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Are You That Somebody was innovative. So was One In A Million. How is the album innovative if not the song?

We all know that the early 90s was still the New Jack Swing era. Mary debuts in 1992 and popularizes Hip Hop-Soul (combination of gritty Hip Hop beats and R&B vocal performances/musical arrangements). That trend pretty much continued through the mid 90s. There was a definite shift in the sound of R&B around 1997. A shift from Hip Hop-Soul to the sound described by the article to have been used by Destiny's Child. Electronic. Twitchy. Stuttering. Sound effects. "Breakdown" by Mariah Carey has this sound. AYTS contributed to the popularization of this sound, but OIAM was the first song to have had this sound.

I could go into deeper detail and point out similarities with time frames from YouTube videos but its nearly 1am and this is a discussion for another place/time. I will eventually. I have before.

Mine as well.

There is one song on "Share My World" that is also an excellent example but I forgot the name.

Hell, "Get on the Bus" came out a year before AYTS, so we know AYTS was not the first song to use the twitchy, electronic sound with the effects and stuttering beats that we're talking about.

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One song wouldn't be indicative of an entire body of work so I don't see the logic you're trying to use

"Breakdown" doesn't have any electric or twitchy effects The song was more influenced by Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony's sound, which was very influential itself, combined with a Hip-Hop/R&B sound. There were no "electronic, twitchy, stuttering" sound effects.

Find better examples.

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Lol at "Breakdown". If there's any song that sounds like "One In A Million", it's "Babydoll" but that just comes down to it being produced by Missy.

Keep it cute on Allah sir.

It's true though.

The title track best demonstrates WHAT was innovative about that album. So I'm not understanding how what you're saying would work.

"Breakdown" does. Ignore the melody, harmonies, vocals, etc. It's specifically the beat that matters. I wish I could post videos and frames but as I stated before

It's not even important though. OIAM and AYTS are innovative for the same reason: stutter beats. How at the end of a measure or a phrase, the drum beat, which was slow and simple, suddenly changes and increases in pace. It literally sounds like someone stuttering. This phenomenon occurs in both songs. It also occurs in "Beep Me 911". Don't forget, beat-boxing and bird-chirping sound effects. That was just Timbaland's style at the time. And you know how influential it was so I don't have to explain that.

"Breakdown", "Say My Name", "Bills Bills Bills", "Get on the Bus", etc.

My point is, AYTS and OIAM contain the same innovation - AYTS was not the first to showcase it. OIAM, followed by songs on Missy's debut were.

THIS is a better example. You make a good point about it just being Missy's production.

Babydoll is another good example of songs utilizing stuttering drum beats. So is Breakdown. I explained this ECNEICSNOC before and he didn't hear it all at first but eventually understood me once I pointed out specific time frames.

Breakdown uses stuttering drum beats. It does!

The bird chirping sound effects in the song are OBVIOUS too so...

She's so sexy. I wanna see what that mouth do, though.

I did see the light eventually. However, you trying to put Emptysus within that same narrow ass sound

Sean, I think it's just because both Empty and Timbo's 90s works were inspired by the European drum n' bass movement.

That may be true but besides the electronica influences, Empty sounds nothing like anything Timbaland ever did. Empty isn't even an R&B song.

Gur,

Anyhow hopefully FTLOM will see these posts. I'll properly explain with videos in a private conversation later if he cares to see what I mean.

True. In the DC days I preferred Kelly. Her talent was hidden on purpose sadly. Imo she has a more distinctive look to her face (see both at the superbowl). Hell I didnt know Kelly could sang till Forever and a Day...I was like WTH did that come from?!? I then saw their NFL National anthem. Kelendria actually matched Bey at the end.