Stevie's "A Time 2 Love" is released today! It's his first studio release of new material in 10 years! (The last one being "Conversation Piece") I think this merits a thread devoted to reviewing the cd at it's official release of the actual disc! (not downloads or other means)

So, go buy it... listen to it... and comment on it here.

Stevie's "A Time 2 Love" is released today! It's his first studio release of new material in 10 years! (The last one being "Conversation Piece") I think this merits a thread devoted to reviewing the cd at it's official release of the actual disc! (not downloads or other means)

So, go buy it... listen to it... and comment on it here.

Agreed!

However, unlike the current trend for top notch performers/writers of our day (for example: Santana, EW&F, Luther Vandross, Ray Charles, and there's sooooo many more that just don't come to mind right now) to hook up with the latest flavor of the year, Big Boi, Dre, Snoop, etc., Stevie chose to focus on the music. Only the music listeners will care that it's Bonnie Raitt on the slide, that it's Prince on the guitar, that it's McCartney on percussion, that it's EnVogue doing back up vocals, and so on and so on...

None of the guest performers takes the light off of Stevie and his music. They may enhance it to a degree, but they don't steal the limelight - it was obviously not his intention.

Save the rappers and the high-end guest vocals for the remixes (which I would gladly listen to also) but if he wanted Prince to sing a verse or two, I'm sure Prince would have... he obviously wanted to focus on the music, for music's sake.

My - June7

Listened to it. And don't care to ever again. Glad I didn't buy it.

weren't you the guy to name Kool & the Gang a 3rd rate funk band?
next!

(oh and don't come back to support your point with JT era stuff.. cause if that's the Kool & the gang version you first think about, then it's a clear case, you really don't know your shit at all)

I'm not sure what you are getting aat - you don't really make sense.

Kool and the Gange are a third rate. I know they did some good stuff early on (and I like some of it) but they are a third rate funk band. If you can't name many others that are more innovative and better than them, than you're the one that doesn't know your shit.

I agree,and that's one of the things I love about Stevie's album.The guest artists are there,but their contributions are very subtle and low-key.And with the exception of Doug E.Fresh (who handles the beat on one track but doesn't rap here),there are no hip-hop guests on this CD.Unlike many other Old School artists who are desperate to stay relevent,Stevie doesn't waste his time with silly hip-hop experiments or any misguided attempts to update his sound.This album is pure Stevie through and through.

[Uhhh, okay. Back to the topic at hand guys... k? Thanks. Don't make me pull out my gavel... ]

weren't you the guy to name Kool & the Gang a 3rd rate funk band?
next!

(oh and don't come back to support your point with JT era stuff.. cause if that's the Kool & the gang version you first think about, then it's a clear case, you really don't know your shit at all)

What in the name of the lawd is a gavel?

Well, the disc has been out for a month now... I'm happy that everyone came here and voiced their opinion, good or bad. But, since it's been a month, alas, it is time to remove the sticky.

Thanks again for all your input, it made for a very interesting thread.

I mourn his loss.