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Female R&B artists sound the same.

HeadHuntaz	Date: July 9, 2003 @ 7:36 PM A lot of these female R&B artists sound exaclty the same or all of the songs that they make sound the same. I think that there are a couple artists that have their own style. Aaliyah and Mariah Carey both have their own style. I used to like Destiny's Child when they had 4 people. But I'm not really feeling Beyonce' too much. I think Ashanti is stupid sounding and all the songs are the same. What do yall think????
sinai	Date: July 9, 2003 @ 8:00 PM i think your right in the mainstream case...
jeffyeakel	Date: July 9, 2003 @ 8:16 PM I agree to the max.
Jennae	Date: July 9, 2003 @ 9:36 PM mainstream music why bother
blooddshedd	Date: July 10, 2003 @ 12:30 AM I think Mary J Blije is overrated. Ashanti is stupid (at least no more sideburns). Beyonce is boring me. J-lo has even less talent and her ass is smaller than it used to be. If you don't believe me go watch that Selena movie. It was phat then. Now its a regular ass. Lil Mo looks hideous but is a lil different. Mariah will always be "special". Whitney will always be funny. But the best femal R&B artist's album is due out soon I think.... Carl Thomas.
Nikki319	Date: July 10, 2003 @ 1:20 AM music.It is sad to see Mariah Carey conforming to all of these new standards of music though..man what happened to the 19 year old from Vision of Love?R.I.P. Aaliyah she was just cool!But saying that all R&B singers are the same is like me saying that all hip hop is the same..and you know that's not true! :rolleyes:" id="53328">Hey!I personally don't think I sound just like everybody else...but then again..I don't really consider myself "R&B" I love Beyonce,even though her album could have been alot better...J-Lo can dance..um...can't say much else..but I think you're confusing R&B with pop...ok?POP is Whitney,Beyonce,J-Lo,Ashanti,Lil' Mo...R&B/Soul music is Chaka Kahn,Patti Labelle,Aretha Franklin,Phyllis Hyman,Anita Baker,Gladys Knight..new school would be Jill Scott ,India Arie,Erykah Badu..they don't sound like anybody else...but they are "true" R&B...but the problem is these days you have girls like Lumidee,Ashanti,Lil'Mo, that are totally ruining the name of Rhythm&Blues music.It is sad to see Mariah Carey conforming to all of these new standards of music though..man what happened to the 19 year old from Vision of Love?R.I.P. Aaliyah she was just cool!But saying that all R&B singers are the same is like me saying that all hip hop is the same..and you know that's not true!
HeadHuntaz	Date: July 10, 2003 @ 7:49 AM YEAH! ERYKAH BADU IS THAT SHIT......MAD ORIGINAL. And don't hate on Mariah, she still makes good music, mainstream music is changing so she doesn't make songs like "Vision of Love" anymore.
Nikki319	Date: July 10, 2003 @ 8:02 AM all.She has to compete with the Beyonces and the Ashanti's just to make a living and she so much more talented than either of them..even though I adore BEyonce..she's no Mariah!I still remember being alittle girl and seeing her video for the first time.She's wonderful." id="53345">I love Mariah..I just hate that it seems like she has to do what everyone else does just to sell...which is not fair at all.She has to compete with the Beyonces and the Ashanti's just to make a living and she so much more talented than either of them..even though I adore BEyonce..she's no Mariah!I still remember being alittle girl and seeing her video for the first time.She's wonderful.
GeneHilbert	Date: July 12, 2003 @ 5:18 PM Most never shut up - singing, humming, scatting, rapping, yelling, screaming, cooing, barking, oinking, mooing. They never shut their mouths - it's called MUSIC for a reason. And it's not just the girls - the guys do it too, but not to the extent. Janet is the only one that comes to mind that seems to have her shit together and understand fully what the deal is. If you don't buy the CD and know the tune you can't tell them apart..... I agree. Some voices are distinct - but most aren't.
Jennae	Date: July 12, 2003 @ 5:29 PM mariah.....that woman bothers me.
GeneHilbert	Date: July 13, 2003 @ 12:19 PM You mean "the poor little rich girl"........
