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Post by Craig on Mar 8, 2005 1:56:22 GMT -5
Ya'll feelin' him?
If so, holla.
I like this CD alot - it's now a classic. IF you like that old-school soul, this CD is for you. The man is very talented, and the way he uses choirs and vocla harmonies is pretty slick.
Johln Legend - Ordinary People -- ***** stars for me.
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Post by The_Realist on Mar 9, 2005 21:58:17 GMT -5
i had his live albums before a while before that dropped. love him. very talented... glad to see that he is getting the credit he deserves.
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Post by Craig on Mar 18, 2005 1:59:17 GMT -5
Yeah, they said they were as good as Ordinary People, but a lot different. More jazz-ish.
He got some skills on the ivories. I'm still tryin' to perfect "Ordinary People" myself...
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Post by jamadianUK on Mar 19, 2005 7:45:14 GMT -5
So you play the treasure box ( piano ). I've always wanted to be able to lead a church choir on the hammond,but alas I got the violin and recorder  . John's album is classic.....but I'm hooked on all his video's at the moment looks like my ex..........anyway the album is tight. I love the song with the family. |
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Post by Craig on Mar 23, 2005 15:34:04 GMT -5
So you play the treasure box ( piano ). I've always wanted to be able to lead a church choir on the hammond,but alas I got the violin and recorder . John's album is classic.....but I'm hooked on all his video's at the moment looks like my ex..........anyway the album is tight. I love the song with the family. Yeah, been playing for about 7 years. LOL @ treasure box. Never heard it called that. Must be that King's English...  Its cool that we have other musicians on AAP. How good are you on the violin? |
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Post by jamadianUK on Apr 4, 2005 6:52:48 GMT -5
Gave it up in my early teens , but I'm finally taking drum lessons to add to my rock dreams ( one day I'll paly OZFEST)........ John is playing London in May round the corner from my house,was given some tickets as a gift/date  ........ |
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Post by Justin on Apr 13, 2005 11:37:43 GMT -5
I like John Legend a lot but I disagree with VIBE labeling it a masterpiece. Don't get me wrong I like the cd but I consider a masterpiece to be EVERY SONG off the chain and I like most of the songs but not EVERY SONG. What do you guys think about it being called a masterpiece?
The same thing was said about Alicia Keys "Songs In A Minor" and I disagreed with that and the fact that she got 5 Grammys for that when just a couple years before that Lauryn Hill won 5 Grammys for "Miseducation" they made it seem as though "Songs In..." was on the same level as "Miseducation..." to me.
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Post by Craig on Apr 14, 2005 0:34:53 GMT -5
I don't know about that, but it was VERY, VERY good.
Sometimes people will go overboard because of how much different the music is, and JL's CD is not your average R&B and soul.
Still a fine CD, tho'.
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Post by Justin on Apr 14, 2005 16:49:56 GMT -5
I agree, just don't think it should be called a masterpiece. I know it's been a while since we've had some new blood in R&B but to call it a masterpiece is crazy. |
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Post by jamadianUK on Apr 16, 2005 11:45:54 GMT -5
I lent the album to a work collegue and she brought me a new one cause she played it that hard......
Masterpeice? Not for a while yet. But in the eyes of the general commerical buying public who don't know about Zap mamma, Rapheal Saddiq,Anthoney Hamilton, Bilal, Carl Thomas, Floetry, Jon B and others of DECENT-REAL INSTRUMENTS-PLAY WITH YOUR GRANPARENTS IN THE ROOM musiq, this is a masterpeice. And I 'm still whirling around on the bus to work, singing my heart out at 7am in the morning ,to ordinary people,Cloud 9 and that cheating song I never remember the name of ( track 4).
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Post by Justin on Apr 21, 2005 9:51:09 GMT -5
And I 'm still whirling around on the bus to work, singing my heart out at 7am in the morning ,to ordinary people,Cloud 9 and that cheating song I never remember the name of ( track 4). Is it "She Don't Have To KNow"? That's my favorite song on JL's cd, after that it's "Live It Up" and then "Ordinary People" |
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Post by The_Realist on Apr 25, 2005 16:31:36 GMT -5
my favorite song by him.. was when it was him and his piano with "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".
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Post by jamadianUK on Apr 29, 2005 18:19:48 GMT -5
I hate people who cheat but love the songs that give the game away. Listening to Mint Conditon's nbew album Luxury Brown and yep, another cheating song and I love it just as much.
Anyway back to JL, waiting to see him in concert can't wait. He gave an okay performance when he came over with West, last year as his supporting act on stage. I was a sorry audience member and took no notice of his talent, as I was that bored with the whole event. So this time he will get my full undivided attension.
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Post by Justin on May 2, 2005 0:09:08 GMT -5
I think he'll be around for a while...I hope so. He and Alicia Keys should do a duet together.
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Post by jamadianUK on May 3, 2005 7:42:02 GMT -5
I think a duet with Syleena Johnson,Conya Doss or Amel Laurieux would be better than Miss Keys......but if they played an instrumental peice on the piano, that would be perfect.
Trying to get backstage tickets to the concert ( wish me luck).
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