Re: speed of music

Paul Gibson (pgibson@enterprise.net)
Fri, 26 Jul 1996 15:12:53 +0100


At 11:54 26/07/96 +0100, you wrote:
>
>On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, Paul Gibson wrote:
>
>> At 15:21 25/07/96 CST, John Schauer wrote:
>> >Chris,
>> >
>> > My question is how do Gallianno get over with that dry, dry rapper? Do
>> people
>> >really like him?
>
>> Personally, I'd much rather listen to Rob (the 'rapper' from Galliano) than
>> hours of wannabe "gangstas". You really need to see Galliano live to get the
>> full picture.
>
> Hi all,
> well it seems that people do like the Galliano rapper,
>though for me he spoils the otherwise exellent "In Search Of The
>Thirteenth Note" - Im sorry, I just dont like his rhymes or his
>delivery. Im not a *big* hip-hop fanatic anyway but not all US rapping
>you get is gangsta; the rapping in US3, or , an old favourite, Dream
>Warriors, is not slack, and is *very* well written. Colin has pointed
> out to me that there are many good rappers in british hip hop, so it seems
> that its in aj where the crap ones appear. (IMO :) )
> chris
>
>

Galliano come more from a background of beat poetry, rather than straight
hip-hop. Their inspirations are Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Last Poets,
rather than KRS-1. Of course its a matter of taste as to which you prefer.

Paul.
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Paul Gibson

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