Who killed Soul R&B groups?

Who killed Soul R&B groups? The Artists or the Record Labels?

Boys II MenAnother reason I think we’re not seeing groups is because music is different now. Today’s idea of popular soul R&B music is more similar to techno influenced music. The artists’ vocals and music are highly infused with a techno/ electric sound, overly enhanced vocals and hip hop rhythms. This is the new make-up of soul music.

All in all I think this is really unfortunate for the state of the music industry from an artistic standpoint. Artistically, groups offer variety and a blended harmony that is not replaceable by solo artists. I don’t care how many vocal tracks solo artists can they stack on top of one another, it’s just not the same as having a group harmonizing together, in my humble opinion. Soul groups offered a different dimension in the live performance when it came to dance moves and being in sync with each other on stage. Overall groups added to the dynamic of soul R&B music and without that, there is definitely a void in the music industry. I know one thing though, whomever is the first to successfully bring back the soul R&B groups, will probably have a long lasting career because they will be responsible for breathing a certain amount of life back into the music industry.

 

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