GeneHilbert	Date: July 13, 2003 @ 12:31 PM I left out "Cackling" that had been bothering me all night. Also.... when I referred to Janet as being the only one to have her shit together..... I meant of the new "Pop Tarts". Not to neglect the Divas of R&B: Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston.
GeneHilbert	Date: July 13, 2003 @ 12:34 PM Toni Braxton, Anita Baker. Sorry girls.
blooddshedd	Date: July 13, 2003 @ 12:56 PM Carl Thomas bitch!
dsch	Date: July 13, 2003 @ 10:54 PM Personally, I think ALL current R&B artists sound the same. The stuff from the '60s, though, really shows different styles and techniques. Much better stuff than most of what happens now. Dang, I sound so old. I'm actually 19...
blooddshedd	Date: July 14, 2003 @ 12:27 AM H-town was a great female R&b group.... just brilliant
leflaw	Date: July 14, 2003 @ 12:42 AM My 50 year old impression of what's happening now in music? Not much. dsch is right. I was alive during the fifties and sixties. Coasters, Elvis, Beatles, Hendrix, Moby Grape, Chambers Brothers. It was unreal. Of course I was a teenager during much of it, and I learned to listen to Django Rhinehart, Muddy Waters, B.B. King. Just keep listening and discovering. Seriously - I LIKE THE MUSIC AT DMUSIC MUCH MORE THAN COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TV SHIT. I get more excited than anything I've heard since Nirvana ( I dig Cobain for some odd reason, although he really sounds like John Lennon.) I am starting to dig ASIAN HIPHOP because of Dmusic. Reggae is rhythmically superior to hip hop, IMHO, but I love the shit out of some of the hip hop up here. I am slowly getting into rap (shit its been 20 years). Some of the shit up here is like listening to Richard Pryor talk to a drum machine. ( meaning its cool). Actually that would be a funny bit." id="53905"> Missing some great singers by calling it R & B. Astrud Gilberto, Sade, Janis Joplin. I try to avoid racially charged genre names. R and B ? Thats just "race records". My 50 year old impression of what's happening now in music? Not much. dsch is right. I was alive during the fifties and sixties. Coasters, Elvis, Beatles, Hendrix, Moby Grape, Chambers Brothers. It was unreal. Of course I was a teenager during much of it, and I learned to listen to Django Rhinehart, Muddy Waters, B.B. King. Just keep listening and discovering. Seriously - I LIKE THE MUSIC AT DMUSIC MUCH MORE THAN COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TV SHIT. I get more excited than anything I've heard since Nirvana ( I dig Cobain for some odd reason, although he really sounds like John Lennon.) I am starting to dig ASIAN HIPHOP because of Dmusic. Reggae is rhythmically superior to hip hop, IMHO, but I love the shit out of some of the hip hop up here. I am slowly getting into rap (shit its been 20 years). Some of the shit up here is like listening to Richard Pryor talk to a drum machine. ( meaning its cool). Actually that would be a funny bit.
GeneHilbert	Date: July 15, 2003 @ 9:55 AM I never liked Sade, sings constantly flat & her diction's terrible. Sounds like she's got a mouthful of shit. Everytime I hear her (which is way to often) - all I can think of is Bill Murry's lounge singer. How she got to where she is - is a mystery to me. She must be able to suck a golf ball through a garden hose.
blooddshedd	Date: July 15, 2003 @ 1:00 PM woah!
