Word: sound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Minneapolis Sound also created its own formula of simple melodies based on only a few notes and tempos. And although their image was decidedly less squeaky clean and wholesome than those of Motown stars, the Time, Vanity 6 and Sheila E. were similarly choreographed in look and performance...
Twenty years ago, the Motown Sound was no longer a great breakthrough. It still produced hits, but the misses were coming more often. Florence Ballard left the Supremes. Holland-Dozier-Holland left the label to write on their own. Civil rights activists criticized Motown stars for catering to the bland tastes of the while, pop-music...
Much the same can be said for the latest batch of releases from the Minneapolis Sound. Prince's backup band, the Revolution, has dispersed. Wendy & Lisa's first project away from supporting Prince as members of the Revolution is an awkward, mystical disaster. Sheila E.'s most recent album is worth more for the seductive cover than the music inside it. And, horror of horrors, former time members turned successful producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have announced that Pia Zadora's upcoming LP is next on their list of projects for their Flyte Tyme Productions team...
FROM Human League's "Human," to SOS Band's "The Finest," the sound is unmistakeable. The difference on O'Neal's "The Lovers," "Sunshine," and "Never Knew Love Like This" (a gospelish duet with Cherrelle) is O'Neal's voice...
...another Motown parallel, is a modern-day Marvin Gaye, able to sing powerfully on both funk jams and ballads. And for Jam and Lewis, accustomed to the frail voice of Jackson or the nonexistent voice of Alpert, a real singer completes the framework they've needed to perfect their sound...