SoulAlive said:

I think you're forgetting about all those other great slow jams that Atlantic Starr had in the early 80s: "Send For Me","Am I Dreaming","Let's Get Closer","Love Me Down","More And More",etc.

These songs are sexy and soulful,unlike some of the pop stuff that came later (such as the awful "Secret Lovers")

I've never understood the hate for this cut, it's one of Atlantic Starr's best songs IMO

Plus it's a song that alot of us can identify with, honestly how many of us either have been in or know somebody who's been in that situation? I know I do

Abdul said:

SoulAlive said:

I think you're forgetting about all those other great slow jams that Atlantic Starr had in the early 80s: "Send For Me","Am I Dreaming","Let's Get Closer","Love Me Down","More And More",etc.

These songs are sexy and soulful,unlike some of the pop stuff that came later (such as the awful "Secret Lovers")

I've never understood the hate for this cut, it's one of Atlantic Starr's best songs IMO

Plus it's a song that alot of us can identify with, honestly how many of us either have been in or know somebody who's been in that situation? I know I do

It's aight but I can relate more to something like "Am I Dreaming" or something like that.

Abdul said:

SoulAlive said:

I think you're forgetting about all those other great slow jams that Atlantic Starr had in the early 80s: "Send For Me","Am I Dreaming","Let's Get Closer","Love Me Down","More And More",etc.

These songs are sexy and soulful,unlike some of the pop stuff that came later (such as the awful "Secret Lovers")

I've never understood the hate for this cut, it's one of Atlantic Starr's best songs IMO

Plus it's a song that alot of us can identify with, honestly how many of us either have been in or know somebody who's been in that situation? I know I do

I always found it to be really........corny The pop-lite production just ruins it for me.I can certainly see why it became a huge crossover hit.It's pure pop....nothing soulful about it.

SoulAlive said:

Abdul said:

I've never understood the hate for this cut, it's one of Atlantic Starr's best songs IMO

Plus it's a song that alot of us can identify with, honestly how many of us either have been in or know somebody who's been in that situation? I know I do

I always found it to be really........corny The pop-lite production just ruins it for me.I can certainly see why it became a huge crossover hit.It's pure pop....nothing soulful about it.

I feel silly now for posting that song on a TUMBLR posted to soul music, I'm gonna correct that because hearing it I agree, ain't nothing soulful about it.

As for Secret Lovers, there was a commercial that used the song. Someone got busted for having that as a ringtone on their phone That was funny, but other than that, meh.

I can't even say how many weddings I've been to where Always was played. A lot.

MadamGoodnight said:

As for Secret Lovers, there was a commercial that used the song. Someone got busted for having that as a ringtone on their phone That was funny, but other than that, meh.

I can't even say how many weddings I've been to where Always was played. A lot.

I got tired of that song after age 5 like "enough! " I wouldn't care to hear that song again for the rest of my natural life.

Timmy84 said:

MadamGoodnight said:

As for Secret Lovers, there was a commercial that used the song. Someone got busted for having that as a ringtone on their phone That was funny, but other than that, meh.

I can't even say how many weddings I've been to where Always was played. A lot.

I got tired of that song after age 5 like "enough! " I wouldn't care to hear that song again for the rest of my natural life.

Hell yeah!! That song is along the same lines as those horrible 80's bridesmaids dresses and wedding gowns. Those were the days when I was little and a flower girl in different family members' weddings. So yeah, even as a little girl, that song irritated the hell out of me.

missfee said:

Timmy84 said:

I got tired of that song after age 5 like "enough! " I wouldn't care to hear that song again for the rest of my natural life.

Hell yeah!! That song is along the same lines as those horrible 80's bridesmaids dresses and wedding gowns. Those were the days when I was little and a flower girl in different family members' weddings. So yeah, even as a little girl, that song irritated the hell out of me.

Right. It's like "oh shut up!" The best Atlantic Starr number with Barbara as a member was "Silver Shadow".

missfee said:

Timmy84 said:

I got tired of that song after age 5 like "enough! " I wouldn't care to hear that song again for the rest of my natural life.

Hell yeah!! That song is along the same lines as those horrible 80's bridesmaids dresses and wedding gowns. Those were the days when I was little and a flower girl in different family members' weddings. So yeah, even as a little girl, that song irritated the hell out of me.

