Category Archives: Best of the Rest
Best of the Rest: Truth Hurts’ Catch-22
I chose Catch 22 for a very simple and obvious reason: a singer who tends to be rather harsh shows surprising proficiency with subtlety and vulnerability. Truth Hurts’ first album was beautiful in its toughness. Here was a vocalist … Continue reading
Best of the Rest: Intro’s Love Me Better
Love Me Better might be the single greatest Stevie Wonder ballad that Stevie Wonder didn’t write or sing. The late Kenny Greene cements with the first couplet – made you a crown to call your own, made out of grass … Continue reading
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Best of the Rest: 702’s Jealousy
702 should have been huge stars. Jealousy is a perfect showcase for why I think this is true. The song is not single-worthy in the conventional sense, as it structurally has small ebbs and flows instead of crescendos and sweeping … Continue reading
Best of the Rest: Michel’le’s Wasted My Tyme
Michel’le is one of the great forgotten singers of the New Jack Swing era. Her Anita Baker meets Cherrelle style immediately sounded dated when her second album, Hung Jury, appeared in 1998 after having been shelved for a few … Continue reading
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Best of the Rest: Lucy Pearl’s Can’t Stand Your Mother
Lucy Pearl was chock full of gems, but for my money, Can't Stand Your Mother is the best song on the album. It's the song that makes the best use of Dawn's ability to be sassy as hell and still … Continue reading
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