dancerella said:

Exactly.Just remember what happened to Terence Trent d'Arby's career when he was going around comparing himself to the Beatles.That kind of "confidence" can backfire if the artist doesn't live up to the hype.

DavidEye said:

but is he? or are folks up in this place just fabricating shit to hate?

OnionJuice said:

No, if anything "Ordinary People" is nothing more than Stevie Wonder's "Feeding Off The Love Of The Land" in a different tempo and key change.

The man obviously heard this track and was inspired to write this song. It has Stevie's vibe all over it.

DavidEye said:

Well at least his ass had talent to begin with. Wheareas,John Legend voice sounds like shit. There's a difference.

DavidEye said:

Sorry man but you are totally wrong about Sananda Maitreya (formerly TTD). That guy IS a legend and his music is extremely good. Have you kept up with all his music or are you just familiar with "Introducing the Hardline..." album. That guy is EXTREMELY talented, and I'm not just saying that. You should really check out his albums "Wildcard (Joker's Edition)," "Vibrator," and "Symphony or Damn" and you will see what I mean. I think that Beatles comment may have been said joking around and then got blown out of proportion. I have seen some early interview footage on him and he was kinda arrogant when he came out be he long ago humbled himself and besides, that guy really has bucket loads of talent.

Moonwalkbjrain said:

JUST what I was about 2 say!!! at the org mmm mm mmmm.

I don't see any of you guys with music careers so stop it!

John Legend is a nice singer, his new name is catchy, more than John Stevens. Lots of artists have fake ass names

Listen to John Legend's "Lets get Lifted Again" and hear that crisp D'Angelo and Prince we need more of these days Beautiful falcetto.

emilio319 said:

Agreed. You can't even lump TTD/Sandana with this amature John. Shit, thats a insult b/c Sanadana is a more seasoned musician/vocalist period.

emilio319 said:

ya know what though? you cant throw comments out at john legend and then defend ttd...

thats why i just stay away (for the most part ) from crapping on artist i dont care for.....just too much wasted energy.

sosgemini said:

Oh yes you can. TTD and John are entirely different. TTD is more talented to begin with than John.

MsLegs said:

i agree.....but hey, in ten years who knows what john legend would have done....its his first album.....we've already been informed that he *wasnt* the person who named himself "legend".

i dont know..there are many people who say TTD is crap and not talented and a washed up hasbeen...to keep my drawers clean, i just dont even get into the crapping game....

did you know i used to be a bigger TTD fan then Prince...probably still would be if he toured at all.

sosgemini said:

Yes I can because they are 2 COMPLETELY different people. That's like saying that I can't express my disgust with Britney Spears' music and then defend Stevie Wonder. John Legend just came out the other day and the point I was trying to make is that he has no business referring to himself as a legend, especially when he only has 1 measly album out and the big single from that album was no big deal at all (to put it nicely). Sananda/TTD has been around since the mid 80's, he's about to release his 6th album, his albums are phenomenal, the man sings like an angel and plays bass/guitar/piano/drums, and he's a great songwriter and poet. I don't see how you can say that I can't talk bad about Johnny Come Lately John Legend and then defend Sananda. MTV/VH1 cram John Legend down everyone's throat so I feel it is my right to express that he sucks. I can understand if you feel my opinion is wrong and you don't agree with me, that's perfectly cool, but I don't think you are correct in saying that just because I express my disgust of one person that then I can't defend a TRUE artist.

Plus, I don't buy that excuse that someone else gave him the name. He's the one who decided to use it as his stage name. Period.

emilio319 said:

MTV crammed TTD down everyone's throat too.....and yes you have the right to bitch..but what good does bitching do? does it make TTD's music better? does it gain TTD exposure?

not taking away anyone's right to crap on another artist....but come on....hell, i dont even crap on britney spear's music...i crap on her personality....

emilio319 said:

Tell'em Emilio!

sosgemini said:

Okay, point taken. You feel people shouldn't crap on other artist. I kinda agree, but I guess I just don't consider John Legend an artist, more like an artistic creation by the record companies .

Hey "Hot Legs" !!!!!

and thats all it is..a STAGE name. why take such a small thing so seriously when its not. if u dislike an artist, thats cool. but don't hate them because u think they're being arrogant, especially if the arrogance is comming thru in such a small way as a stage name. hell prince was an arrogant twat when he was just starting (american bandstand anyone) i don't see folks pissing on that.



yes! best song on the record..its beautiful

emilio319 said:

Hotlegs said:

How'd I know u was gonna be around the corner cheerleading?

John Legend can sing better than Omarion, Maruc Houston, bobby Valentino and tons of other R&B Cre8tions out now. Please u guys, do not take your opinions to the grave, it's not that serious!

I think it's just that the majority of mainstream music is just so mediocre that John Legend and Alicia Keys seem to get more credit than they deserve.

paisleypark4 said:

John and the rest of the fuckers can't sing. The only person mention in this thread so far that can sing was TTD. Give me a fucking break.

AnckSuNamun said:

Exactly. Those artist are examples of Payolla and format radio sucessess at thier best which managed to brainwash some people but not all.

MsLegs said:

love2thenines said:

Actually the song is a direct rip of D'Angelo's acoustic version of Africa. For those lucky few that have it compare the two and hear for yourself.
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why are so many of you hating on John Legend? I'm sorry, but they guy's album is one of few R&B albums that I can still keep in my car nowadays. I'd rather listen to him, someone who writes or co-writes his songs and can belt it out rather than looking at some teeny bopper who is on the pop tart charts for being a mechanical dancer to songs that he didn't even help write or produce.

I give John Legend more respect than Omarion, Marques Houston, Mario, Bobby Valentino, Mario Winans, or that weezel Nick Cannon. They are all incorporated to push out bullshit for kids still in high school or those who still want to shake their pants off in the clubs.

No he's not Teddy P., Bobby Womack, Charlie Wilson, Rick James, Maurice White, Jeffrey Osbourne, or Stevie Wonder...but he's the best to offer for the music out right now that talks only about sex, more sex, and some more sex.

sirnozedevoidofunk said

Yes, please! Before you people start hating on John Legend or any other popular artists who allegedly stole music from other talented artists, you need to check out the PBS documentary, "John Lennon's Juekbox." It shows a collection of songs he owned back in the late 1950's and early 1960's, which was mostly a collection of R&B music by artists who have mostly been forgotten by the mainstream. They have interviews with these artists where they talk about their music and how some of them actually met John Lennon and played with the Beatles just before they blew up into the icons they would become. They talk about how they would compose certain guitar riffs, and then the show intertwines those interviews with taped conversations from John Lennon who explains how he attempted to play those same riffs and then rewrite them into the Beatles music. If you listen to some of these R&B songs, not only do you hear where the Beatles picked up their sound, but the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds/Eric Clapton/Led Zeppelin and the Kinks as well.

728huey said:

im give john legend the benefit of the doubt right now over an alicia keyes because he seems a lot more levelheaded and less pompous....its his first album..i waited to crap on alicia till her second.....

besides, even prince and ttd were called copy cats at first...it took them awhile to build the confidence and skill to be called "individuals". everything on TTD's Hardline can be considered "inspired" from other artist.....

so, lets give him some time before we dismiss him...and at least he doesnt "act" ghetto just to win a fanbase.....like miss *frontin* keyes.

sosgemini said:

i agree with you on this Fuckin fake made up plastic R&B Artists and yall hate one that actually has a voice, please yall gettin on my nerves.

paisleypark4 said:

Y'all make me sick I dig this dude, he CAN sing & his album is pretty damn good

CalhounSq said:

It was pretty good. Listening to it at work I was groovin...again.