I really love Amp Fiddler because of the R&B feel, I'm surprised you don't like it, but hey! ;) He's really won over the DJs here. I love his song with Only Child, U Got Vibes. Is Amp's album as Mr Fiddler, With Respect, on Elektra circa 1990 still available in the US?
Isn't JT Justin Timberlake's 'hip-hop' nickname? Just playin'! ;) ---------- >From: "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] >Subject: RE: (313) amp fiddler love&war >Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 9:34 AM > > hahaha ok matt one last reply then.. > >>to. It's funny you use jazz as a reference cause that's the last thing >>I would have likened it too. I like the songwriting. I would classify >>it as 'r&b' or 'soul' before I would think of it as jazz, but wherever > > me too!! its just the jazz elements that irritate me the most, followed > closely by the too-smooth r&b elements...my comments on the jazziness were > really msiunderstood i think...talk good me not do > >>I also think when you take a mouthful of something and spit it out >>immediately (judging from your reaction that seemed to be the case?) You > > nahh i've had a lot of other amp stuff in digital for awhile, but just title > tracks, thought i'd give a whole record a try... > >>might have written it off wholesale without looking a little further. I >>like Freakin, reminds me of a cut you'd hear coming out of someone's >>trunk at a BBQ in the summer, recalls a Fatback or SOS Band vibe almost. > > haha yeah freakin would definitely be my favorite one...not saying much > tho..its not that i think any of its so terrible, just does nada for > me...and i guess i was just very disappointed after all my friends have been > sayin such good stuff and seem to dig it so much.. > >>I like the lyrics to "love and war"... didn't hear any scat myself. > > haha did i just have the volume too low?? was i trippin?? i'll definitely > have to listen again aghh > >>The keys playing I find interesting, moreso than the rhythms... the >>piano keys in 'love and war' I think are great and moody. Did you > > yuck! too "nice", but this is a very subtle thing to me...he could make > another song with similar keys and i'd like them. i still wouldnt think it > was much special tho... > >>listen to the electronic synth parts in "freakin'" ? Crazy analogue >>sounds and squiggles and synth farts, etc. It's just a fresh little >>summer jammy jam, I don't see anything generic in it.. the solo is nuts! > > nahhh..."generic" is being harsh i guess, but it all does really remind me > of other things, and in any case, not doing it for me...i do like this kinda > stuff, but not THIS stuff...i'm really not looking for an entirely different > approach or anything at all....it's just..so close, but so far..to > me...y'know? > >>has a lot of talent on the keys and I like the sound of his voice myself > > definitely very talented, and great voice -- just not for me, and awfully > familiar on both counts there, to my ears...seriously, blame it on all the > cheesey r&b i listen to. it dominates the radio down here y'know -- if its > not country, it's slowjams and r&b. couple that with the fact i sell lame > jazz records by the crate...my ears have been tainted :P i like crazier > sh*t..more unique if i gotta put it that way but maybe that isnt fair.... > >>The beats I think could be better compared to other elements of his >>productions, but we'll see what happens in the future... Maybe Amp >>just needs some $tinkworx beats to liven it up!! > > hahaha noooo dont say that!! i was disappointed by the beats because i like > them when they start but then...they go nowhere...drop those sticks out for > awhile in love&war or something! or drop out everything but the sticks..i > love em but damn..i got annoyed after a few measures... > > i really did want to like this stuff y'know..i dunno maybe it was all just > too built up before i heard it...cant see ever loving it but maybe i should > relax my expectations some... > > hope i wasnt too hard on ya either andy, probably, sorry man! thanks for > trying to open my ears some.. > >>PS - I love Detroit Experiment as one of the "whole greater than the sum >>of the parts" thing, each track is a little different and the crazy >>influences do come out individually AND collectively (to me). Midnight >>at Twenty Grand!! > > yeah, again dont get me wrong -- i actually like this album too, tho at the > same time i end up a little disappointed with most songs individually, they > bug me at some point...but i really enjoy listening to it and yeah it works > really well as a whole..i bought it for both my parents even (they hip > y'know :P) > >>It seems to be the trendy thing now with a lot of techno heads to >>dislike where Carl is going on the jazz collective tip and I'm not havin >>it... music needs to expand, the detroit sound is way to wide to stay >>pegged in a single genre. I'm glad people are going for it. > > i dont mind the direction a bit! i think it'll get better and better... > >>PS - Speaking of... Now I gotta go drive to Dusty Groove and pick up the >>new Dwele LP: > > yeah i saw rolling stone kinda slammed it, 1 or 2 stars or something, but i > love their stuff. seeeee? its not that amp isnt my kinda thing, its just > something subtle about it that makes..not doing it for me...i might really > be digging some future stuff tho... > > i mean i call it generic, but so much music is these days, including a lot > of music i love...new gangstarr is basically generic primo hiphop, but i dig > it...i dont mean to be insulting when i say crap like that... > > jt > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 >
