Seven - Home (2007)

BlaqueKnight mentioned this dude in another thread, and though I don't like to compare one performer to another my guess is that if you like somebody along the lines of D'Angelo or Robin Thicke, you might wanna check him out. Nice voice, and the arrangements on his album are excellent. Unfortunately, there's not a lot (that I can see) of his stuff uploaded to youtube, and the two I could find there weren't my favorites from the album.

I've listened to most of the album and really like:

Right Now
On & On
Home
Hope We Will Be
Yes
Nasty Things
I Should
High

You can hear samples from (or buy) the album at CD Baby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/nationmusic


Wake Up

And for you freaky fanatics that only listen to songs with a Prince connection...

Thanks BlaqueKnight i have to check this dude out.

He's pretty good. He reminds me more of Remy Shand more that a Justin. Also, I don't see Thicke's decision to place ballad's on his first CD a mistake. It was simply the direction that he chose at the time. You either like it or you don't.

shorttrini said:

He fell into the trap and got snagged. The biggest thing that stands in the way of major commercial success for R&B artists is lack of fast songs. "You either like it or you don't" works from a CONSUMER perspective but if you're a pop artist trying to chart, it can be the death of you. "Lost Without You" saved him but he has yet to produce a single that has dance floor success. Its not just a flaw of Robin but of many R&B artists and that's why a lot of them fade out so quickly without being able to return. Rap kills R&B in sales because even though much of it is mid-tempo, its geared towards the dance floor. You don't have to wait till midnight to play it. Club play is still very relevant when it comes to selling records as well as being able to play songs that fit in prime listening hours. MOST of those songs are mid to up tempo.
Its not about "preference" its about MONEY. The "love hours" don't generate the ad dollars for radio stations that prime listening hours do and nobody goes out to clubs to hear a bunch of ballads, so tempo matters.
[Edited 7/19/08 20:37pm]

BlaqueKnight said:

Which is why I started this thread and, yes, deliberately left out certain other artists. I was hesitant to mention any at all (which I said in my first post), because it inevitably leads down a path to discuss their music rather than his own. Already this is about Thicke and Femberlake.

Anyway, I really like High. Listened to that one a lot. Leeds on horns and Sheila on percussion, plus a good tune on its own - niiiiice! Good recommend. Thanks.

BlaqueKnight said:

True, I agree with you to a point. There are still some artist out there who are will to take the risk and do what they want to do, regardless of money,(Maxwell's "Embrya", is a great example of this). That album was not well received by many, who expected him to do another "Urban Hang Suite". Maxwell, later said that it was an album that he had to do, regardless of whether it sold or not. I think the same would be for Robin. His new CD by the way, has got more of that uptempo stuff that you speak of, Blaque. I still stand by my statement, of as a consumer, either you like it or you don't.

RipHer2Shreds said:

"High" almost has an 80s feel to it. Almost. I like "On and On" a lot and "Crazy X". Its a smart record. Really, its an album full of potential singles.

BlaqueKnight said:

I know what you mean. I thought the same of Hope We Will Be.

I hadn't thought about that song in a long, long time. I know the group, but didn't know the guy's name. Yeah, they sound kind of alike, but Seven sings better.