Recent CD buys....

[mixtape]

Just wondering what your recent cd buys were?

Mine are:

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Super Hits
Information Society - Information Society
Dimitri From Paris - A Night at The Playboy Mansion (finally got it)
Expose' - Greatest Hits
The Intruders - Greatest Hits
The Best of Mass Production
The Very Best of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
D.J. Disco Mix Vol. 1

[K-Bee]

The latest one I got isn't disco at all.

Regina Bell - "Lazy Afternoon" is primarily a jazz set but it's a great return to form for Miss Belle.

[Eurodancemix]

My last few have been:

Disc-O-Zone by O-ZONE ("Dragostea Din Tei", anyone?)
A Fleur 2 Peau by TRAGEDIE (A French soul/pop duo)
La Good Life by K-MARO (A French-Canadian soul/rap artist...this one features Miss Nancy "For Tonight" Martinez on background vocals)
Panic by FRENCH KISS
Tangerue by TANGERUE

[Videoskooter]

What's the story with this K-Maro dude. He's number one in Belgium too and, honestly, he ain't that good! It's an average rapper and the French language isn't suited for hip-hop IMHO.

I'm afraid a lot of youngsters wouldn't recognize a good SONG even if it was slammed into their ears. 99% of the charts nowadays consists of the same humbug. Prefab R 'n B and Hip-Hop. We need a revolution...NOW!!!

[Eurodancemix]

Actually, I like K-Maro (FYI, for those who don't know, it's pronounced "Camaro" like the car). I thought "Femme Like U" and "Crazy" were catchy tunes. Now, I'm NOT a hip-hop or rap fan so this has to be pretty mellow stuff for me to like it.

His real name is Cyril Kamar, born in Lebanon in 1980. He lived in Paris for a while, then moved to Montreal in 1995 where he got hooked on American R&B. He was first in a *very* local group called "Les Messagers Du Son" (The Sound Messengers) that somehow managed to get airplay. He later struck out on his own.

You are right about the kids today. I was watching TV the other day when this 14 year-old named Jo-Jo came on and "sang". Just like any song put out by Usher (i.e., have you tried to hum an Usher song? You can't. It has no melody.), this one also had no discernible melody or hook. Just a lot of typical American Idol wailing and warbling over a minimalist hip-hop beat. Tragic what they call music nowadays.

[Bona boy]

My recent CD purchases:

The Best Of Cheryl Lynn (at last I bought it!)
'Mr Nice Guy' - Ronnie Laws
'Party Lights; More Of The Best' - Slave
Best of Seal
'Bulletproof Heart' - Grace Jones
'Do It Yourself' - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (Chaz Jankel's a genius!)
'18' - Moby
'Real People'/'Tongue In Chic' - Chic
'BB & Q Band'
'Two Tons O'Fun/ Backatcha' - TTOF
'Stay In Love'/'Minnie' - Minnie Ripperton
'Full Moon' - Mystic Merlin
'Other Side Of The Rainbow' - Melba Moore
'The Genie' - Bobby Lyle
'Patrice' - Patrice Rushen


That little lot kept me very happy over Xmas!

[KayJayEm54]

It has to be the two Sunburst Band CDs - they are brill!!!! The current release "Until the End of Time" has Chic vocalistsLucy Martin and Norma Jean on two tracks - We Will Turn You On and Just Do It.
http://www.discomusic.com/cds-more/3809_0_3_0_M/

Check out their earlier release that was repackaged and re-released last year too - it has a reworking of Southern Freeze by Freeez.