I agree that Metro Area really put together a unique sound, but definitely not without precedence and influences. To my ears they seem to have picked up on Disco, esp the later records that were coming out when Disco was falling out of favor with the masses. People like Chic and Patrice Rushen are obvious percursors.
What made it sound so fresh to my ears is that they don't sample other records. It's their own music, and they have a subtle, sneaky way of building up a track that stays away from big room rah rah buildups. On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Matthew MacQueen wrote: > Sorry Ken I gotta take issue with this offhand comment... THey didn't > 'contriubute' to it, they created their own sound! They made something > original out of older inspirations and spawned an army of immitators...
