rockwilder said:

That'll be one slippery fight..


Activator juice flying everywhere!!!

sosgemini said:

Talent wise Full Force had them beat.....but I liked RFTW songs a lot more.

funkpill said:

sextonseven said:

i thought the last 2 were shit. and didn't realize there was a 6th album.
maybe i should have said my favorite were there first 3.

at any rate they blast RFTW. i did love Melvin's first solo record in what 92-3, "can he do it like this" is still a great track.

wavesofbliss said:

That cut was off their "Straight Down To Business" album.

RFTW by a mile. Hands down.

blackguitaristz said:

I'm with you.

funkpill said:

Man, my hands are slippery as hell just from reading this thread. But I ain't going to front, I wore a curl for years! From 13 to 17. Then I went the Hendrix/Dez route my senior year. Then I went BACK to the curl from 18 to 20, and then I booted the curl for good. But the hair is STILL slangin'!

blackguitaristz said:

blackguitaristz said:

That funny. I had a "S" curl.....no juice.

StoneCrib said:

right?!! that's the main reason why i clicked on this thread too, just to say don't let them two groups battle in a room full of heat lamps.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

...oh yeah: my vote's for ready for the curl--urm, world.

*knockknockknock*

hi! is ready for the world here?

well, who would you like to see?

...all of them!!!!

JQuad said:

Many years ago, I seen Full Force perform the live version of "Ain't My Type of Hype". They were slammin'.

DavidEye said:

THAT'S FUNNY!!!!! I'd have to give THAT one to THE JETS!!!!!

wavesofbliss said:

Melvin Riley's 1st solo CD was "Ghetto Love" released in 1994. I've had to buy the damn thing THREE TIMES already!!!!! Keeps getting stolen. Anyways, a CLASSIC as far as the "slow jamz" go!!!!!

woogiebear said:

I already did on thread on this too. The Jets won just because they were better known in the US and played instruments. Funny, I've been listening to 5 Star's Greatest Hits everyday this past week.

Adisa said:

Damn every thing else, all I wanna know is - WHO'S THE FINE ASS BROAD IN YOUR AVATAR!

StoneCrib said:

It ain't me!

This turned out to be a more interesting question than it looked on the surface. Apples and Oranges really. On one hand, I loved RFTW (their first 2 albums, I haven't heard anything but whatever the single was from their third..) I don't really care that they were a P & the Revolution rip off. What they did, they did damn well. But you couldn't escape Full Force at all in the 80s. It seemed in a period from '84-'88 or so they popped up on every other song on the radio. Solid production and great harmonies too. But it seems to me that we're really comparing a Band with a Production Company And Band. Seems an unfair fight if you ask me.

That being said, I never bought much of Full Force's music, and I keep replacing copies of Ready For's first 2 albums. So there you go, I guess.

Most definitely would have to say Full Force. I loved some of the songs they wrote. "All Cried Out" is a great song that I still listen to even now. Lisa Lisa has a beautiful voice.

DavidEye said:

Agreed! I remember when "Oh Sheila" came out, a lot of people thought it was a Prince song. I still laugh at it, but it's true, RFTW definitely took Prince's sound (and look even) and copied it.

Adisa said:

Ok, then who is it dammit!

blackguitaristz said:

come on.. if FF had only done the Static album for James Brown and nothing else in their entire career that effort alone would be still enough to put them waaaayyyy abve RFTW

funkpill said:

psychodelicide said:

I heard that when Sheila E. first heard "Oh Sheila",she assumed it was Prince singing about her

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

"Mary Goes Round" was da jam back in 1986! Very Prince-sounding song

DavidEye said:

That is tooooo funny! I remember when the song first came out, a lot of people thought it was a song about Sheila E, but I didn't know Sheila thought it was Prince singing it.

psychodelicide said:

SHIT!!! THEY STILL DO THINK RFTW IS A PRINCE BAND.....IDIOTS!!!!!