2020. 3. 4. 08:11ㆍ카테고리 없음
's debut effort is an exquisite, even innovative album. Not only did it (in retrospect) help to herald the progressive neo-soul movement, but its melding of decidedly hip-hop production techniques - steady drum patterns, plentiful loops and samples (though mixed with live instrumentation), even a modicum of turntable scratching - with the emotional impulses and themes of soul was still a novel approach to making R&B at the time. Just a year later, in fact, hit commercial and artistic pay dirt with her second album, which plays precisely as if had heard and then used as its sonic blueprint, right down to the cool, prepossessing vocals, which are demure rather than ostentatious, unlike the flashy singers then-dominating the genre. But need not live in the shadow of any other record, since it has an abundance of its own virtues. Its main attribute may be that it introduced the world to, whose alluring vocal stylings enliven the proceedings considerably, giving them a certain laid-back radiance. Even without her in the mix, however, the musical valentines created by former rapper are so butter-slick and slide down so easily that the album would have been worth the time regardless.
Groove Theory Angel
The delicious trip-pop singles 'Baby Luv' and 'Tell Me' are two of the most seductive, romantic songs of 1995, energetic enough to adapt to the dancefloor or win over the normally R&B-averse heads on the street, but also perfect mood music to play behind those sweet nothings during pillow time. And they aren't the only treasures tucked away on.
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Groove is not, in fact, merely a hypothesis but a reality throughout, particularly on expansive gems like the drive-time chill-out of 'Ride,' or 'Angel' and 'You're Not the 1,' which beautifully whisk through jazz-flavored atmospheres. Highly recommended to a wide range of music fans.