Reviews (page 3 of 9)
This is 75mins of chill background music, can’t say I actually paid attention to it. Nice soothing tones and belongs in a smooth study playlist but to listen to the full album, don’t sign me up.
She has a great voice, but this album is way too long.
It all became the same and her voice became bland/plain as the album progressed
I don't get the hype. Her voice is gross, don't like it. Didn't feel like there was anything new or innovative on this album. Also it's over an hour long so it gets dinged a star for that alone.
do not understand why she is held in such high regard. really don't understand the appeal. vocals are so one-dimensional, no depth at all. don't get it.
Badu.......smooth as silk. Texas, baby!!!!
Opening track gave me chills it was so good. Total '70s soul throwback! Some of the production on here is a little sterile (modern), and not all the tracks live up to that first one, but this is still a great album. Loving the use of live instruments and the obvious reverence paid to classic soul here without outright mimicking that sound.
Just on the 1st listen this morning to work and I am already thinking this might be the best modern R&B album I have heard on this list, she is sick, and I am too, but not in a good way. P.S. I knew coming into this, that it will at least be 3 stars, but really I think I will be giving this album a 4 stars, it's really that good. I will be REVISITING her in the future for sure.
Some really really great songs and vocals on here, overall good album
Enjoyable enough listen but doesn't quite grab me as really great 3.5*
Some decent r&b. But nothing that felt particularly special or attention grabbing.
Every song on this should be half the length it is, but the music itself is fine. There's nothing really on here that stood out to me, but it was easy background music while I was driving this evening.
Infectious funky soul. This was a great listen and I can hear the influence here on people like Thunder Cat and Childish Gambino's "Awaken, My Love!".
Was looking forward to hearing some regae, this was not that. ...& on was good, green eyes sucked, overall fine but i'm probably not gonna ever listen to it again.
Got hooked on the first song off the record, then it started feeling monotone until the second half of the album which i really liked, maybe cause the songs started feeling more structured? Overall i think it was really soulful and nice to listen to..as background music ( besides some of the songs on bottom half )
so real
This was hard to get through.
Number 800! This is a pretty good album overall. It's pretty straightforward and very consistent. Favorite track: "Time's A Wastin"
Loved this
I thought I would like this much, much more than I did. The first five tracks are absolutely phenomenal, but the latter half of the album, while having a couple of very good tracks, fumbles with just as much tracks that didn't work for me at all. Favourite track: Penitentiary Philosophy
Smoove
Not bad from a modern soul album.
Had a hard time deciding between 3 and 4. It’s quality, but it didn’t catch me. 7/10
Good jazzy vibe
I dig it
This felt really hard to listen today, way too long and every song seemed to blend together. And unfortunately I liked the music WAY more than the vocals
- I honestly didnt think I would like but its not that bad - the album is a little long in my opinion, but it has some good hits - the album feels more of a jazz album that would be made in the 1990s or 1960s rather than the 2000s. - its album I would listen to when I want to sleep or study
not for me
Smooth vocals, didn’t capture my attention.
Not what I thought it would be, a good album but a little too long. No individual song stood out to me but was good background music
Fantastic vibes. Smooth and emotional, and still sounds fresh.
Classic
Another album I absolutely loved! I've seen it for years at work (Sunrise Records) and had it on my list to listen to at some point. So happy I waited until now, as it's a mix of R&B and Funk, which are two genres I've only recently properly gotten into. This is instantly a favourite that i can see myself putting a lot. Now I'll have to go pick up the record from work!
I appreciate her great voice and the music, but it’s just not the sound I usually like.
Really enjoyed this. Funky and soul-filled folk-esque tunes. Relaxing
Okay, 2-3 songs sind klasse. Der Rest ist meh. Klingt alles sehr ähnlich imo
I've always like Erykah Badu from a distance, but never really listened to any of her music at length, so I appreciated the opportunity to listen to this album. The quality is great. I like her voice, and the backing musicians are excellent, seamlessly moving between jazz, funk and soul. It's definitely original. Having said all of this, Mama's Gun didn't quite connect with me and I'm not sure why.
