funksterr said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

My bad! I owe you an apology. I apologize because you are absolutely correct! That is not Raphael!

They sample Raphael's lead vocals and play them behind Cousin Pete. Plus dude looks like Raphael a little bit. When they play live and fire up the smoke machine, the audience can't even tell it's not Raphael until 1/3 of the way through the show. They still sound good though. Thanks for the heads up.

That's called DECEPTION. If they have this "cousin Pete" in Raphael's spot then why not just let him shine as Cousin Pete officially and not as Raphael's "ghost".

missfee said:

funksterr said:

They sample Raphael's lead vocals and play them behind Cousin Pete. Plus dude looks like Raphael a little bit. When they play live and fire up the smoke machine, the audience can't even tell it's not Raphael until 1/3 of the way through the show. They still sound good though. Thanks for the heads up.

That's called DECEPTION. If they have this "cousin Pete" in Raphael's spot then why not just let him shine as Cousin Pete officially and not as Raphael's "ghost".

I agree!

missfee said:

funksterr said:

They sample Raphael's lead vocals and play them behind Cousin Pete. Plus dude looks like Raphael a little bit. When they play live and fire up the smoke machine, the audience can't even tell it's not Raphael until 1/3 of the way through the show. They still sound good though. Thanks for the heads up.

That's called DECEPTION. If they have this "cousin Pete" in Raphael's spot then why not just let him shine as Cousin Pete officially and not as Raphael's "ghost".

Yeah, I'd rather they just left Raphael out the mix if he is not in the group. I'm ready to accept the new frontman if they put an album out. But I saw then one time with Pete and they were singing Raphael's solo songs too, not just the 3T tracks. It was actually kind of creepy. Like Raphael had a stalker or something.

funksterr said:

missfee said:

That's called DECEPTION. If they have this "cousin Pete" in Raphael's spot then why not just let him shine as Cousin Pete officially and not as Raphael's "ghost".

Yeah, I'd rather they just left Raphael out the mix if he is not in the group. I'm ready to accept the new frontman if they put an album out. But I saw then one time with Pete and they were singing Raphael's solo songs too, not just the 3T tracks. It was actually kind of creepy. Like Raphael had a stalker or something.

Why in the world would they be singing Raphael's solo songs as well? Does Raphael know about this? I think not, because knowing how big his ego is, he would had sued by now. I agree with you when you say if they put a new album out with this Cousin Pete with original material, I'd be willing to hear what they have to offer, but this smoke and mirrors act they playing isn't really cool.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Harlepolis said:

It's all about love. Wet Blankets keep me grounded in reality.

I saw them in Atlanta during the Summer and they had a cousin who looked, sounded, and acted like Raph. I was like hey this is Tony! Toni! Frank!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Timmy84 said:

So Ray Ray reunited with them?

You know what...looking at it again...in big screen mode...and after checking Raphael's Twitter page...that AIN'T Ray Ray!

SHUT THE FUCKING NOISE!!! That guy is a spot on...dead fucking ringer!

Live the fake Ray Ray sounds better than the actual Ray Ray.

I saw this last week

and was not amused when

I noticed it won't RayRay

but not surprising since

he has this new album to promote

missfee said:

funksterr said:

Yeah, I'd rather they just left Raphael out the mix if he is not in the group. I'm ready to accept the new frontman if they put an album out. But I saw then one time with Pete and they were singing Raphael's solo songs too, not just the 3T tracks. It was actually kind of creepy. Like Raphael had a stalker or something.

Why in the world would they be singing Raphael's solo songs as well? Does Raphael know about this? I think not, because knowing how big his ego is, he would had sued by now. I agree with you when you say if they put a new album out with this Cousin Pete with original material, I'd be willing to hear what they have to offer, but this smoke and mirrors act they playing isn't really cool.

The sad thing about it too is that Dwayne is a talented singer as well. I guess Raphael was

just the personality of TTT. If they could put an album together like House of Music where

Dwayne was instrumental to the success of that album or one like his solo album, then i

think it would be worth a listen.

phunkdaddy said:

missfee said:

Why in the world would they be singing Raphael's solo songs as well? Does Raphael know about this? I think not, because knowing how big his ego is, he would had sued by now. I agree with you when you say if they put a new album out with this Cousin Pete with original material, I'd be willing to hear what they have to offer, but this smoke and mirrors act they playing isn't really cool.

The sad thing about it too is that Dwayne is a talented singer as well. I guess Raphael was

just the personality of TTT. If they could put an album together like House of Music where

Dwayne was instrumental to the success of that album or one like his solo album, then i

think it would be worth a listen.

Exactly. I think Dwayne and Tim are both talented but it's almost like because Raphael is missing, they aren't taking the group to other heights with their talent as well. Raphael is an okay singer, and while I am a big fan of his, it can't be ignored that it was Dwayne's voice that put the soul in "Whatever You Want", "Slow Wine", "Sky's the Limit", "All My Love", "Party Don't Cry" and many others. His solo effort wasn't bad at all, just not marketed well. I was shocked that he cut off his signature dreds though Possibly, maybe Dwayne doesn't want to take on the weight and pressure of leading 3T...as he could very well do. Shucks Philip Bailey did it (along with the rest of the band's talented members) with Earth, Wind & Fire when Maurice got sick and retired.

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