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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: L.A. has a new "indie" alternative radio station? |
| Date | Tue, 06 Jan 2004 17:10:58 -0600 |
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At 01:30 PM 1/6/04 -0500, you wrote:
>At 12:18 PM 1/6/2004 -0600, Michael Bennett wrote:
>>But I don't think Billy was accusing Outkast of ripping off a hook -- he
>>just said it sounded like a prior R & B era -- and while I don't hear new
>>jack, I thought the same thing -- "The Way You Move"'s chorus is a
>>throwback. And a damn good one.
>
>Upon a second reading, I guess you're right, and I apologize to Billy. But
>I *have* seen people make casual disaparaging references to "a chorus
>ripped off from an old EW&F song" and the like, and it's fairly infuriating.
BINGO! Youre right it does sound a lot like old EW&F, right down to the
breathy
vocals and horns.
What I miss in todays R&B/Hip Hop scene is "Funk Crews" like EW&F, P-Funk, Gap
Band, ConFunkShun, the timeless Isley Brothers and even The Commodores in
thier
funkier moments - there hasnt been a new self-contaned R&B band to hit in
over
a decade.
Billy G. Spradlin
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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