The dreaded wedding songs.

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Timmy84 said:

Cerebus said:

Stuff

Uh...

Wrong thread???

So you quote me. Genius!

Cerebus said:

Timmy84 said:

Uh...

Wrong thread???

So you quote me. Genius!

Sorry. I'll fix that.

Timmy84 said:

missfee said:

Hell yeah!! That song is along the same lines as those horrible 80's bridesmaids dresses and wedding gowns. Those were the days when I was little and a flower girl in different family members' weddings. So yeah, even as a little girl, that song irritated the hell out of me.

Right. It's like "oh shut up!" The best Atlantic Starr number with Barbara as a member was "Silver Shadow".

I agree with you on that Timmy. I like the music to Silver Shadow. I kinda like Cool Calm Collected with David singing lead on it from Barbara's era too. Ironically the band was trying

to shake it's reputation as a ballad band with the As The Band Turns album by releasing

Freakaristic and Cool Calm Collected as the 1st two singles but the ballads however cheesy were well written and you could not stop the firestorm from radio stations across the nation

requesting Secret Lover. The band tried to get funky with Freakaristic but i still thought

that was cheesy too and probably the cheesiest funk tune i've ever heard.

phunkdaddy said:

Timmy84 said:

Right. It's like "oh shut up!" The best Atlantic Starr number with Barbara as a member was "Silver Shadow".

I agree with you on that Timmy. I like the music to Silver Shadow. I kinda like Cool Calm Collected with David singing lead on it from Barbara's era too. Ironically the band was trying

to shake it's reputation as a ballad band with the As The Band Turns album by releasing

Freakaristic and Cool Calm Collected as the 1st two singles but the ballads however cheesy were well written and you could not stop the firestorm from radio stations across the nation

requesting Secret Lover. The band tried to get funky with Freakaristic but i still thought

that was cheesy too and probably the cheesiest funk tune i've ever heard.

lol yeah I think this was when R&B radio was transitioning away from funk-oriented songs to mid-tempo songs and ballads (and no Andy, your favorite punching bag had nothing to do with that ). So I could see why people wanted more of their ballads.

Lord, what a boring ep. The men in that band were a trip.

scriptgirl said:

Lord, what a boring ep. The men in that band were a trip.

Weren't they?

It was sort of interesting sort of

So it's only Jonathan & Wayne now....

That's how the music business goes

I’m sorry I love Secret Lovers that commercial made me obsessed with it for a while and I’m going to catch the repeat later.

HuMpThAnG said:

It was sort of interesting sort of

So it's only Jonathan & Wayne now....

That's how the music business goes

Yeah pretty much lol

Timmy84 said:

HuMpThAnG said:

It was sort of interesting sort of

So it's only Jonathan & Wayne now....

That's how the music business goes

Yeah pretty much lol

And Barbara & David maded up...

But what about Sharon & the rest of them?

HuMpThAnG said:

Timmy84 said:

Yeah pretty much lol

And Barbara & David maded up...

But what about Sharon & the rest of them?

I know right?

ok ...

They didn't even say what Sharon was up to these days. Hmmm

I found it interesting. I read last year about David leaving the group

for a higher calling. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. It happens with

aging members of a band from the past. Would have like to learn a little

more about what Sharon's up to these days.

Who the hell was that AJ Johnson woman with the busted weave?

phunkdaddy said:

I found it interesting. I read last year about David leaving the group

for a higher calling. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. It happens with

aging members of a band from the past. Would have like to learn a little

more about what Sharon's up to these days.

I just figured that David left because of arguments because we know how family are sometimes but it seems he left amicably which was a bummer.

scriptgirl said:

Who the hell was that AJ Johnson woman with the busted weave?

That's the girl from "House Party" and "Baby Boy".

Timmy84 said:

phunkdaddy said:

I found it interesting. I read last year about David leaving the group

for a higher calling. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. It happens with

aging members of a band from the past. Would have like to learn a little

more about what Sharon's up to these days.

I just figured that David left because of arguments because we know how family are sometimes but it seems he left amicably which was a bummer.

Are you and Andy gonna go get that new Atlantic Starr album coming in 2012?