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Christmas songs usually annoy me. However, anything coming out of Maxwell’s vocal box will never annoy me, and hence this is a very, very good listen.
He applies those buttery, flawless vocals to two Christmas classics here at a recent live show (in front of the Obama family), and makes them about as listenable as they ever have been and ever will be. It’s probably easier to appreciate as he’s been fairly quiet as of late, and there have been no real signs that the 2nd part of the Blacksummers’night trilogy is coming soon. So for now, enjoy this great performance!
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Smoothed out soul vibes from the best in the game. As you’d expect, I’m liking this video a lot. Liked the track anyway, and it’s one of the slower/more deliberately-paced tracks from the album. The video’s got a nice old-school feel about it, and it’s definitely a welcome change to the comparatively overcrowded videos we normally get.
Dude knows how to wear a suit too.
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A nice blend of mainstream and underground artists this week, and a bit of variety in the artists too with no particular artists having more than one track in this episode.
Click on to get your weekly fill of R&B nutrition. Apologies if some of my analysis is a bit short this week, I’m in a rush! Doing 14 tracks ain’t easy…
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 32
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In what can best be described as a fitting coincidence given the retrospective nature of this particular post, 2009 was very much a year of hindsight. I rediscovered artists I’d neglected, I discovered artists who I’d simply ignored, but most importantly I began to see the fundamental flaw in my appreciation of music (especially hip-hop) and how I probably got it wrong.
Don’t make the same mistakes. Click on to grab some unmissable tracks, and of course my discoveries from the year gone by. I’ve thrown in a couple of lists too, as I know some of you can’t deal with excess reading.
→ Continue Reading Ajay-182′s Best of ’09
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a) I literally had no idea these two are like best friends.
b) Consequentially, I did NOT expect this.
c) This is utterly awesome. The original was brilliant, but a Nas verse too? Wow.
d) If you don’t get this track, you probably need to see a doctor for that massive stupidity you’ve got growing on your face.
Maxwell-Help Somebody ft. Nas
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I’ve never seen Maxwell perform live, but everybody’s heard the stereotype: Most women will throw some piece of their underwear on stage. Watch a live performance of Bad Habits here, (and read the album review/download Bad Habits here) and you can see why. He’s a great live performer, both in terms of his charisma and his vocals. Have you ever heard women scream like that for a performer before?! Good on you Maxwell!
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No matter what anyone says, Kels’ is still one of the best voices in R&B. The picture here is the artwork for his upcoming untitled album.
The tracklist can be found after the click, as can the video for the lead single from the album, Number One featuring Keri Hilson. It’s a good track from Robert, and Keri also adds a lot to it.
→ Continue Reading R. Kelly Megapost
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By now, I expect that you all know how highly I rate Maxwell’s Blacksummers’night. If you haven’t checked the review out, click here to do so. I’d recommend you did, as you can pick up a track from the album, Bad Habits, which just so happened to have a video released for it today. The goods are after the click.
→ Continue Reading Maxwell-Bad Habits
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Are you sick of “explicit, AutoTune-coated R&B”? Do you miss organic music made using real instruments and a voice?
You’re not the only one. For once, those who shape the charts have done some good, and Maxwell’s first release since 2001 (8 years is a LONG time in music!) went straight to #1 in the USA.
Whether you’ve heard of Maxwell or not, click below, if only for the sake of good music and broadening your horizons.
→ Continue Reading Maxwell: A Review of A Potential Classic
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