:heehee:

 

'Quickly' off John Legend's album Evolver has leaked. The song features Brandy. It's really pretty good in a smooth-R&B-grower-ballad sense.

Human has leaked! And it's the best R&B album of the year. GET IN.

It is rather fantastic, isn't it? :wub:

:o LINKAGE Jarky!!! :heart:

08 'The Definition'

07 'Warm It Up (With Love)

09 'Right Here (Departed)'

08 'Piano Man'

09 'Long Distance'

07 'Camouflage'

07 'Torn Down'

08 'Human'

08 'Shattered Heart'

07 'True'

07 'A Capella (Something's Missing)'

08 '1st & Love'

08 'Fall'

 

A weirdly consistent album. There's nothing terrible but nothing AMAZING-10-worthy there. It all sits in the 07-08 mark with the two singles being the best songs here and the obvious 09s. I love the whole concept to this record. The album title is fitting. It's all about being 'Human': love, regrets, emotions but it escapes cliché thanks to fairly decent lyrics but more importantly brilliant production. These beats are quirky, fresh and deep. The vocal arrangements too are fairly idiosyncratic. Harking back to Immi Heap as my nearest sensible comparison (esp on the likes of 'A Capella' for example). She layers her vocals in a really astute, original manner; they build up along with the instrumentation throughout. I love the combination of synth/piano/guitar, it's fantastically orchestrated.

 

A lot of time has obviously gone into this album's conception too. The tracks don't follow that typical format of verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus/chorus with monotone laborious instrumentation. There are loads of subtle changes and build-ups: melody changes, tempo alterations and scrambled vocals. It's just a refreshing album. In many ways it reminds me of a more soulful and melodic 'Blackout'. It's edgy-as. But most of all I actually love Brandy. She's a woman who's lack of major success has been (imo) the key to her releasing consitantly good music. The likes of Beyoncé and co are all ego and robot in their approach to their musical craft. Brandy is REAL and emotive and yes...HUMAN.

 

Fantasticness. <3

Very unimpressed with this album, not a single track that makes me want to listen again

:mellow:

 

The album is won-der-ful. I entirely agree Jake, there's a very obvious concept here. She's human, she's warm, and I think that's what people (America) needed to say after the car crash incident. I recon that shaped this record to an extent.

Camouflage reminds me a bit of Mary J. Blige's Take Me As I Am :wub:

Waiting for the HQ. :arrr:

Going to give it a listen now :heart:

I've made the GREATEST DISCOVERYYYY!

If she does not release Piano Man she's absolutely crazy. It's basically waiting to be her biggest hit.

So stunning.

 

Piano Man, Fall, Human, True, 1st and Love, Long Distance, The Definition, Warm It Up, Acapella :wub:

Edited November 28, 200816 yr by Sean

Piano Man is great. :wub:

'Right Here' is making healthy gains on Pop radio. Could take off big style any day soon o:

i don't like it.

 

"piano man" is hot though.

Promo schedule is out. Confirmed:

 

01 Dec - BET 106 & Park

05 Dec - Today Show

08 Dec - Tyra Banks Show

09 Dec - The View

12 Dec - Madison Square Garden

 

To be confirmed:

 

08 Dec - Oprah

 

^_^

No idea if those shows are big in the US but Tyra's show will be a big help wont it and so will Oprah if she ends up doing it.

The View is the US version of Loose Women, it's bigger promo than LW though. Today Show is like GMTV but again bigger promo.

Oh right, i think i might actually remember watching The Today Show whilst i was in America earlier this year.

 

Dont suppose there's any news at all for her in the UK?