Category Archives: Best of the Rest

Best of the Rest: LSG’s Drove Me To Tears

Drove Me To Tears is the standout track on LSG’s first album because it is the one song where all three men sing the entire song alone. Too much of that album relied on gimmicks, rappers, guest stars (most notably … Continue reading

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Best of the Rest: Brandy’s Apart

Apart is the best song Brandy has ever recorded, due in large part to the fact that it contains the best vocal performance she has yet recorded. This is a song about coming to terms with the end of a … Continue reading

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Best of the Rest: Donnie’s Turn Around

 Donnie is an artist completely out of his time. His “political soul” (as I call it) comes about 30 years too late for the marketplace, but right on time for Black people who are dealing with fresh, different challenges … Continue reading

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Best of the Rest: Kelly Rowland’s Beyond Imagination

Beyond Imagination, from Simply Deep, remains the best song Kelly Rowland ever recorded as a solo artist. The song is on a constant impeded crescendo that conveys beautifully the sense that the emotion is so overwhelming that one tries to suppress … Continue reading

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Best of the Rest: Rules and Explanations

One phenomenon in black music that seems to get worse as time goes on is the album track that should have been a single. Now, for me, when I say "should have been a single" I really mean "deserves to … Continue reading

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