I enjoyed it for what it is, and if I'm being honest I think I actually liked this more than I expected to going into it. But at the end of the day this is just not not my kinda music. R&B just really doesn't resonate with me at all, even though I find this a lot livelier than I was expecting. So for someone who IS into R&B, I would think you'd definitely dig this.
This was great. A strong sonic identity, strong lyrics and strong vibes. I enjoyed this a lot, even though it's outside my normal wheelhouse. To the person who complained in their review that her eyes are brown on the cover: She means green eyes as in "the green-eyed monster", "green with envy" etc. It's about jealousy, not literal green eyes.
Nice
Celkom zaujímavé. Neviem ale, či si to ešte vypočujem. Napriek tomu dávam 3
I enjoyed this. Was good background groovy music. Liked the stereo effect on AD 2000 - felt like I was getting my brain flossed with her voice! No standout tunes for me other than that. I did get a little bored of this after a while because the songs all started to sound the same, but overall it was decent. (3)
Ei iskenyt. 2,75/5.
This was fine overall. I didn’t love any of it, but it’s pleasant and has some nice, groovy moments. In the right setting, I could see it being more enjoyable.
I have a very similar problem with this that I do with Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which is that every song just feels like it drags a little. And obviously she's got a great voice, but it feels like there's just not enough material here to really justify the length. Still decent though, just a little disappointed. Favorites: Didn't Cha Know, ...& On, Booty
groovy, chill and initially matched my lazy Sunday afternoon vibes, mais honnêtement y a pas grand-chose qui a stand out to me. après une coupe de tounes j’étais prête à passer à autre chose pis à partir de ‘In Love With You’ j’en pouvais plus chanson préférée : Kiss Me On My Neck
truly I don't know if this is my own fault for not listening to enough rnb but every track sounds the same. pleasant, but not interesting, like if you put too much soap on all the tracks and then they all started melting into one undistinguishable soapy mess
She's got a lovely wee voice and it's all very easy to listen to. Would be nice to have on with a car ride with ar Stephanie. But at 75 mins it does go on a wee bit, would maybe rate higher if it was 45 mins. Overall solid tho
WOW. Been meaning to listen to this one forever. From the very beginning i was locked in.
love it!
I listened to this one before but it never hit like this. Amazing stuff, so many jams, great samples, and yeah it's long but if you cut these things down you'd just lose these groove sections.
The main parts worth complaining about are the relatively simple backings/instruments and Badu's delivery being kind of crap. About the latter: maybe I'm having some post-traumatic reaction, but all I can think of is Dance Monkey if it had less earwormy melodies. Badu's is the sort of vocal you would instinctually tune out, but you can't because the timbre (or something) eats unerringly into your brain and refuses to leave. But everything else? Smooth as heck. The percussion, most of the backing vocals, the keyboards and synths... Lead vocal aside, everything is extremely friendly to the ear, produced with that lo-fi influence that was all the rage in 90s rap (but without the rap itself, thankfully). I get the sense the lyrics are pretty strong too. Those keyboards in Penitentiary Philosophy kick some serious ass despite being pretty toned down. The soft middle section is breathtaking. (I like to think that Radiohead took inspiration. But it's a reach.) I'm not a huge fan of the weird filter on Erykah Badu's vocal, so the song excels more when the unfiltered backing vocals somewhat blot it out. Still, an incredibly strong start to a genre for which I usually have low expectations. What follows is the exceptionally groovy Didn't Cha Know, which is an obvious hit as soon as it begins. My Life is a major step down from Billy Joel's homonymous 1978 song – the delivery of "Wanna throw my hands up in the sky" is a little painful, and the strings feel a bit like a weak attempt at disco nostalgia – but it's not the worth Badu has to offer. ...