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Subject: "goodness. i thought i was alone in this"
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astralblak
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Tue May-08-12 02:41 PM
64. "goodness. i thought i was alone in this"
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i wonder if they even know who he is
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Fact or Fiction: "Ahead of their time"
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Mon May-07-12 01:39 PM
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Michael Joe Jackson 1967 when signed to his first deal
mistermaxxx08
May 07th 2012
1
I would'nt say ahead of his time as much as perfect for his time
debo40oz
May 07th 2012
10
you contradict your self
mistermaxxx08
May 07th 2012
11
when I think of ahead of their time
debo40oz
May 07th 2012
15
yeah, MJ wasn't by any means *ahead* of his time - he defined
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
19
he was underaapreciated as a Artist
mistermaxxx08
May 08th 2012
61
Jeru the Damaja...
spidey
May 07th 2012
2
agreed
Crash Bandacoot
May 07th 2012
41
Slim Kid 3 of the Pharcyde.
mathmagic
May 07th 2012
3
RE: Slim Kid 3 of the Pharcyde.
King Tuck
May 07th 2012
23
Arrested Development - I always thought they were a very talented
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
4
I kinda went with this but the difference with AD is
mathmagic
May 07th 2012
6
RE: I kinda went with this but the difference with AD is
Original Juice
May 07th 2012
12
Slim kid predates all of those.
mathmagic
May 07th 2012
13
StevieLand Morris Wonder 1961
mistermaxxx08
May 07th 2012
5
Jimi Hendrix - the man singlehandedly revolutionized the electric guitar
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
7
Sly Stone
mistermaxxx08
May 07th 2012
8
Without a doubt
Boogie Stimuli
May 08th 2012
46
Biz Markie 1988 begat the offbeat terrible singing
ABROCK33
May 07th 2012
9
Roger Troutman - he was the precursor to this era of autotunes and
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
14
this ain't true on any level.
SoWhat
May 07th 2012
17
because he wasn't the first to use voice distortion doesn't mean he
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
20
he wasn't ahead of his time.
SoWhat
May 07th 2012
21
see, I don't think you have to necessarily be underappreciated to
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
25
i'd disagree that Hendrix was ahead of his time.
SoWhat
May 07th 2012
27
yeah that's my point below
imcvspl
May 07th 2012
29
agreed.
SoWhat
May 07th 2012
32
but who at the time was doing anything close to what Hendrix was
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
34
by the time he died everyone was trying... that's the point
imcvspl
May 07th 2012
35
cmon man that's a pretty weak reason to make the case that he wasn't
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
36
'everybody' was doing Hendrix by the time he died.
SoWhat
May 07th 2012
37
not quite - NO ONE played like Hendrix - the fact that he is thee
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
43
he wasn't ahead of his time. he defined his time.
SoWhat
May 08th 2012
48
Herbie Hancock w/the vocoder in 1978 is who I'd say in this sense
Dr Claw
Aug 13th 2012
100
Shuggie Otis was not ahead of his time.
SoWhat
May 07th 2012
16
Wasn't Suicide ahead of their time?
PCProductions
May 07th 2012
18
Yes, both were ahead of their time...
Jakob Hellberg
May 07th 2012
22
atypical, influential, and ignored.
SoWhat
May 07th 2012
24
^^^^ DEFINITION FOR THIS POST^^^^
imcvspl
May 07th 2012
26
Atypical and ignored often go hand-in-hand though...
Jakob Hellberg
May 07th 2012
28
high risk/high reward.
SoWhat
May 07th 2012
31
great example
imcvspl
May 07th 2012
33
which means in English that Michael Joe Jackson was ahead
mistermaxxx08
May 07th 2012
44
he never was.
SoWhat
May 08th 2012
49
typical MJ hater
mistermaxxx08
May 08th 2012
50
nope, i love MJ's music.
