Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...McCartney singing while strung out on acid and mescaline, and you get the idea. Too often, instead of sounding cool, Schneider simply sounds anemic, like his heart beats at about the half the rate of a normal person. When he and his fellow co-vocalists really lay into a song, like the catchy "We'll Come to Be," the results get much more interesting...
...from the Mary J. Blige school of intonation and generic girl groups whose lyrics made the Spice Girls seem like Joni Mitchell--"On & On" was unlike anything I had seen or heard in awhile. A pastel-infused riff inspired by The Color Purple, I fell in love with the song's sweet sass, thoughtful hip-hop jazz-poetry. In the year of 'Lil Kim, Erykah was a refreshing surprise, reminiscent of Minnie Ripperton's '70s heart-break funk and Billie Holiday...
...keep in mind, I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my shit," Badu says before introducing "Tyrone," the only previously unreleased track on the album. She has nothing to worry about. "Tyrone" is four minutes of slinky feminist blues that is sure to be the R&B song of early 1998. A conversation with a selfish lover who's more interested in hanging out with his buddies (including the aforementioned Tyrone) than Badu, the track takes Mary J. Blige's "Not Gonna Cry" to a subtle, more soulful level. Coincidentally, the song's refrain borrows Angela Bassett...
Badu's 12-minute rendition of the hit "Next Lifetime" comes close to perfection, finding new heartache, wisdom and charm in the hit. Sounding like Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, the song climaxes first in a soulful whirl that is followed by Badu's backup singers scatting into heaven. "I'll be the moon shine on you/I'll be the womb give you fruit/I'll be heaven love me right/I'll be divine give you light," Badu sings at the end. Here, as on the entire album, she proves that although she is not the second coming of Billie Holiday, Erykah...
...Coming. The charismatic Rhymes, along with rapper The Last Boy Scout, gave a solid performance. His unique, free-flowing lyrical style and tremendous energy were well received by the concertgoers, who were out of their seats and dancing during his entire portion of the concert. During his signature song, "Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check," the capacity crowd repeatedly bounced up and down while singing along. The highlight of his act was the "Take off your clothes" dance during which he and the Last Boy Scout stripped down to boxer shorts and sang rap songs while half naked...