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NEW MINT CONDITION ALBUM... Mint Condition has a new album/CD out next Tuesday..
Its called E-life.. Havent heard much about it.. I heard one song.. Cant recall the name..is decent.. Anything on the rest.. ? "..Just close your eyes and count to 10...and when U open 'em I'll B standing naked with nuthin' but a SMILE on.." | |
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This cd came out on May 6th. | |
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I'm giving it another listen today. As much as I like Mint, this record did not move me much when I first got it. I can't say its my favorite. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: I'm giving it another listen today. As much as I like Mint, this record did not move me much when I first got it. I can't say its my favorite.
I've heard that quite a bit. It is not their normal style but I love it. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: I'm giving it another listen today. As much as I like Mint, this record did not move me much when I first got it. I can't say its my favorite.
I too only listened to it one time through and was not impressed except for the track "Why do we try?" I really like that track. "Always blessings, never losses......"
Ya te dije....no manches guey!!!!!  I'm a guy!!!!
"....i can open my-eyes "underwater"..there4 i will NOT drown...." - mzkqueen03   | |
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I kind of soured on it at first because i was expecting that great
followup to living the luxury brown which is my favorite. Some of the songs are a bit watered down but you can't front on goldigger, why do we try, and the ballads nothing left 2 say, right here, moan, and queen of come here go away. E-Life is solid but not the band's best. I like gratitude and just can't believe too. Still loving living the luxury brown.  [Edited 6/5/08 9:55am] Don't laugh at my funk
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phunkdaddy said: I kind of soured on it at first because i was expecting that great
followup to living the luxury brown which is my favorite. Some of the songs are a bit watered down but you can't front on goldigger, why do we try, and the ballads nothing left 2 say, right here, moan, and queen of come here go away. E-Life is solid but not the band's best. Keep listening.....lol. Lux Brown was better but I do REALLY dig the new stuff. What do u think of the bonus tracks? | |
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still haven't listened to it all the way through  If you will, so will I | |
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Graycap23 said: phunkdaddy said: I kind of soured on it at first because i was expecting that great
followup to living the luxury brown which is my favorite. Some of the songs are a bit watered down but you can't front on goldigger, why do we try, and the ballads nothing left 2 say, right here, moan, and queen of come here go away. E-Life is solid but not the band's best. Keep listening.....lol. Lux Brown was better but I do REALLY dig the new stuff. What do u think of the bonus tracks? I have the wal-mart version with Let it go on it. It's okay but nothing special. It's sounds like it's kind of from From the mint factory cd era i.e the track good for your heart. I would love to hear the bonus track from circuit city's version Us. Anyway mint always put on a kick ass show so they can take any of the few average songs on E Life and still put on a hell of a show. I can't wait until they come back to charlotte. Don't laugh at my funk
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Thanks for the info. gotta pick this one up 2 | |
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album is cool .. i like Moan, Right Here, n Goldigger | |
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Golddigger gets good at 3:41. Before that, its just okay to me. "Nothing Left To Say" sounds a little like classic Mint. I kinda like Back & Forth (a little bit) but Moan is the only song I can say that I can repeatedly listen to. Vocally and lyrically, I really like what they did with "The Queen Of Come Here, Go Away" but that annoying synth click in place of the snare really messes up the vibe in my opinion. I guess they were trying for innovative (a song with no kick drum) but it think it missed the mark a little. To be honest, as much as i like Mint, I am not fond of this CD. They don't really have any good uptempo jams (like Good For Your Heart or Here We Go Again), nothing particularly super funky (like Funky Weekend or Change Your Mind), no hot funk rock jams (like Fidelity or I Wonder If She Likes Me) and no jazzy jams (like My High, Asher In Rio or Spanish Eyes) I always appreciated the fact that Mint always delivered a little more than everyone else on their records. a kickass musical arrangement on one song, in depth lyrics on another, subject matter that others haven't covered (like "Missing"); they were always ahead of the curve. I let "Luxury Brown" slide because despite it being decent it was a slight step down for them musically. eLife is officially strike one with them for me. I hate to put them on the try-before-you-buy list along with Prince and many others but they are headed that way. I'll always respect their skills and the fact that they remained a band when everyone else went solo but this is sub-par for Mint. It pains me to say that. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: [ I let "Luxury Brown" slide because despite it being decent it was a slight step down for them musically. eLife is officially strike one with them for me. I hate to put them on the try-before-you-buy list along with Prince and many others but they are headed that way. I'll always respect their skills and the fact that they remained a band when everyone else went solo but this is sub-par for Mint. It pains me to say that.[/b][/color]
I can see(hear) your point. | |
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Finally listening to it today.
I was initially put off by the "contemporary" feel of it. But they have some nice changes in those songs. Gotta get it. | |
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