& On claims the title of "first miss". There isn't much of substance here. Badu says her name a few times, then mumbles for the rest of the track. The melody is poor. I'll give props for the seamless transition into Cleva, though that song is frustrating for a new reason: Badu picks one note that isn't in the main chords of the song and repeats it incessantly. Which gets pretty annoying once you notice it. Another connection to Billy Joel, perhaps, since he commits the same sin in When In Rome (one of his worst songs). Unusually for the genre, the interlude is pretty good. It leads into the funky Booty, which makes use of a sweet horn section and lots of stoppages. Kiss Me On My Neck has an utterly bizarre vocal delivery, and it's a complete miss. And at this point, with a generous number of questionable tracks and musical elements, I'm worried this will be a 2- or 1-star effort. (I promise, I sometimes have positive opinions of this genre!) Fortunately, A.D. 2000 (and all following tracks) completely save this album's prospects. (See?) Orange Mood is a gorgeous jazzy ballad with heavy emphasis on piano and (actually good) backing vocals. In Love With You reworks this jazzier, blue-note-heavy style for acoustic guitar, and it’s really good. (Vocals still need a lot of work, but at this point on the album, I’m not holding my breath.) The album’s lead single, Bag Lady, doesn’t make sense as a single at all – it sounds great yet contains exactly zero of those catchy hooks that tend to define singles – but I’ll allow it. I love Time’s A Wastin’: the synths vibrate slowly in and out, creating this warm, full atmosphere you might find in slow Latin/soul tunes. Think mid-70s Stevie Wonder ballad (or the like). There’s a subtle horn arrangement near the beginning, but the keyboard is definitely the star of the show. The 10-minute finale, Green Eyes, has a perplexing rhythm at first – there are tape artefacts that tap out a vaguely regular beat, but there’s no other percussion, and the rest of the music only partially follows the tape noise. But by the 2-minute mark, we get a slow, emotional, almost melancholic rhythm. With other elements like the flute fills, several mood shifts, and left-right switched vocal panning, there’s plenty here to stave away any late-album boredom. 3/5 Key tracks: Didn't Cha Know, Orange Mood, Time’s A Wastin’
Soul-funk ? Sympa mais pas transcendant
this album is for baddiessssss!! listening to this in the shower made a real freaq feel free💯🍀4.5 though
For how long it is, surprisingly engaging all the way through, I love the variety in instruments
One of the greatest of all time, astounding vocals and musicianship. A rare no-skip album for me
Overall good listen. Enjoyable but wasn’t my favorite (I love RandB if you couldn’t tell by my name). It ain’t no Groove Theory. Feels like low production. Grainy. Static. I love this but make it 2025
It was very listenable but every song sounded the same
Some good funky soul, made my horrible commute to work much nicer
Can’t believe I’ve never heard of her before this!
my eyes are green cause I eat a lot of vegetables 😛✌️
It was hit or miss for me but the hits were super fun listens.
God this is so beautiful
Love this album. Seeing it live was the best experience
8/10
Nice beat and singing. The last song sounds like an old Jazz recording.
Funky and groovy. Her voice wasn’t my favorite (a little nasally) but overall a fun listen. Fave song: Bag Lady 3.5/5
Oof, I can hear this is good musically, but absolutely not my thing. I found it directionless and deathly, deadly dull.
Jazzy & worldly. Love the vibe.
Do yourself a favor and eat a gummy sit in dim or dark room put a Blankey over you and pop this on
Smooth, buttery funk and R&B. Just fantastic. Reminds me a lot of D'Angelo. You can just melt into the music. I had a great time grooving to this today. Erykah Badu is a great, jazzy vocalist. I had a lot of fun following along with her performances. There were a lot of moments that surprised and delighted me. And she's a poet too. There are some wonderful lyrics on this album. I loved all the details. The music is complex. I look forward to diving into this again. I feel like I have to grant this classic status, even on a first listen. It's so good.
