Stevie Wonder was just on another level on this LP, delivering an absolute masterpiece. This record goes for more of a relaxed vibe than some of Wonder's past records, and this kind of chill vibe seems natural to Stevie, with him being in peak form on this record. The record starts off hot, with You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, somewhat of a throwback to the old Stevie who loved to sing about the greatness of his partner. After three straight solid songs, this album reaches the midway ... read more

A good album from Stevie here, but frustratingly so, as it should be much better. When hearing songs like Superwoman, I Love Every Little Thing About You, Seems So Long, and Evil, you realize just how good Stevie really is, and how he was bound to create an all-time classic. However, there are also songs like Sweet Little Girl and Keep On Running that are much less enjoyable, and are almost hard to believe that they come from the same artist. It's also notable that some of the songs ... read more

While I don't think that this as good as albums like For Once In My Life and My Cherie Amour from a musical standpoint, this is still a good album that is absolutely a step in the right direction for Stevie. This album represents a shift in Stevie's sound, straying from the formula that dominated his albums throughout the 60s that featured more upbeat love songs. Here, Stevie is showing much more variety than he ever has, and while he hasn't fully fleshed out his sound just ... read more

A great record once again from Stevie, although he still has yet to reach the heights he hit on For Once In My Life. The start to the album is a little rocky with Never Had A Dream Come True being decent, and We Can Work It Out not really doing much for me at all, however the album picks itself up with one of the most famous Stevie Wonder songs, Signed, Sealed, Delivered, a track where Stevie tells his partner that he's all theirs. After this, there would be several more great songs to ... read more

A great album here, although it should probably be a fantastic one that is his best to this point. The record starts of decent with the title track, and then really picks up with Hello, Young Lovers, a great song where Stevie wishes for all the best for all the young lovers out there. With that, there are a lot of great songs off of this record, a little more than For Once In My Life, with At Last, Light My Fire, You And Me, Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday, and Angie Girl all being very ... read more

It seems that Stevie Wonder has truly solidified what his sound is on this record, and its a great one, leading to a fantastic record. The title track starts this album off strong, with a true soulful sound being amplified by background vocals from a choir. After a few decent songs, I Wanna Make Her Love Me comes in and makes an impression, with Stevie singing about how bad he wants a certain girl. Then, what I personally consider to be the only dud on the record, I'm More Than Happy ... read more

Although I think Up-Tight is still his best album to this point, Stevie is clearly continuing to develop his own sound, and this album is absolutely a step in the right direction. Stevie really is starting to come into his own, truly finding some uniqueness in this album with his emphasized use of the piano, an instrument that would become synonymous with Stevie Wonder. My favorites off of the record were I'd Cry, where Stevie talks about how upset he would be if his partner left him, ... read more

A small step down from Up-Tight, although this is still a good project. I would say that this has more variety than his last album, with some songs being more of ballads, and some having more rock and roll elements. This variety doesn't always workout, but it's nice to hear Stevie still experimenting a little bit. Although, there are a few standout songs with Thank You Love and Angel Baby, the majority of the songs that I enjoyed on here didn't make an incredibly strong impact ... read more

Stevie Wonder, after some decent and average albums of him experimenting with different sounds, finally finds his sound, and along with the maturity that has come with age shown with his vocals, this album is great. Uptight was of course an instantly recognizable song, and Love a Go Go was also one of my favorites. I really liked With a Child's Heart, the album ender, as well. Overall, Stevie is leaning more into this soul jazz sound that sounds somewhat like a later Elvis Presley, but ... read more

A step backwards for Stevie here from his last album, with this one just being average. This time I see more of a resemblance of an early Elvis album here, with a mix of jazz elements to go with a little bit of rock as well. Regardless, the biggest problem with this project is that half the songs Stevie doesn't even sing. At the end of the day, I didn't listen to this album because I wanted to hear a 60+ year old instrumental track. I listened to this because I wanted to hear a ... read more

