yes, radio would've ignored him. b/c by then the public had moved on to newer sounds.

i know the GB album contained some songs whose origins dated back to the early 80s - and they're among my faves on that album. but they weren't singles. i doubt 'Joy In Repetition' or 'We Can Funk' would've been radio hits. not when they were stacked next to hits like these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_R%26B_singles_of_1990_%28U.S.%29. Prince was still able to score a number 1 hit w/'Thieves in the Temple', btw. which sounded like an updated version of 'When Doves Cry'. keyword: updated.

even MJ had a little trouble scoring radio hits w/the Dangerous singles. at least he had trouble relative to the success he'd had @ radio and on the singles charts w/the Bad and Thriller singles. how many Dangerous singles hit the top of the various charts? compared to the singles from Bad? or the singles from Thriller?