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Very very very underated

Steve "Mo" Mount | Philadelphia, PA United States | 05/24/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Joe Public may not have come full circle with there style and many people know them for the single live and lean,but i've had the tape since 92 and i've loved it. I lost it a few yrs ago and was hoping that somebody out there was selling it, but it was not until recently that i found the cd here at amazon. Im tellin U this is new jack swing at its finest. Tracks like "ive been watchin u" and "this ones for you" make this cd a must have. To bad these guys didnt stick around,,becasue they had some true talent. This still ranks as one of my favorite cds..."

Just Another New Jack Swing Ensemble

retro_styled_crooner | Tustin, CA USA | 09/13/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The credits list six different James Brown samples (typical late 80s/early 90s new jack swing) so there's plenty of hip-hop and new-jack influence here, but despite the prevailing name, Joe Public is a funk band who clearly likes their funk down and dirty (like Tony Toni Tone) which lifts the album. All three members show (especially on the huge hit "Live & Learn") that their all capable rappers but their real strengths are without a doubt singing, all three members contribute lead vocals at some point. Joe Public was just another New Jack swing ensemble to fall into a large list of one hit wonder new jack swing bands in the early 90s, but their 1992 self-titled debut did get them off to a good start among urban contemporary audiences."