TrillScottHeron

In my opinion Luther’s best project. Aside from his amazing vocals, Give Me The Reason succeeds with introspective lyrics about unrequited love. Standouts for me: Stop To Love, See Me, So Amazing, Give Me the Reason, and I Really Didn’t Mean It

Simply one of the best albums in Motowns extensive catalog. The delicate strings along with the thumping funky backdrop paired with Gladys Knights soaring vocals puts this album on the plateau that few could even dream of attaining. Standouts for me are: Neither One of Us, It’s Gotta Be That Way, For Once In My Life, And This Is Love, and Who Is She

I fear that I may be biased on this review as I am the biggest fan of Soul, Funk, and Neo-Soul music, and therefore have always been a extreme fan for D’Angelo as an artist. So imagine my shock at the announcement of the end of a 15 year layoff coming back with a new (yet with many familiar faces) backing band. The Black Messiah is simply superb in every way. Being both sublime ear candy as well as loud, aggressive, and poignant protest music. Standouts for me: Ain’t That Easy, The ... read more

The conclusion, and in my opinion best installment in, Cameo’s synth funk trilogy. These fellas were fluid and excelling at multiple different styles on this album. The front half of the album is exceptionally funky. Standouts for me are: Candy, Back and Forth, and Don’t Be Lonely