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Thread started 04/13/12 2:24pm

HotGritz

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STYLISTICS VS THE DRAMATICS

Which group had more top 10 hits, sold more albums, had more sex appeal, and had the better lead vocalist?

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The Stylistics

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Reply #1 posted 04/13/12 3:21pm

debbiedean2

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DRAMATICS!!!!!

I'M NOT SHOUTING, JEEZ!
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Reply #2 posted 04/13/12 4:01pm

HotGritz

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hmmm I have a feeling orgers are going to lean towards The Dramatics.

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Reply #3 posted 04/13/12 4:02pm

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HotGritz said:

had the better lead vocalist?

The Dramatics had multiple leads, not just one.

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Reply #4 posted 04/13/12 4:07pm

HotGritz

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MickyDolenz said:

HotGritz said:

had the better lead vocalist?

The Dramatics had multiple leads, not just one.

I thought it was just ron banks and lenny mayes. who else sung lead?

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Reply #5 posted 04/13/12 4:16pm

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HotGritz said:

MickyDolenz said:

The Dramatics had multiple leads, not just one.

I thought it was just ron banks and lenny mayes. who else sung lead?

There was also Wee Gee Howard and L.J. Reynolds.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #6 posted 04/13/12 4:18pm

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I can't answer any of those questions, but based on whose songs I'm most familiar with and that have touched me more overall, I'll be the first and hopefully not the last to claim The Stylistics!! Kinda impartial to the falsetto which leads to enjoying Russell Tompkins.

I like The Dramatics, but mostly for two songs: In the Rain and Watchcha See is Whatcha Get.

"Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
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Reply #7 posted 04/13/12 4:34pm

MadamGoodnight

I heart the menz with the falsetto! That's how I got to the Org, (Prince and his falsetto). I gotta go with The Stylistics, all day. music cloud9

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Reply #8 posted 04/13/12 4:36pm

HotGritz

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MickyDolenz said:

HotGritz said:

I thought it was just ron banks and lenny mayes. who else sung lead?

There was also Wee Gee Howard and L.J. Reynolds.

spit oh daym that made me laugh!

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Reply #9 posted 04/13/12 4:41pm

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I fucks with anyone who reps Detroit because it seems Detroit always has the bomb ass musicians and such and the Dramatics definitely had that Detroit swagger about them but I have to go with the Stylistics just because Russell Thompson, Jr. was the greatest to ever sing falsetto.

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Reply #10 posted 04/13/12 4:47pm

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The Dramatics. These songs alone trump anything the Stylistics put out...even though I do like the Stylistics.

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Reply #11 posted 04/13/12 4:50pm

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Timmy84 said:

I fucks with anyone who reps Detroit because it seems Detroit always has the bomb ass musicians and such and the Dramatics definitely had that Detroit swagger about them but I have to go with the Stylistics just because Russell Thompson, Jr. was the greatest to ever sing falsetto.

mushy Russell

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Reply #12 posted 04/13/12 4:52pm

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The Dramatics. These songs alone trump anything the Stylistics put out...even though I do like the Stylistics.

Get Up Get Down was one of the greatest tracks of early '70s funk...

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Reply #13 posted 04/13/12 4:52pm

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Damn it is hard cuz the Stylistics had some pretty strong tunes too.

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Reply #14 posted 04/13/12 4:57pm

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I love the music of both groups but if I was a grown ass woman during that time....aint none of them Dramatics would have played with the kitty kat but 3 of them Stylistics coulda got some. Fine! nod

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Reply #15 posted 04/13/12 5:06pm

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HotGritz said:

I love the music of both groups but if I was a grown ass woman during that time....aint none of them Dramatics would have played with the kitty kat but 3 of them Stylistics coulda got some. Fine! nod

falloff Girl don't knock average looking men. You know the rule, handsome men are good to look at but to get your back broke off on some acrobatical shit, you need a good ugly man...so them Dramatics could've got it!!! Plus they liked to sing all hard and aggressive...and you know how them aggressive sanging menfolk do.... spank

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Reply #16 posted 04/13/12 5:15pm

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missfee said:

HotGritz said:

I love the music of both groups but if I was a grown ass woman during that time....aint none of them Dramatics would have played with the kitty kat but 3 of them Stylistics coulda got some. Fine! nod

falloff Girl don't knock average looking men. You know the rule, handsome men are good to look at but to get your back broke off on some acrobatical shit, you need a good ugly man...so them Dramatics could've got it!!! Plus they liked to sing all hard and aggressive...and you know how them aggressive sanging menfolk do.... spank

I fucked one butt ass ugly man once in my life believing that shit and it was the worst sex ever. That fool got all tired after like 4 minutes and he looked all demonized when he came. Shit scared me. I felt violated and deceived. He had back fat too. I didn't know men could get back fat. I hate men clothes cuz they hide shit...make a dude look like he live at the gym when he really outside looking in.

