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Favorite Teena Marie album What is your favorite album from Lady T..Teena Marie
Mine is: Starchild Emerald City It Must Be Magic | |
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Lady Tee & Irons In The Fire
Waiting 4 the favorite album from the woman in my avatar's thread! | |
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It Must Be Magic and Emerald City. | |
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I only have Wild & Peaceful, Irons in the Fire & It Must Be Magic - love the shit outta all of them
Tune In Tomorrow You Make Love Like Springtime I'll Have My Cake & Eat It Too Yes Indeed OH MY | |
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ROBBERY! I'M NOT SHOUTING, JEEZ! | |
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It must be Magic, Irons in the Fire, ROBBERY and a greatest hits CD I'll have to look for to remember the title. I loves me some Lady TEE!! Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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I've never heard her. What does she sound like? | |
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mrdespues said: I've never heard her. What does she sound like? Ms. Teena Marie was an R & B soul artist who first appeared on Motown Records in 1978. Most of her hit songs were played on the Urban R & B charts, some more popular ones are " It must be Magic " , " Square Biz ", " Portugese Lover " and " Fire & Desire " with Rick James. She left Motown due to the horrendous contractual constraints that didn't pay her at all during her service there. Her most recent CD and music can be heard on " La Do~na " from CashMoney/ Universal Records.Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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Can't decide: It's always a Tug O' War between Irons in the Fire and It Must Be Magic
" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: Can't decide: It's always a Tug O' War between Irons in the Fire and It Must Be Magic
Hmmm. I wasn't gonna say anything about her but since I respect your opinion on music i've gotta comment. I've never been able to get into her beyond Lovergirl which was cool because of the track. To my ears she's always over the top. As if she's trying to prove "I've got soul, and i'm superbad." What's up with that? tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: paligap said: Can't decide: It's always a Tug O' War between Irons in the Fire and It Must Be Magic
Hmmm. I wasn't gonna say anything about her but since I respect your opinion on music i've gotta comment. I've never been able to get into her beyond Lovergirl which was cool because of the track. To my ears she's always over the top. As if she's trying to prove "I've got soul, and i'm superbad." What's up with that? tA Actually, You're not the only one. I've talked to a lot of people that think her emotive singing style is a little over the top, and I know what you mean...It doesn't particularly bother me, though . I look at her as a singer/composer, arranger AND multi-instrumentalist (she doesn't get enough credit for these;a lot of people just think of her as a singer) and I love her compositions, her arrangements and feel, at least from the beginning up through the Robbery and Starchild albums ...after that, it gets kinda hit and miss for me...But I Love tracks like " "You Make Love Like Springtime","Tune In Tomorrow", "Where's California", "The Ballad Of Cradle Rob and Me" " Irons In The Fire" "Revolution" and " Portugese Love", and "365", "Aladdin's Lamp", "Shadow Boxing"...that's the kind of stuff i'm talkin' about! [This message was edited Mon Jun 28 6:22:17 2004 by paligap] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Favorite Teena Marie album: It Must Be Magic (1981)---contains two of her best songs "Square Biz" and the hypnotic "Portugese Love".
My other favorites: 'Robbery' (1983)---if only for the song "Stop The World" 'La Dona' (2004---outstanding comeback album! | |
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The only Teena Marie album I've never been able to get into is 1988's 'Naked To The World'.I think it's because most songs suffer from the usual late-80s production gimmicks (drum machines,cheesy synths,cluttered production,etc) that ruined alot of albums from this period.If you play this album today,it sounds horribly dated.But I do like the first single "Ooh La La La". | |
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DavidEye said: The only Teena Marie album I've never been able to get into is 1988's 'Naked To The World'.I think it's because most songs suffer from the usual late-80s production gimmicks (drum machines,cheesy synths,cluttered production,etc) that ruined alot of albums from this period.If you play this album today,it sounds horribly dated.But I do like the first single "Ooh La La La".
Yeah, it's that kinda thing that soured me on a lot of her later stuff...but then, that happened to everybody's production in the mid '80's... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: DavidEye said: The only Teena Marie album I've never been able to get into is 1988's 'Naked To The World'.I think it's because most songs suffer from the usual late-80s production gimmicks (drum machines,cheesy synths,cluttered production,etc) that ruined alot of albums from this period.If you play this album today,it sounds horribly dated.But I do like the first single "Ooh La La La".
Yeah, it's that kinda thing that soured me on a lot of her later stuff...but then, that happened to everybody's production in the mid '80's... we're gonna have to do a separate thread on this....lol...about how alot of music went downhill in the mid-to-late 80s (especially for established artists who were hot in the 70s). | |
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DavidEye said: paligap said: Yeah, it's that kinda thing that soured me on a lot of her later stuff...but then, that happened to everybody's production in the mid '80's... we're gonna have to do a separate thread on this....lol...about how alot of music went downhill in the mid-to-late 80s (especially for established artists who were hot in the 70s). YUP!! " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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It must be magic
Robbery Starchild yes, her singing is over the top sometimes, but since she's been like that since the beginning it doesn't bother me Cradle rob and me do do ya do do ya do do ya Square biz was my theme song in highschool...that summer of 81 was great for music, it must be magic, street songs and Controversy were the soundtrack of my life... those were the days. We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color. Maya Angelou | |
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"Robbery" and "Naked to the World" are probably my favorites. | |
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Emerald City SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him." http://ccoshea19.googlepa...ssanctuary http://ccoshea19.googlepages.com | |
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butterfli25 said: Square biz was my theme song in highschool...that summer of 81 was great for music, it must be magic, street songs and Controversy were the soundtrack of my life... those were the days. I totally agree,the summer of 1981 was an AMAZING time for music,particularly R&B/funk.So many hot jams came out that summer,it's ridiculous...lol | |
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It Must Be Magic, Wild & Peaceful, Robbery & Ivory | |
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Emerald City...
sunny skies.... dont tell me you can listen to that song without crying...it does it to me everytime... Space for sale... | |
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paligap said: "Where's California
That song SO hits the spot sometimes | |
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mrdespues said: I've never heard her. What does she sound like?
