ALBUMS..

-Amel Larrieux's tentatively titled "Bravebird"
-Janet's new album (Feb. 11, 2003)
-Something new from Billy Lawrence
-Something new from Dionne Farris
-Kelis "Amphibious" (Feb. 2003)
-Meshell Ndegeocello's next album
-Res' next album
-Alana Davis' next album
-Macy Gray's next album
[This message was edited Thu Oct 17 18:12:28 PDT 2002 by JANFAN4L]

JANFAN4L said:

Kelis has a new album coming out?! Wow that is cool. Wanderland didn't do that well and was TOO digital sounding. Little Suzie was an amazing song though.

I love Kelis. It's a shame Wanderland didn't come out in the US. I bought it on Amazon last October.

She's not on Virgin records anymore. Doing it on Star Trak/Arista.

I hear she's working with Diddy 2.

And is Janet coming back that soon? Cool!

I'm feeling the Meshell track on Red Hot + Riot. It came out Tuesday. This on is a tribute to African Artist Kemi Kuti, who died of Aids back in 98.
His son Fila helped put it together.
Res, D'Angelo, MAcy, Taj Mahal, Common, Dead Prez and Sade are on it. It's great.

musicman said:

Tribute to FELA Kuti, son is FEMI.

Thanks Essence. I really messed that one up. My friend loves Femi and Fela. I just really found out about them about 2 years ago.

WOOO KELIS!! Damn, I didnt hear no more about her 2nd album after that "Run away from home" song...saw the video like twice?
& Janet J. is coming back that soon?? aww man
Amel Larrieux . this child

Here's a few albums I'm waiting for...


***Santana "Shaman" (October 22)
***Earth Wind & Fire "Live In Rio" (November 19)
***Teena Marie 'Black Reign' (sometime this winter)
***Stevie Wonder's next album (release date unknown)
***Madonna's next CD (March 2003)
***Earth Wind & Fire's next studio album (April 2003)
***Donna Summer 'Angel' (spring 2003)
***Remy Shand's second album (spring 2003)
***Duran Duran's comeback album (2003)
***Lauryn Hill (new album in 2003!!)


I'm also waiting for a few re-mastered CDs to come out,such as Lionel Ritchie's 'Can't Slow Down' and Marvin Gaye's 'I Want You',both of which have been expanded to 2 CDs and filled with rare,previously unreleased outtakes.

musicman said:

Yeah the great selection of artists on Red Hot & Riot is bringing in whole fresh set of ears to the king of afro-beat. Wonder if many people even realise it's not a collection of new "neo soul" songs?

Doesn't TLC's new album drop next month?

paisley2002 said:

Yes.It's called "3D" and the first single "Girl Talk" is already on the radio.

so while you are waiting, go pick up the new cd from Heather Headley or Gloria Gaynor. Both of them are about $8-$9

yeah...can't wait 4 the new JANET album! "truly in love" one of the songs!

WildheartXXX said:

For me, the "digital sound" of Wanderland was nice. I LOVED the song "PERFECT DAY" on that record and I still play that song regularly (I probably played that track literally 300 times in the course of 6 months). I loved Mr. UFO Man and Little Susie.

Kelis never released Wanderland in the US because she was having a fall out with her now-former record company Virgin. Virgin Records is going through a "changing of the guard" after the Mariah Glitter Fiasco and a lot of the artists on Virgin got shafted as far as promotion and marketing. That's why no one heard of Wanderland. Kelis got tired of the mispromotion and mismarketing of her products and left with her friends the Neptunes to Star Trak Entertainment (a subsidiary of Arista). So "Wanderland" was unfortunately left in the rubble of her expedition to Arista/Star Trak. But, she's going to lift many of the tracks from Wanderland and retool them. The first single from her "Amphibious" album will be "Popular Thug" and also there's going to be a lot of live instrumentation on the album in the vein of N*E*R*D's retooled "In Search Of..." with Spymob. Expect a YOUNG, FRESH N' NEW direction from Kelis, expect the unexpected

You can currently hear Kelis in these projects that are out now...

