JesseDezz said:

Athena has good vocals. The duet Nobody that she performed with Keith is classic.

Keith is the man,
My jams have always been tracks like How Deep Is Your Love, I wanna Love You Down, In The Rain and Nobody (specially the ghetto love remix)
Christ that was wehn R&b didn't suck so much

And I grew up with one of the singers from Divine, another group that came and went. Our families go to the same church, so we're always in touch some way or another. There was a lot of red tape going on that prevented them from coming out with any more recordings. And with her voice, she doesn't even sing anymore

Here's their video:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...0FMZ_TNoaI

With the exception of those annoying electronic drums, I dug a lot of Keith Sweat's stuff, though he always sounded like he had a real bad head cold.

JesseDezz said:

Valid point. The electronic drums usuage was bit much but the refine element of his material still shined through.

See, that's why I never liked his music. Drums and a funky bass line are what absolutely make a song for me. If the drums and bass are weak, as far as I'm concerned, you might as well just throw the whole song out.

My favorite was Twisted.

Rinluv said:

Cosign; I just played that joint the other day.

JesseDezz said:

Ladae! had two albums. I was always a huge fan of "Party 2Nite," which contained a sample of "Show You the Way to Go." The "Fabulous Flava" remix with Chubb Rock is the best.

I saw Keith in concert and like Babyface he was surprisingly good.

vainandy said:

yeah, i know what you mean about it being weak but i think i'd be willing to give it a chance. he seems cool to me.

I liked his self titled album a lot in 1996. Twisted and Nobody were good songs to like and I remember the album being sold out when I was trying to buy a copy for my cousin's birthday.

dancerella said:

I liked keith's first two albums but on the second album he had make you
sweat as the lead single. And yes the drum machine on that song was very
mac cheesy but the ballads on the album were up to par. I kind of loss track of
him after the second album as he started doing more hybrid hip hop/r&b stuff with the likes of joe public, snoop dogg, ll cool j, lil mo, etc.

phunkdaddy said:

I think you really lost track, because that just wasn't the case. There is very little hip-hop at all on his third album. Even the album version of "Why Me Baby" is a ballad. Keith Sweat was a true new jack artist from the beginning, but he didn't stray into what vainandy would call "ship-hop" until his 6th album.

And FWIW, "Make You Sweat" is perfection! That song was part of one of my favorite summers of the last 20 years. #1 R&B hits in the summer (and early fall) of 1990:

All I Do Is Think of You - Troop
You Can't Deny It - Lisa Stansfield
My, My, My - Johnny Gill
Make You Sweat - Keith Sweat
Can't Stop - After 7
Vision of Love - Mariah Carey
Jerk Out - The Time
Feels Good - Tony! Toni! Toné!
Lies - En Vogue
Crazy - The Boys
Thieves in the Temple - Prince
Giving You the Benefit - Pebbles
So You Like What You See - Samuelle

Good times, good times...
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See, I knew it was the drums I didn't like. They just don't pound hard enough and sound "fake" sounding. Prince's drum machines of the early 80s had a stronger sound. They even had an echo to them. Then again, I've always heard that Prince mixed real drums with drum machines so maybe that's how they got their strength.

AlexdeParis said:

"Party 2Nite" was the cut I heard. Never knew their stuff actually got released...
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JesseDezz said:[quote]

AlexdeParis said:

Party 2Nite I remember vaguely.

Do any of you remember the video he made that had this chick in it who bore a strong resemblance to BET hostess Sherry Carter and Donny Simpson brought it up on "Video Soul"?

JesseDezz said:

Yes , I certainly do.

so how come he doesn't get his props? i know he does amongst die hard slow jam r&b lovers but what about everyone else?

by the way, i think Chris Tucker & Keith Sweat look similar!

i think i may get his first cd this friday (pay day)!

all i do is think of you is a jackson 5 cover

JesseDezz said:

I believe that was the video to "I'll Give All My Love to You," right?

I have all the Keith Sweat stuff. Always loved his voice and the production. He put out some great albums back in the day.

alphastreet said:

Of course it is. What does that have to do with the Troop version being a #1 hit in the summer of 1990?

Keith Sweat does have one up-tempo song that I like. Anyone remember "Keep It Coming"? That song was FUNKY. Especially the bassline, But he screwed it up when he did a remake of it for the USA (Olympic Basketball) Dream Team.

ThePunisher said:

He also jacked up slave's version of just a touch of love. Steve Arrington rocks!

lastdecember said:

The thing about the Shades' song that used the Bernard Wright sample is that LL Cool J used the same sample for the "Loungin'" remix with Total. And both songs were out around the same time. I don't think that helped SHades too much. I did like "Serenade" too.

ThePunisher said:

It's a good song, but I think the "Jungle Boogie" sample should get some of the credit.

lonelygurl8305 said:

It's definitely one of my favorites.

MUST-HAVE KEITH SWEAT CD'S:

1)MAKE IT LAST FOREVER (#1
2)I'LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU (#2)
3)KEITH SWEAT (#5)

HIS RE-MAKE OF SLAVE'S "JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE" WAS BOO-TAY!!!!!
HIS RE-MAKE OF THE DRAMATICS' "IN THE RAIN" WAS COOL, THOUGH!!!!!



Y'ALL TALKIN' ABOUT ATHENA CAGE.....
WHAT ABOUT JACCI MCGHEE, WHO SANG ON "MAKE IT LAST FOREVER"?????

THAT SONG IS MY ALL-TIME FAVE KEITH SWEAT SONG!!!!!