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...Some Devil, his first solo outing. These he neatly sidesteps by opting for a sound that is clearly distinct from Dave Matthews Band (DMB), recruiting a horn section and employing some lush string arrangements. Throughout, the spotlight stays resolutely on Matthews’ voice, by turns growling and sweetly falsetto...

Author: By Crimson Staff, | Title: New Music | 10/17/2003 | See Source »

...Lives in My Lap,” boasts live bass and watery organ against a drunken wheezing loop and André’s scratchy voice.  Over jazzy brushed snares and live piano, “She’s Alive” spins a haunting falsetto yarn about a young single mother...

Author: By Michael S. Hoffman and Will B. Payne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Music Debate | 10/10/2003 | See Source »

...album chart. But the real gift on Clones is Williams. He comes out from behind the mixing boards to sing on the album's first single, Frontin', which sounds like nothing else on the radio. Over a jumpy, lover-man R.-and-B. riff, Williams slides into a quavering falsetto and sings, "I know that I'm carrying on/never mind if I'm showing off/I was just frontin'." If Frontin' were a Prince song, it would be erotic. If it were a Biz Markie song, it would be ironic. Williams manages to make it both, and Frontin' is already...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hip-Hop's Chic Geek | 8/25/2003 | See Source »

...Yeah, it really does; it's unbelievable. The only thing that's different is the rhythm is a strum. [Starts singing in a quavering falsetto.] Fiiiiiiiirst when there's nothiiiiiing but a slooooooow glowing dreeaaam. [The others join in in harmony.] What a feeling. Bein's believin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mighty Funny | 4/21/2003 | See Source »

...album hits the ground running with “Punchbag.” In forty-five seconds, the song is built layer by layer, starting with a xylophone bassline, adding a heavy dance beat and finally bringing in Butler and Fletcher’s crucial, unique falsetto vocals. Miraculously and wonderfully, these disparate elements somehow make for an enjoyable and relaxing listen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Music | 3/14/2003 | See Source »

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