-xXx soundtrack : N*E*R*D f/Kelis "Truth or Dare"
-Red, Hot + Riot: Kelis "So Be It"
-Clipse "When The Last Time" (Kelis does background vocals and appears in the video)
-Timo Maas featuring Kelis "Help Me" (a bangin' club song, be sure to listen to the "Deep Dish Ghost Mix" -- crazy)
-Noreaga featuring Kelis "Consider This"

Want even more Kelis news and exclusives? Visit the Kelis Fan Site at http://www.geocities.com/kelisfan
[This message was edited Fri Oct 18 9:49:14 PDT 2002 by JANFAN4L]

I'm also interested in Mya's next album in Spring of 2003. She has a song on it entitled "Whatever Bitch" in which she talks in the vein of drag queens and female impersonators. It's supposed to be a tribute to them.

Alana Davis?? I loove her.

I want another album from Rahsaan Patterson..

What track is Meshell's "nocturnal sunshine" on?

Oh, and for the ALANA DAVIS fans out there I got some good news for you...

Alana was sick of the direction her music career was taking under Elektra Records so she left them! I don't know the name of her new label, but she's working on new songs as we speak and her new album should drop Spring/Summer 2003.

I saw Alana in concert this past summer and she talked about how Elektra record dicked her and how they wanted her to "dumb down" her lyrics and make them more paletable for a TRL generation. That's why Fortune Cookies didn't do well, she was going through negoitations just like Kelis. She wanted more say so in her music.

DavidEye said:

OH NOooOoooO!
Stevie Wonder?
Remy Shand?? "Its the way I feel.." Saw him live Good!
MADONNA! Guess I'll die another day...
Earth,Wind & Fire Oh yea
Marvin Gaye that man

Good thread! I love Amel Larrieux, Res and Alana Davis. I always felt it was a shame that more people are not aware of Alana -- I think she is an incredible talent (both of her albums are brilliant). I feel that Blame It On Me was the best release of 1997. Good to know that she is still recording.

I am also interested in hearing the Duran Duran comeback album.

Essence said:

Red Hot & Riot is an astonishing tribute album for the great Fela. What did you make of Kelis' joint 'So Be It' - arguably her greatest song to date.

anemone said:

it was on Red, Hot & Cool: Stolen Moments. It was the 2nd or 3rd red hot album (i think) and was a jazz/rap comp. Featured tracks by Michael Franti, Digable Planets, Incognito & Carleen Anderson, The Pharcyde

todd305 said:[quote]Good thread! I love Amel Larrieux, Res and Alana Davis. I always felt it was a shame that more people are not aware of Alana -- I think she is an incredible talent (both of her albums are brilliant). I feel that Blame It On Me was the best release of 1997. Good to know that she is still recording.[quote]


i don't think anyone's heard of her in the UK - can't just be me though! u should check the Alana track 'Can't find my way home' from the Mod Squad soundtrack... great tune.

Mariah Carey-Charmbracelet

Whitney Houston-Just Whitney

TLC-3D

Toni Braxton-New lp

Janet-New lp

L-Boogie-New lp

Jill Scott-New lp

Missy E.-Under Cunstruction

Erykah Badu-New lp

D'Angelo-New lp

Bilal-New lp

Aaliyah-New lp(An allstars tribute lp or a GH I don't know)

Teena Marie
TLC
Santana

?
[This message was edited Fri Feb 28 8:47:30 PST 2003 by IstenSzek]

IstenSzek said:

an incredible record, ahead of it's time. lisen again !

IstenSzek said:[quote]


So when are those supposed to be released? It's about time
D'Angelo came with some new jams again.

I still listen to Voodoo on and off. Some of those songs
are really great. But I have to admit, I listen to the 1st
album a lot more, even after all those years now. Classic.

[quote]

apparently D'Angelo hasn't even started recording his new album!

waiting for:

*** Tori's new album SCARLET'S WALK - a sorta fairytale already blows me away
*** the mysterious "( )" by Sigur Rós - out next week
*** U2's new BEST OF - because of the limited edition with rare b-sides & remixes
*** new Madonna album - what will she do next?
*** a new piece of the Cure - yet untitled, release date still unknown
*** the new Depeche Mode stuff - whether a complete new album or just that REMIX albums i read about
*** which leads to the solo works of Martin Gore and Dave Gahan - will be interesting to hear, i guess
*** what about a new Radiohead album? is there something going on?

blanket said:[quote]IstenSzek said:[quote]


So when are those supposed to be released? It's about time
D'Angelo came with some new jams again.

I still listen to Voodoo on and off. Some of those songs
are really great. But I have to admit, I listen to the 1st
album a lot more, even after all those years now. Classic.



HUH?? No way, you must be wrong. If then, so how can you explain all these news up-dates??

Nah, all I can say is get ready!