Pretty solid record by a great pop funky R&B artist. Something I like about this record is that it really feels like a band, a cohesive unit, and not just a singer who has some hired guns behind them. They all gel really well and all have moments to shine, and she herself is an amazing singer. So much soul and great lyrics. "Didn't Cha Know" is her big single from this and it's a nice song. As I look now through her more popular songs though I'm surprised to find that she doesn't have too many that I immediately recognize. Maybe she is one of those artists that puts out records and all the songs are just pretty solid. Regardless, this is a nice 3/5 for me, and I think if I listen more it could easily be a 4.
I've heard the name Erykah Badu - but don't know any songs by her. First impression: She's kind of like a "modern" version of Minnie Ripperton. If 26 years ago is still considered modern - haha. Her voice doesn't go as high as Minnie Ripperton but the style of music is like that. The song "Hey Sugah" sounds so much like her for example. After listening 3 times some of these songs started growing on me - like "Kiss Me On My Neck", "In Love With You", "Time's A Wastin", "Green Eyes", and the aforementioned "Hey Sugah". So that's a decent start for learning about her. Liked songs on Spotify: 5/14 Rating: 2/5
Day 8/9 — Erykah Badu — Mama’s Gun (2000) Listened: Mar 2–3, 2026 Genre: Neo-Soul / Funk Soul Vibe: Chill funky R&B and soul Highlights: • Didn’t Cha Know • My Life • … & On • In Love With You (feat. Stephen Marley) • Bag Lady • Green Eyes Impression: Love the mix of R&B and soul with funk. Beautiful voice and great album top to bottom. Rating: 3.2/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Yes
I do not get this.
The vocals are highly skilled and the album is good, but I didn’t feel much engagement. The constant high-pitched singing, continuous vibrato, and slow R&B grooves felt distant to my listening preferences. I found myself almost dozing off at times.
started out great and groovy but got tiring and tedious halfway through and it stayed this way all the way till the end. don't get me wrong, the songs are good, it's just that to me this becomes background music very fast.
i love the sound of this album. everything is so smooth and so buttery and well put together. if i imagine this album as a person it’s a well spoken person, with good fashion sense and clear skin. her voice slides so well with the beats especially on didn’t cha know. this album is intimate as well, put it on and the atmosphere is charged. so relaxing i love how everything fits so well together. i want to talk about the track orange moon. this songs so inimitage it’s like she’s singing in the background outside my window during the summer. if you noticed there’s like crickets chirping outside and it sounds like it’s a late summer night. so ethereal. i also love the imagery she uses in this song to describe love and self discovery. the sun lights illuminates one’s true self and beauty. such a wonderful album worth a listen.
I remember this album when I came out, couldn’t get into it
7,2/10 Très chill pour écouter quand on fait quelque chose, mais je suis d'accord avec les review sur le fait que c'est très très répétitif.
Erykah Badu has got a beautiful soulful voice that feels very much like Billie Holiday with a mixture of Missy Elliot for some 90s flavour. There was only one big hit that I recognised on this album On & on. But it was massive at the time and I feel like I Erykah should have had more successful songs than just this one. I love the way that the tracks run into each other leading to an overall smooth and funky feel to the whole album. This is an absolute gem and I will be come back in future. (3.750)
kinda boring, songs went for ages
Really not a fan of neo-soul. I could appreciate bits of it but it left me wishing I was listening to Everybody Loves the Sunshine, which it sampled at one point (I think).
Listened to it earlier on and wasn’t really feeling it. Put it on at home and by god the extra bass listening to this through speakers at home makes such a difference compared to the car. The low end is so good for the entirety of the album, interplay between the bass and drums in particular. Badu’s vocal delivery and lyrics are ok but nothing to shout about, but on a second listen really enjoyed the jazz and older R&B influences of the music sitting behind her a lot.
