Comments on: Popdose Flashback: Milli Vanilli and the Triumph of Substance http://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Popdose Flashback '90: Andrew Ridgeley, "Son of Albert" | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-61930 Popdose Flashback '90: Andrew Ridgeley, "Son of Albert" | Popdose Thu, 13 May 2010 20:35:15 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-61930 [...] to release Son of Albert, the music industry was reeling from suspicions that Grammy winners Milli Vanilli hadn’t actually sung on their album Girl You Know It’s True. The notion of multiplatinum pretty [...] [...] to release Son of Albert, the music industry was reeling from suspicions that Grammy winners Milli Vanilli hadn’t actually sung on their album Girl You Know It’s True. The notion of multiplatinum pretty [...]

]]> By: Patwellhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-55649 Patwell Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:36:50 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-55649 Actually, looking through this article, there seem to be a lot of oversights... for one, the person who lipsynched the rap in the videos and concerts was Fab, not Rob. Secondly, "Baby Don't Forget My Number" came out AFTER "Girl You Know It's True". <br><br>Then looking at the bottom of the article, I realized that it was an April Fool's post. And I felt kind of stupid. Actually, looking through this article, there seem to be a lot of oversights… for one, the person who lipsynched the rap in the videos and concerts was Fab, not Rob. Secondly, “Baby Don't Forget My Number” came out AFTER “Girl You Know It's True”.

Then looking at the bottom of the article, I realized that it was an April Fool's post. And I felt kind of stupid.

]]> By: Patwellhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-55648 Patwell Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:27:34 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-55648 Rob and Fab coming up with the scheme is only what Farian claims happened. Fab maintains to this day that they got a recording contract (without a lawyer) and were then told that they wouldn't be singing - AFTER recording some of the tracks themselves. There's a video on Youtube (I'll look for it) where they have footage of Rob recording "Girl You Know It's True", which leads me to believe they were telling the truth. Rob and Fab coming up with the scheme is only what Farian claims happened. Fab maintains to this day that they got a recording contract (without a lawyer) and were then told that they wouldn't be singing – AFTER recording some of the tracks themselves. There's a video on Youtube (I'll look for it) where they have footage of Rob recording “Girl You Know It's True”, which leads me to believe they were telling the truth.

]]> By: Tuihttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-55011 Tui Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:25:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-55011 hi mojo,<br><br>you mentioned that you saw the FULL "Press Conference of Milli Vanilli" did you see on the Internet??? because i really want to watch it. if you could help i'd appreciate it. <br><br>RIP Rob Pilatus. hi mojo,

you mentioned that you saw the FULL “Press Conference of Milli Vanilli” did you see on the Internet??? because i really want to watch it. if you could help i'd appreciate it.

RIP Rob Pilatus.

]]> By: CHART ATTACK!: 12/2/89 | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-45579 CHART ATTACK!: 12/2/89 | Popdose Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:33:31 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-45579 [...] career before Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan became MTV darlings/outcasts. Read all about it in Popdose Flashback: Milli Vanilli and the Triumph of Substance, which sounds like it should either be a book or a movie. I’m not sure who’d go to see [...] [...] career before Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan became MTV darlings/outcasts. Read all about it in Popdose Flashback: Milli Vanilli and the Triumph of Substance, which sounds like it should either be a book or a movie. I’m not sure who’d go to see [...]

]]> By: Maximum Shinehttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-50875 Maximum Shine Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:36:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-50875 Who cares if the band is real (I mean, I do, but that's me), but most kids today believe that as long as the songs sound good; it doesn't matter (and there is something to that philosophy...the days of guitar driven rock where artists were only viewed as important if they wrote themselves are numbered). There were tons of assembled groups, faked groups for the album cover, and studio bands turned "legit" bands for years before Milli Vanilli. But most of them never toured. That is the problem with Milli Vanilli; they shouldn't have toured (and made the fans deal...a lot of side-project bands never tour no matter how much fans adore them). Who cares if the band is real (I mean, I do, but that's me), but most kids today believe that as long as the songs sound good; it doesn't matter (and there is something to that philosophy…the days of guitar driven rock where artists were only viewed as important if they wrote themselves are numbered). There were tons of assembled groups, faked groups for the album cover, and studio bands turned “legit” bands for years before Milli Vanilli. But most of them never toured. That is the problem with Milli Vanilli; they shouldn't have toured (and made the fans deal…a lot of side-project bands never tour no matter how much fans adore them).

