Thought i'd let you know

He mentions Polaroids too in a Morris Day kind of way.The Love Below album reeks of Prince.This is a good thing, the torch has been passed*




































* - Except for Andre's falsetto on 'She's Alive'.Sorry Andre, you sound like Miss Piggy!

oink!

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[This message was edited Sun Nov 16 5:15:23 PST 2003 by Marrk]

I'd like to see more songs like this, full of good fun. Any recommendations?

Jasziah said:

Yeah, the rest of that album.

Jasziah said:

Yeah - buy ANOTHER copy of SpeakerboXX/Love Below - that oughtta do it!

[This message was edited Sat Nov 15 17:31:06 PST 2003 by bananacologne]

His album is astounding and groundbreaking in Hip-Hop!

It makes you laugh, it makes you think, it'll even make you cry.

Seriously. I was raised in a single-parent home (My strong Mother and I)

When I listened to "She's Alive..." #15 I believe, I broke down. Beautiful song.

I definitely recommend it.

Blue

At first listen, i decided this is one of the best albums ever.It's truly special.

Shouldn't Prince be making records like this? damn.

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[This message was edited Sat Nov 15 17:58:17 PST 2003 by Marrk]

TheBluePrince said:

Andre 3K isn't groundbreaking at all. Da shit was first done in the 60s by the godfather o soul

garnis said:

i know right, these people think this style of music is new

Marrk said:

Got it. Hopefully it'll start a trend, eh?

TheBluePrince said:

How can it be groundbreaking if one cd copies George Clinton and the other copies Prince??? It is a great album indeed but far from groundbreaking.

outkast always comes up with great simple hooks

CHAOSMAN87 said:

Whose 'These people'? That doesn't include me, i hope.I KNOW what has gone before.I'm merely pointing out what a great album it is.

I think this sniping stems from the fact Prince can no longer string two good songs together, let alone an entire album!

Marrk said:

and you've got THAT guy for an avatar?

AaronUniversal said:

so, i'm right.That only confirms the problem with some Prince fans, they resent anyone who gets more props or success than P.

Marrk said:

ur wrong. MJ sells more but prince is the one that gets more props from real musicians.

MJ gets props from kids and freaky fans, and prince gets the best props from ...lets say...hhmm...miles davis? john lee hooker? santana, eric clapton...the list is so long

wildblueangel said:

Well i was giving Andre props on this occasion, not MJ.

Having said that, MJ will have no trouble getting a deal when his Sony contract is up.

garnis said:

Marrk said:

ummm, no. you'll find no one on this site more critical of Prince than me. you're just a hypocrite, that's all

Marrk said:

Only for those who want to re-live the nostalgia of their youth.

Supernova said:

You like where prince is at right now?

CHAOSMAN87 said:

Oh! I'm sorry...Shame on me, for not acknowledging, that he gets his style from J. Brown, Prince and otherz...

Please! I'm not an idiot. Maybe you need to wake up, in 2003 everybody sounds like somebody from the past. Yet amongst all the bullshit rap artist we have sampling their asses off, and not giving credit.

Dre 3000 willingly acknowledges that the album resembles Prince and others. He mentions that he's influenced by them, so that's not the issue.

As I said, "groundbreaking in Hip-Hop...

because amongst everything else claiming to be Hip Hop, flooding the airwaves, that's exactly what an album like Outkast's is: Groundbreaking.

Blue
Yeah I said it!
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CHAOSMAN87 said:

Oh? So you're Mr.Old School, right?

TheBluePrince said:

i don't really see The Love Below as Hip Hop or even rap.It's Funk with a capital F in my book!

Am I the only one who doesn't get what the fuzz is about with this album? I love P, P-Funk AND Hip Hop and still I don't hear antything here I'd care to hear again.

hectim said:

oh well some decent party tunes, that's all

CHAOSMAN87 said:

Okay, these points are just ludicrous. Whenever Prince puts out something derivative like N.E.W.S., we critics get ripped because Prince isn't living back in the 80s, and is trying to find new means of musical expression. Sure, he's entitled to that, but likewise, isn't Andre entitled to the same? He didn't want to do straight hip-hop this time, and is trying to find a new musical voice, and broadening his horizons a great deal in his attempt. As a result, to the mystifying dismay to some, Andre succeeded (is it just sour grapes, because Prince's similar attempt at growth, N.E.W.S., sucked?).

Maybe The Love Below sounds like some of those that came before, including Prince. But Prince has never shied away from sounding like his musical idols either. Outkast has made a fantastic album, and that accomplishment should be celebrated in the same fashion we celebrated the Rainbow Children.

'Hey Ya' is a GREAT song

This is a great dbl disc... Andre also hints of EWF and Ohio Players... it's great to hear that somebody appreciates the old sound and has made an album honoring that sound.

No, it's not brand spankin' new... but to those born after good music was originally made, I can see why they would think so.

I also wouldn't classify this as Hip-Hop (which is where I found it in the wrecka stowe)... it's too funky and soulful for that. This is R&B/Funk in it's newest and latest greatest repackaged form.

I'm lovin' it.

papabeat said:

Agreed, eventhough I think NEWS is a great album.