SoWhat
May 08th 2012
51
I don't think he's denying that he changed the game
PCProductions
May 08th 2012
54
MJ is ahead of his time you got acts out today still trying to
mistermaxxx08
May 08th 2012
58
That is *NOT* ahead of one's time
imcvspl
May 08th 2012
59
his artisitc impact tells me he was ahead of his time
mistermaxxx08
May 08th 2012
62
"the artist's career halted before their time came"
imcvspl
May 08th 2012
63
argeed
astralblak
May 08th 2012
65
Kate Bush
vee-lover
May 07th 2012
30
Shuggie Otis, after first album Outkast
Musa
May 07th 2012
38
#16. lol
SoWhat
May 07th 2012
39
yeaaaa Kast def. fits the bill... ATLiens could pass in 2010/11
DonWonJusuton
May 07th 2012
42
no it couldnt
AlBundy
May 10th 2012
83
In a way....Zhane?
-DJ R-Tistic-
May 07th 2012
40
Spacek/Steve Spacek
Reuben
May 08th 2012
45
i 100% think the weeknd and frank ocean have
Reuben
May 08th 2012
66
by way of africa hitech or RBMA?
imcvspl
May 08th 2012
67
i find black canadians are into black brit music more
Reuben
May 08th 2012
68
I felt that love affair fell off in the 1990s
Dr Claw
Aug 13th 2012
102
Todd Rundgren: Fact
BSharp
May 08th 2012
47
^^^^^^^
darius heyward bey
May 10th 2012
72
definitely. I don't know if he was
Dr Claw
Aug 13th 2012
101
Ray Charles FACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mistermaxxx08
May 08th 2012
52
7 seconds
debo40oz
May 08th 2012
53
I just came in to say
Dr_Gonzo
May 08th 2012
55
How could we forget Raymond Scott?
PCProductions
May 08th 2012
56
FACT!!!
imcvspl
May 08th 2012
57
Afrika Bambaataa - he was a visionary and saw how HipHop wasn't
vee-lover
May 08th 2012
60
RE: Afrika Bambaataa - he was a visionary and saw how HipHop wasn't
judono
Aug 12th 2012
93
Louis "Stachmo Armstrong
mistermaxxx08
May 08th 2012
69
i don't think you understand the topic.
ninjitsu
May 10th 2012
73
nobody argues against Satchmo
mistermaxxx08
May 10th 2012
74
they might if the argument made is that he was ahead of his time.
ninjitsu
May 10th 2012
75
RE: Louis "Stachmo Armstrong
tapedeck
May 10th 2012
77
BUT HE WASN'T AHEAD OF HIS TIME, WAS HE?
ninjitsu
May 10th 2012
78
hahaha
PCProductions
May 10th 2012
79
yes, these absolutely are fine examples.
ninjitsu
May 10th 2012
81
This Heat.
Steve O Tron v2
May 09th 2012
70
dizzee rascal boy in da corner
GumDrops
May 09th 2012
71
Soul II Soul
Thanes1975
May 10th 2012
76
Sun Ra
T Reynolds
May 10th 2012
80
he was beyond time
AlBundy
May 10th 2012
84
nicolette. erykah badu must have been listening to her.
GumDrops
May 10th 2012
82
^^^
Reuben
May 11th 2012
85
Elucid "ISK (I Shot Kanye)"
imcvspl
Aug 09th 2012
86
i have no idea why he's so slept on
astralblak
Aug 12th 2012
98
Death, Fishbone.
rorschach
Aug 09th 2012
87
They came after Stooges, MC5, NY dolls etc. though
Jakob Hellberg
Aug 10th 2012
88
do you fagflirters know what 'ahead of their time' means?
Garhart Poppwell
Aug 10th 2012
89
owuso & hannibal
Dirty Dansk
Aug 10th 2012
90
that album was fucn dope
astralblak
Aug 12th 2012
99
How do y'all feel about scenes?
Jakob Hellberg
Aug 12th 2012
91
RE: I feel like a lot of the so-called "scenes" from the 60's/70's. . .
Austin
Aug 12th 2012
92
PREFUSE 73 - on the production - 10yrs ahead of his time
judono
Aug 12th 2012
94
how is MADLIB not on here? he pioneered a genre 5yrs ahead of the curve
judono
Aug 12th 2012
95
you couLd say earLy David Bowie was ahead of his time
judono
Aug 12th 2012
96
RE: No.
Austin
Aug 12th 2012
97
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