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Reply #30 posted 05/23/19 12:55am

SoulAlive

Dancelot said:

his debut was and still is is impressive, sure, but some of the vocals sound a bit... edgy looking back from now. he hasn't got the greatest voice on the planet to work with, but his singing technique improved a lot since then

He said that when he was recording his debut album,he wasn't really concentrating on his vocals too much."I just opened my mouth and tried my best to sound like Curtis Mayfield",he said biggrin In no way is he a top notch vocalist,but I think he did a superb job on that album.That album is my favorite by him.

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Reply #31 posted 05/23/19 5:59am

EmmaMcG

SoulAlive said:



Dancelot said:



his debut was and still is is impressive, sure, but some of the vocals sound a bit... edgy looking back from now. he hasn't got the greatest voice on the planet to work with, but his singing technique improved a lot since then




He said that when he was recording his debut album,he wasn't really concentrating on his vocals too much."I just opened my mouth and tried my best to sound like Curtis Mayfield",he said biggrin In no way is he a top notch vocalist,but I think he did a superb job on that album.That album is my favorite by him.



I especially like the title track.

Out of interest, have you ever listened to any of the stuff he's done that's not part of his own discography? I'd recommend his collaboration with Busy P on the song "Genie".
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Reply #32 posted 05/23/19 2:18pm

SoulAlive

EmmaMcG said:

SoulAlive said:

He said that when he was recording his debut album,he wasn't really concentrating on his vocals too much."I just opened my mouth and tried my best to sound like Curtis Mayfield",he said biggrin In no way is he a top notch vocalist,but I think he did a superb job on that album.That album is my favorite by him.

I especially like the title track.

Me too smile I love the acapella intro.This is one of my Top 5 favorite songs by him.

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Reply #33 posted 05/23/19 2:19pm

SoulAlive

EmmaMcG said:

Out of interest, have you ever listened to any of the stuff he's done that's not part of his own discography? I'd recommend his collaboration with Busy P on the song "Genie".

A friend of mine,who is a huge fan,always sends me songs in which Mayer collaborates with others.I have heard a few of those tracks.

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Reply #34 posted 06/11/19 8:22am

EmmaMcG

New album "Tuxedo III" out July 19th.
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Reply #35 posted 06/12/19 2:48pm

SoulAlive

EmmaMcG said:

New album "Tuxedo III" out July 19th.

thumbs up!

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Reply #36 posted 06/12/19 8:44pm

SoulAlive

They just released another song from the album....a slow jam called “Toast 2 Us” music
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Reply #37 posted 06/13/19 12:12am

EmmaMcG

SoulAlive said:

They just released another song from the album....a slow jam called “Toast 2 Us” music


With Benny Sings? That's a good song. The album is really shaping up nicely.
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Reply #38 posted 06/13/19 12:55am

SoulAlive

EmmaMcG said:

SoulAlive said:
They just released another song from the album....a slow jam called “Toast 2 Us” music
With Benny Sings? That's a good song. The album is really shaping up nicely.

yep,it is a nice song

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Reply #39 posted 06/13/19 5:29pm

SoulAlive

tracklist:

The Tuxedo Way
You & Me
On My Way featuring Levin Keli & Battlecat
Dreaming In The Daytime featuring MF Doom
Extra Texture featuring Dam-Funk
Gabriel’s Groove featuring Gabriel Garzon-Montano
Vibrations featuring Parisalexa
If U Want It
On A Good One
Toast 2 Us featuring Benny Sings
Close featuring Gavin Turek
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Reply #40 posted 06/15/19 10:26am

SoulAlive

they always have some cool bundle deals,which I like.Tuxedo III Silver Haze Bundle

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Reply #41 posted 06/15/19 11:02am

EmmaMcG

SoulAlive said:

they always have some cool bundle deals,which I like.Tuxedo III Silver Haze Bundle



I already have two Ho buttons. Lol.
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Reply #42 posted 06/15/19 11:18am

SoulAlive

lol

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Reply #43 posted 06/15/19 7:30pm

Mikado

Y'know, it's funny, I know these guys are shooting for Synth Funk, but it always sounds like Doobie Brothers-style Yacht Rock to me. No complains though, it's cool.

A certain kind of mellow.
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Reply #44 posted 06/17/19 12:25am

Dancelot

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Mikado said:

Y'know, it's funny, I know these guys are shooting for Synth Funk, but it always sounds like Doobie Brothers-style Yacht Rock to me. No complains though, it's cool.

I don't get that vibe from their previous two albums, but yes I can see some subtle Michael McDonald traits in the new single, don't know if intentional or not


but to my ears Toast 2 Us is way more shaped after the Isley Brothers, mainly Between The Sheets
and also an ounce from May I from their 1985 album (the first after the split)


https://www.youtube.com/w...jTTHZMCMg8



[Edited 6/17/19 0:30am]

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Reply #45 posted 06/17/19 1:07pm

Cinny

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Mikado said:

Y'know, it's funny, I know these guys are shooting for Synth Funk, but it always sounds like Doobie Brothers-style Yacht Rock to me. No complains though, it's cool.


Agree. No complaints here though!

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Reply #46 posted 06/24/19 11:52am

EmmaMcG

Mayer has just released his latest solo single from his forthcoming new album. I can't post the video here at the moment but the song is called "The Game" and gives a little indication as to what to expect from the new album.
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Reply #47 posted 06/24/19 3:50pm

SoulAlive

looks like he’s gonna release his solo album around the same time as the Tuxedo album.I like the new song.
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Reply #48 posted 06/25/19 10:22am

EmmaMcG

SoulAlive said:

looks like he’s gonna release his solo album around the same time as the Tuxedo album.I like the new song.


As far as I was aware, the solo album would be a couple of months later. But that's outdated information. And quite frankly, the sooner the better.
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Reply #49 posted 06/29/19 11:34am

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lol.....it's a lot of things, but FUNK isn't one of them.

FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent.
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Reply #50 posted 06/29/19 12:55pm

EmmaMcG

Graycap23 said:

lol.....it's a lot of things, but FUNK isn't one of them.



"The FUNK is here to stay, I'll toast to that".
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Reply #51 posted 06/30/19 12:28pm

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Chromeo came first, but Tuxedo rocks nonetheless nod

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Reply #52 posted 07/06/19 9:00am

EmmaMcG

databank said:

Chromeo came first, but Tuxedo rocks nonetheless nod



You ever hear Mayer Hawthorne covering Chromeo? Or Chromeo's remix of Mayer's song "A Long Time"? They both seem to compliment each other's work really well yet still offer their own unique thing.
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Reply #53 posted 07/08/19 9:33pm

SoulAlive

a new song from the Tuxedo album is now available.The song is “Vibrations” and it is excellent!!
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Reply #54 posted 07/08/19 10:00pm

SoulAlive

It’s even better than the two previous tracks we heard
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Reply #55 posted 07/09/19 10:44am

EmmaMcG

SoulAlive said:

a new song from the Tuxedo album is now available.The song is “Vibrations” and it is excellent!!


Thanks for the update. I hadn't heard this one yet. Good stuff.
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