THE R&B DISCUSSION THREAD

[BigMan]

is there a r&b subforum on here?

 

[Uncle Trill]

This song is just



Anyone know when that TGT album coming out, Tank is just (no homo)

 

[Givethanks]

Idk where the R&Be thread is but her voice is nice.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

It’s time to talk about some modern classics. I had to drive with wifey to Nashville last week and we were listening to modern r&b classics. I’m not a Bryson Tiller fan at all but

This song is dope. I looked it up and realized it’s 10 years old I feel like people don’t talk enough about who are the modern r&b greats. We stay talking about the old shyt lol. Might be time to archive the r&b great artists and songs from like 2010 to now..

 

[Ol’Otis]

 

[Ol’Otis]

Always one

 

[Blessings]

Always one

When it be sounding gospel>>>>

 

[Amo Husserl]

This thread got potential...

 

[Amo Husserl]

1993:


1994:
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[Swahili P'Bitek]

I love modern acts and their sounds, but whenever I listen to most of them and go back and listen to RnB from the mid 00s to the 70s that I heard for most of my childhood, I realise the percentage of danceable RnB songs decreased.

 

[Amo Husserl]

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[R.B.J1]

I'm an R&B old head. I can name 5 albums that don't have a single "skip" song.

Keith Sweat-Make It Last Forever
Johnny Gill-Rub You The Right Way
Maxwell-Now
Anita Baker-Rapture
Babyface-Tender Lover

 

[Amo Husserl]

2/5: Not a bad start, but an overreliance on referencing other material and patchy vocal production.

 

[Crude]

Usher’s Confessions was the last really great mainstream R&B album from start to finish. That’s been over 20 years ago now.

True R&B is now called Neo-Soul. Those Neo-Soul artists while talented don’t get the love of R&B acts of the past. It’s more of a niche genre now.

I’m more of a fan of the old school from the early 70s until about 2005.

There are a lot of talented acts that really don’t get love on the radio and you really have to look for. Spotify has introduced me to so many dope artists I didn’t even know existed.

 

[ItWasMeThough]

Always one

I can never get into the soulless, whispering, nasally R&B of today. Plus they sound indistinguishable. I hear a Kehlani song and thought it was Summer Walker or SZA singing. Not to mention, today’s acts are also so boring. I tried to like Her, Coco, and Ari. But the music isn’t great.

As for the guys like Brent and even Tory, I could never get into them. But, I like to give the women a chance.