crookedpenis	Date: July 15, 2003 @ 10:23 PM aint nobody mention Tevin Campbell. his feminine sweet ass is a great r&b legend
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mtbatol	Date: July 16, 2003 @ 4:02 AM Ashantai is to R&B what Nelly & Ja Rule is to rap... hence the dim nature of things. But the unique artists such as Jill Scott, Arie, and Badu do have their distinct sound... don't know about them sounding alike :-\
sinai	Date: July 16, 2003 @ 4:11 AM i'll give a nod to Badu, or norah jones, but dont know if she's technically R n B
Nikki319	Date: July 16, 2003 @ 9:47 AM same.Period. BTW, What ever happened to Tevin Cambell?Prince always does that to people..gives them a hit and drops them in the gutter." id="54186">Hey...forget you I love Sade...no she doesn't have the greatest voice...but Sade is the whole band not just Helen Folasade Adu...and they make great MUSIC.I like Janis Joplin too...she had alot of Soul...how about this..I like soul music..not R&B...even though that's what I've been writing recently..but I want a deal...then I can change up.I grew up really old school, so the stuff I write that's actually personal, sounds more old school...but that stuff is not on here!ha ha ha :evil: As the only "R&B" chick on this thread I have to defend the women..they don't all sound the same.Period. BTW, What ever happened to Tevin Cambell?Prince always does that to people..gives them a hit and drops them in the gutter.
jackschitt	Date: July 16, 2003 @ 11:39 AM Another Great lady that has not been mentioned is... India Arie - very unique. Great voice........ Sade....... Please......I rather listen to a cat fight.
Nikki319	Date: July 16, 2003 @ 10:59 PM India Arie is amazing and way too underated.
GeneHilbert	Date: July 16, 2003 @ 11:14 PM She was snubbed by the Grammies
HeadHuntaz	Date: July 17, 2003 @ 3:01 PM India Arie writes some hot songs
blooddshedd	Date: July 17, 2003 @ 3:32 PM Paula Abdul.... opposites attract
johnnygnote	Date: July 17, 2003 @ 3:55 PM Did anyone know that Nora Jones is Ravi Shankars daughter. Of cours does anyone know who Ravi Shankar is? NOt you Leflaw, I know you do. Leflaw and DSCH (mature for your age) are right on, and as my dear friend Jennae said,
GeneHilbert	Date: July 17, 2003 @ 4:45 PM johnnygnote..... DUDE!! No Fuckin' Way!!!!.......... I need proof....... let's see it..... oh yeah - throw some filets on the bar-b
Nikki319	Date: July 21, 2003 @ 9:38 AM yes I knew Norah Jones was Ravi Shankars daughter..they mention it everytime they speak her name...and yes I know who Ravi Shankar is..he's a sitarist...and if you were being sarcastic..oh well..I'm just that gullible.
monsquaz	Date: July 21, 2003 @ 2:41 PM Why can't we all get it through our heads that Diana Ross (or any female Motown artist) is, has been, and always will be the greatest female R&B artist of all time ? Ashanti and Beyonce will never even amount to Diana Ross.
mtbatol	Date: July 21, 2003 @ 2:48 PM Hmmmmm... if Beyonce can put together a few more #1 hit singles, gets caught for possession, and trips over her feet after being stopped and checked for alcohol/drug intoxication while transforming into a backstabbing winch towards the other Destinys Child members then I say that she'll definately be on the same level as Diana Ross . But seriously, my fav female artist would have to be Sade... she's just smooooooooooooooth wit it... few females like Jill Scott & Arie are nice too but of all time I would have to second Sade, she's just a smooth operator (pun not intended (ok maybe it is(ooh yeah and so I made a few slings at Diana... don't you dare do the same to Sade or I'll break your neck(too many parenthesis within one another? I agree I'll stop)))).
monsquaz	Date: July 21, 2003 @ 3:20 PM I meant music-wise.
GeneHilbert	Date: July 21, 2003 @ 3:51 PM Credibility blown with the admission of liking Sade
blooddshedd	Date: July 22, 2003 @ 3:00 PM R&B is just bullshit
Nikki319	Date: July 24, 2003 @ 1:53 AM ok..you're just being as closeminded as those crazy mofo's who say hip hop is bull...and..weren't you the SAME person adding to the R&B Picks and talking about how wonderful TEKA is?Who may I add is already a pick?Think b4 you diss homie...you wouldn't want someone to do that to you...
sinai	Date: July 24, 2003 @ 1:58 AM oh he prolly would so they could go "battle"
Nikki319	Date: July 24, 2003 @ 3:17 AM
blooddshedd	Date: July 25, 2003 @ 12:50 AM ha I guess u right.... I've been shamed

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