The Heat
Music Review
Moodybluz
BANG! BANG! - CD entitled - DECKED
OUT
Trying to stop my leg from bouncing to the music is becoming
a problem w/my already unskilled typing. (pause)
Sorry, I had to take a dance break.
Track 2- "Falling, Falling"- Gretta's Fine's gritty, sexy
vocals pounce on your eardrums like a feisty cat-not just looking
to play, but to seduce. Being a product of the 80's pop culture,
I can appreciate Jack Flash and his "Nervous- Tick". You would
be as nervous as a groom about to marry the love of his life.
BANG! BANG! - will be married to success for years to come.
This music is volatile as the makings of a gang fight; circling
listeners with balled fist.-taunting, daring you to dance,
listen or flee. It can't be ignored. It's electric and exciting.
BANG! BANG! Pull the trigger and launch this group into the
spot light.
5 Signatures
Cool Cee Brown - CD entitled "SINNERMAN"
If you have ever heard Nina Simone blow her version of "SINNER
MAN" you may have wondered what he was like in the flesh-wonder
no more.
I introduce you to Cool Cee Brown. Perhaps, he is the incarnation
of life imitating art, a subjective thought but, what can not
be contested is, here is a man as he proclaims in Track 8 "DO
IT TO DEATH"-"with nothing to loose and everything to gain" you
can hear him staking the streets in his music. Fighters are
known for having the eye of the tiger-when they are determined
and on top of their game. Rappers are known for a different
analogy-Dirty Water productions has an emcee spitting lyrics
w/the sting of acid to the face and flow as easy as Sunday
morning. These tracks prowl the streets of Washington , seeking
to make prey of the rest of the world. Listening to the Joe
D produce sound out of silence is nothing short of pimprific Brown,
determined to extricate himself from the norm in this rap game,
has succeeded by painting a soulful picture of human nature;
it's fears, struggle and dreams set to a beat that makes it
all easy to swallow. Gifted wrapped artistically w/ care, you
tend to be empathic in a different way to the stories you've
heard before, told with verbal strut and the compassion of
a mother tending to a hurt knee of her child. Take a listen
for yourself.
4 Signatures
Randevyn - CD entitled " Sol Train"
Glory! Hallelujah! The sky has parted. The storm has subsided
and THAT'S MY SONG!! Turn that up gurl. You feel that way when
listening to this CD-like maybe your mama's days of Marvin
Gaye and Teddy Pendegrass have returned; and maybe you've matured-a
concert comes to town, you can dress in your Sunday best and
go and not have to shout " throw your hands up" with your 80-year
old self. You can actually sing along about " True Love" or
maybe receive a nice serenade No offense to the elderly and
those suffering through mid-life crisis at a Ludicris concert
somewhere in the country. Hold on-be strong. I will be
late to my funeral. I would like to know that I lived where
a voice like Randevyn was heard and his music grew old with
me and not before me. Classics in the making- He's funny, sweet,
romantic and spiritual. This brotha deserves your undivided
attention.
4 Signatures
Soft Target
Melancholy, dramatic
vocals from Jessica Corry. Her voice is filled with heart wrenching
sadness. She pulls you in with that intriguing voice and lyrics
holding you close with an uncompromising musical embrace. This
sound is contagious, light and breezy.
It reminds you of long walks and weekend drives; as in Track-3 "Four
Letter Friend".
A remnant of the Beatles; Soft Target is a nice landing after
a fall through seemingly endless skies of similarity that are
being passed off as the -Cloud 9 that will lift you up- only
to let you down. Soft Target is the silver lining.
4 Signatures
