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Maxwell mmkay 1st happy b-day to Maxwell and yes I know im late.It was May.23.
I think he turned 31 but as always his babyface is foolin' me his new album is supposed 2 come out this fall of 2004.ITs not confirmed but its been rumors that it will be called black summer's night-which sounds good 2 me either way And like His promise is true
only my faith can undo the many chances I blew-R.I.P. Left Eye | |
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I love me some Maxwell. Urban Hang suite is a classic. Can't wait for the new album. Didn't he push back the date for its release? Thank You San Alejo for getting rid of my enemies. :-0
Thank You SO much Saint Expedite for your help Thank You Virgin de Guadalupe for helping my friend Thank You Saint Anthony for returning my wallet to me untouched | |
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I LOVE Maxwell! Last night, I put on Embrya to listen to as I was falling asleep. I can't wait for this new album! | |
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PinkPeach said: mmkay 1st happy b-day to Maxwell and yes I know im late.It was May.23.
I think he turned 31 but as always his babyface is foolin' me his new album is supposed 2 come out this fall of 2004.ITs not confirmed but its been rumors that it will be called black summer's night-which sounds good 2 me either way please oh please stay on the path ure first two albums were headin.. after that.. it just sucked.. | |
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Sdldawn said: please oh please stay on the path ure first two albums were headin..
after that.. it just sucked.. I liked "Lifetime" & one other song on that album, but I agree the rest was | |
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CalhounSq said: Sdldawn said: please oh please stay on the path ure first two albums were headin..
after that.. it just sucked.. I liked "Lifetime" & one other song on that album, but I agree the rest was Co-sign. | |
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that last song on Embrya freaks/creeps me out. "Pedro offers you his protection." | |
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I thought the CD was pretty decent overall. Unfortunately, it seemed to decend in quality as far as production went on a couple of songs, but I liked quite a few songs on this CD. The vocals and lyrics were still top notch.
I liked "Get To Know You", "Lifetime", I LOVED "Changed", "Was My Girl" was classic Maxwell, "This Woman's Work" was great and everybody seemed to have slept on "Silently". I understand the sparseness of "Symptom Unknown" becasue it was a listen-to-the-lyrics type song, even though it could have used a couple of more instruments. I didn't care much for No One and Now/At The Party or Temporary Night. "For Lovers Only" sounded too generic for my taste, and starting a ballad out with a banjo sound is never a good idea in R&B. I guess experimentation is the key? Granted, this is not on par with his first record, but I don't think it sucked. I thought he should have stuck "Fortunate" on here somewhere. I'm sure many folks didn't know it came from a soundtrack and may have been expecting to get it from the CD. | |
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Sdldawn said: please oh please stay on the path ure first two albums were headin.. after that.. it just sucked.. pretty much | |
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Here we go. Every Maxwell post seems to end up with the "Now" sucks theme. There was nothing wrong with "Now" besides a running time that was much too short (around 45 minutes) Lifetime, Get TO KNow Ya, Changed and Noone are all classic Maxwell. I'll take another album as good as "Now" yesterday. Bringing Together Five Decades of R&B/Funk/Soul/Dance
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Sdldawn said: PinkPeach said: mmkay 1st happy b-day to Maxwell and yes I know im late.It was May.23.
I think he turned 31 but as always his babyface is foolin' me his new album is supposed 2 come out this fall of 2004.ITs not confirmed but its been rumors that it will be called black summer's night-which sounds good 2 me either way please oh please stay on the path ure first two albums were headin.. after that.. it just sucked.. So first you had Urban Hang Suite.... ...and then you had Embrya. So what frigging path are you actually talking about? ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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intha916 said: Here we go. Every Maxwell post seems to end up with the "Now" sucks theme. There was nothing wrong with "Now" besides a running time that was much too short (around 45 minutes) Lifetime, Get TO KNow Ya, Changed and Noone are all classic Maxwell. I'll take another album as good as "Now" yesterday.
I guess for me the lead singles misled my expectations for Now. Urban Hang Suite: for a debut it was a cohesive mood setter from beginning to end. Despite being lyrically pretentious, the music on Embrya expands on grooves from Urban Hang Suite with the addition of strings, electronica. In the end, I still heard musical growth. Plus with the tours for each album, he was putting on a hell of a show. With Now, I expected him to incorporate those elements of the live show into the next album but all I heard was rehash. Get To Know Ya was okay..a spinoff of Sumthin' Sumthin'. When I heard Lifetime, my faith was restored that the album was going to kick ass. But aside from Lifetime and Changed, I just didn't hear anything as good as the previous material. It just didn't sound focused. One more thing. He had Michael Bland as his drummer and you wouldn't know it unless you looked at the liner notes. [This message was edited Thu May 27 13:08:27 2004 by psykosoul] | |
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Taureau said: Sdldawn said: please oh please stay on the path ure first two albums were headin.. after that.. it just sucked.. So first you had Urban Hang Suite.... ...and then you had Embrya. So what frigging path are you actually talking about? A different one.. like the path those two were going.. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: [b]I LOVED "Changed"... [b]
That's the other one that really grabbed me | |
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I dont think "now" sucked.I liked it actually. And like His promise is true
only my faith can undo the many chances I blew-R.I.P. Left Eye | |
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I swore I wasn't a Maxwell fan. Then, I looked up at my CD case, one day, and realized I had all his discs.
That bein' said, I loved the banjo on that slow jam, BK. Great pipes, wonderful song ideas. A little self-indulgent at times, but a real talent. | |
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this thread prompted me to visit Maxwell's stuff and it appears as if he's done a lot of the work himself a-la-Prince. http://www.musze.com/bio.html [This message was edited Tue Jun 1 6:08:34 2004 by mochalox] "Pedro offers you his protection." | |
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