The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 12, 1995 -9
RECORDS
Continued from page 5
Jodeci
The Show, the Aerpaty, the
Hotel
MCA Records
RWith their first two albums,
"Forever My Lady" and "Diary of
- Mad Band," came one of the
hugest fan bases of any modern
90s R&B group. Jodeci's name was
on the map. With a variety of group
:and solo appearances, members
Devante Swing, Dalvin, K-Ci and
JoJo have kept the hype flowing in
preparation for the third LP, "The
'Show, the Afterparty, the Hotel."
Now that it's here, the hype has
fallen flat on its face, exactly
where it should be
'The first single off this CD, "Freek
n You," is exactly the Jodeci we
expect. Smooth, seductive lyrics,
unique Jodeci harmony, freaky mu-
sic - now that's Jodeci. The some-
what short "Room 454" is an even
better example of how Jodeci makes
singing about sex almost better than
" the act itself. Jodeci even sounded
dgreat in "Bring on Da Funk" where
the members sing to some funkier
mix beats. But, as for the rest of
"The Show ..." - crash and burn,
'crash and burn.
"Fun 2 Nite" is such a dopey song,
1' don't know how these guys could
even get out from under their covers
knowing they did this. Although
"Can We Flo" sported some of that
good ol Jodeci harmonizing, the
,redundant drumbeat and often times
"off-key lead singing slashed this
song irreparably. But, what do you
want to betrthat this song title will
ybecome the new most-played line
used by wan nabe macs at parties and
bars? As for "S-More," please, no
more.
Anyone whose ever heard a
Jodeci song would rightfully ex-
:pect a stellar R&B CD. "The Show
;.." instead greeted us with a truck-
I:ad of musical garbage and
enough irrelevant, boredom-in-
spiring interludes to make even
,'rLuth er Campbell proud.
a= T - Eugene Bowen
S kee-Lo
flWush
unshine/Scotti Bros.
.;Have you tired of all these rappers
ewom' with something "different"wh ich
turns out to be the same as everything
already out there? Have you had your fill
_f every rapper spewing about how per-
'tt he is and how everyone wants to be
jke him? I think Skee-Lo is sick ofit, too,
x4a degree) because the very backbone
..4 this release, the title track, centers
abot him admitting that he's a normal
-"y rapping about his imperfection and
how he wishes he was a mack. The song's
"1U<iny, but it's also earest. I like that.
1' Wish" is a most interesting 12-cut
, ,ease. Just pop in the CD and push play.
-the "Between the Sheets" sample in the
first song, "Superman," will make you
'Biout "Oh, shit!" just like I did. "Oh,
'ck"was reserved for the rem ix (guess
:,What) in "Waitin' for You." Although a
. 0upe of songs, like "Top of the Stairs"
fairly mediocre, others like "Come
:;ack to Me" more than make up for these
Jhortcomings.
-By the way, "I Wish" isn't much of a
Aass-boppin' release; it's almost all
'teble here. Skee-Lo needs this as his
airly high-pitched voice, which
wouldn't strike you as one a rapper
,Would kill for, is strongly complemented
by the bass-less beats.
-Eugene Bowen
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