Steve Catanzaro (stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com)
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:45:59 -0700
Hey all, a question; Not to disparage D&B or jungle or anything electronic,
but I've always seen this type of music as a bit seperate from other types
of groove music; jazz funk, Headhunter era Herbie Hancock, Sly Stone, Stevie
Wonder, AWB, some Sade, the Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai, etc. This is what
I, (for purposes of this question) might call classic "acid jazz;" the funky
beats, the Rhodes, wah wah guitar, horns, etc. The mellower version was also
called "alternative soul" a few years back, with Erykah Badu, Maxwell's
first, and the (still) totally chill Love Jones soundtrack leading the way.
There was talk that this would be the next big spillover trend.
Enough classification. But the question is, since we know music trends seem
to be cyclical, do you think this latter kind of music, this "classic"
sound, has peaked and is on the way down again? Now, I'm not talking about
the die hard fans here, I'm talking about the record business, which, as we
all know, forces music down people's throats sometimes. Or, are we just one
great Erykah or D'Angelo record away to convince the labels that it's here
to stay?
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