that whole era was just off the chain...i remember the first time i heard "keep on movin"..i was blown away..that whole cd was just great...that acapella "back to life/jazzie's groove" is one of the best 1-2 punches ever recorded! they ushered in that whole slow jazzy dance club era that Sybil made a living off of (don't make me over, walk on by)...ahh...those were the days.

They opened the door/charts for people like Lighthouse family & brand new heavies, 2 of my favourite groups

Loved them! though I never got that deep into most of their later albums, their debut is a standout classic

I only got their first. Is their second any good?


Lisa stansfield ripped their sound LOL

meltwithu said:

Back in 89/90, this group was a powerhouse to be reckonedwith b/c they had some tight ass beat and slamming vocals. It's a shame that they couldn't continue to make records. Alot of groups and artist in the 90's sampled their beats.

actually it wasnt "thier beats" the majority of em were "the Jam" by GCS slowed down and truncated.

I'm a HUGE fan of the first CD. IMO, they were one of the bands that laid the groundwork for 90s dance music.

endorphin74 said:

They were cool...But their first two albums sounded the same..That beat was cool the FIRST 200 times...then they got CRAZY with it.

i liked their second and fourth cd's the best.....


and lisa stansfield did *not* bite their sounds.....

sosgemini said:

Nothin' to be ashamed of.

endorphin74 said:

Indeed. A lot groups did bite thier sound.

They did a hurrendous cover of the little mirmainds "kiss the girl".

thesexofit said:

:jawdrop:

sosgemini said:

http://www.amazon.com/exe...21-7974369

Enjoy the sample.

Shame soul to soul paved the way for moby and massive attack though. Both are what is considered (to me) as coffee table middle class twits music.

TheRealFiness said:

good call finess.


gotta admit there's alot more going on in "back to life" than a Graham Central drum loop though.

thesexofit said:

dis massive attack and u might catch a smack

CinisterCee said:

Well massive wern't as coffee book table as moby.

thesexofit said:

yer darn right

CinisterCee said:

remember the late 90's/early 00's? Moby and eminem going at eachother? That whole "era" seems so shitty now. That was only a few years ago, yet it seems a zillion years now.

thesexofit said:

Do not ever and i mean EVER put Massive Attack in the same category as Moby for ANYTHING

AzurePanther said:

I love Soul II Soul. When u listened to their stuff, u felt like u were apart of this Afrocentric movement. That was so trendy at the time too. Had to whip out my African medallion.

dreamfactory313 said:

get the fuck out of here brotha man...

dreamfactory313 said:

Ah, the good ol days when Cross Colors Fashion and medallions were the rage.

sosgemini said:

dreamfactory313 said:

leather of course..with some dwayne wayne flip up shades

i loved Get a Life from the 2nd album.


"elevate your mind... free your soul."

JonSnow said:

that whole second album was great...my favorites were people and the ultimate dance jam, missing you with the great kym mazelle on vocals

meltwithu said: