Meloh9 said:

Damn, man ...No Dis-respect, Meloh9
but you didn't READ that right.
You totally mis-understood what I was sayin'
My statement was made in relation to EVERYBODY
waiting on the NEXT "King" of whatever.
Just like how folks tripped about D'angelo when he dropped in '95
since then? it's seems like every week MF's is riding HARD
about the NEW so & so....or the NEXT _____ !
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER PRINCE !
or JIMI HENRDIX or MILES DAVIS or SLY STONE or
"Whoever" the fuck, son!

If there TRULY was another one ? THAT one ? Y'all would KNOW !
MF's be trying to convince themselves & er'body else
that _____ is THAT ONE !

Again, "No Dis-Respect"
not sayin that YOU do this, just in general... this is what I've noticed
[Edited 5/2/06 13:41pm]

namepeace said:

I´ve heard so many positive opinions on this guy but I´ve yet to hear him.

He´s one of those promising new RnB artists out there and proof that the music scene is not as dead yet as people think, I mean, despite Clear Channel and all the ongoing bullshit in music, there´s still hope....Erykah Badu, D ´Angelo , Maxwell,Amel Larrieux, Jill Scott ( though her last one wasn´t really my cup of tea, but the first one and the live one were great)....

You seem to dig good music, and I have been a bit out of touch lately due to some important tasks I had to finish, so my question is whether there are any other new musicians of the RnB/Soul genre that you might recommend...?

Any info is highly appreciated , thanks in advance..

"There will never be another Prince or Jimi Hendrix or Miles Davis or Sly Stone".

PREACH!

..and it would be a waste of time to even try to copy (verbatim) what these cats have done.

Van Hunt live is like watching grass grow - the brother is talented as hell, top rate performer he is not. I saw him live about two years ago - his band is competent at best. And it was painfully obvious that he was struggling to connect with the audience. I hope he's gotten some stage chops down since then.

I see some strong envy and hate.


No one ever said Van Hunt was the next Jimi, etc etc.
Simps.

his last two albums are better than the two album Prince put out, and Prince is supposed to be a "musical" "prodigy"

too much hate going on

SPYZFAN1 said:

That's the dumbest thing I've read here in a long time. So what are you saying - the heavens can only churn out one type of talent one time? There's always going to be artists who create bodies of work that are singular and influential. It may not happen in your life time, but it will happen. Check your history books.....


Van Hunt live is like watching grass grow - the brother is talented as hell, top rate performer he is not. I saw him live about two years ago - his band is competent at best. And it was painfully obvious that he was struggling to connect with the audience. I hope he's gotten some stage chops down since then.

Okay , now...
THIS WAS THEE "STOOPIDEST" SHIT SAID ON THESE BOARDS YET !
Not only did you answer your OWN question...
>>>It may not happen in your life time, but it will happen.<<<

but, you managed to agree with what was said....
AND make OUR point at the same time ?!?!
>>>Van Hunt live is like watching grass grow<<<


"Gyaaaaa Damn" ---- D.L. Hugley
[Edited 5/3/06 4:57am]

FalseSetto said:

Boy, if you made any sense, you'd be dangerous.


1. You're right. I did answer my own, rhetorical question: I believe that to suggest that nature/God/destiny can only create one particular type of talent is an affront to those three workers of humankind, if you will. The charge of "we'll never see another Hendrix, et al" is also to suggest that one isn't familiar with their history. There were influential guitar heroes before Hendrix and there are influential guitar heroes after Hendrix. The same with any singular talent, whether it be artistic or in the sciences.



I don't what the hell you're talking about - and you better look before you leap next time.


EDIT: Oh, and another thing, just because you yourself never witness a talent similar to that of Prince, Hendrix, Stone, and whoever else you idolize in your lifetime, doesn't mean that it will not happen. That's like someone in the 60s and 70s saying "we'll never have another Hendrix or Sly Stone!" But look what we DID end up with.....Prince. That argument is groundless.
[Edited 5/3/06 7:10am]

The responses on here are really interesting.

First off, prettymansson and chuckaducci may be right about Van not being a mind-blowing performer or live instrumentalist, and that's fine. He's a good musician and talented songwriter with a broad range who seems to enjoy himself and the cats and and kittens in his band are good at what they do. It was worth my 15 dollars and 90 minutes of my time to check him out.

But these comparisons, well, they are a fatal exercise that sets up expectations for artists way too high. Dozens of very good musicians have been crushed under the weight of those expectations. We shouldn't do that.

But just because someone likes Van doesn't mean that he or she is anointing them as the next Prince, Stevie, Sly or Jimi per se. Time and circumstance will bring any given artist's talent or legacy to bear.

Let's not be too hard on Van or each other.

TEll me, was he playing by himself at the show you caught or was he opening for Anthony Hamilton?

When I caught him back in March, he did a lot of the same tunes, but they also did "Joy In Repetition" as an encore. It was pretty cool!

No, Van doesn't have tons of personality, but then again, I dont' think the people coming to see him are expecting a whole Prince-style show. Van's a lot more Bill Withers than Prince, he's a real mellow dude and I doubt we'll ever get him being super outgoing on stage.

The responses on here are really interesting.

First off, prettymansson and chuckaducci may be right about Van not being a mind-blowing performer or live instrumentalist, and that's fine. He's a good musician and talented songwriter with a broad range who seems to enjoy himself and the cats and and kittens in his band are good at what they do. It was worth my 15 dollars and 90 minutes of my time to check him out.

But these comparisons, well, they are a fatal exercise that sets up expectations for artists way too high. Dozens of very good musicians have been crushed under the weight of those expectations. We shouldn't do that.

But just because someone likes Van doesn't mean that he or she is anointing them as the next Prince, Stevie, Sly or Jimi per se. Time and circumstance will bring any given artist's talent or legacy to bear.

Let's not be too hard on Van or each other.