Saturday, January 10, 2004
I'm sure it looks as if I'm handing out "A" grades like candy - so far, over 1/3 of the songs reviewed have received an A- or higher. But take into account two things:
1) The early '80s were fucking gold for R&B.
2) The mid- and late-'80s decidedly weren't. As the speed of the chart picked up, the quality control seemed to go to hell.
So, the proportion of "A" grades is shortly about to go down, way down. Don't fret; I didn't love everything that topped the Hot Black Singles chart in the Reagan years. But that having been said...
1) The early '80s were fucking gold for R&B.
2) The mid- and late-'80s decidedly weren't. As the speed of the chart picked up, the quality control seemed to go to hell.
So, the proportion of "A" grades is shortly about to go down, way down. Don't fret; I didn't love everything that topped the Hot Black Singles chart in the Reagan years. But that having been said...
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