When will the R&B/Hip Hop trend end?

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Yeah, I feel the same.

All Urban seems to be to me is an excuse to chant in a mock-west indies accent about hoes/cap in yo ass/biatches/lowriders/booty.  And most of the so called "artists" seem to orginate in somewhere like Middlesex where there is obviously a huge gang problem in the streets and blinged up Caddy Escalades are ten a penny.  

As for R&B, don't get me started...  Simply take four late teen girls/blokes, give them "attitude" and clean up the singing in a recording studio to make them sound vaguely in key.  Who cares if they have any talent, as long as they can sneer/pout at a camera on command.

Personally, I miss the days of rave and house music, which I believe was recieved by anyone over the age of 21 with derision and ridicule during the late 1980s.  Perhaps I should dust off my old Paisley "raver" top, baggy Pepe jeans, Adidas trainers and the copious amounts of wet-look gel I used to tame my wild barnet.

Acccccciiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeed!

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Karlos wrote:

The *worst* genre of music in existance. Period.

There is competition on that front, German "Uhmp-Pah" brass bands, yodelling and Country & Western all spring to mind.  

Actually, I shouldn't say that.  Somewhere in Middlesex, a spotty nerd called Gavin (street handle - "The Massive G") will use all the above to influence his new Urban/ R&B crossover album entitled "Yo biatch, check mah spinners on mah 'slade befowah I blowah cap in yo ass".

No doubt, several record producer types will rush to sign him and ensure that his sounds are played non-stop on all the commercial radio stations.

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jkirk wrote:

you don't like country music dang that is the second biggest music here in the states. it is good stuff. along with jazz, rock'n roll, rock, motown, big band, classical, hard rock, etc.

@ JKirk, aren't you from Iowa?

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Sorry, you must be asked that question all the time...  ;-)

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Here's a pick of the top singles in the UK right now:

Westlife - You Raise Me Up  -  :destroy:
Craig David - Don't Love You No More - :destroy:
Sugababes - Push the Button - :destroy:
Pussycat Dolls - Don't cha - :destroy:
Goldfrapp -  :banana:

Not altogether a huge fan of La Goldfrapp's new single but I can watch her for hours....

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jkirk wrote:
don't know any of them. :-D

You have no idea how much I envy you right now...  

Although you'd like Goldfrapp.

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Back in the day stuff like New Order, Primal Scream, Adamski, 808 State, Sunscreem, The KLF, The Shamen (before the Ebeneezer Goode episode) and, bizarrely Fortran 5 were very much my thing.

Fortran 5 were probably the oddest band going, actually managing to get Derek Nimmo to sing "Layla" amongst other strange things.  However they did manage to produce some absolute gems like "Persian Blues" (Philamonic remix).