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intereact!John Legend
Retail Price (not our price): $18.97
Release Date: 2006-10-24
Manufacturer: Sony
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
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Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
It takes guts, if not outright egomania, to abandon your given surname and adopt a loaded one like Legend, but the former John Stephens must have sensed that loftiness would one day be his calling card: Once Again, the follow-up to the Grammy-gobbling, platinum pile-on that was Get Lifted, surpasses expectations. Not that it bears much relation to its predecessor. Again again trots out a stable of talented, modern-minded producers--Raphael Saadiq, Legend comrade Kanye West, and the unsinkable will.i.am--but it's nowhere near as self-conscious about embracing the old-school as the knowing, R&B edge-skimming Lifted. Don't expect a derivative mash of smudgy, nostalgia-filching sounds, though, because despite its retro leanings, what's in store somehow crackles with currency. Call it neo-retro if you must, but never call it unimaginative: first single "Save Room" coasts, drifts, and floats along a ponderous path spiked by a cool keyboard-y crescendo; second single "Heaven" busts out a big, busy beat over a slow seduction; and a couple of selections--"Each Day Gets Better" and "PDA"--are so bright and twirly they seem custom-made for dizzy love scenes or jaunty, sunny-day skips through the park. Maybe the most unusual track is "Show Me," a rock song that pilfers elements of Hendrix and finds Legend climbing a few octaves to sound, weirdly, like Jeff Buckley, but it works: so slippery is its beat and so affecting are its hope-laced lyrics that, oddness aside, it's among the disc's best. Sandwiched as it is among 14 songs that all sound like future classics, that's saying something. --Tammy La GorceMore Legendary MusicGet LiftedGet Lifted/Live at the House of Blues (CD/DVD)Live at the House of Blues (DVD)
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) Love the Legend [Rating: 5 out of 5]
First John Legend CD I've owned and I love it! It's such a wonderful mixture of music. I highly recommend it.2) wife likes it, it was delivered fast! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Ordered it for my wife, the price was fair, it arrived super fast, and it was in brand new condition. what more could you ask?3) Magical and Sexy [Rating: 5 out of 5]
John Legend vocal skills are both magical and sexy. This CD is much better than his first. Only a few of the songs on his first CD were good. Many of the songs on this CD will take you to a feel good place. My favorite is Slow Dance it is both sexy and funky. John Legend is very talented and will be around for many years to come.4) Great voice [Rating: 3 out of 5]
I first saw John Legend on a BET gospel special. Be aware if you are a gospel fan that some of these lyrics don't fit into that category! whoa. His vocals and piano are beautiful, though.5) He tried something new. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. [Rating: 3 out of 5]
R&B lovers most likely share my personal opinion that John Legend is one of the best musicians to come out in a long time. He has a soulful and strong singing voice and he is a master on the piano. His debut album, "Get Lifted" is an amazing work of art and he is very handsome, too! But, every rose has its thorn, doesn't it? His sophomore album did little to impress me, overall. He tried to do something different while still remaining true to himself (with the soulful singing and piano-inundated songs), but he simply fell short in many places this time around. While all of "Once Again" isn't flawed, most of it is sub-par. "Show Me" and "Heaven" are two of his biggest missteps. To put it bluntly, these two songs are boring and uninspired. These two mid-tempos should have never left the studio. "Stereo" and "Where Did My Baby Go?" are also lackluster tracks. "Stereo" is one of the few up-tempo tracks on this album, though. The standout track is easily "Another Again." This is the song I gave a full five star rating to. The melody, lyrics, delivery, hook and production are all wonderful and easy to listen to. This mid-tempo song is about a couple who are always at odds with each other, but always seem to make up. If you listen closely, you'll find that these two people actually cannot stay away from each other. Ironically, this happens often in relationships. I also liked "PDA (We Just Don't Care)", "Save Room" and "Coming Home." "PDA" has a great story; the song is about a couple who loves giving each other affection in public and they could care less what those around them think. As much as I enjoy John Legend at his best, I can't recommend this album because there aren't enough solid tracks. He has one or two standouts, but that definitely is not enough, especially because the prices of compact discs are so exorbitant nowadays.Mikeisha's Top 51. "Another Again"2. "Save Room"3. "Coming Home"4. "PDA (We Just Don't Care"5. "King & Queen" (on the Bonus Tracks version only)