Ok ladies (and gents!), Mr. Sexy has finally released his highly anticipated album, after an eight-year drought of not hearing his sultry voice on the airwaves and in our bedrooms…! Yes, I said it and it’s true… “Blacksummernight” is a quick hit of tunes that have you aching for more… You’ll have to wait until next year when the second installment of blackSummernight is released. The man has been away for so long, he’s making it up but giving us a trilogy in a year. Yes, there will be a third, blacksummerNight to be released sometime in the future. Keep it coming, Maxwell, keep it coming.
I have to admit at first listen I was skeptical. Me, a true Maxwell fan; who still has hopes of marrying him, or someone like him … I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the album since it was so different than “Now,” which I’ve been playing for years. But different is always good, because that means I haven’t heard the sounds he is jamming with, and I needed to retrain me ear to the tune of him. There’s more rawness, a more unfinished sound through out the album, with the exception of the first single “Pretty Wings.”
The smooth soulfulness of Maxwell’s voice is just oh so satisfying… You believe him on “Love You,” when he belts, “Let me be anything you want me to be; Honey let me show you; let me love you now.”
Please do!
Take “World Stops,” one of my favorites… Maxwell’s falsetto floats above the jazzy bass and simple guitar melody. He’s careful not to overpower his words. You hear very clearly those Maxwell harmonies, giving off a tripling effect with his voice. He does the same on “Bad Habits.” Hmmm, what kinda bad habits you got Max?
Break us off a little sumthin sumthin …
Maxwell goes through many emotions, bouncing between his throaty voice and falsetto. So expertly done on several tracks; reminiscent of how he sang on the “Now” album. I want to repeat “World Stops” so I can really feel what he feels and believe in what he believes; the thought that when you’re with the one you love you can stop the world from spinning. Sounds a little Beatles-esque, I mean, all you need is love, right?
He keeps the uptempo feel, grooving with more prominent instrumentation that reminds me of the first time I saw Maxwell on stage at HardRock Live, Orlando… He only slows down long enough to let his love go on “Pretty Wings.”
If you can catch him live, do it. You won’t be disappointed! But if not, the album will suffice.
http://www.myspace.com/maxwell
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Maxwell’s “Blacksummernight;” is a midsummer night’s dream
July 20, 2009 at 1:32 am (albums, artist, commentary, reviews) (blacksummernight, Maxwell, music, new album, pretty wings)
I have to admit at first listen I was skeptical. Me, a true Maxwell fan; who still has hopes of marrying him, or someone like him … I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the album since it was so different than “Now,” which I’ve been playing for years. But different is always good, because that means I haven’t heard the sounds he is jamming with, and I needed to retrain me ear to the tune of him. There’s more rawness, a more unfinished sound through out the album, with the exception of the first single “Pretty Wings.”
The smooth soulfulness of Maxwell’s voice is just oh so satisfying… You believe him on “Love You,” when he belts, “Let me be anything you want me to be; Honey let me show you; let me love you now.”
Please do!
Take “World Stops,” one of my favorites… Maxwell’s falsetto floats above the jazzy bass and simple guitar melody. He’s careful not to overpower his words. You hear very clearly those Maxwell harmonies, giving off a tripling effect with his voice. He does the same on “Bad Habits.” Hmmm, what kinda bad habits you got Max?
Break us off a little sumthin sumthin …
Maxwell goes through many emotions, bouncing between his throaty voice and falsetto. So expertly done on several tracks; reminiscent of how he sang on the “Now” album. I want to repeat “World Stops” so I can really feel what he feels and believe in what he believes; the thought that when you’re with the one you love you can stop the world from spinning. Sounds a little Beatles-esque, I mean, all you need is love, right?
He keeps the uptempo feel, grooving with more prominent instrumentation that reminds me of the first time I saw Maxwell on stage at HardRock Live, Orlando… He only slows down long enough to let his love go on “Pretty Wings.”
If you can catch him live, do it. You won’t be disappointed! But if not, the album will suffice.
http://www.myspace.com/maxwell
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