THE CATEGORIES ARE STYLE, SWAGGER, LYRICAL CONTENT, MUSICAL COMPOSITION, VOCALS, ABILITY TO CROSS RACIAL BOUNDARIES, STAGE PRESENCE AND OVERALL BADASSEDNESS!! TOUGH ONE I KNOW.






THE WINNER IMO. THEY ARE SEXIER AND ARE BONAFIDE MUSICIANS.

Nah, I say the O'Jays, the Brothers Johnson were cool but the O'Jays were the overall package even with "Brandy" and "Love Train".

IS THAT PATTI AUSTIN? NEXT TO THE GIRL WITH THE BRAIDS?

babynoz said:

I know right. Like that's a contest.

A better one will be the Gap Band vs. the Brothers Johnson, er, wait a minute, take that back.

Gash, gash, double gash, baba...
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Timmy84 said:

Or maybe Hall & Oates vs Brothers Johnson?

But...the Ojays???

y'all need to quit.

but i should have put the Spinners up against the O'Jays. Bros. Johnson still kicks ass. they had melody, funk, and disco wrapped up in sexiness.

consider

I'll Be Good to You
Strawberry letter 23
Get the Funk Outta Ma Face.


Come On!!!!! These dudes were the shiznit!!!!



I like the O'Jays but only like 3 songs did it for me. The one I posted and Forever Mine as well as For the Love of Money. The rest be aiight!!

DesireeNevermind said:

The Spinners would've been a WAY better comparison!

babynoz said:

Yeah Hall & Oates indeed. As a contest, not the overall pick but I like both duos.

http://www.last.fm/music/...ood+To+You

I listen to this everyday now
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Timmy84 said:

that's baba...

funkpill said:

Thanks for the correction, you know how I am.

these two have nothing in common music wise.

they are both 70s funk. that's common enough. they've both had dance tracks and love songs.

Not sure but I don't think the Ojays played instruments like the Brothers Johnson. Eh so the O'Jays got inducted into the R&R hall of fame big whoop.

DesireeNevermind said:

That's why it's an unfair comparison. It's alright that you don't dig the O'Jays but they're in the Hall of Fame for good reasons.

I object!!!

There's no comparison! O'Jays are Philly soul not funk at all! You can compare them to all the "The's" like The Spinners

and The Brothers Johnson vs. Con Funk Shun would be more fair
Though I would go with Con Funk Shun

Timmy84 said:

brothers johnson should have been too.

DesireeNevermind said:

I doubt it.

midiscover said:

I forgot bout them dudes! Okay that's a good add on. I still find the O'Jays to be funky though. Lawd this thread gonna be good.

Timmy84 said:

Also the Ojays are known as soul singers, (remember that genre) moreso than funk artists. Everybody forgets that what we call soul music was actually a genre before they started lumping everything into the generic r&b category.

midiscover said:

THANK YOU!

babynoz said:

EXACTLY!

Soul music (1961-1985)... everything else after that was R&B/pop. True, some of the soul greats are still there.

And yeah Confunkshun would've been another great comparison to The Brothers Johnson. There were some funk elements in the O'Jays' music but they were SOUL!

DesireeNevermind said:

Nah the O'Jay's aren't funky at all Just because most of their songs have a heavy bass doesn't mean they're Funk. Backstabbers is R&B/Philly soul. Philly soul has elements of Funk in it.

Well not to dismiss the thread title and get carried off into funkland but....speaking of FUNK!!!

Timmy84 said:

I hate that stupid r&b category,

babynoz said:

It ain't even R&B in classic terms either.

babynoz said:

wha????

DesireeNevermind said:

Rhythmless bullshit.

Timmy84 said:

DesireeNevermind said:

That's what some have called "today's R&B".