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Printablefunksterr said: emilio319 said: Something that he's not???? I'm pretty sure Sananda knows himself more than you do... He has always said that the first music he got turned on to was the Beatles when he was a toddler and ever since his 2nd album, "Neither Fish Nor Flesh," his music has incorporated plenty of rock. Plus, he has always been a huge fan of The Beatles and also a huge fan of The Rolling Stones... Even when he was touring for his first album, "Introducing The Hardline," he would include covers of Rolling Stones songs like "Under My Thumb" and "Jumping Jack Flash." So I'm not sure what makes you think that is "something that he's not." He's always been a rocker. You say "Why the fuck is he trying to soul sing over pseudo-60's style British rock? I say, "Why the fuck not?" He's free to make whatever fucking music he feels like making. It's perfectly fine if some people aren't digging it but he's free to do whatever the fuck he wants. He makes his own music on his own label, he does it his own damn way, he doesn't give a fuck about the charts or about pleasing the masses or about being on MTV or any of that shit and I don't understand why anyone else would give a fuck about that either. Why are you trying to pigeon hole him and label him and LIMIT him to being "a jazz-soul-r&b powerhouse" as you say... He's an artist. He can do whatever he wants. Why is everyone always trying to put a black musician into this small box and limit him to jazz/soul/r&b????? He can make whatever type of music he feels like doing. He's a grown man who has been making music for 30 years and he's an independant artist who doesn't have to conform to anyone's rules but his own. Everyone likes to criticize artists when they compromise their music or sell out for the masses or purposely make some formulaic song to try and get on the radio but then when an artist is true to themselves you cry about that too. If you don't like it don't buy it, let the man make whatever he wants. You want some bullshit jazz/soul/r&b go listen to John Legend or Alicia Keys, they'll make sure to stay inside the lines. And if you don't like the new shit you can just listen to his old albums over and over again... From my observations, it seems that MOST (not all) people that don't get his current stuff are people who for the most part only listen to funk/r&b and also people who only listen to stuff from the 80's forward...I think people who are more into rock or the Beatles/Stones/Hendrix/60's/70's type shit tend to dig what he's doing now more but that's just my personal opinion. And trust me, there are TONS of people that are digging his new stuff and very much take him seriously as an artist. [Edited 5/28/10 9:49am] [Edited 5/28/10 9:51am] I personally listen to music of all genres from virtually all time periods. I'm into music of all stripes big time. I'm simply not impressed with "Sananda" and his cowardly fake azz 1960's British sound. I think it's a tired idea, he's bad at it, and wonder why instead he doesn't produce music that suits his strongest talent: soul singing. "Cowardly????" "Fake azz????" What is cowardly about owning your own music & work, releasing it completely independent and not having to bow down to someone else's view of what you should be doing? You may not like his music, that's perfectly fine, but now you are just talking nonsense and proving that you are just a hater.... I'll tell you what IS cowardly.... Talking shit about someone anonymously on an internet forum while using a "FAKE AZZ" name.... Now THAT is some cowardly, fake "azz" shit right there. This is why I barely bother with this site anymore, full of a bunch of ignorant haters... Don't get me wrong, it's cool for people to not like the same things but when it turns into a hatefest for no good reason like most threads on this place do, that says a lot about the people on it.... | |
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emilio319 said: funksterr said: I personally listen to music of all genres from virtually all time periods. I'm into music of all stripes big time. I'm simply not impressed with "Sananda" and his cowardly fake azz 1960's British sound. I think it's a tired idea, he's bad at it, and wonder why instead he doesn't produce music that suits his strongest talent: soul singing. "Cowardly????" "Fake azz????" What is cowardly about owning your own music & work, releasing it completely independent and not having to bow down to someone else's view of what you should be doing? You may not like his music, that's perfectly fine, but now you are just talking nonsense and proving that you are just a hater.... I'll tell you what IS cowardly.... Talking shit about someone anonymously on an internet forum while using a "FAKE AZZ" name.... Now THAT is some cowardly, fake "azz" shit right there. This is why I barely bother with this site anymore, full of a bunch of ignorant haters... Don't get me wrong, it's cool for people to not like the same things but when it turns into a hatefest for no good reason like most threads on this place do, that says a lot about the people on it.... Well said Emilio! I am very much enjoying Sananda's new music. To the people that just bitch- let's see what you have created lately! Sananda seems happy and like he is enjoying his life. People just want the young man from 1987. If you prefered that time Sananda's career that music is still available to you. Go listen to that. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/srr636
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emilio319 said: funksterr said: I personally listen to music of all genres from virtually all time periods. I'm into music of all stripes big time. I'm simply not impressed with "Sananda" and his cowardly fake azz 1960's British sound. I think it's a tired idea, he's bad at it, and wonder why instead he doesn't produce music that suits his strongest talent: soul singing. "Cowardly????" "Fake azz????" What is cowardly about owning your own music & work, releasing it completely independent and not having to bow down to someone else's view of what you should be doing? You may not like his music, that's perfectly fine, but now you are just talking nonsense and proving that you are just a hater.... I'll tell you what IS cowardly.... Talking shit about someone anonymously on an internet forum while using a "FAKE AZZ" name.... Now THAT is some cowardly, fake "azz" shit right there. This is why I barely bother with this site anymore, full of a bunch of ignorant haters... Don't get me wrong, it's cool for people to not like the same things but when it turns into a hatefest for no good reason like most threads on this place do, that says a lot about the people on it.... Yep cowardly. Playing to what he thinks is safe. But instead he is boring, behind the times and quite fake for a black man from the deep south. He ain't being real or progressive. And I'm calling that sht out. I don't care one bit about who owns what. I just want quality music for my money. "Sananda" ain't dropping anything worth a listen anymore, and it's disappointing. My guess is that he truly needs a label to produce good music. Calling me names won't make those tracks sound better than second rate. [Edited 5/29/10 17:59pm] | |
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I love everything up to Wildcard...but the new stuff doesn't get me excited at all! [Edited 5/30/10 6:04am] | |
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Hey Funsterr I'm not exactly sure I would go with cowardly and/or fake ass to describe his material. And I certainly would not use those words to describe his approach. If anything, he's overdone the Prince model on independence, which serves to put an extreme cap on how many folks will actually KNOW of an album's existence, nevermind decide on whether or not to try and buy it. To be clear, that's not an indictment on either of their decisions, just stating facts. He changed his name and only distributes music through his web site. Not exactly a recipe for high profile sales. But if anything, that speaks to his belief in what he is doing. Hardly a fake ass aoproach. As to the material itself, I said this before, I do think his compositions on the whole have been a bit less inspired on the past two albums. But there are most definitely some great moments in there. I think it's clear I'm not trying to attack you here for having a different opinion. But ever since his first album, Sananda has almost gone out of his way to not repeat himself. You want to say that's disappointing because that was his best work? I can get down with that. But I highly doubt Sananda is not making the music he wants today. So how is that cowardly and fake? Cheers Fenwick | |
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