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Reply #60 posted 06/15/12 6:31am

SoulAlive

I heard a song of his his a few years ago.I thought the music was decent,but he kept saying the same thing over and over and over and over lol It was so repetitive!

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Reply #61 posted 06/15/12 7:23am

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kitbradley said:

silverchild said:

shorttrini said: Agree with this. Kem's music has become predictable and formulaic, but I dig his style. Just can't tolerate the same sound. His first two albums, Kemistry and Album II, were winners. But, I'm partial to Kemistry

Sounds like the male version of Anita Baker. Except for "The Songstress", every album after that sounds the same. It's like some of these singers find a formula/sound that works and they stick to it. They don't dare venture outside of that. I like Anita but her music is just too damn predictable!

See, I can take that from Anita, because her songs are well written the music well arranged. Plus, she takes years in between albums, so it's not so bad. Kem had back to back albums. I had not fully digested his first, when all of the sudden here comes the next album.

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Reply #62 posted 06/15/12 9:24am

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http://www.youtube.com/wa...4xGnHutuqs

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This is the only Kem I want to know, the house music Kem. This is a Newark NJ CLASSIC JAM!

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Reply #63 posted 06/15/12 9:36am

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Just have to ask: Kem who?

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #64 posted 06/15/12 10:07am

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missfee said:

chocolate1 said:

Yes! eek

When Will Downing and Joe opened for Kem, I was sitting there looking at those women losing their minds to these two singing karaoke to their own music like confused

Will Downing sung to his own tracks? Wow. My mom loves him, but I find him just as boring as Musiq.

Although Will has a very loyal fan base, he's not a huge seller. Many artists who are not gold & platinum sellers can't always afford to travel with a band. Traveling with a band costs a lot of dough!

By the way, I'll take a lot of the "boring" singers over a Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake or Justin Beber ANYDAY!!!!!!!lol

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Reply #65 posted 06/15/12 10:12am

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kitbradley said:

missfee said:

Will Downing sung to his own tracks? Wow. My mom loves him, but I find him just as boring as Musiq.

Although Will has a very loyal fan base, he's not a huge seller. Many artists who are not gold & platinum sellers can't always afford to travel with a band. Traveling with a band costs a lot of dough!

By the way, I'll take a lot of the "boring" singers over a Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake or Justin Beber ANYDAY!!!!!!!lol

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People dont like Musiq?? eek Maybe his not all that as a performer but his music is pretty descent.

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Reply #66 posted 06/15/12 11:29am

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Musiq uses a lot of pitch correction. That made me lose interest immediately. I don't need to be hearing that shit in my r&b!

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Reply #67 posted 06/15/12 11:54am

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kitbradley said:

silverchild said:

shorttrini said: Agree with this. Kem's music has become predictable and formulaic, but I dig his style. Just can't tolerate the same sound. His first two albums, Kemistry and Album II, were winners. But, I'm partial to Kemistry

Sounds like the male version of Anita Baker. Except for "The Songstress", every album after that sounds the same. It's like some of these singers find a formula/sound that works and they stick to it. They don't dare venture outside of that. I like Anita but her music is just too damn predictable!

So is Maxwell's rolleyes

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Reply #68 posted 06/15/12 12:06pm

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

kitbradley said:

Sounds like the male version of Anita Baker. Except for "The Songstress", every album after that sounds the same. It's like some of these singers find a formula/sound that works and they stick to it. They don't dare venture outside of that. I like Anita but her music is just too damn predictable!

So is Maxwell's rolleyes

This is true.

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Reply #69 posted 06/15/12 12:40pm

Timmy84

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Just have to ask: Kem who?

lol

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Reply #70 posted 06/15/12 12:55pm

mjscarousal

MidniteMagnet said:

Musiq uses a lot of pitch correction. That made me lose interest immediately. I don't need to be hearing that shit in my r&b!

Id much rather listen to him than the pop clan..

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Reply #71 posted 06/15/12 1:00pm

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Timmy84 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Just have to ask: Kem who?

lol

I never ever heard of him boxed.

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Reply #72 posted 06/15/12 4:16pm

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kitbradley said:



silverchild said:


shorttrini said:

First and second CD's are great, IMO. The last one, not so much.



Agree with this. Kem's music has become predictable and formulaic, but I dig his style. Just can't tolerate the same sound. His first two albums, Kemistry and Album II, were winners. But, I'm partial to Kemistry

Sounds like the male version of Anita Baker. Except for "The Songstress", every album after that sounds the same. It's like some of these singers find a formula/sound that works and they stick to it. They don't dare venture outside of that. I like Anita but her music is just too damn predictable!



Anita's music was predictable, but I'm more partial to Anita though. Doesn't matter what mood I'm in, I can put on any Anita Baker album and my day will be set. lol
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Reply #73 posted 06/15/12 4:18pm

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shorttrini said:



kitbradley said:




silverchild said:


shorttrini said: Agree with this. Kem's music has become predictable and formulaic, but I dig his style. Just can't tolerate the same sound. His first two albums, Kemistry and Album II, were winners. But, I'm partial to Kemistry

Sounds like the male version of Anita Baker. Except for "The Songstress", every album after that sounds the same. It's like some of these singers find a formula/sound that works and they stick to it. They don't dare venture outside of that. I like Anita but her music is just too damn predictable!




See, I can take that from Anita, because her songs are well written the music well arranged. Plus, she takes years in between albums, so it's not so bad. Kem had back to back albums. I had not fully digested his first, when all of the sudden here comes the next album.



Agree with shorttrini!
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Reply #74 posted 06/15/12 4:22pm

Timmy84

I don't get bored by Anita, then again I do have my limits. lol

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Reply #75 posted 06/15/12 4:25pm

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Timmy84 said:

I don't get bored by Anita, then again I do have my limits. lol

I used to LOVE Anita... music

Then I bought her Christmas album. mad

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Reply #76 posted 06/15/12 4:35pm

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When it gets to Anita, I really don't have any problems. Even though her stuff got formulaic post-Rapture, I can appreciate it at any time or mood I'm in. I think the biggest gambit of her career was recording this album:



Just fuckin' brilliant... music This has become my favorite release and I can understand why it didn't go over people's heads back in 1990. One thing that I give Anita credit for is implementing live instrumentation in her music, even though R&B was still on the New Jack Swing train.
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Reply #77 posted 06/15/12 4:39pm

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chocolate1 said:

Timmy84 said:

I don't get bored by Anita, then again I do have my limits. lol

I used to LOVE Anita... music

Then I bought her Christmas album. mad

lol

lol I usually avoid anyone doing a full Christmas album. nod

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Reply #78 posted 06/15/12 5:27pm

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His recent album has a couple gems on there.

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Reply #79 posted 06/15/12 6:13pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

I like Kem's singing voice no one sounds like him add to that he use to be homeless & a druggie..

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