Damn. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him." http://ccoshea19.googlepa...ssanctuary http://ccoshea19.googlepages.com | |
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1. Wild and Peaceful
2. Whichever is the one that has the slow jams Shadow Boxing, Dear Lover, and Cassanova Brown... | |
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Wild and Peaceful
Lady T It Must Be Magic "I Can't Love Anymore" is one my favorite slow jams. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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ReeseStrongnight said: Whichever is the one that has the slow jams Shadow Boxing, Dear Lover, and Cassanova Brown...
You're talking about her 1983 album 'Robbery' which I consider my second favorite album by her (after 'It Must Be Magic').Imo,the best song on this album is "Stop The World",which I never get tired of hearing.And isn't "Midnight Magnet" one of her strongest uptempo/funk jams? I just recently bought this CD after many years of not having it. | |
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theAudience said: paligap said: Can't decide: It's always a Tug O' War between Irons in the Fire and It Must Be Magic
Hmmm. I wasn't gonna say anything about her but since I respect your opinion on music i've gotta comment. I've never been able to get into her beyond Lovergirl which was cool because of the track. To my ears she's always over the top. As if she's trying to prove "I've got soul, and i'm superbad." What's up with that? tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm Well..I never thought of her trying to prove that she has soul. To me, she is the ONLY white artist that genuinely has it without forcing it. Her singing may get over the top at times BUT she will sing any of the r&b females out off the stage..imagine Alicia Keys trying "Casanova Brown." | |
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Its funny when people say that Teena, Mariah or Whitney are "over-singing" bitches or "showing off their pipes" ya know? Dumb shit like that.
Thats where I'm sitting like "Isn't that the whole point of singing in the 1st place?" To be doing what most people aren't capable of? Whats the point of them buying your records and seeing yo concerts if they can do what you do? Thats the whole point of singing,,,to be OVER THE TOP. Ain't nothing wrong to be "over the top" at all. Hell, you can't tell me that Chaka Khan wasn't "over the top" and look at her now? Most of the bitches out-there bite her style and they don't even know it. Off-topic but same point, I give Teena the props & juice 4 being "over the top" if she can touch my & most people's NERVEs then she can get away with saying "I'm bad, I got soul". You still too cool 4 school in my book tho, Audience. [This message was edited Sat Jul 3 11:56:45 2004 by Harlepolis] | |
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Harlepolis said: Its funny when people say that Teena, Mariah or Whitney are "over-singing" bitches or "showing off their pipes" ya know? Dumb shit like that.
Thats where I'm sitting like "Isn't that the whole point of singing in the 1st place?" To be doing what most people aren't capable of? Whats the point of them buying your records and seeing yo concerts if they can do what you do? Thats the whole point of singing,,,to be OVER THE TOP. Ain't nothing wrong to be "over the top" at all. Hell, you can't tell me that Chaka Khan wasn't "over the top" and look at her now? Most of the bitches out-there bite her style and they don't even know it. Off-topic but same point, I give Teena the props & juice 4 being "over the top" if she can touch my & most people's NERVEs then she can get away with saying "I'm bad, I got soul". With all due respect, I believe my point has been missed. Being "OVER THE TOP" has nothing to do with whether one has pipes/chops or not. IMO, it's a question of showing discipline, restraint and maturity in using your skills. For example, how is it that B.B. King can say more using just 5 notes at a moderate volume than some flavor of the month guitar-shredder can playing a billion notes per second at 150 dB.? How does that happen? I think it's that discipline, restraint and maturity thing. This reminds me of a story a good musician friend told me. He took an older Japanese business man to see a concert by one of these "shredder-type" players. After the performance he was taken backstage to meet the performer. They were introduced and the business man said to the performer using the most respectful tone of voice you could imagine "Ah, many notes....but no meaning." It that don't say it all. As a musician yourself, you know for a fact that skilled artists "build" a performance. You don't "shoot your wad" on the 1st number. If so, where do you go from there? Nowhere but down. There's an ebb and flow that should be established to keep the emotional interest of "theAudience" (if you will). Ella, Sarah, Nina, Nancy, etc./ all have shown mad vocal skills yet you never get the sense that they're "showing off their pipes". See what I mean? In the R&B category, I feel the same way about Aretha, Gladys and even Patti . This is one of those things that's gonna boil down to personal preference. If Teena touches your nerves, great. I ain't mad at ya. She touches mine too, they just happen to be the wrong ones. For the record, I personally have never consider Chaka "OVER THE TOP". You still too cool 4 school in my book tho, Audience.
Love you too Harly. tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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