You're on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board, and the ball is in your court. It's down to one vote for either the Delfonics or the Dramatics to make it to Ohio. Who are you goin' with? And why?

Both groups are from the midwest (is Philly midwest, lol.) Both got their start in the mid-60s with the Dramatics taking of first with a charting record but they stalled for 3 years. In those 3 years the Delfonics took of.

Both groups have 2 top 10 Pop singles. Delfonics with La La Means I Love You and Didn’t I Blow Your Mind. The Dramatics with Watcha See Watha Get and In The Rain.

Have fun.

SoulAlive said:

The Delfonics

Why?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Ann & Nancy Wilson from Heart put out a book a few years ago. Ann said in the early 1970s one of the members of The Delfonics tried to hit on her for a date.

mjscarousal said:

DRAMATICS!!!!

SoulAlive said:

...... Deftones!

Cerebus said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Cerebus said:

...... Deftones!

Def Leppard.

Def Jef

mjscarousal said:

SoulAlive said:

the Delfonics have been very influential."Ready Or Not" was re-made by the Fugees and even Prince covered them ("La La Means I Love You").I also remember the Jackson Five covering "Can You Remember".Another Delfonics song that's been covered a lot: "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time".

J5 covered La La La means I love you and Ready or Not Here I Come too

really? Wow...seems like Michael truly loved this group.

SoulAlive said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:....

..... In the Rain does not happen if not for Delfonics

oR the 1968 TEMPTATIONS hit song by a similar name about a similar thing... almost in a similar style.


>......DELFONICS by a mile. Better Original songs, better albums,... i'VE NEVER HIT "SKIP" on any Delfonics album

But LITTLE BLUE CORVETTE... you're absolutely right... DRAMATICS could do some that the Delfonics could likely not.

Hmm... guess it's apples n oranges

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Delfonics. Wooh those vocals. There was something special to them just like The Moments. IMO they are one in the same almost underground giants of the Soul Sound. Dramatics were cool, but something was just more genuine and intimate with the Delfonics.

Both are legendary groups... but I'm partial to the Delfonics because they laid the foundation for just about everyone else. But the Dramatics have some serious hits too!

delfonics

ReddBlitz said:

RJOrion said:

Stylistics also rank high for soul vocal groups

They're rigtht along with Delfonics and Dramatics and the Dells. I'm not sure where I'd rank the Spinners though. At that top tier level with Temps, Tops and O'Jays or a tier right below with Delfonics and Dramatcs???