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Reply #30 posted 10/07/05 10:43am

sosgemini

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GaryMF said:

DavidEye said:




Andre has often complained that his record label didn't want him to grow and develop into a unique artist.They wanted him to sound like Prince and to ride the whole "Minneapolis Sound" connection,something he wasn't interested in doing.I think that's why he eventually gave up making solo records.He was clearly frustrated.


Well Jody Watley's stuff pretty much sounded like that.



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Reply #31 posted 10/07/05 11:00am

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You'd have thought so. I'm not really sure what went wrong. At least he had a good amount of success with producing Jody Whatley.



Andre has often complained that his record label didn't want him to grow and develop into a unique artist.They wanted him to sound like Prince and to ride the whole "Minneapolis Sound" connection,something he wasn't interested in doing.I think that's why he eventually gave up making solo records.He was clearly frustrated.
Man, that makes sense but is still to bad.Oddly enough, Prince himself attempted to branch out from the Minniapolis Sound that he helped make so famous with songs like Raspberry Beret and Pop Life right after the success of Purple Rain.I mean they were still great radio friendly cuts but didn't quite fit the sterotypical sound that radio was expecting.Too bad Andre didn't have the kind of pull P had back then.
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Reply #32 posted 10/11/05 6:44am

sonofblade
It has to be Mazarati. This band was as good as any funk rock band in their time.

I thought Morris Day would go solo and never look back like Lionel Ricthie did the Commodores - but then he doesnt have the songwriting talent that Lionel has and Prince is responsible for almost everything good that Morris has released.
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Reply #33 posted 10/12/05 2:58pm

queen627
Jody Whatley was married to Andre Cymone during the 1980's. He did most of her music. And thats why it sounded like P's stuff. The game 6 degrees would be good to play. Right about now..,
sorry if that was over your head...jump up and try to catch the point next time.
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Reply #34 posted 10/17/05 7:49pm

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"Thinking like the Keys on Prince's piano, we'll be just fine"
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