I figured that Sunday was as good a time as any to post and comment on some throwback jams that are special to me. For me, these songs symbolize a time when urban (née black) radio used to offer a more diverse playlist, and not just 5 or 10 songs in an infinite loop. In most cases, these songs consisted of
actual musicians playing
real instruments along with the occasional strings and orchestra backing. You could indeed find artists who still adhere to this standard today, but it's totally lost on the younger generation, which is a shame. I don't think that any real emphasis had been made on this generation to truly appreciate the music of previous decades,save for the occasional sample here and there, much as it was when I was a kid. And most of them still wouldn't know from where the sample originated, but maybe that's asking too much for now.
What's really sad about this is that they're now growing up with zero knowledge and patience for anything that's considered to be "too old". At times I just want to call them idiots, and keep it moving, but then I have to remember that things and trends tend to be cyclical, so perhaps when they're older and a bit more mature, they'll reach back past their own youth for more a substantive meaning in the music they listen to. Hopefully, they'll come across a few of these. Some of these selections I feel require no comment, as they stand on their own, in my opinion. I'd also like to hear about some of your own. I'll start off with a few slow jams, then I'll speed it up a bit.
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