I was watching Tavis Smiley one day and his guest was the one and only Denzel Washington. Usually when Denzel makes his movie premiere talk show rounds he is donned in a NY fitted, jeans or an occasional collared shirt. When Washington sat down to chat with Tavis; he chilled in a dark tailored two piece that could make the most heterosexual man, mutter damn!! Smiley, not missing the obvious opportunity, asked: Man, why the suit? And, Denzel in an effortless manner that only he could script simply replied: “I wore this suit to show you how much I appreciate what you do.” Silence.Well, as many of you know I am a HUGE music fan and in honor of this spectacular CD, this will be one of the few times where I check my dry-witted sarcasm at the door.
After a four-year lay-off singer/ songwriter extraordinaire, Donnie unleashes his second LP called The Daily News and (honestly) my simple review will never do it justice. In spite of that fact, here it goes. Wait, before I get started, there are a couple of things you have to absorb.
a) Don’t for a minute think that you are going to drop the top or swing your hips to this one--it is simply not that type of party. Donnie is much too complex for that. 9-1-1 will be the closest track to a toe-tapping single that you will get from Marvin Gaye’s nephew; and believe me, his legendary uncle will be extremely proud of this one. Add Donnie Hathaway to that (would-be) proud list, who Marvin’s nephew is named after.
b) You will also notice the inability to categorize this CD, hence the Independent distribution from SoulThought Records—I can only imagine the faces in the recording studio as these lyrics were being recited.
Not so ironically, The Daily News tackles subjects like sexism, racism, drug abuse, homophobia, child molestation, the Atlanta Child Murders, suicide and even the prescription drug companies. Yeah, it is hard to snap your finger to that one—although the brilliant TRUE gospel-like music arrangements actually attempts to do just that.
If you didn’t like the debut LP The Colored Section, don’t waste your time with this one. Just turn on your urban contemporary radio and watch your soul get washed down the sewer. Who knows, maybe one day it’ll make the daily news.
Bonus Tracks:
Clips for The Daily News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2bFsa-KFIc The Colored Sections http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-330HiPgSw1 love,
Ray Lewis
6 comments:
Once again, and which comes as no surprise, I couldn't agree with you more!!!! Some may find this comment to be a little premature, but, I place this CD right next to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On".....and I think that it's going to be just as monumental in the coming years. CLASSIC!!!
Once again (and which comes as no surprise) I couldn't agree with you more!!!! Some may find this comment to be a little premature, but, I place this CD right next to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On".....and I think that it's going to be just as monumental in the coming years. CLASSIC!!!
Once again, and which comes as no surprise, I couldn't agree with you more!!!! Some may find this comment to be a little premature, but, I place this CD right next to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On".....and I think that it's going to be just as monumental in the coming years. CLASSIC!!!
Writing is your God given talent, and you are well suited for the job “messenger” rising our (your loyal readers) consciousness. And this you do for free!
I love the Denzel reference, he pays the greatest compliments.
”you are a living consciousness”
Jah Bless
Writing is your God given talent, and you are well suited for the job “messenger” rising our (your loyal readers) consciousness. And this you do for free!
I love the Denzel reference, he pays the greatest compliments.
”you are a living consciousness”
Jah Bless
Thanks for a great article..And thanks for turning me on to this CD.."Out of the box" is one way to describe this one..I haven't taken this one out of rotation since I purchased it..If the lyrics don't move you, you may not be physically paralized, but your certainly mentally insensitive..
Spoon
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