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Boyz II Men getting deluxe 2-CD retrospective sorry if this has already been posted. from www.icemagazine.com:
SOME MAY RECALL the historic unseating of Elvis Presley in the summer of 1992, when the 11-week reign held by his 1956 single "Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog" was bested by the silky a cappella ballad, "End of the Road," which lasted an additional two weeks at the top. Still, few probably realize that Boyz II Men was, hands down, the most successful R&B group of their time — or any other, for that matter. "End of the Road" is one of three B2M singles that stand amongst the six longest-running songs of the last 50 years. The still-active, Philadelphia-bred group’s sales figures are equally impressive: consumers worldwide picked up more than 25 million copies of just one of their albums, 1994’s II. Legacy — Greatest Hits Collection: Deluxe Edition (Motown/UME, February 3) surveys the four-piece-harmony squad’s hit-laden Motown catalog, where the group enjoyed its most fruitful years, and dips into its Universal output as well. The double-CD set beefs up the original 2001 single-disc program with a heap of hard-to-find mixes and non-album tracks. "This was a great opportunity to show everything off," producer Harry Weinger tells ICE. While Motown did include some goodies with 1995’s The Remix Collection, it "didn’t have many of the right remixes fans are looking for," a situation Weinger rectifies with the expanded Legacy. –Kurt Orzeck | |
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JonSnow said: sorry if this has already been posted. from www.icemagazine.com:
SOME MAY RECALL the historic unseating of Elvis Presley in the summer of 1992, when the 11-week reign held by his 1956 single "Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog" was bested by the silky a cappella ballad, "End of the Road," which lasted an additional two weeks at the top. Still, few probably realize that Boyz II Men was, hands down, the most successful R&B group of their time — or any other, for that matter. "End of the Road" is one of three B2M singles that stand amongst the six longest-running songs of the last 50 years. The still-active, Philadelphia-bred group’s sales figures are equally impressive: consumers worldwide picked up more than 25 million copies of just one of their albums, 1994’s II. Legacy — Greatest Hits Collection: Deluxe Edition (Motown/UME, February 3) surveys the four-piece-harmony squad’s hit-laden Motown catalog, where the group enjoyed its most fruitful years, and dips into its Universal output as well. The double-CD set beefs up the original 2001 single-disc program with a heap of hard-to-find mixes and non-album tracks. "This was a great opportunity to show everything off," producer Harry Weinger tells ICE. While Motown did include some goodies with 1995’s The Remix Collection, it "didn’t have many of the right remixes fans are looking for," a situation Weinger rectifies with the expanded Legacy. –Kurt Orzeck "the most successful R&B group of their time — or any other, for that matter" Guess they haven't heard of groups like The Supremes or The Temptations who, on top of success, also had much greater longeivity than Boyz II Men. I love the revisionist history often preached by columnists who really don't have a clue what they're talking about. [This message was edited Sun Jan 25 10:15:20 PST 2004 by VoicesCarry] | |
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JonSnow said: sorry if this has already been posted.
