Old heads, why did Boyz 2 Men have more commercial success than Jodeci

[NinoBrown]

nikka you dont believe them when they sing On Bended Knee

Wonderful harmony, love the key changes, tempo, and lyrics but doesn't move me...maybe I'm jaded...

I don't think these dudes actually listen to much Boyz II Men, and are making assumptions off the "Singles" released.

I'm both a fan of Jodeci and Boyz II Men.

There are even cats in here claiming the B2M "Made Music For White People", which is some silly shyt.

I like Jodeci, but they ARE NOT FUKKIN with Boyz II Men, vocally PERIOD!

K-Ci has a more "Rugged" sound, which I think a lot of Dudes (and some Females) like more.

But Wanya, would SING CIRCLES around K-Ci, he has WAY more Range.

JoJo is the ONLY other singer in Jodeci, and he is "Just OK" as a vocalist.

There are some Jodeci songs I like better than some B2M songs, and VICE-VERSA.

But this "They Sing For White People", Bullshyt is FALSE.

Boyz II Men, started off with the "New Jack Swing" sound, which is BLACK MUSIC.

BOTH Boyz II Men, and Jodeci were musically inspired by Gospel Music,
ESPECIALLY from the group COMMISSIONED.

Both started with New Jack Swing but once that genre quickly died, B2M switched over to mostly quiet storm/contemporary R&B/easy listening radio-friendly pieces playing with puppies in Mariah Carey's music video...

Jodeci stayed with the Black-oriented R&B sound and fell apart due to Jodeci's personal problems.

As a musician, I appreciate and admire their skills but as a listener, they get skipped on my playlist because I don't want to fall asleep while driving or on the train..They are what Kenny G is to Jazz music...sounds wonderful but lacks any emotional resonance...

 

[Ty Daniels]

Wonderful harmony, love the key changes, tempo, and lyrics but doesn't move me...maybe I'm jaded...



Both started with New Jack Swing but once that genre quickly died, B2M switched over to mostly quiet storm/contemporary R&B/easy listening radio-friendly pieces playing with puppies in Mariah Carey's music video...

Jodeci stayed with the Black-oriented R&B sound and fell apart due to Jodeci's personal problems.

As a musician, I appreciate and admire their skills but as a listener, they get skipped on my playlist because I don't want to fall asleep while driving or on the train...

I get you Breh,

"Different Strokes, For Different Folks"

I'm an "R&B Head", and I like vocalist/harmonies/riffs,runs etc.., that is why Boyz II Men appealed to me a bit more.
But I like Jodeci as well, they have some undeniable classics.

 

[BrothaZay]

Cut it out with this soul shyt y'all making up new shyt to discredit nikkas.

Jodeci dressed with more soul than b2m

 

[mvp_status]

I liked Jodeci's singles better but as far as album quality B2M's 1st two joints were >>

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

I am a Jodeci Stan, but I ain't gonna sit up here and front like anyone of them nikkas was fukking with Wanya Morris alone vocally.

 

[DrexlersFade]

Jodeci dressed with more soul than b2m

Jodeci dressed like idiots wearing leather in the desert and all that black all the time you nikkas are not rebels your a fukking R&B group.

 

[Alvin]

Cuz going bacc Jodeci had way better music

Can someone who was there in real time explain.

legendary clean songs that focused on their vocal talent (which also led to them being corny later on) real respectful songs too (Momma for example)

 

[maxamusa]

wasn't freak n u their biggest hit

need I say more?

 

[NO-BadAzz]

Jodeci did not crossover to that black 34-55 crowd like Boyz 2 Men did.

Jodeci raunchy (back then it was considered raunchy by the folks that were 33-60) lyrics did not appeal to that crowd.

Boyz 2 Men songs were structured in a way that touched that crowed 33-60 year old

Jodeci were looked as a "teen" 20-30 year old crowd music.

Back in the 90s, R&B was killing the game, see Toni Braxton

If you wanna keep it real, when R.Kelly came out, he didn't appeal to that crowd either, 12 play was not in everybody's house. If you weren't in college/HS/MS/elementary you wasn't hearing that music from your parents

 

[Alvin]

Interesting. I don’t really see cacs play Boyz today. But then again im rarely around them

more older head white folk, generation z and maybe even millennials don't have that many r&b stars anymore

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

In addition to the obvious cultural appeal, Devante’s production was very era specific

Compare “II” and “The Show, The Afterparty, The Hotel”. That Jodeci album don’t even sound like it fits in 1995 where as the Boyz II Men joint was released a year earlier

 

[Ty Daniels]

Have you heard the "Remix" to this one?

 

[ThrobbingHood]

wasn't freak n u their biggest hit

need I say more?

Breh, that track is a masterpiece. One of the most legendary opening lines in R&B… the moment you hear “Everytime I close my eyes…” you already know.

The production on that was just The opening synths to the guitar arpeggios being played on top in the intro. K-Ci and JoJos harmonies were legendary.

On the surface it’s a simple slow jam but the arrangement is on another level. Sorry, their music moves me. B2M whilst technically far superior vocally, just don’t have that edge in their music.

 

[maxamusa]

Breh, that track is a masterpiece. One of the most legendary opening lines in R&B… the moment you hear “Everytime I close my eyes…” you already know.

The production on that was just The open synths to the guitar arpeggios being played on top in the intro. K-Ci and JoJos harmonies were legendary.

On the surface it’s a simple slow jam but the arrangement is on another level. Sorry, their music moves me. B2M whilst technically far superior, just don’t have that edge in their music.

let me clarify. Thats a graphic adult song. If you had sisters around that age your father was probably ripping posters off the wall and snatching up her cassettes/CDs and slut shaming them


its a no brainer y one was more "commercially" successful than the other. Boyz 2 men had songs choir's could cover.

 

[Ty Daniels]

Jodeci did not crossover to that black 34-55 crowd like Boyz 2 Men did.

Jodeci raunchy (back then it was considered raunchy by the folks that were 33-60) lyrics did not appeal to that crowd.

Boyz 2 Men songs were structured in a way that touched that crowed 33-60 year old

Jodeci were looked as a "teen" 20-30 year old crowd music.

Back in the 90s, R&B was killing the game, see Toni Braxton

If you wanna keep it real, when R.Kelly came out, he didn't appeal to that crowd either, 12 play was not in everybody's house. If you weren't in college/HS/MS/elementary you wasn't hearing that music from your parents

FACTS,

R.Kelly was actually looked at as a "Aaron Hall Knockoff", when he first came out.