25 years ago today (Dec. 21), Jodeci released their second album Diary Of A Mad Band. It's a sensual, sexy album with an impact that has exploded outwards, the album's influence far surpassing the ...

But when they dropped “Diary of a Mad Band”? The game changed. It is undoubtedly the best R&B album of the 1990s, and I mean that with my whole heart. But check it, I can hear you looking at me.

Visually and conceptually, Down’s Diary of a Mad Band is the diametric opposite of Mutemath’s Armistice Live. There’s no tricky lighting or innovative camera work. The DVD is intentionally a throwback ...

The next year, Jodeci released their masterpiece, Diary of a Mad Band, which opens with a remarkable 30-minute sequence of slow, blasting ballads.

Their second album which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, Diary Of A Mad Band (1993) went #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, penning their hit single, “Cry For You” which ...