I just picked up Anthony Hamilton's live dvd. have u heard heard this? This kid is TIGHT.

Graycap23 said:

Can you say more about this cd? I only know a few songs by Hamilton but I've never bought a cd. Is he worth getting into? I like his voice, but is he a musician and/or writer or does he just sing?

Empress said:

I'm not familiar witht he live CD but as an artist that dude can blow his ass off. He's a singer and he used to be a backup vox with D'Angelo. If you can catch an old episode of the Chris Rock Show with D' on it, you will see AH blowin' behind him. A real soulful voice and duet king. He's dueted with a lof singers: Angie Stone, Lina, Macy Gray, Javier and a couple of others.

I hear him all the time on the radio, but haven't heard the Live stuff. Is it a DVD or CD, Gray?

Old school vocal style. "Can't Let Go" still gets heavy rotation on the station I sometimes listen 2.

Peace.

G.

It is a Live DVD and a bonus cd called:
Anthony Hamilton: Coming From where I'm from live and more.

It came out 2 years ago. Good stuff.

He is one of the few (probably the only) new acts I actually dig to some extent. I got three of his albums.
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I'm a huge fan of D'Angelo, so I will definitely check out AH.

He has a total of 6 cd's released.
5 studio
1 live

Graycap23 said:

Which one do you recommend I start with?

Empress said:

The LIVE one.

Graycap23 said:

I find him really underrated because he's in Jermaine's camp but his last cd and debut stay in rotation without any kind of filler whatsoever...

ABeautifulOne said:

I agree. Did u know he has a NEW cd? Southern Comfort

Graycap23 said:

Umm I thought that was another one of those cds that try and cash in on people once they make it big since it was made in 2002...

ABeautifulOne said:

I have not listened 2 it yet but the cover makes me think the same thing.

I've heard bits and pieces of him live and he was great with the real drums and bass. However, I've heard the same songs on the radio and they sound horrible with those damn weak ass shit hop sounding drum machines.

The fact that he brings the good music live but releases weak sounding bullshit on the albums makes me not support him at all because that is called selling out. If he can have real drums and bass live, then he needs to put them on the albums also. We can't influence a style change with good music in concert only. The albums are what are heard by radio listeners and they need to have the real drums and bass also. As for singing style, I could care less. Music is first thing that catches my ear and without good music, even Prince would sound like shit.