Mc Hammer
Debbie Gibson
richard marx
Guy

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thesexofit said:

I c u have MC hammer on your avatar... I feel MC got his time of fame and left just when he was supposed 2. While he is/was a good dancer his longevity was questionable. He got his respects though, there was a VH1 movie on him and a Behind The Music also.....where Prince still does not have one.
Pumps N A Bumps and It's All Good was my jams in 1994...reminds me so much of 6th grade

Guy is another story though. Teddy and Aaron were TIGHT. It was the sound that made Guy a classic..the New jack..I don't think other new types of R&B would fit them more perfectly than that sound, same goes for Jodeci and H-Town...though Guy was more classic than their albums combined.
Guy III was an ok album, but i just didnt feel the vibe the same anymore as much as I would've liked to.
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Underdogs of the industry:

Wilco
Ben Folds
Beck
D'Angelo
Prince (yeah, he isnt exactly prime choice these dayz)
Sigur Ros

This thread is a joke, I could name LOADS!

'dre

Madonna (a pop architec...great pop song crafter)
Björk (at least in the US...okay she's wore a duck or whatever dress!)

The Replacements

here are a few i feel deserve much more respect than they get (or got):


Kris Kristofferson (!)
Waylon Jennings (!)
John Mayer (people really need to quit comparing him to Dave Matthews !)
Tom Petty (Never really got recognition for the influence he had on rock music)
Carl Perkins
Hank Williams III
Blaze Foley (If only people knew about this guy)

Sananda Maitreya

Thanx Paisley. I feel Hammer got ragged on particually by other rappers for "selling out" after he exploded with his second album. Rappers found him credible untill he became a huge seller. Hammer did not deliberately go commerical, he just naturally became more commcerical if u know what I mean. I do not think Hammer said "lets appeal to white audeinces now" as no rapper would of known how to back then! His friendly image helped him crossover, but that was Hammer though. Hammer did his thing and was kinda unique and never looked back! "the funky headhunter" was him selling out though, trying to cash in on Tupac and snoop etc.....but that album is very good though. "pumps and a bump" "its all good" "dont stop" (teddy again!) r all great jams. If someone else released those songs, most people would agree too, but as it was Hammer, people ragged him.

I love Guy. Aaron was one hell of a vocalist. Remember when R kelly wanted to be Guy on his first album and "shes got that vibe" etc....."Why u wanna dog me out" remix with wrecks n effect hits very hard....."lets stay together" was the last video I remember seeing of them 'till Guy III "dancin'"!

Guy, with just 2 albums ( I don't count the last) were way better then Blackstreet. People rag on Newjack too

Guymade good videos too "wanna get with u" (almost defines Newjack videos with its dark streets and dancing) "spend the night" (damn what a remix) "do me right" "round and round".....

Ani DiFranco
Wilco
Soul Asylum
Aimee Mann

To me, these singers/bands all provide the world with wonderful, poetic lyrics and music that's intricate and involved without a lot of frills and bows.

It pisses me off to no end when people say things like, "I love deep, heartfelt lyrics," yet when I bring up any or all of those listed above, I receive blank stares followed by responses like, "Never heard of them, but I love Jason Mraz, John Mayer, and Norah Jones."

Oh brother.

Stax said:

Billy Lawrence.



PLEASE COME BACK WITH A NEW ALBUM. I MISS YOU.

It's so sad that when I tried to Google her for images, I'm yielding less and less results. She's slipping away from us.

...and what happened to the Underground Soul website! double-

Roy Ayers
Sananda Maitreya

just off the top of my head...

Syleena Johnson and I totally agree that Ms. Cox is underrated.

Michael Jackson, most people just don't give him enough credit.

kev1n said:

People actually compare John to Dave Matthews????? they sound NOTHING a like
I have heard people compare Jason Mraz to John Mayer though.

Brand New Heavies

thesexofit said:

I didnt look at Hammer as selling out as I was still young and dint really think about the music image in a grown folks sense of mind. But when Vanilla Ice came out with that whack ass dreads shit, I wasnt feelin that, as I never really liked him when i was little either.


I really did not like R. Kelly's first beginnings of music cuz it really sounds like he was just another artist trying to sound like Aaron trying to sound like Charlie Wilson. Im glad R Kelly came out of his box though when "Downlow" and "I Cant Sleep (If I)" came out, I then appreciated him.

Guy';s first two albums are stronger than Blackstreet's...their last album went nowhere and faded without a trace too. Sadly. I saw that Guy had a greatest hits album out also, but I have most of those songs already. Oh well...I hope one day New jack will find it's appreciation again, cuz there are enough slow mid-tempo songs that people dance to and i cant take it anymore! Techno has become more and more of the same also...New Jack..come back

JANFAN4L said:

I like Billy Lawrence "Happiness" was a nice song....

"Moby"

-Moby

boriquateddy said:

That song is one of her greatest. Matter 'fact, the whole One Might Say (1994) album was a gem. So was Paradise (1997). People on here have said there was a video for "Happiness," but I've never seen it. If I become famous and have a music countdown, I'm going to request that video. That's the only way it's going to be played nowadays.

Meshell N'degeocello....As far as musical abillity, no female artist out there can touch her. She's like a female Prince. Amel Larrieux... she sings like an angel with meaningful, creative lyrics, but all people want to hear is cookie cutter, connect the dots singers like beyonce and Ashanti.

DreZone said:

Then do so.

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Hey Paisly, join Newjackswing4ever.com. Theres even a forum. It only gets a couple of posts per day, but there r some of us who still love newjack and the people there r really friendly. We talk about modern rnb too and more importantly, people list obscure acts that not even I remember.

It ain't a daily thing, but I check it most days though! Good atmosphere there.





Heres the link, hope u check it:- http://www.njs4ever.com/latest.html
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kelis
joi
betty davis
nikka costa
res
van hunt
grace jones

Happy Rhodes. If you like the Kate and Tori crowd....you'll like her. She really doesn't get enough credit.