RE: Maxwell

David Hodgson
Tue, 24 Feb 1998 18:45:50 -0800


it's not any worse than it's ever been -
there has been some mainstream R+B releases over the last couple of years
that are up there with any of the older stuff in my opinion - Blackstreet,
702, TLC, Brandy off the top of my head

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Araya, Juan Carlos (Juan) [SMTP:jaraya@lucent.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 1998 4:23 PM
> To: 'Acid Jazz Mailing List'
> Subject: FW: Maxwell
>
> I agree. R&B is in a sorry state. The Mass-Media R&B that is.
>
> Juano
>
> >----------
> >From:
> DEREK.M.BOONE@sprint.sprint.com[SMTP:DEREK.M.BOONE@sprint.sprint.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 1998 6:32 PM
> >To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> >Subject: Maxwell
> >
> >
> >Maxwell may not be the type of person you would put in GQ. I really
> don't
> >care much for his style of dress. One thing I can say is the brother did
>
> >bring something refreshing to music which has been missing a very long
> time.
> >If anyone deserves a "grammy," it's definitely this brother. I can't
> name a
> >new artist out that can touch him vocally. Have you hear him live? If
> you
> >haven't, you need to. He sounds even better live. Not only can he sing,
> he
> >can entertain. He knows how, as Rakim says, "move the crowd." The only
> >artist
> >I can say I enjoy as much is Prince. Let's look at the total picture.
> >
> >I out, Peace from the A-T-L, Atlanta is you didn't know.
> >
> >Boone
> >