Umm don't think you have to worry about that ... Hard to believe I've been on the org for over 25 years now! |
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VoicesCarry said: JonSnow said: sorry if this has already been posted. from www.icemagazine.com:
SOME MAY RECALL the historic unseating of Elvis Presley in the summer of 1992, when the 11-week reign held by his 1956 single "Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog" was bested by the silky a cappella ballad, "End of the Road," which lasted an additional two weeks at the top. Still, few probably realize that Boyz II Men was, hands down, the most successful R&B group of their time — or any other, for that matter. "End of the Road" is one of three B2M singles that stand amongst the six longest-running songs of the last 50 years. The still-active, Philadelphia-bred group’s sales figures are equally impressive: consumers worldwide picked up more than 25 million copies of just one of their albums, 1994’s II. Legacy — Greatest Hits Collection: Deluxe Edition (Motown/UME, February 3) surveys the four-piece-harmony squad’s hit-laden Motown catalog, where the group enjoyed its most fruitful years, and dips into its Universal output as well. The double-CD set beefs up the original 2001 single-disc program with a heap of hard-to-find mixes and non-album tracks. "This was a great opportunity to show everything off," producer Harry Weinger tells ICE. While Motown did include some goodies with 1995’s The Remix Collection, it "didn’t have many of the right remixes fans are looking for," a situation Weinger rectifies with the expanded Legacy. –Kurt Orzeck "the most successful R&B group of their time — or any other, for that matter" Guess they haven't heard of groups like The Supremes or The Temptations who, on top of success, also had much greater longeivity than Boyz II Men. I love the revisionist history often preached by columnists who really don't have a clue what they're talking about. [This message was edited Sun Jan 25 10:15:20 PST 2004 by VoicesCarry] I have nothing against Boyz To Men but man did they flop hard after all those big numbers ones. Ouch! | |
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IMO, i think they got crushed by the boy band era (N Sync, Backstreet Boys, etc.) Let the rain come down...17 days.... | |
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They were pretty good, but every album was the same. Hardly any artistic progression. So people got bored, and moved on to greener pastures. [This message was edited Sun Jan 25 11:52:32 PST 2004 by VoicesCarry] | |
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FunkyStrange said: JonSnow said: sorry if this has already been posted.
Umm don't think you have to worry about that ... cool!! i was worried there for awhile...  | |
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SOME MAY RECALL the historic unseating of Elvis Presley in the summer of 1992, when the 11-week reign held by his 1956 single "Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog" was bested by the silky a cappella ballad, "End of the Road," which lasted an additional two weeks at the top.
Some may also recall the desire to stab themselves in the ear after hearing "End Of The Road" for the 756,345,344th time that same summer. | |
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CinisterCee said: SOME MAY RECALL the historic unseating of Elvis Presley in the summer of 1992, when the 11-week reign held by his 1956 single "Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog" was bested by the silky a cappella ballad, "End of the Road," which lasted an additional two weeks at the top.
Some may also recall the desire to stab themselves in the ear after hearing "End Of The Road" for the 756,345,344th time that same summer. SOME MAY RECALL that Whitney Houston broke that record within a matter of months. Then Mariah and the Boyz broke it again 3 years later with the 16-week run of the equally trite "One Sweet Day". Just because it's #1 doesn't mean it's good. I'd rather listen to "Don't Be Cruel" any day. | |
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CinisterCee said: SOME MAY RECALL the historic unseating of Elvis Presley in the summer of 1992, when the 11-week reign held by his 1956 single "Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog" was bested by the silky a cappella ballad, "End of the Road," which lasted an additional two weeks at the top.
Some may also recall the desire to stab themselves in the ear after hearing "End Of The Road" for the 756,345,344th time that same summer. --- WORD!! | |
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Sounds cool. I'll b buying it anyway.
As 4 Boyz II Men...yes their albums since 'Evolution' haven't sold well @ all, despite them being of IMO good quality. I'd like 2 see a Boyz II Men album where they cover old Motown songs, that would b cool. Also has any1 seen behind the music - Boyz II Men?, thats an interesting documentary! | |
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BIIM are making an album called Throwback, where they cover old Classics..supposed to drop in japan soon, then over here in the US...Ive been a BIIM fan since Motownphilly, got everything theyve ever done.. Yeah I get a lot of flack for it.. But man can they sing.. I was just thinking today.. Problem with vocal groups is their core audience groes...Gets more mature.. I still am a sucker for cheezy 90's R&B All 4 One, 7 Mile, Shai,groups like that..If you were a teen in the 90's,and where in a relationship.. man could you relate.. I wish there wasnt a stigma attached to this type of music.. I would like to see them suceed | |
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CinisterCee said: SOME MAY RECALL the historic unseating of Elvis Presley in the summer of 1992, when the 11-week reign held by his 1956 single "Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog" was bested by the silky a cappella ballad, "End of the Road," which lasted an additional two weeks at the top.
Some may also recall the desire to stab themselves in the ear after hearing "End Of The Road" for the 756,345,344th time that same summer.  | |
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