Rudra
03-11-2007, 09:17 AM
i've only given it a couple fo spins, and thats while doin revision so haven;t been concentratin on it
but her vocals are better here than her previous two album, she belts alot more
the sound is kinda unorigional contemporary neo-soul but compared to the kind of sound she had in her other two albums, the sound on this one is different
the sound is definately more mature - she's not tryin to sing this time, which i think its sounds like she's done in her past album
she sings to fit the song and refreshingly it means she's not oversinging in some places
album definately has replay value
music - lauryn ft. lauryn hill : i have issues with this track. It SHOULD be the best track on the album. A soul veteran and a up coming soultress. What we needed to hear is lauryn singing and teachin lauryn how its done. Instead lauryn sings - unremarkably - and lauryn raps sayin everything and nothing at the same time. And the beat is mellow and nothin amazing. But at the same time - the song is a definate change of pace to the rest of the album - taking it as if u were listening to the song before and after - it's simple and emotive. So initially, you kinda feel robbed by the uncomplexity of the song but i think the song's simplicity makes it stand out in the middle of two meaningless soul/funk/r&B tracks so it works out pretty well.
tell me what we're gonna do know ft. common - i think the song samples 'no woman no cry' or another song i'm sure. About this song, i think it's weak. Her vocal production sucks. Her singin is good but her melodies suck - maybe the weakest on the album and common trys to rescue the tracks whilst joss jitteryily sings "ye--e-e-a-a-e-a-e-a-a-h-" but overall the song needed mroe common, less joss and overall a dissappointment - the track i skip.
other than that, the album is a cominbination of trivial upbeat songs with a sexier/hip hop/drum edge, some nice slow soul tracks and a couple of weak songs BUT definately her best album (imo) so far and worth dling and listnein to.
but her vocals are better here than her previous two album, she belts alot more
the sound is kinda unorigional contemporary neo-soul but compared to the kind of sound she had in her other two albums, the sound on this one is different
the sound is definately more mature - she's not tryin to sing this time, which i think its sounds like she's done in her past album
she sings to fit the song and refreshingly it means she's not oversinging in some places
album definately has replay value
music - lauryn ft. lauryn hill : i have issues with this track. It SHOULD be the best track on the album. A soul veteran and a up coming soultress. What we needed to hear is lauryn singing and teachin lauryn how its done. Instead lauryn sings - unremarkably - and lauryn raps sayin everything and nothing at the same time. And the beat is mellow and nothin amazing. But at the same time - the song is a definate change of pace to the rest of the album - taking it as if u were listening to the song before and after - it's simple and emotive. So initially, you kinda feel robbed by the uncomplexity of the song but i think the song's simplicity makes it stand out in the middle of two meaningless soul/funk/r&B tracks so it works out pretty well.
tell me what we're gonna do know ft. common - i think the song samples 'no woman no cry' or another song i'm sure. About this song, i think it's weak. Her vocal production sucks. Her singin is good but her melodies suck - maybe the weakest on the album and common trys to rescue the tracks whilst joss jitteryily sings "ye--e-e-a-a-e-a-e-a-a-h-" but overall the song needed mroe common, less joss and overall a dissappointment - the track i skip.
other than that, the album is a cominbination of trivial upbeat songs with a sexier/hip hop/drum edge, some nice slow soul tracks and a couple of weak songs BUT definately her best album (imo) so far and worth dling and listnein to.