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Advantages: Smoo-ooth, romantic tunes
Disadvantages: NoTake Me To The River

Al Green puts everything into his music. He's now a Reverend, back to performing occasionally, but any recordings he makes nowadays are more likely to be gospel music than the smooth, sexy soul on this album. On some songs he even sounds persuasively raunchy - in "Let's get married" when the song slows down and he starts pleading it turns into what must be the best love song ever. He's very emotional - his hesitant vocal on "I'm so tired of being ...
...He was involved in writing most of the songs, so it could all be based on his own experience. And yet, at times he manages to sound very laidback and understated. It's not only when Green sings, either: a seductive brass section is a very important feature in his music, along with divine backing vocals, some of which remind you of earlier, 60s, Aretha Franklin tracks. The introduction to "I'm still in love with you", with just 4 chords of gorgeous ... Read review

Advantages: a wonderful return of an american master
Disadvantages: lyrics

...revival to Neptune. I Can't Stop, Green's first full-length secular album in 26 years, succeeds in both showing how powerful and real the myth of Al Green is and in showing how the myth can differ from the artist as well. It not only shows why he is considered as, arguably, the greatest soul artist of all time, but also the full range of the gifts that made him mythic in nature, as well as the deeply human element of his art that has compelled people ...
...art will be satisfied; for I Cant Stop is a portrait of a great artist in nearly full command of his faculties, with the guts to use all of them. Just because he's almost a wistful 60 doesn't mean that the right reverend has become a eunuch. The title track starts off where Belle, his epic last full-length secular album, ended. And this needs explanation. In "Dream," the final track to the album, Green kissed his muse goodbye in what can only be ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of cracking tracks from the king of pop
Disadvantages: none

...lyrics :-) 4. Thriller - 5:57 The classic thriller thats distinctive,alternative and just always fun to listen to,its a good song to try and dance to! 5. Beat It - 4:17 - the upbeat kind of in your face sounding track,thats catchy and in a way edgy, I think this track shows a more pop/rock side to Micheal Jackson 6. Billie Jean - 4:57 A good track,I like how this song tells a story,I think this is defiantely my favourite song on the album 7. Human ...
...a familiar one that has been used on many film soundtracks, I just wish I could work out some of the lyrics/vocals, 8. P.Y.T. *Pretty Young Thing* - 3:58 A somewhat corny sounding track - yet its fun,it has a good dance sound and vibe to it,its definately a track that sounds like and reminds me a bit of Jacksons earlier songs such as dont stop til you get enough 9. The Lady in My Life - 4:12 - a nice laid back track to finish off a brilliant album. ... Read review

Advantages: Consistent quality
Disadvantages: Grand Negaz production changes the signature Roots sound

..."Proceed" The Grand Negaz do the production for this one, making a difference from the first album where it was all done by the group, but here ?uest given a break as he hands over this honer to a production group, who offer some live instrumentals for Malik and Thought to simply flow on just as they did on "Organix". 3. "Distortion To Static" This was the first single off the album, but I can't recall hearing it before I went back to listen through ...
...group showing what they can do even when they they are just speaking their mind. It sounds as if it's done as a fresstlye,. It begins with a little Black Thought rendition of the classic Slick Rick tune "La Di Da Di" before he just goes out on whatever comes to mind. Athouth not as strong as Thought, Malik B definately has a lot ot offer in his rhymes here. **Five Stars** 5. "I Remain Calm" The high quality of The Roots comes through with this ... Read review

Advantages: She sings well in Spanish.
Disadvantages: Isn't feeling emotion-just singing foreign words off of paper.

For people that do not know or haven't heard of this before, this is Beyonce's song - Irreplaceable, in Spanish. She's not saying exactly the same in the Spanish version as she does in the English version, but it is still based on the whole 'Get out of my house, you're dumped - 'cause you played me' theme. She sings the Spanish well, but you can tell she's trying not to mess up, and she has a very strong accent as well. But she does do a very good ... Read review