Which R&B album had the better production: Diary of a Mad Band by Jodeci or The Bachelor by Ginuwine

[DillaTUDE]

One album was produced by Devante Swing, who was arguably the most influential R&B producer of the 90s, whilst the other was produced by his protege in Timbaland whose influence on pop culture in the 00s was simply undeniable.

Both these albums influence on R&B production was profound, with "Diary of a Mad Band" being arguably more immediate, while still influencing some of today's R&B artists such Bryson Tiller (and his T R A P S O U L album) and Terrace Martin (and his 3ChordFold album).

While on the other hand, "The Bachelor"'s influence can be heard moreso in the work and production of today's two biggest artists in The Weeknd (House of Balloons and Thursday) and Drake (Take Care).

Tough choice, but which albums production do you prefer?

Spoiler: Diary of a Mad Band

Spoiler: The Bachelor

 

[DillaTUDE]

One of the smoothest, yet coldest beats ever...

 

[-Quikness-]

Gotta go with jodeci on this one breh

 

[Big Boss]

Jodeci

 

[B. Pumpaveli]

I think a better match up would be The Show, the After Party, the Hotel vs. The Bachelor

 

[Big Meat 5000]

that's tough

but


jodeci, '93 DeVante & that death row g-funk influence.

 

[JustCKing]

Ginuwine. This is the same board that pretty much concluded that Jodeci sucked at uptempo songs and reduced every Jodeci album to 5-6 dope songs a piece?

 

[darealvelle]

One of the smoothest, yet coldest beats ever...

 

[Lil Debbie]

Ginuwine. This is the same board that pretty much concluded that Jodeci sucked at uptempo songs and reduced every Jodeci album to 5-6 dope songs a piece?

When was this?

 

[daboywonder2002]

this is a tough one. Because to me, it depends on whose production sound you like better. Devante or Timbo. you could take any jodeci album vs any Timbaland album and it would still be a tough choice. Now for me, I am going with Ginuwine. To me the production stands out more and actually carries more of the album. with diary of a mind band, it's more 50 50 meaning vocals and production. and thats not taking anything away from Ginuwine.

 

[JustCKing]

When was this?

As Great As Jodeci Was, They Have Become The Most Overrated R&B Group Ever

^^^ browse through the thread and read through some of the most bizarre statements about Jodeci ever.

 

[rapbeats]

Gotta go with jodeci on this one breh

anyone saying otherwise is just younger. thats it and thats all. No one in their right mind that was old enough to take in that jodeci album thinks any R&B album was better produced. hands down probably the best R&B(once R&B became hiphopish) produced album ever was that jodeci album.

 

[JustCKing]

anyone saying otherwise is just younger. thats it and thats all. No one in their right mind that was old enough to take in that jodeci album thinks any R&B album was better produced. hands down probably the best R&B(once R&B became hiphopish) produced album ever was that jodeci album.

This doesn't even make sense. I could see if these albums were a decade a part, but they aren't. These albums are just 3.5 years a part, so this isn't even a generational thing. The Bachelor, IMO, is just a better produced album from the whole theme of the album down to how it sounds sonically. Even the interludes knocked.

 

[McPiff]

Devante is dope but Timbo was on whole different level on bachelor.

Some of these beats are just :mindblowing: and wouldnt even sound out of place if it came out today. this is insane.

 

[Formerly known as...]

This is tough. I'm gonna roll with the bachelor.