Anyhoo… you love Steely Dan and I love Fleetwood Mac, we’re clearly a match made in gypsy (a song sung expertly by Stevie by the way - and that’s Nicks, NOT Wonder… thanks.) heaven. LOL

Blue Oyster Cult - (Don’t Fear) The Reaper - UGGH *groaning* and you know WHY!!!

Just an aside, but… HURRY UP AND GET YO’ AZZ DOWN HERE!!!!

X =)

Have a good week!

T

See, I know it’s Monday and this was written on Friday. I know this. BUT, I must retort.

Don’t Be Cruel by my standards was a classic for it’s first six songs. All classic R&B, no doubt. But only those first six songs. Still, lets examine this further…

1. We must go BEYOND the music first and state that Guy’s first album was a genre changer. It was a New Jack Swing album that birthed a sound that was so influential that it was essentially carried into BBD’s reign over the charts and radio in the 90s.

So in terms of music history, Guy (and Babyface) changed the way music was packaged for damn near a decade. The next big change would happen when Mary came out and started the hip hop soul movement (of which we have never recovered).

2. I can listen to every song on Guy’s album. Every song! Well, I may skip one here and there but it is not a consistant thing. But the real beauty is that ONE of the songs is the MUSIC ONLY “Teddy’s Jam”. (Save a couple of “JAAAAMS” and few “Yup Yups”, of course.)

3. The great amount of sampling done to Guy’s album further validates the greatness of the music.

4. Aaron Hall had a song about a philandering man… in which he called his side piece a “dumb bitch”. How gangsta was THAT? (Not that I condone such behavior)

Now, the album doesn’t fit all mood and all times. But neither does Don’t Be Cruel. As far as Babyface is concerned, his album changed R&B music to the point where it still often copies his style.

I stand by my statement with both albums.