]]> By: Maximum Shinehttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-41709 Maximum Shine Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:36:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-41709 Who cares if the band is real (I mean, I do, but that's me), but most kids today believe that as long as the songs sound good; it doesn't matter (and there is something to that philosophy...the days of guitar driven rock where artists were only viewed as important if they wrote themselves are numbered). There were tons of assembled groups, faked groups for the album cover, and studio bands turned "legit" bands for years before Milli Vanilli. But most of them never toured. That is the problem with Milli Vanilli; they shouldn't have toured (and made the fans deal...a lot of side-project bands never tour no matter how much fans adore them). Who cares if the band is real (I mean, I do, but that's me), but most kids today believe that as long as the songs sound good; it doesn't matter (and there is something to that philosophy…the days of guitar driven rock where artists were only viewed as important if they wrote themselves are numbered). There were tons of assembled groups, faked groups for the album cover, and studio bands turned “legit” bands for years before Milli Vanilli. But most of them never toured. That is the problem with Milli Vanilli; they shouldn't have toured (and made the fans deal…a lot of side-project bands never tour no matter how much fans adore them).

]]> By: Maximum Shinehttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-36744 Maximum Shine Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:36:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-36744 Who cares if the band is real (I mean, I do, but that's me), but most kids today believe that as long as the songs sound good; it doesn't matter (and there is something to that philosophy...the days of guitar driven rock where artists were only viewed as important if they wrote themselves are numbered). There were tons of assembled groups, faked groups for the album cover, and studio bands turned "legit" bands for years before Milli Vanilli. But most of them never toured. That is the problem with Milli Vanilli; they shouldn't have toured (and made the fans deal...a lot of side-project bands never tour no matter how much fans adore them). Who cares if the band is real (I mean, I do, but that's me), but most kids today believe that as long as the songs sound good; it doesn't matter (and there is something to that philosophy…the days of guitar driven rock where artists were only viewed as important if they wrote themselves are numbered). There were tons of assembled groups, faked groups for the album cover, and studio bands turned “legit” bands for years before Milli Vanilli. But most of them never toured. That is the problem with Milli Vanilli; they shouldn't have toured (and made the fans deal…a lot of side-project bands never tour no matter how much fans adore them).

]]> By: Howiehttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-28085 Howie Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:14:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-28085 Hi, do you have the original, unreleased recording of the Keep on running album? Where there other tracks?<br>Do you have the unreleased album Back and in Atack?<br>I could give you Snaps unreleased album One day on Earth. Hi, do you have the original, unreleased recording of the Keep on running album? Where there other tracks?
Do you have the unreleased album Back and in Atack?
I could give you Snaps unreleased album One day on Earth.

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-milli-vanilli-and-the-triumph-of-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-27342 JonCummings Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:39:50 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15471#comment-27342 Thanks for the comment, Jodie. At this point, on April 2, it's important to distinguish between the fact-based elements of my article and the many other elements (such as those related to Clive Davis) that were part of the April Fool's Day prank that the column also represented.<br><br>Hopefully most readers got it, but suffice to say that, in the process of inverting Milli Vanilli's history to make Rob & Fab seem like unwelcome interlopers in an otherwise upstanding enterprise, there were many facts that got fudged in order to make them seem even more ridiculous than they were.<br><br>For example, Clive Davis traditionally comes off unblemished when the Milli Vanilli story is told -- but honestly, what was that guy thinking? How did he go, in the span of four years, from endlessly hyping the (supposed) greatest singing talent in history (Whitney Houston) to giving the greenlight to a group fronted by impostors? I suppose the answer is easy -- $$$$$$$$$$ -- but that doesn't make it any more forgiveable.<br><br>In any case, the story of the real people behind Milli Vanilli is not an oft-told tale, and while the premise of this column was facetious, hopefully it at least gave some (tongue-in-cheek) credit where credit was actually due. Thanks for the comment, Jodie. At this point, on April 2, it's important to distinguish between the fact-based elements of my article and the many other elements (such as those related to Clive Davis) that were part of the April Fool's Day prank that the column also represented.

Hopefully most readers got it, but suffice to say that, in the process of inverting Milli Vanilli's history to make Rob & Fab seem like unwelcome interlopers in an otherwise upstanding enterprise, there were many facts that got fudged in order to make them seem even more ridiculous than they were.

For example, Clive Davis traditionally comes off unblemished when the Milli Vanilli story is told — but honestly, what was that guy thinking? How did he go, in the span of four years, from endlessly hyping the (supposed) greatest singing talent in history (Whitney Houston) to giving the greenlight to a group fronted by impostors? I suppose the answer is easy — $$$$$$$$$$ — but that doesn't make it any more forgiveable.

In any case, the story of the real people behind Milli Vanilli is not an oft-told tale, and while the premise of this column was facetious, hopefully it at least gave some (tongue-in-cheek) credit where credit was actually due.

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