I love a good aggressive man voice. That's why I like the Dramatics but....they just aint fuckable IMO. They dressed real nice tho.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE UGLY. YOU JUST HAVE BAD LUCK WHEN IT COMES TO MIRRORS AND SUNLIGHT!
RIP Dick Clark, Whitney Houston, Don Cornelius, Heavy D, and Donna Summer. rose
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Reply #17 posted 04/13/12 5:27pm

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Timmy84 said:

I fucks with anyone who reps Detroit because it seems Detroit always has the bomb ass musicians and such and the Dramatics definitely had that Detroit swagger about them but I have to go with the Stylistics just because Russell Thompson, Jr. was the greatest to ever sing falsetto.

I love both groups. Get Up And Get Down is some of that bad ass 70's blaxploitation

funk that you can't help but groove too but i would give the Stylistics the nudge

because of Russell and i remember as a kid my mom listening to all her Stylistics

45's. Linda Creed wrote some amazing songs for them and they still sound great

today.

Don't laugh at my funk
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Reply #18 posted 04/13/12 5:28pm

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phunkdaddy said:

Timmy84 said:

I fucks with anyone who reps Detroit because it seems Detroit always has the bomb ass musicians and such and the Dramatics definitely had that Detroit swagger about them but I have to go with the Stylistics just because Russell Thompson, Jr. was the greatest to ever sing falsetto.

I love both groups. Get Up And Get Down is some of that bad ass 70's blaxploitation

funk that you can't help but groove too but i would give the Stylistics the nudge

because of Russell and i remember as a kid my mom listening to all her Stylistics

45's. Linda Creed wrote some amazing songs for them and they still sound great

today.

Exactly. RIP Linda Creed.

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Reply #19 posted 04/13/12 6:06pm

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HotGritz said:

missfee said:

falloff Girl don't knock average looking men. You know the rule, handsome men are good to look at but to get your back broke off on some acrobatical shit, you need a good ugly man...so them Dramatics could've got it!!! Plus they liked to sing all hard and aggressive...and you know how them aggressive sanging menfolk do.... spank

I fucked one butt ass ugly man once in my life believing that shit and it was the worst sex ever. That fool got all tired after like 4 minutes and he looked all demonized when he came. Shit scared me. I felt violated and deceived. He had back fat too. I didn't know men could get back fat. I hate men clothes cuz they hide shit...make a dude look like he live at the gym when he really outside looking in.

I love a good aggressive man voice. That's why I like the Dramatics but....they just aint fuckable IMO. They dressed real nice tho.

Damn I didn't mean for you to do a taxi cab confessional!!! falloff

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Reply #20 posted 04/13/12 8:54pm

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lol

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Reply #21 posted 04/13/12 8:57pm

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THE SEXY NON COMPARABLE FANTASTIC BIRD SINGING BOW TIE WEARING STYLISTICSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Dont mess with the Styles

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Reply #22 posted 04/14/12 2:02am

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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout
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Reply #23 posted 04/14/12 6:38am

SPYZFAN1

Some of the ladies at my job have said they can respect an ugly guy with confidence. Because he'll just keep trying and trying until eventually a woman will say yes.

..but to answer the question, I'm going with who I heard first..The Stylistics. The Dramatics were great too but "People Make The World Go Around" seals my vote.

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Reply #24 posted 04/14/12 9:11am

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HotGritz said:

MickyDolenz said:

There was also Wee Gee Howard and L.J. Reynolds.

spit oh daym that made me laugh!

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #25 posted 04/14/12 2:47pm

Ottensen

I like both groups but for nostalgia's sake I have to go with the Stylistics: they were a staple on radio when I was little and I remember hearing their songs the most. Y'all got me over here ready to make a "Quiet Storm" mix before I go to bed with these two groups giggle

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Reply #26 posted 04/15/12 5:19am

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The Dramatics had great songs, but the Stylistics had great albums. Their debut and its follow-up are all killer, no filler.
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis
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Reply #27 posted 04/16/12 6:29am

SoulAlive

The Stylistics

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Reply #28 posted 04/16/12 7:27am

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SoulAlive said:

The Stylistics

yeahthat

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Reply #29 posted 04/16/12 10:53am

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The Stylistics

Andy is a four letter word.
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