ginusher said:

Additionally, there's this ditty by a feller called Prince.

I've never thought of Gett Off as New Jack. Doesn't sound like it to me. Round & Round by Tevin Campbell has more of a New Jack sound. Morris Day's Guaranteed album is a New Jack Swing record.

Marrk said:

Gunsnhalen said:

The comments in here reeeeek of music snobbery. I hate to break this to some of y'all. But there's more than 100 kids in America, and more than 1,000 in the world (What a concept!) Have any of you been to a fucking high school? you'll see dozens of kids wearing The Beatles, Iron Maiden, Run DMC, Motley Crue, Metallica, The Smiths, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix etc. Just to name a few... there's dozens of kids into older music. And dozens only into newer... it's this thing called ''having different tastes'' yet another shocking concept to you older orgers. I'm 23 and have listened to Prince religiously since i was 14. And does that make me special? NO

Can y'all snobs name classic Cantonese artists? Vietnamese artists? Haitian artists? if y'all are so knowledgeable...you would know the answer right?

You're not special because you know a lot about a genre. There's thousands of different kinds of people. And people like lastdecember doing the same old tired ''no good modern music is good, no artwork, no label, no music video blah blah blah'' Been saying the same shit for years and years and years. Yet when me or someone else makes threads about good modern music, genres, artwork, and up and comers. Your ass runs away or never comments. Maybe cause you don't have a vast a music knowledge as you think? maybe none of us here do. So stop being uptight fuck nuts about what other people like or don't like

Well said. I'm 43 and my best mate at work is 26, he's opened my eyes to a lot of new and old music alike. I thought i had quite broad and eclectic taste anyway, but he's something else. I remember caring about music that much and funnily enough, i was probably about in my mid-twenties.

I used to be the same way honestly but really i am no music expert. I may know hundreds or thousands of artists. But i don't know EVERY good artist... and there's still music all over the world i have not heard. So i feel musical snobbery is just meh.

Gunsnhalen said:

Marrk said:

Well said. I'm 43 and my best mate at work is 26, he's opened my eyes to a lot of new and old music alike. I thought i had quite broad and eclectic taste anyway, but he's something else. I remember caring about music that much and funnily enough, i was probably about in my mid-twenties.

I used to be the same way honestly but really i am no music expert. I may know hundreds or thousands of artists. But i don't know EVERY good artist... and there's still music all over the world i have not heard. So i feel musical snobbery is just meh.

I think knowing about music is a big statement like you said. I DO feel however that someone can comment on say "the state of radio" or "the state of the mainstream" in comparisons with others. Music there are 2 kinds Good and Bad and its all up to you plain and simple at the end of the day. Now for knowledge, its crazy to say someone knows it all, you can comment on a state of it, for say a genre you listen too, but there again, there are a zillion artists buried in clubs and on labels that we never ever even will hear of or see etc.. But i will say though music HAS lost its meaning overall to people by in a large, and just because 90% of the population owns a mp3 device of some sort does not mean "music has importance" in their world. It really comes down to this and i know alot feel this way. I heard singer/songwriter Richard Marx a few years back interviewed and of course anyone doing interviews ALWAYS asks that same question "what do you think of music today?" such a dumb ass lame question, but Richard had an amazing answer, he spoke about how music is consumed now, he said "even my favorite artists, when they have a new album, im pysched, i'll download it from itunes, but most likely i wont listen to it right away, maybe in a day or two or more" and to me that is the feeling of buyers now, the consumption is really effortless now, shit i got stuff on my ipod that i bought digital or downloaded whatever, and i didnt even know i had it, that never would have happend. I find now the Circle of who i listen to is getting smaller, not that i dont try new bands out, but im talking getting plays and replays.

MickyDolenz said:

ginusher said:

Additionally, there's this ditty by a feller called Prince.

I've never thought of Gett Off as New Jack. Doesn't sound like it to me. Round & Round by Tevin Campbell has more of a New Jack sound. Morris Day's Guaranteed album is a New Jack Swing record.

Pah! My first time hearing this song...def new jack. I like it.

I agree that Gett Off is not New Jack Swing though...I know that much.

As far as being snobbish I guess I'm sort of guilty of not understanding why people wouldn't want to know more about music than they do.

But I don't understand why people eat lobster so....

MickyDolenz said:

I've never thought of Gett Off as New Jack. Doesn't sound like it to me. Round & Round by Tevin Campbell has more of a New Jack sound. Morris Day's Guaranteed album is a New Jack Swing record.

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Genuinely (heh) curious now, Micky and babynoz. To my untrained ear, 'Gett Off' has all the markings of an NJS song. The drums with the prominent snare, the rhythm, the use of the sampled effects, the style of the rap in the middle. I can hear the influence of other genres in there, but it wouldn't be the first time someone made a swingbeat fusion song.

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ginusher said:

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Genuinely (heh) curious now, Micky and babynoz. To my untrained ear, 'Gett Off' has all the markings of an NJS song. The drums with the prominent snare, the rhythm, the use of the sampled effects, the style of the rap in the middle. I can hear the influence of other genres in there, but it wouldn't be the first time someone made a swingbeat fusion song.

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>prepares to be educated<

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My friend is a big New Jack fan and still has cassettes & CDs of the most obscure NJS groups & singers and he doesn't think Gett Off is New Jack either. He knows about the different producers too. Listen to these acts and then listen to Gett Off:

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Today

Al B. Sure!

Good Girls

Guy

Troop

Bobby Brown

Basic Black

Father MC

Sheena Easton (songs produced by LA & Babyface or Wolf & Epic)

Levert

Heavy D & The Boyz

Color Me Badd (1st album)

Gap Band (late 80s like I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Straight From The Heart, Addicted To Your Love)

dancerella said:

I consider us here on the Org, people with great knowledeg, passion and respect for music. So what do you all think when you met someone who knows nothing at all about music?? I teach dance and recently started a fun series where every month, I teach choreography to a particular genre of music. In March in was Hair Metal. When I announced that's what we would be dancing to, almost everyone, asked"what is that"?? These are people in the 45-60 age range. This month it was New Jack Swing, once again every one asked "what is that"?? I ended up having to explain it to them. In May it will be Disco which they seem to know that genre is thank goodness. I think it's the craziest thing when people know nothing about music and when I spoke to a good friend of mine about this, who is also a hardcore music lover, he said "some people just aren't into music the way we are". Everyone that i'm close too loves music, so I'm always stunned when I meet someone with know appreciation of music. You know the type. The ones who say, "I just to listen to whatever is on the radio". What do you guys make of this? I feel so strongly about music. It is my life!!

lol

New Jack Swing?

enjoy this mix

and....no....Get Off is not NJS