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15928, RE: WHAT THE JAZZIES ARE MISSING
Posted by guest, Mon Jun-04-01 12:53 PM
So do you think you would like them if they blew up and sold like 2 mil?


>I would have to disagree with
>this post as well as
>with most replies to it.
>Personally, I loved the album.
>I liked it much much
>more than (gasp!) D'angelo's voodoo.
>MUCH more than that. I
>definatly dont think that they
>are lacking any character. If
>anything is lacking here, its
>marketing. But thats not necessarily
>a bad thing. The Jazzys
>are in my stereo all
>the time. Not many people
>know about them, I found
>out about them a while
>ago, when they did the
>chorus on Outcast's "JazzyBelle" in
>like 96 or so. Their
>album seems very personal, thus
>very honest, which I can't
>say for many other musicians.
>And also the fact that
>they are only known amongst
>certain "dedicated" OKP's makes it
>even more personal. Just gotta
>look at their music from
>a more subtle perspective. I
>exposed many of my friends
>to their music, and everyone
>loved it after being exposed
>to it. Its al in
>the way you approach it.
>I used to just like
>it, but now I got
>to the point where every
>one of the songs on
>the lp gets under my
>skin. Plus, seing them live
>helped ALOT too.