For this ballad, Stevie Wonder plays the role of Jesus Christ. You Will Know, The Lord sings in reply to the prayers of his troubled believers, “Trust and I will show.”
Perhaps it’s merely a metaphor to say that “problems have solutions”, but the vocal melodies sound about as soothing and reassuring as any good gospel song.
my rating : 4 of 5
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Don’t worry about forgetting the name of this album. It’s repeated ad nauseam, which won’t fare well if these songs are ever to stand on their own. There are 24 in all or 23 if you, like me, consider the first one more of a prelude.
Outta My Head is dead, but most are decent enough. The beats bang and Lil Wayne is still one of the better spitters in the game, though the best song; a Dream duet called Sights And Silencers; is the one he doesn’t rap on.
my rating : 3 of 5
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Perhaps this should’ve come before Kanye West’s last album. All miracles aside, Jesus had to be Born before becoming King. I guess this is the prequel, although the title cleverly coinciding with a Christmas release date shouts gimmick.
The music is the kind of choir-led gospel you’ll hear in most urban churches; the ones with mostly black people in them; marvelous harmonies that rarely stumble upon matching melodies, even though they’re singing cover songs.
The best include Sunshine, Lord Works; well, the first third of it; Souls Anchored and Paradise. Those latter two are based on secular songs about sex and drugs. Sounds like somebody in the Sunday congregation needs another chat with Jesus.
my rating : 3 of 5
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