'tasty' wrapup to 2003past: Seal,
IV
present: Kelis,
Tasty
future: Nelly
Furtado, Musiq, Only Child, 112, Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Magoo
This is the third CD from Kelis. Many of you may remember merely two, but
between Kaleidescope and the current one, Tasty, Wanderland is the unforgotten
CD in the US, only being released overseas. There's something to be said
about Kelis, who won quite a few awards around the globe, but was all but
noticed here. Wake up.
full moon »
Trick Me is a nice Dallas Austin intro to the CD, complete
with guitar and a mini-rap from Kelis. 'Might trick me once, but I won't
let you trick me twice'.
. Milkshake has
been played continuously for the better part of the fall, and as Kelis' first
bonafied smash, hitting even harder than Caught Out There.
Keep It Down, is another Dallas Austin rock-soul mix that
is welcome on this CD, even though
Perfect Day was largely ignored by the world during Wanderland's
rule.
Using fiancee Nas to describe how private sexual encounters are almost oxymoronic, as
Kelis with The Neptunes asks to get it on In Public. R rated,
even. Flashback, another R rated cut pulled from Wanderland,
leads us into The Neptunes standard fare, the non-groundbreaking but nonetheless
memorable Protect
My Heart, accentuated by Pharell. Andre 3000 lands squarely on Millionaire,
another Andre 3000 gem. It takes Rafael Saddiq to add his flair to the singles
Glow, one of the strongest cuts on deck, and Attention.
Sugar Honey Iced Tea and Rolling Through The Hood are
yet two other Neptune cuts, which should enlighten non-Wanderland purchasers,
dipping into Stick Up ending with the
nice finishing touch of Marathon.
For myself, Tasty is yet a redux of Wanderland. With the additional work
of Rafael Saddiq and others, this gives Kelis a little more exposure for
the world to realize her talent the third time around. Executive producer
Kelis has shown that she is still a force to be reckoned with. Don't sleep.
If by
chance
this enightens
you,
go back and
dip into Wanderland.
My take? 8/10. Solid.
Express yourself to eXponent. It's a good thing.
Had him on the train one day when I wrapped in pain
He said 'I love you' in more ways than I've ever heard
And before I got his name I thought that it might be okay
To use the service to take some pain away
- Keep It Down
« wane
in the sky by ej at
18.16
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revolutions: (6)
past: Mya, Moodring
present: Seal, IV
future: Nelly Furtado, Only Child, 112, Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Magoo
Seal releases another CD. People take note. Since his albums are released more than two years apart, we’ve had to wait patiently for his songs. In a nutshell, this CD has hit further home. It may because there’s more introspection, and a little less than overt creativity. While this seems to be more heart-wrenching and much simpler than the last release, that’s a good sign.
full moon »
Seal starts off with Get It Together, a nice cut and a perfect intro. Love's Divine, after repeated listens, gets better, and more cohesive. Waiting For You strikes major chords in that it's simply, using horns as a staccato which enunciates his words.
The day they found me asleep on the floor
Engine running, closed garage door
Was the day the For Sale sign arrived on the lawn
Two weeks later, and we were gone
While My Vision and Don't Make Me Wait are songs reminiscent of Seal's past, Let Me Roll steps out of the introspection and rocks the joint, dipping right into Touch. Very memorable, and simply a song which expresses the anxiety of the joys and pains of life: Still, I need to know / What time itself will really show. Loneliest Star dips even further into the spin and continues the introspection where Touch left off. The album then finishes with two songs not as strong as the three previous, Heavenly and Tinseltown.
This is standard Seal with all of his strengths and frailties. This is not to say that the CD is not memorable or that it's uneven...to the contrary, it's sublime and generally something to listen to. It won't knock you out of the box, but it will satisfy you and prepare you to wait for another three to four years for the next release.
My vibe? 7/10.
Express yourself to eXponent. It's a good thing.
I'm your fall in winter
I'm a wanted sign
And if you don't read me baby
You might lose your mind
- Let Me Roll
Don't you know that I'm free and I'm young
I'm the loneliest star from the sun
And I feel that I'm close to than one
Who will stop me from coming undone
- Loneliest Star
« wane
in the sky by ej at
17.04
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revolutions: (1)
