I Hate R&B!!!

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   fierycjposted 14 years ago

   Its the phoniest genre of music ever! And the worst part about the music is - everybody is always in love or falling out of love with someone. Its always about some hot chick or some hot dude, geez! And all the singers are so phony, gawd, see them pose for the camera, pouting their stupid lipstick mouths at ya every damn time, like hey I'm hot, fall down and kill yourself. Gawd, doesn't that stuff make you just wanna puke your guts out. Pls I know most people enjoy it, but if there's at least one person in the damn forums who shares my sentiments about this, I guarantee, I'll hold you in the highest esteem. Really. The guy who invented the stuff should be horse-whipped....at least!

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      Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Tell us how you really feel Cj
      I hear ya though , is very commercial !!,maybe cos of the bass, boom ,boom, as there car rocks down the street
      
      Some actually have ok voices but then the sleeze just ruins it (for me)

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      Poppa Bluesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Well, you must be talking about today's R & B... in that case I'd have to agree... but the roots of R & B go back to the early Motown recordings guys like Bobby "Blue" Bland, and Otis Redding...now THAT was music!

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         Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Otis yesssss

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      Lady_Eposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I like different types of music including RnB. Soul's my favourite. I'm sure there's a RnB song you must have liked at one point. It ain't all mushy.
      
      What music tickles your fancy, if you don't like RnB?

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         First and foremost, Rock, then Techno, then Celtic, then Ska, then Naija, then Pop, then Classical music, then Hip hop - real hip hop, none of that Lil Wayne stuff either, then some Jazz, and Soul like Erykah Badu, Desree, and Jill Scott.

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            fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            The only R & B singers I can listen to without feeling nauseated are Alicia Keys, Mary J Blige, Lauryn Hill and a few others.

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               Lady_Eposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Gotcha! So you do have some exceptions in RnB. Nice taste in Music but me and you couldn't go clubbing if it was Rock and Techno. Hip hop - Yes, we're talking and Naija - my goodness those girls know how to drop it like its hot. Lol.

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                  fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  Baby I wanna slow dance with you. Hold you and all that Marvin Gaye stuff.

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                     Lady_Eposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                     Lol.

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      Davinagirl3posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You're talking about the recent stuff.  Anita Baker is good.  I am not into most of it, but I love Anita Baker.

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah yeah, that lady had it going on back in the day. And her hair-do and all, used to drive women nuts! Hey, i'm talking about the new people...strictly phonies.

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         Lady_Eposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah, I remember her. "Sweet Love" is now ringing in my ears.

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            fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            we can slow dance to that, Elena. Can I get a kiss?

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               dohn121posted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Hahaha, fiery!  Ya old smoothie!

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      Drew Breezzyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I like your thinking Fiery!

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks man. Just being real.

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   dennisemattposted 14 years ago

   give examples of an artist or song please....I am not sure what classifies as R&B....I do hate music made soley to make money

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      fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Oh gawd, there's so many of them. But the popular ones - like Beyonce, Usher, Chris Brown, Neyo, etc. The phoniest species of people on the planet. No friggin' kidding!

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         dennisemattposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         OK. Thats what I thought you meant. here, we call it hip hop, R&B usally means like, Barry White.
         I like the beat to some of those songs, the lyrics are horrid and most of it is sampled so its not even origional.

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            fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Barry White is just blues. I'm not too hot about blues either. But if I had to pick - i would go with blues any day!

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      fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Oh gawd, there's so many of them. But the popular ones - like Beyonce, Usher, Chris Brown, Neyo, etc. The phoniest species of people on the planet. No friggin' kidding!

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   Pearldiverposted 14 years ago

   R & B was originally started in Bumble Town - NZ.
   
   Horse Whipping was part of the original act & the lipstick actually looked cool on the faces of the Lumberjacks!!!

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   Eaglekiwiposted 14 years ago

   Rythmn and Blues is what R&B originally was .
   
   Alicia
   Mary.j 
   B.B King
   
   
   
   
   B&B Bumble Blues or Bed & Breakfast

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      fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Alicia Keys is one of the few exceptions to the rule. Lauryn Hill and Mary J Blige, too. There're others. You getting my drift now about the other phonies.

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         Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Hey Cj , Did ya hear about new Peter Jackson movie due to be released called "District 9" ?  (it will be set in S.Africa)
         http://screenrant.com/info-on-peter-jac … ross-6484/

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            fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Yeah, I heard of it. Its supposed to be like an alien documentary of some sort. But I dont think Peter Jackson is directing though. The guy is overbooked.

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               Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               0k , Hes producing it 

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   Uninvited Writerposted 14 years ago

   To me, the only good R&B is classic Motown from the 60s

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      Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Oh yes UW ,now they were dedicated to soul,rythm,melody& sound
      now the bubblegumers dont even play instruments ,its like kareoke with keyboards.

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   fierycjposted 14 years ago

   Hey people, I should specify, MODERN R & B. - the phoniest pile of crap ever to come out of music! No kidding!

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      Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Agree!!
      Its all for the quick buck, commercialism.

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      Madame Xposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      REAL R&B is some of the best music ever -
      
      Think Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Albert King, Howlin Wolf, Buddy Guy, Etta James - I could go on forever.
      
      But yeah, the new stuff ain't so great

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         viryaboposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I loved B B King. In my days. However im more of a jazz freak.

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            fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            In your day? How old are ya?

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   Colebabieposted 14 years ago

   On billboard, R&B/Hip Hop are one category. Going through the list you can tell which ones are which. Most of the new stuff is "show music" the music that may have a good beat and gets play in clubs and remixed, but the lyrics don't mean very much. Its girls and guys sayin "that's my jam!" and dancing music, not contemplate life "this is so amazing" music. I do like Mary, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, etc. But not so much "superman that hoe!" Catchy song and the dance is funny, but you won't catch me listening to it on my ipod.

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   Bard of Elyposted 14 years ago

   I can remember when Rock´n´Roll artists like Chuck Berry were classed as R&B and the music then was nothing like the stuff that is called R&B now.
   
   I have a friend on this island who wants to produce and record an album of my songs but he said they all have to be in the R&B style! I said well, we have a problem then because I don't have any! lol

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