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topic #2983401
Subject: "over-singing, terrible lyrics"
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kayru99
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16105 posts
Tue Feb-07-17 04:29 PM
38. "over-singing, terrible lyrics"
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Let's talk about the main criticisms of each Sub-Genre/era in Black Musi...
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Fri Feb-03-17 05:58 PM
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Disco
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 03rd 2017
1
Monotonous drum patterns...bland, forced catchy lyrics
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 03rd 2017
6
and cheesy remakes. WAY too many "Disco versions"
Shogun
Feb 06th 2017
20
Ahh! What songs were basically Disco remakes?
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 07th 2017
30
not Disco remakes. Disco versions of other songs.
Shogun
Feb 07th 2017
36
That's a good point.
obsidianchrysalis
Feb 06th 2017
14
you're ignoring the whole Philly Soul era.
Shogun
Feb 06th 2017
18
RE: you're ignoring the whole Philly Soul era.
obsidianchrysalis
Feb 06th 2017
23
Yeah, I answered without thoroughly reading the orig. post.
Shogun
Feb 07th 2017
27
Thanks for clearing that up.
obsidianchrysalis
Feb 07th 2017
37
G-Funk
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 03rd 2017
2
Mainly the content, but also complaints that "every song sounds
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 03rd 2017
8
It didn't help that there weren't many acts that progressed the sub-genr...
obsidianchrysalis
Feb 06th 2017
15
You're overlooking Above The Law and Cold187um
shockzilla
Feb 06th 2017
17
and that's another thing...
Shogun
Feb 08th 2017
40
RE: and that's another thing...
shockzilla
Feb 09th 2017
43
That's cool and all...but
Shogun
Feb 09th 2017
45
overuse of the SAME songs for samples
Selah
Feb 09th 2017
54
2010's Trap
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 03rd 2017
3
Too much talk about drug use, everyone using the same flow
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 03rd 2017
9
No issues with beats?
Jakob Hellberg
Feb 03rd 2017
10
For me personally, the beats are very bland, boring, spacey
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 07th 2017
31
lack of lyrical "depth"
Kosa12
Feb 03rd 2017
11
Early 90's Midwest House
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 03rd 2017
4
IMO, that was a pretty decent era.
Shogun
Feb 06th 2017
19
The "Jiggy" era, 1997-1999 East Coast Rap
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 03rd 2017
5
Lazy, uninspired use of samples that lacked creativity
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 03rd 2017
7
Eh, recycling of overfamiliar and WACK stuff was the main issue for me.....
Jakob Hellberg
Feb 03rd 2017
12
Yep.
Shogun
Feb 06th 2017
22
Hmmmm, yeah I can get that for sure
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 07th 2017
33
I blame Puffy for that 100%
Dr Claw
Feb 10th 2017
55
RE: The "Jiggy" era, 1997-1999 East Coast Rap
quatto
Feb 05th 2017
13
And the off-beat shaker.
denny
Feb 07th 2017
24
It also seemed to be the last nail into the values of traditional hip-ho...
obsidianchrysalis
Feb 06th 2017
16
keyboard beats **pukes**
My_SP1200_Broken_Again
Feb 06th 2017
21
Swizz...Dame Grease...all those dudes
Anonymous
Feb 07th 2017
26
lmao
MaxPtah
Feb 09th 2017
47
good post
realityrap
Feb 07th 2017
25
New Jack Swing
melmag
Feb 07th 2017
28
made singers think they were rappers, and vice versa.
Shogun
Feb 07th 2017
29
Forced mature singers, and ballad singers to dance and make upbeat
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 07th 2017
32
ironically, it was that sound that made Johnny Gill a great R&B artist
Dr Claw
Feb 10th 2017
56
very tinny beats.
shockzilla
Feb 09th 2017
44
90's R&B (93 and on)
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 07th 2017
34
RE: 90's R&B (93 and on)
Marbles
Feb 07th 2017
35
Yep.
Shogun
Feb 08th 2017
41
Trueeeee, over singing was surely at it's peak. Blame Johnny Gill & Aaro...
-DJ R-Tistic-
Feb 07th 2017
39
Sounds like yall have just become accustomed to "under-singing"
Boogie Stimuli
Feb 09th 2017
46
I blame over-singing on "American Idol", etc.
Shogun
Feb 08th 2017
42
loss of subtlety
Selah
Feb 09th 2017
53
Neo Soul
j.
Feb 09th 2017
48
Too pretentious for its own good
j.
Feb 09th 2017
49
^^^^^
Shogun
Feb 09th 2017
52
Cannibalized each other and ran out of ideas
j.
Feb 09th 2017
50
^^Boom Bap
j.
Feb 09th 2017
51
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