I haven't bought this many "new" albums is years. Jill, Will-I-am, Raul, Rashaan, Meshell, Ledisi. Now I'm waiting on Van Hunt and Martin Luther.

rebelsoldier said:

2 times

& for any Bay Area fans of Rashaan he's playing Yoshi's Oakland in October I believe. I don't even know this dude's music but y'all talk about him so damn much I may check him out, live is better anyway

She looks like bungle out of Rainbow on that picture.

CalhounSq said:

Rahsaan is the real deal.

CalhounSq said:

All the Rahsaan info's here:

http://prince.org/msg/8/242779

rebelsoldier said:

CalhounSq said:

You're in for a treat!

I'm totally with you Cali Jill would have to nut up to the point of committing murder before I'd ditch her ass. She's quality and class and I don't give a shit about the hair or the purse. Her voice is wearing netiher

rebelsoldier said:

Now if only Mint Condition would get in on the act!

Queen Latifah’s Trav’lin’ Light also comes out next week.

JackieBlue said:

Singing or rapping?

JackieBlue said:

is she rappin this time or singing crappy jazz covers?

sosgemini said:

Singing Jazz & R&B...she's on Verve now...

1. Poetry Man
2. Georgia Rose
3. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
4. Don't Cry Baby
5. I Love Being Here With You
6. I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
7. Trav'lin' Light
8. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
9. I'm Not In Love
10. What Love Has Joined Together
11. How Long (Betcha Got A Chick On The Side)
12. Gone Away
13. I Know Where I've Bee

JackieBlue said:

One question: Why?

I don’t know why people keep doing these cover albums. I can't stand 'em.

Graycap23 said:

The broad thinks that since she sang the theme song to her sitcom then that automatically makes her Etta Freakin' James.

MuthaFunka said:

She would be DEAD wrong. What a waste of studio time.

CalhounSq said:

He's certainly come a long way since Kids Incorporated.

MuthaFunka said:

I've liked her singing voice since Winkie's Theme, & the stuff she did on the Living Out Loud & Chicago soundtracks is good, but I'm not sure I could take a whole album of it. Especially since she & Al committed the joint crime of remaking & ruining Simply Beautiful... TRAGIC!

CalhounSq said:

That was painfull, wasn't it?

MuthaFunka said:

Painful, unbelievable & still shocking to this day

Well, I’m not going to be able to buy anything this week (not even Meshell! )but Jill’s snippets sound a lot better than the sampler and what I’ve heard so far. I think this will be more along the lines of Vol 1.

I’m indifferent about Queen Latifah but the snippets I’ve heard sound nice. I think she has a pleasant voice.

I actually had the pleasure of getting an early copy of the album two weeks ago. I have it on repeat on my Zume. Overall this album is arguable one of Jill's best. This album from start to finish is full of emotions. You can really relate to each song as is it plays. Forget the music, listen to the lyrics. This is not a bump and get your dance on kind of album. It's a lyrical expression of raw emotion.

The album is DEEP!!!!

Standouts.... Just about every song (for me)....

I can really relate to: Crown Royal - Epiphany - Insomnia - Whenever you-re around - Wanna be Loved - Breathe

Yeah breakups and divorce is a b*tch....

"How it Make You Feel" lyrically is the best I've heard her write.

Overall, I give it **** stars out of 5.


Other albums....

Ledisi "Lost and Found".... I give it **** stars out of 5. It's definatley on the jazz tip but just as good as Soulsinger

Chaka Khan "Funk This".... I give it *****. She has not lost her touch. Checkout her remake of Sign of the Times. She didn't call this album "Funk This" for nothing.

Now I really want to get it! It sounded like it could top Vol 1 but I can't speak since I haven't heard the whole thing but I really like what I've heard so far.

Unfortunately I'm a cheap bitch & did Super Saver Shipping @ Amazon so my shit won't be here until next week or so

Who is she channeling during Epiphany? OH MY GOD!!! I just figured it out...She sounds like ending credit song for the tv show Are You Being Served.

Graycap23 said:

Living the Luxury Brown is their best album in my opinion, the really picked up the pace with the extra creative freedom of being independent. On this album the actually sounded like a real band as opposed to a group singing ballads.

rebelsoldier said:

Indeed. They definitely took it to the next level and expanded their horizons musically. I agree.

MuthaFunka said:

And one has to be a bad mutha to even touch Etta.

So far Hate On Me is sticking the most, I'm still getting into the album. I'm sure it'll win me over w/ more time, but her previous efforts have taken hold faster than this one...