Lewis Taylor - "Stoned Pt.2"
Okay not his best but is a deserving artist nonetheless.

Musiq - "Soulstar"
Why isn't this guy gettin' the props he righfully deserves and Y do ppl diss him for THAT afterparty?

Marques Houston - "MH"
Getting out of the shadows of 'Roger' must be difficult. This is actually a great album which he should have done when Shyheim a.k.a The Rugged Childs voice broke! This album needs 2 be given a chance IMHO.

Van Hunt
Didn't this come out last year anyway?

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Musiq - "Soulstar"
Why isn't this guy gettin' the props he righfully deserves and Y do ppl diss him for THAT afterparty?

ABeautifulOne said:

absolutely.

Rufus Wainwright's "Want Two"

A HUGE improvement over the disappointing "Want One," and his best collection yet, me thinks. Finally, the songs don't all sound the same.

MendesCity said:

Wow... I absolutely LOVE Want One. I played it non-stop last year. Want Two was a bit of a let down for me. Still good but it didn't give me that "gotta play it first thing in the morning" addiction like Want One.

Musiq - "Soulstar"
Why isn't this guy gettin' the props he righfully deserves and Y do ppl diss him for THAT afterparty?

allmusic.com review:

Artist

Incognito

Album

Adventures in Black Sunshine

Review by Jonathan Widran
It's funny how every time another phenomenally funky, brass-fired groove party comes out in the shape of another solid Incognito date, the label touts it as "retro." This time, Narada Jazz's press materials focus on all of group mastermind Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick's influences in order to remind listeners that he's a child of the '70s. But the basic soul vibe of that decade has been the defining element of Incognito's sound since their first disc in the early '80s. The big story on 2003's Who Needs Love was the inclusion of a Brazilian vibe via Ed Motta, and here it's the return after several albums of the honey soul-voiced Maysa Leak, who was a big part of the group's rise to acid jazz prominence in the early '90s. Depending on the intensity of the groove, Leak's cool vibes add breeze or urgency over the course of her seven tracks — from the laid-back seduction of "Don't Turn My Love Away" to the more danceable and emotionally charged "Everything Your Heart Desires" and the moody, socially conscious "This Thing Called Love." Listening to the irrepressible instrumentals, which keep the groove moving under increasingly snazzy horn fire, it's clear the kind of impact Incognito has had on newer Brit outfits like Down to the Bone. "The 25th Chapter" rolls on and on like a disco on fire (with jazzy flute pepper trying to put it out), while no less than George Duke (another '70s-minded jazz-funk genius) spices up the spacy soul jam "Mindin' My Business" with some out-there Rhodes improvisations. Even with some 1,000 musicians passing through Incognito's ever-revolving doors and ever-evolving sound, Maunick's admiration for the soul music that first inspired him comes through brilliantly every time out.

None of the tracks reallys stood out for me on "Want One," or at least, took a really long time to distinguish themselves. But I realy prefer him working in more intimate modes. I'm not a big fan of epic, opera stuff, like, um operas. I'm more a folky guy, love the off-the-cuff feel of the songs on "Want Two"

CinisterCee said:

THAT'S CRAZY TALK!!

GrayKing said:

I saw Tommy over the summer very sad movie

ABeautifulOne said:

I still haven't seen this movie, I mean want to(for the sake of Anna Mae Bullock) but I don't know.

Harlepolis said:

i've only seen it through once when i was about 15. i think it was on VH1. the only really good parts are Tina's scene and the Elton John scene. fortunately for me, those were the only scenes i was interested in so it didn't matter that the rest of it was stupid.

Tina Turner was naive about her character and the whole movie,,,when she saw that needle she screamed at the dirctor "My god, does this movie support drug use?" everybody on the set were laughing after she said that

Harlepolis said:

If that's true that is hilarious. Patti Labelle's performance was even more over-the-top then Tina's during The Who's reunion concert. But I like this movie. It makes MTV look even more boring and deader then it actually is.

CynicKill said:

Squeeze moi? Its from her autobiography

Harlepolis said:

Sounds so ABeuatifulOne to me.

CynicKill said:

Wassup with ya'll? Giving that poor child a hard time, it ain't even pretty or is it tough love?

And not a single mention of Travis Morrisson, Sparta, Harco Pront, or Mos Def?

Harlepolis said:

Well he is a bitch with a capital B. Plus there's no getting on his good side. He'll beat you down with that mangled grammer no matter what your position.

CynicKill said:

You know what I was just about to put you on my good side but you just lost your chance.



PS:They show Tommy on IFC