Playboy Jazz & Rock Poll

December, 1993

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Melody and harmony have returned full force to R&B after years of rap-dominated charts. The present batch of talented melody makers includes Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton, SWV and Tony Toni Tonè. Sweet soul music is in the air again. Also in the air is the mainstreaming of alternative music. From Stone Temple Pilots to Spin Doctors to Smashing Pumpkins, alternative has stepped into prime time. New albums from Nirvana and Pearl Jam showed no signs of...