Buckcherry. They were touted as the next big thing. Their debut was
great, they had a decent hit single with lit up, it goes "I love cocaine,
i love cocaine'. Evidently they did as they split up 4 various reasons.
http://www.myspace.com/craigssoapbox

Must have been the radio that reminded me of the song "We Gonna Take U Back: Don't Leave Me" by Blackstreet

Good song, solid singing, nice lil beat... They were a good group - wtf happened? Wasn't there some lead singer drama or something? I didn't get it, I was mad enough when Guy called it quits - Blackstreet was no substitute BUT they were a nice accent on radio @ the time & Teddy was still solid.

man, i thought with that voice and those looks, kier kirby was really gonna take off and deee-lite would be around for a while.

Anyway, what group went POOF for you?

Saturday April 01

HOT 92 JAMZ Presents 90'S R&B LIVE

An elaborate April Fool's hoax

theAudience said:

man, i thought with that voice and those looks, kier kirby was really gonna take off and deee-lite would be around for a while.

There are some bad bands mentioned in this thread:


Buckcherry was hardly a good band gone poof; the tunes on the first album are nothing but derivative AC/DC & G N'R drivel, which in turn, leads to more derivative drivel. "Lit Up" may have been a catchy tune but damn, that was the only thing on that album that was worth listening to. Buckcherry was hardly a great debut and hardly original. And Deee-lite and Lucy Pearl do not belong in this thread. Rockwell? Yes. Lucy Pearl and Deee-Lite? No.


Off the top of my head, I wish Camp Lo had pumped out at least one or two more albums.

There are some bad bands mentioned in this thread:


Buckcherry was hardly a good band gone poof; the tunes on the first album are nothing but derivative AC/DC & G N'R drivel, which in turn, leads to more derivative drivel. "Lit Up" may have been a catchy tune but damn, that was the only thing on that album that was worth listening to. Buckcherry was hardly a great debut and hardly original. And Deee-lite and Lucy Pearl do not belong in this thread. Rockwell? Yes. Lucy Pearl and Deee-Lite? No.


Off the top of my head, I wish Camp Lo had pumped out at least one or two more albums.

chuckaducci said:

Deee-Lite brought some really classic funk musicians back into the mainstream and they also brought FUNK-based dance music into a time that was dominated by crap like C+C Music Factory and Milli Vanilli (sorry, SexOfIt). All three core members of the group had talent and they knew where their style was coming from, and they also collaborated with some of the most creative hip-hop groups of the time, like Arrested Development, Q-Tip, and Michael Franti. They were political and fun at the same time. And dammit all, Kier Kirby could SING.

So yeah. You may not like Deee-Lite, but they belong on this list. The pop music world would be a little bit better off if they were still a part of it.

Deee-Lite brought some really classic funk musicians back into the mainstream and they also brought FUNK-based dance music into a time that was dominated by crap like C+C Music Factory and Milli Vanilli (sorry, SexOfIt).

All three core members of the group had talent and they knew where their style was coming from, and they also collaborated with some of the most creative hip-hop groups of the time, like Arrested Development, Q-Tip, and Michael Franti. They were political and fun at the same time. And dammit all, Kier Kirby could SING.

So yeah. You may not like Deee-Lite, but they belong on this list. The pop music world would be a little bit better off if they were still a part of it.

There are some bad bands mentioned in this thread:


Buckcherry was hardly a good band gone poof; the tunes on the first album are nothing but derivative AC/DC & G N'R drivel, which in turn, leads to more derivative drivel. "Lit Up" may have been a catchy tune but damn, that was the only thing on that album that was worth listening to. Buckcherry was hardly a great debut and hardly original. And Deee-lite and Lucy Pearl do not belong in this thread. Rockwell? Yes. Lucy Pearl and Deee-Lite? No.


Off the top of my head, I wish Camp Lo had pumped out at least one or two more albums.

man, i thought with that voice and those looks, kier kirby was really gonna take off and deee-lite would be around for a while.

CalhounSq said:

Right down the coast in L.A.

Saturday April 01

HOT 92 JAMZ Presents 90'S R&B LIVE

GUY...



...feat. Teddy Riley, Aaron Hall, Damion Hall

PLUS
Blackstreet
Johnny Gill
After 7
Silk

@ THE FORUM
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

thesexofit would probably escort you and pay for your ticket.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Anx said:

Yeah, DL had some great funk sensibilities. But I'm not so sure that you're exaggerating their significance a bit. I'll have to check my books and stuff, but I don't think DL was the only band in dance music that had a funk foundation and was charting.





Yeah, the musicianship on the first album is actually pretty tight. Kirby had some pipes, so I agree with that. And yeah, DL worked with some creative hip hop groups during the time. I still don't find that enough for me to consider DL a good band. Speaking of C+C, I think Marsha Wash as a vocalist, blows Kirby out the water. And David Coles was one of the most talented producers during the 90s. I'm not so sure you can call their music "crap."






I just flat out disagree with the thought of DL being a good band. That last statement only means that you were in those clubs during the 90s shaking your ass to "Groove Is In The Heart!"
[Edited 3/19/06 14:54pm]

chuckaducci said:

ever heard their final album, "dewdrops in the garden"? if not, you can't even hold your weight in this discussion. get back with me when you've heard it. it's freakin' brilliant.

and of COURSE martha wash blows kier kirby out of the water. that's like saying aretha franklin blows annie lennox out of the water or that sly stone in his heyday blows prince out of the water. martha wash started out as one of sylvester's back-up singers. she's a legend. i'm sure kier was greatly influenced by her.

Anx said:

is apple juice kissing on dewdrops or infinity?

cborgman said:

dewdrops

Anx said:

i love that song.

wanna be jealous? i saw lady miss kier live this summer.

nyah-nyah

cborgman said:

djing or singing? cuz if it was singing, then i'd be jealous.

i used to see her hanging around all the time when i lived in the east village. i never had the nerve to say hi to her...i just gazed. she was always deee-gorgeous.

Anx said:

s i n g i n g

at wigstock.

she was good. the whole reason i went.
she is still deee-lovely, specially now that she is a bit curvier