Another decent album from a very young Stevie Wonder where is age somewhat limits him from being consistently good. This album has more of the sound of a jazzy Frank Sinatra or Bing Crosby project, although it's hard to say that Stevie lives up vocally to those two performance wise. Than again, its kind of hard to ask a 13 year old blind kid to sing as well as two of the highest regarded vocalists ever. Regardless, there aren't any real standout tracks here, just more solid songs ... read more

A decent debut project for a very young Stevie Wonder. Have to say it is very odd to hear a 12 year old at the time talk about loving a girl into midnight, and it definitely makes me question what Stevie's parents would let him get into at that time. Regardless of 60 year-old parenting mistakes, Stevie Wonder is still clearly talented and that is showed on this album, with several songs off of this LP being saved by Wonder's vocal performance. My personal favorite off of the record ... read more

**Grading the deluxe so there isn't any confusion**
A very intriguing collection of songs here comprises SZA's best album to this point. The album starts off somewhat rocky with a decent song in No More Hiding, and then a song that just doesn't really hit at all with What Do I Do. However, the album picks up with 30 For 30, where Kendrick and SZA come together for a great collaboration that feels like somewhat of a continuation of We Cry Together from Kendrick's Mr. Morale ... read more

A small improvement from Z, Ctrl is a solid debut album, but she can definitely grow from this. On tracks like Drew Barrymore and Normal Girl, SZA's natural talent shines, with her incredible vocal abilities being complemented by the great production on these two tracks. With that being said, I have to say that a lot of the instrumentals in this record, especially on the deluxe tracks, don't do her a lot of favors, with these songs mostly relying on her performance to make them ... read more

Despite a slow start to the record and a disappointing feature, SZA's debut retail project is still good. The album starts of pretty slow with the unmemorable and somewhat bloated Ur, and Child's Play, where the best part of the song is a decent feature from Chance. However, Julia is a massive uptick in quality, with a noticeable difference in effort and vocality from SZA. Warm Winds with Isaiah Rashad is solid, and HiiJack is decent, too, but the next great song off of the record ... read more

In my opinion, the worse of the two posthumous albums here, being just average in my opinion. This album is a very mixed bag that's kind of all over the place quality wise. The project starts strong with Love Never Felt So Good, embodying the characteristics and raw talent that made people fall in love with Michael Jackson. Chicago is a solid song that talks about how Jackson got into a relationship with a woman who was lying about being single. However, the record takes a turn for the ... read more

Though it may be a little underwhelming, Michael's first posthumous project is good. A short collection of tracks here with more features than a traditional MJ record would, but it's hard to say that this record is anything traditional. On Hold My Hand, MJ takes more of a backseat to Akon, letting him shine to start the album. The Way You Love Me would be the best envision of how a modern MJ would sound, using a little bit of autotune to his advantage on the track to deliver a ... read more

A noticeable downgrade once again, Michael's last album before his death doesn't live up to the classics he put up before. With this record, there isn't as many great songs as you would usually expect from a Michael Jackson project, with most being decent to good. That being said, there are still great songs like Speechless, You Are My Life, Don't Walk Away, and The Lost Children. Overall, though this is somewhat of a disappointment considering Michael's talent, the ... read more

A great album, though it feels like a noticeable downgrade from Bad and Thriller, which is really more of a testament to how good MJ was on those records. Jackson leans a little more into the funk side of things on this record, especially in the first half, with some mixed results, with Remember the Time being a great song, and Jam and She Drives Me Wild not being as good, more in part due to how low Michael's vocals are mixed, as you can barely hear him at times. Towards the back end of ... read more

Another fantastic album from Michael here, continuing a fantastic run. There's a lot to love with this tracklist, as Bad leans into more of the funk side of Michael, and it delivers a great hit. The Way You Make Me Feel is nice showcase of Michael's vocals, and with a solid beat to go with it, you have the recipe for a hit. After that, you have Man in the Mirror, an inspiring song about changing your ways, Dirty Diana, a song about getting away from a groupie (similar to Billie ... read more