The Jackson 5 surely had a lot of copycats in the '70s. Their impact was so massive after 1969, 1970 that even their Chicago nemesis the Five Stairsteps did J5-styled songs around '71 lol

Timmy84 said:

They sure did (I Love You-Stop), can't find the tune on youtube though.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I heard that on some other site (Soul-Patrol I believe). It sounded exactly like "I Want You Back". And the lead singer was well into his 20s. I was like "wtf" when I first heard it

Timmy84 said:

I thought it was the chick Stairstep that song that track? The other brothers (Clearance, Keni and James)voices were too deep and had changed ny 71-72.

The Jackson 5 surely had a lot of copycats in the '70s. Their impact was so massive after 1969, 1970 that even their Chicago nemesis the Five Stairsteps did J5-styled songs around '71 lol

The Jackson 5 surely had a lot of copycats in the '70s. Their impact was so massive after 1969, 1970 that even their Chicago nemesis the Five Stairsteps did J5-styled songs around '71 lol

Timmy84 said:

yeah but the steps were around before the j5

IAintTheOne said:

But they wasn't doin' music like the J5, Chicago Soul.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

sheeeeeit ain' nothin betta Detroit ain't have shit on Chicago....

The Jackson 5 surely had a lot of copycats in the '70s. Their impact was so massive after 1969, 1970 that even their Chicago nemesis the Five Stairsteps did J5-styled songs around '71 lol

Is it just me or does it sound creepy how they all sound almost exactly like little michael at times, but flawed cause one lacks the soul, the other lacks the passion, the other just can't hit the notes and so on? Kind of like how mj had copycats in the 80's with people like Alfonzo and then creepy looking impersonators later on LOL

yeah I agree on that last part, though I'm sure some were offered to them and then given to the others

LittleBLUECorvette said:

sheeeeeit ain' nothin betta Detroit ain't have shit on Chicago....

IAintTheOne said:

Uh, the J5 were Gary-based, briefly recorded in Detroit for six months and then became Los Angeles-based from then on. Chicago Soul and Detroit Soul are two different sounds, don't get it twisted.

And the Stairsteps DID sound J5-esque in that song I mentioned.

note: For Historical Accuracy - The Sylvers didn't come after the Jackson 5 they're contemporaries. People compare them because like the Jackson's they were a family group and it's was bunch of them. The Sylvers and the Jackson's were in many aspects at different ends of the Soul/R&B spectrum. The Sylvers sound was more akin to the 5th Dimension than the Jackson 5.
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TD3 said:

Umm what do you mean by that? Please elaborate.

NastradumasKid said:

The Sylvers are more aking to the 5th Dimension sound because like the 5th Dimension the the Sylvers consisted of men and women, singing in various combinations. Which include a great deal of harmonizing..... In many aspects unless you look at the Sylvers albums liner notes, it's hard to discern who's singing lead Leon, Edmund or Ricky. The Sylvers sound was more rooted in straight up Soul at the begining of their careers where as the 5th Dimenision who had more of pop sound.

Timmy84 said:

uh, Yes they is. Somebody better recognize!!

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TD3 said:

What? You think they're the same or different? "You're confrusing (confusing) me".