As I was listening to Mario's new LP DNA I kind of got chills. Though Mario has never been extremely attractive to me. I have always regarded him as a voice to be reckoned with in the music industry. and one can not say that the boy hasn't grown into his looks. But the new album is actually very good, and some of the tracks kind of take me back to the days of ole in R&B Music. But Then I have always been partial to a male vocalist. It's something about that voice, those harmonies, and all that begging that just does something to me. The scantily clad videos help to plead the case. But Really I just love to hear a man sing to me, it's the quickest way to get a rise out of me. (if you know what I mean.)
I just recently read a very interesting blog on Xemvanadams.com talking about the male R&B singer. It hit on some really good points and made me think about the landscape of R&B music. The men are definitely in the decline. and their music is to say the least not always the most rated g.
Here is the link http://xemvanadams.amplified-pixels.org/?p=5896
The article goes on to talk about he decline of male R&B vocalist and the death of their careers. Maybe death is a strong word, but clearly the male r&b vocalist have gotten lost in the mix of stagnated beats, and mediocre rhymes. What use to be a mixture of attractive good looking men with sultry tones that carried us away on the melodies of love, lost and found. Now some how have been replaced with down right vulgarity. What every happen to the sweet love songs that use to lull me to sleep at night? Have men simply stop falling in love, and if so why must we hear about their sexual exploits through their music.
Clearly I have porn for that.
Back in my hey day the air ways use to be filled with the melodic voices of Luther Vandros. Men who use to want to hold women if only for one night. Or Brian McKnight who croon so sweetly "DO I Ever Cross your Mind Anytime?" What happened to the music that made women feel like women? When did Male R&B singers cross over and become mainstream porn stars? Perhaps in this day and age that type of music just doesn't exist anymore. Maybe those type of men, singers don't exist anymore? I personally feel that all is not lost. There may be a revival in the making, through the careers of artist like Rahiem De Vaughn, Lyfe Jennings, Ne-Yo, and Or Up and coming you tubers like Datboybroadway and Brandon Hines. At least that's what I hope.
I ain't giving up on the boys yet. Surely to God if the fad of sagging jeans has staying power, then the real male R&B singer can make a comeback
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