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Music : The Red Clay Chronicles
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ENJOYED THIS CD MORE THAT THE 1ST, MR.DAVID POLISHED THIS ONE UP,AND ALLOWED HIS VOICE TO STAND OUT MORE, THIS TIME AROUND.GREAT CD TO CUDDLE WITH,ALSO TO TURN YOUR FRIENDS ON TO AN ARTIST THEY ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH.THIS GENT IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT ARTIST ON THE RISE,WHOSE COMPOSITIONS ARE POWERFUL,HONEST AND HEARTFELT,AND HE CAN SWING ALSO.COLLECT HIS CD'S MUSIC LOVERS,YOU WON'T BE SORRY.
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This katt is not brand new...This cd is jammin just like the first one..Don't hesitate...GET IT!! Call your radio stations...get these artist' on the air!!!
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I got this UK version of Anthony David's second album and (as you can just about make them out on the image of the back cover), it has three more tracks than the ones listed: the reggae infused "50/50 Love" (featuring Julie Dexter), "GA Peach (Remix)" and a live version of "Spittin' Game". I'm told all three songs are from his debut album "3 Chords & the Truth". I don't have that album. Yet.
I'm definitely liking this one though. I love David's voice and I particularly appreciate the maturity and depth of his lyrics. On the opener, "Stop Playin'" for instance, he pleads with men to stop playing with women's hearts: "You think that just because you told her from the get go/ Now that it's over she can be like you and let go/ But when she laid with you she broke you off a piece of her spirit..." he sings.
Wow. It's been a while since I heard a man put it quite like that.
Sure, on the whole, he treads the same path on subject matter as many of his peers but he does it in a way that makes me stop, listen and think. And when he does social commentary like on the Gil Scott Heron-esque title track, (one of my favourites), it's as exciting to listen to as it is refreshing. I don't see the Bill Withers similarities myself but I can see where people are coming from when they allude to them. Personally, I see him as more somewhere between Dwele and Anthony Hamilton.
Other personal standout tracks are "Lady" with Keisha Jackson, which sounds really old school - always a winner with this listener - and "Words", featuring India.Arie. It's such a nice song and is definitely single material. I also really like his cover of the 1985 Level 42 hit, "Something About You". I was hooked on that song (and the group) back in the day and it's nice to hear another person's take on it.
"Smoke One" is also a nice song and I love the version with Earl Klugh, "Smoke One with Earl". I think that's the first time I've heard the jazz legend play on a non-jazz song. "Sho Nuff" and "Better Than" are also songs I'm really growing to like.
All in all, while not wall-to-wall excitement, (I wasn't too keen on the rap on ATL Sunshine and Kin Folk, for instance) it's better than a lot of the stuff out there today and well worth a listen. I'm glad I bought it.
One more thing: he sounds like he'd be really good live. His UK tour was over by the time I heard about it (and him) earlier this year but I'll definitely be looking out for him in the future.
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As soon as I got this CD it went on my MP3 player and SmartPhone. I even made a few ringtones. Now I have to buy his debut CD since reviews says that it better than this. If so, it has to be banging too!
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you'll love this one too. it's still sincere, but has less acoustics... but still... i dunno, he managed to hang onto his realness and he still stands out as one of the best neosoul artists. i can't say which song is my favorite, they're all great. i really like "something about you" and "smoke one".
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