Like The Jackson Family Thread, I wanna continue my other two threads, and no bashing of New Edition.....You understand me!!!!!

New Edition


Bobby Brown


Ralph Tresvant


Johnny Gill


Bell Biv DeVoe


Heads Of State

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Are they really that good? Or were they marketed well?

Just a question.

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daPrettyman said:

They weren't marketed that well, they don't have any #1 pop hits and just one #1 pop album (Home Again.) Who else was better than them from 83 to 90 as a RnB vocal group. Guy maybe, bu that was only from 88 to 91.

To me... the solo stuff from Bell Biv Devoe and the rest represent extensions of the group as whole.

When I'm going nuts over New Edition, I'm thinking about allll of that stuff.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I get ur point, but to me, their music was too "throw away" for me (as a whole). Sure, there were some gems, but for the most part, I don't care for a lot of their work. Then again, I don't like children singing much either.

Heads Of State will be on The Mo'Nique Show on April 13!



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daPrettyman said:

missfee said:

I know. I get a lot of flack about it from different people, but I'm not a fan of children singing (MJ, Ralph T, Tevin Campbell all included in that bunch). I don't know what it is, their voices irk the hell out of me. Usually when they become adults, I like their voices, but as kids....can't take it.

daPrettyman said:

Hilarious. I couldn't stand New Edition when they were singing as kids because they sounded like a bunch of mice to me, but once the "Heartbreak" album came out, oh it was on and poppin'!!!!! Next to "Home Again" that's N.E.'s best album to me.

That is my group. Love them.

missfee said:

Someone who understands me!

daPrettyman said:

I like them when they were kids but I'm more fond of their solo efforts mainly Bobby Brown and Bell Biv Devoe. Even Though I enjoy N.E Heartbreak.

daPrettyman said:

awww

babybugz said:

That's when I started to really like them was after the Heart Break album. Their earlier albums were annoying to me.

You are so wrong for posting that picture of Bobby! lol

Must be New Edition day or something on the R&B station I'm listening to this morning. Within the last hour they've played Don't Be Cruel by Bobby, then If it Isn't Love by NE and My My My by Johnny just went off. I wonder what's going on. lol
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blessedk said:

As for the pic of Bobby: Every other Bobby pic was the same, this was the only pic that was original.

As for NE being back on the radio:

http://blogs.blackvoices....on-tv-one/

^Thank you for the article.

blessedk said:

You're welcome.

blessedk said:

I know I was thinking the same thing.I love me some B.Brown!!! Come on, someone post a better pic of him!

I really liked New Edition. The very first song that I remember falling in love with was "Is This The End?"
I was in the fifth grade then crying over some crush that I had at the time. Oh, those were the days.
But what I thought was the most interesting thing about this group was that it was the "back-up" fellas that made the best songs once solo. BBD was the shit...I Do Need You and When Will I See You Smile Again. Come on now....slow jam classics. Bobby Brown was an amazing talent with the group and especially solo (prior to the drug abuse) We have to keep him in our prayers.
And when Johnny "get mad at 'em expressions when he sings" really grew the group up musically.
Although, it could have been any of the lil' boy groups that followed The Jackson 5, it made perfect sense to have New Edition do the tribute to Michael Jackson at last years BET awards. It was really good to see them all together, even if only, for that performance.

dancerella said:

Better?!

JabarR74 said:

I love this one. I had it for a profile pic once.

I remember knowing Every Little Step as a little kid, but I played catchup when Home Again came out and I bought the album for Hit Me Off. I felt deja vu when I heard cool it now so I must have heard it before and forgot.

Here's some new music from Bell Biv DeVoe!




(Honestly, I'm not feeling this track)