Guest Dante Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 I've seen this term for years and have never known what on earth it means. Can anybody explain the difference between 'normal' R&B and 'new breed'? Who / when / why coined the term? Thanks in advance...
Guest Matt Male Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 Ady's sleevenotes on the ACE New Breed R&B CD are here and offer some explanation New Breed CD
Guest Dante Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 Well, I kinda know the sound. But why the 'new breed' bit? Who coined? What kind of crowd is it? Blah blah blah
Little-stevie Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 Yes the kent new breed RnB CD really turned a good few onto that style... Quality cd for me... Clubs like the hideaway Manchester were the new breed RnB boys back then.. Not sure who first came up with the term.. Where is Mace when you need him...
Guest Ste Brazil Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 It's just yet another name for old music, how many do you need!!? Ste.
Ady Croasdell Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 I might be guilty of this. The chaps at the Hideaway and other upcoming clubs were approaching R&B from more of a mod/Northern angle and were playing a lot of records that old R&B fans would have rejected as too poppy or not authentic enough (maybe with strings or female backing vocals). As New Breed was a track on the CD and it was a new angle on old music, I called the CD that and described it in the notes as the whole scene, which was taking liberties but helps to sell discs and was a convenient and quite apt handle. It could have been worse, we gave the world Acid Jazz! Ady
Guest Dante Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 I might be guilty of this. The chaps at the Hideaway and other upcoming clubs were approaching R&B from more of a mod/Northern angle and were playing a lot of records that old R&B fans would have rejected as too poppy or not authentic enough (maybe with strings or female backing vocals). As New Breed was a track on the CD and it was a new angle on old music, I called the CD that and described it in the notes as the whole scene, which was taking liberties but helps to sell discs and was a convenient and quite apt handle. It could have been worse, we gave the world Acid Jazz! Ady Cool! Pretty much answered my questions. Thanks, Ady.
Gold Band Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Dante this track epitomises New Breed to me, this is from 64 great track!!!!! https://www.soul-source.co.uk/more/soul-library/31656-little-emmett-sutton-lot-of-money/
Billy Freemantle Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 As New Breed was a track on the CD and it was a new angle on old music, I called the CD that and described it in the notes... Out of curiosity ,how many times did you pause before going ahead with: "The big difference was that their favourite records weren't "on the fours" beat, sub-Motown sounds."? It's the 'sub' bit I have in mind. I used this term around about 1990 with a couple of people and it was a good job I could run faster than they could.
Ady Croasdell Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I think the full quote might be about old blues and soul fans so it was their perspective not remotely mine and they reckoned it was all sub! Ady
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