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Thread started 07/20/24 6:55am

mikemike13

PM Dawn

Back in the 1990s when some folks believed that hip-hop realness meant being as ghetto as possible, the cosmic strangeness of PM Dawn was my preferred cup of weird.

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Reply #1 posted 07/20/24 5:45pm

TrivialPursuit

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“I thought of P.M. Dawn as De La Soul meets the Beach Boys."


That's a long ass article so I skimmed it. I knew about the shady Doc G. stuff. And I knew about Be's health issues.

I remember loving Fucked Music. That may have been Napster days, I forget.

Jesus Wept is, by far, their best record. The medley, "Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto," at the end with "1999/Coconut/Once In A Lifetime" is just genius.

It's too bad they're not around today. I can see one of their songs being in a car ad, and younger kids catch onto them.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #2 posted 07/23/24 9:39pm

alinahabba

TrivialPursuit said:

“I thought of P.M. Dawn as De La Soul meets the Beach Boys."


That's a long ass article so I skimmed it. I knew about the shady Doc G. stuff. And I knew about Be's health issues.

I remember loving Fucked Music. That may have been Napster days, I forget. grade calculator

Jesus Wept is, by far, their best record. The medley, "Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto," at the end with "1999/Coconut/Once In A Lifetime" is just genius.

It's too bad they're not around today. I can see one of their songs being in a car ad, and younger kids catch onto them.

I think that could have been a much bigger record

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Reply #3 posted 07/24/24 9:13am

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alinahabba said:

TrivialPursuit said:


That's a long ass article so I skimmed it. I knew about the shady Doc G. stuff. And I knew about Be's health issues.

I remember loving Fucked Music. That may have been Napster days, I forget. grade calculator

Jesus Wept is, by far, their best record. The medley, "Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto," at the end with "1999/Coconut/Once In A Lifetime" is just genius.

It's too bad they're not around today. I can see one of their songs being in a car ad, and younger kids catch onto them.

I think that could have been a much bigger record


You mean Jesus Wept? I totally agree. It's one of their least successful on the charts. Didn't even break the top 100.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #4 posted 08/12/24 12:10am

duaneflyn

yes, papa's scooperia PM Dawn definitely brought a unique and eclectic vibe to hip-hop in the 1990s! What specific aspects of PM Dawn do you find most compelling?

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Reply #5 posted 09/16/24 6:12pm

madeeight

Coincidentally, I heard PM Dawn for the first time in years when I was at Petco a few weeks ago and was immediately a bit more joyful. I was also reminded of just how good they were. In a way, they were almost a "fever dream." They were just so unique, in sound, style, and feeling, almost to the point where it felt like they couldn't possibly have existed.

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Reply #6 posted 09/18/24 6:43am

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I love their song with Boy George, More Than Likely. An odd pairing that works very well with that dreamy piano.

if it was just a dream, call me a dreamer 2
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