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Live & Learn

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It's a shame that Joe Public couldn't find success after Live and Learn- they had some excellent songs here. This is a good CD from start to finish and is highly recommended.

when i thought of this song it brought back some memories,so people don't realize theres a message in the music mainly on live and learn song HELLO!!stay in high school for the kids, don't drop out get that education,the more you know the more $ you get don't kill yourself , that song came out in late 1991 when i was 13 now i'm 25 i live hearing songs that brings back that original new jack swing beat,ok so the name "joe public is kinda nutty but i look for the messages the songs teach, it combines rapping and singing ,that a plus...and that great i don't care what anybody else says that's the bottom line!!

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...

I had a band in the early 90's and this is what i wanted it 2 sound like "New Jack Funky"! Joe Public(formely known as "Atension")was from buffalo n.y. and a really good band.I remember them on Arsenio Hall(Boy do I feel old)they were backing up those little guys Kriss Kross("Jump")and played of course "Live&Learn".It's funny how they changed their image from the D.O.A. album where their wearing tight jeans and silver tip cowboy boots too dreadlock style hair, jeans and combat boots but I guess it was a sighn of the times.This a must have if your into the New jack swing era of music( I think they produced Keith Sweat's song "Keep it Comin'".

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.

I agree with the 7-year old. It makes me feel bad for the members of Joe Public, because they will forever be haunted by the fact that they created this noise. Popular culture is disgusting when a band like this can get a record deal. I have to stop writing now because I fear that the Live and Learn song will get stuck in my head again.

Dave Matthews Band Rules!!!

I hate Joe Public. They are the worst band in the history of the world. I first encountered their horrendous "music" in the acclaimed film "NBA Jams: The Music Videos", which featured one of their two songs, "Live and Learn." If one plays the song in reverse, one can hear subliminal messages supporting the idea of eating small children.