This song has got the funk. It's a true jam. What does vainandy think of it?

DAS MA SAWNG!!!!




I really want that Greatest Hits package if it wasnt 18.99


I wish it had "Angel In Disguise" from Never Say Never. I swear the real R&B radio station here still plays that song like it's new! Love that song.

paisleypark4 said:

Same here. I don't see how that didn't make the Greatest album cut...

UndercovaBrotha said:

know

that shit is the bomb. off the chain. one of the hottest 90s jamz period.

I've never heard it but I can't imagine Brandy bringing on any kind of funk.

vainandy said:

I was very surprised when I heard it back in the day. She never really did anything like it again. I will orgnote you a download link so you can hear it.

vainandy said:

Decent song. You're Making Me High by Toni Braxton sounds a lot like it. I wouldn't call it funky, but it's pretty good.

RipHer2Shreds said:

They muted the backbeat for that track, and there went the funk.

I couldn't download the link so I listened to a sample on the Tower Records website. Too midtempo and I don't like the drum machine, it reminds me of hip hop. I recognized the song once I heard it.

vainandy said:

Damn, vain, I should have told you it was produced in 1984

I would have known better because the drum machines in 1984 beat much harder.

vainandy said:

So true.

The drums and the bass line are the first things to catch my ear when I hear a song for the first time. If those aren't to my liking, the song doesn't stand a chance with me.

vainandy said:

Shit no wonder you turned off the radio in '85 and never looked back.

I was heavy into the house music of the early 1990s but then it started turning into techno, which is actually too fast. You should see the people dancing on the floor to it nowadays, they are hopping around like rabbits on speed.

vainandy said:

I hate techno, too

VoicesCarry said:

It kinda reminds me of "You Bring Me Joy" and "Be Happy" from Mary's 2nd album.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Well, it should b/c it had the same producer.

I got that album. I vaguely remember the mary j biting beat. "i wanna be down" was better. I thin k that was what it was called.

vainandy said:

well, "techno" has changed a lot since the early 90s too. I used to hate techno when it first surfaced...too damn fast. now its very different, and the line between techno and house are very thin these days. but I still prefer house... tribal house

mrmarcus said:

I got in to 2unlimited When I was a kid. But um, they were techno lite I guess.

"no limit" was the shit.

vainandy said:

Same here. When I hear cheap hi-hats and casio handclaps on a South hip-hop song, I just know Im not going to like it. WAAAY too thin.

Thanks for this thread - it reminded me to d/l the remix of I Wanna Be Down



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vainandy said:

That's EXACTLY how I judge all kinds of music genres (especially funk, hip-hop, electronic, & rock).

vainandy said:

CORRECTION: Ecstasy (aka MDMA)
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VoicesCarry said:

Trance sucks worse! Fake-ass classical sounding, rapid drum machine programming over the tempo of 135BPM marking, perdictible synth notes via MIDI playing, drug-infested, bullshit electronic genre!!!

EDIT: spell check.
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TonyVanDam said:

You have a point.

You hit the nail right on the head with the word "thin". I love a good beat with a good tempo, whether real drums or drum machines, it doesn't matter. But, if it's a drum machine, it has to beat with just the right strength for my liking. Also, on the other end of the spectrum, some drum machines beat entirely too hard and if you raise the volume, all you hear is drums and bass and the rest of the song is grounded out.
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Yep, drums and a good bass line give a song what I love.....rhythm.