, gossip, fights and worrymongers so I left there. Soulful Detroit is cool unless it panics about something, lol, or gets into flame wars with Supremes fans. Right now, the org is one of the top music forums I visit with the MJJC being second in music posts.
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Alej said:

music snobs are always quite annoying, but hell.

i have to say of all the boards that i've been on, the org has one of the most well-rounded and open-minded groups of people regarding music.

Protege said:

you know who and what I meant though

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I belong to many music forums and I really must say the Org has the most diverse, eclectic, contributors around! Yeah, we have our fair share of loony tunes but in spite of them, the Org is still a great place to hang out, if you really care about music as a whole!

Alej said:

yeah

There is a lot of updates and topics and lot of turn over, it is better than some other forums I have been to briefly.

It's fine, just the orgers who get overly biased and hateful towards today's music drive me up the wall.

Harlepolis said:

Best forum for Soul, Funk, Jazz and Hip Hop:

www.soulstrut.com

Cinnie said:

The Org is great. One thing that makes it so easy to keep coming back is how generally respectful everybody is. Sometimes it can get heated, but nothing like the ongoing idiocy and nastiness that I see in some other forums.

I think the org also has a very diverse age group, teens to middle agers.
That also helps keep it real.

Alej said:

dont tell bootylicious and meow that

MrSoulpower said:

I like u and all, but we not gonna have nobody dissing my baby on here.

paisleypark4 said:

Protege said:

Help me out. What is a music snob?

MrSoulpower said:

Tryin the get the Soulstice Stickied....

MrSoulpower said:

awww shit,,

NoVideo said:

That's true, lol.