I think he is. I can't think of anyone else that can really be compared to him.

TonyVanDam said:

You don't hear or see any similarities?

I can definitely hear the similarities
Fave JG song? The Mighty Floor

"grab me a lollipop at the door, don't waste time gotta hit da floor"
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dancerella said:

Compare Johnny's The Floor to Teddy's Only You.

Vocally no. Lifestyle, it is quite evident.

LittleSmedley said:

As for the floor cut, that's a different story altogether b/c this is a uptempo jam. Lurther didn't do much uptempo jams.

He hasn't had a solo album since his teen years and only a few people a familiar with his work with LSG ( Levert, Sweat, Gill ) or even Stacy Latisaw, so it's a bit presumptious to say he's in Luther's league. If he had more songs that were as popular as My, My, My, he could be worthy, but that's just my humble opinion.

cranshaw62 said:

Your comments are dead on and on .

MadameS said:

Thank you, I'm glad someone mentioned this. What made Luther great was not just his amazing voice, but the guy had serious skills as a writer and arranger.
If somebody wants to be compared to Luther, they gotta bring much more to the table than a vocal tone or range.

MadameS said:

maybe George Michael

UncleGrandpa said:

You don't really follow Johnny's music, do ya? Dude's pushing 40, and his last solo lp was around the age of 30.
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MadameS said:

I can't really say I know The floor. Mostly just the stuff from the album with Rub you the right way. Johnny Gill is very talented. I think he's probably underrated. If he did more solo stuff he'd probably be up there in Luther's league.

MadameS said:

.....and what are you trying to say?

dancerella said:

BlaqueKnight said:

YOU BEAT ME TO IT. I WAS GOING TO SAY RUBEN ALSO

BlaqueKnight said:

As for Jaheim, I think is vocal style is more close to Teddy Pendergrass more so than Luther.

MadameS said:

True. He's Teddy all day long. Jaheim has a couple of cuts where he sounds Luther-ish though.
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BlaqueKnight said:

..I can't help but agree that Jaheim is very Luther-esque..in terms of sound and even delivery

I love "the floor". One of the last true uptempo rnb tunes. (or newjack)

The video is hot too. Johnny tries dancing again. Its a great video.


I think johnny sounds alot like luther. And johnny does go overboard like luther does too. Which always annoys me.

"rub u the right way" has a great video. Trying to watch johnny dance always makes me laugh.

i liked that song he had way back called "fairweather friend", somehow its very catchy to me. But as far as being compared to Luther.... I don't know, he has THE best voice in NE, but I don't think he has the skills that Luther had, that magic, and that spark you get from listening to one of Luther's songs....

missfee said:

Yeah I like that song too. It does have a catchy hook.


I thik babyface and la reid did that one.

I love the track "provocative" and the sweet ballad "long way from home", proberly my fav johnny ballad.

If anyones got "new jack city" soundtrack, check out "i'm still waiting", a very poppy, though very well sung, tune. Love it.

OdysseyMiles said:

I give this post TWO SNAPS UP, & a TWIST

dancerella said:

I am surprised you don't know about The Floor. Where I'm from shit, this song was like a dance anthem and it even has line dance to accompany it.They even still play it in the clubs today.

MadameS said:

Strange I never heard of it before.

dancerella said:

Really. Where I'm from, they pumped the hell of that song.