Music Banter - View Single Post - Was R&B after the 1980's really evolution?

starrynight · 05-23-2011, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by VocalsBass

British Soul artist like George Michaels & Sade made an impact in the states during the '80s, adding sophistication to R&B/Soul music in my opinion. George Michaels '87 release of the album Faith, is one of my favorite from that era, along with Sade's music too.
New Wave artist, had some nice basslines to their music during the 80s, and produced a lot of "one hit wonders", and good music like "A Ha's-Take On Me" for instance, which implicated contemporary R&B in their music.
I would suggest in my opinion, that R&B/Soul evolved in a big way during the '80s.(Wouldn't evolution in music be a constant ongoing process)? And best defined by music genealogy.

There can definitely be a soulful side to British music in the 80s. Some things may be one hit wonders in America but they may be more than that elsewhere of course.