Franchement un 2,5 : il y avait des moments d’instru vraiment sympa, des bons rythmes, une bonne prod… mais l’album est répétitifs, la voix se trompe de registre et agace vite
Feels a bit mean as I do think she’s great but I found this a little long and samey. Would listen again but not crazy about it. Maybe should be a 4
Muy bueno
First couple of tracks seemed promising but then it started to drag on and each song sounded too same-y. Bit disappointed really. Vocals were nice, however, and so was the instrumentals. 2.5/5
This started out promising but after a while it just meanders around. It doesn’t help that the base of the sound is a softer take on soul. A little more excitement and urgency in the performances would have helped. I read that she had writer’s block before this and it sounds like she’s still stumbling around trying to find these songs. At over 71 minutes this album is way too long and a few more passes at tightening up the arrangements and editing out some songs would have helped immensely. Man I feel bad saying all this because I really love her voice and I appreciate the experimental sounds throughout this album. All the backup vocals are great too. But unfortunately without a little more attention to the way the songs and arrangements are presented here this is not going to be essential listening.
Very groovy!! There was something I genuinely liked in every track, but as a whole it didn’t completely hold my attention. Was it an enjoyable album? Definitely. Would I find myself reaching for it again? I’m not totally sure since this isn’t usually the kind of genre I gravitate toward. At the end of the album, it just gets very repetitive.....
fun groovy music
I enjoy the vibe and the voice is smooth and beautiful. I think this lacks the innocence and youthfulness of her debut though. It ticked along pleasantly and is a perfect three.
A sample “oh fuck yes” spoken when this popped up says it all. Fave tracks: Bag Lady, Didn’t Cha Know
Bit of everything on here, not bad Fave track: Bag Lady
Beautiful. 4/5
BAD big band music not for me
Probably really good make out music. Not great for work driving
I don’t love it, it’s not objectively bad, just not my thing.
This record was so boring I forgot to rate it for two days.
Neat rnb black music not my cake
I’ve now listened to this album on a few occasions, and I’ve become increasingly fond of it. It’s cool and slinky with a real jazzy feel. Songs are sparse and airy and Badu’s voice slides effortlessly through it. Nothing stands out but it’s an interesting listen throughout
Las primeras canciones me encantaron, lo demás demasiado tranquilo
Ik dacht dat Erykah Badu echt zo'n North Sea Jazz zangeres was, waar ik me dan aan zou ergeren dat ze zichzelf zo goed vind zeg maar. En verrek: Ik heb gelijk. Het is zeker niet allemaal slecht en de band, of de sessiemuzikanten, leveren smaakvol werk af, maar haar zingen maakt er een beetje een grijze drab van in m'n hoofd. Veel nummers lijken op elkaar. Bijvoorbeeld bij '.... & On' wil ik kunnen genieten van die smooth jazz meets boombap achtige muziek op de achtergrond, maar haar soort van kinderstem zit gruwelijk in de weg. De eerste twee nummers dacht ik dat ze dat stemmetje deed als een soort van truukje, maar nu twijfel ik. Het verpest het een beetje voor mij. Ik luister er niet zo graag naar. En dan is 75 minuten lang. Ik wil best erkennen dat dit aardige muziek is, maar je moet er wel een beetje van houden. En dat heb ik niet echt. Op de lekkere momenten gedacht aan een 3, op de slechte momenten was het echt hooguit een 2. Ik zal me van m'n goede kant laten zien, vooruit.
Почему так великолепно? У меня не было никаких ожиданий от этого альбома, так как вроде бы не моя музыка, к тому же до этого я слушал альбом The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, который Apple назвали лучшим альбомом в истории, и который вроде бы близок по жанру и эпохе, но для меня это оказалось по сути тратой времени. И я решил, что просто это не мой жанр. Видимо дело все же не в жанре. С первых же нот этот богатый инструментал с красивым мелодичным вокалом перенес меня куда-то в начало нулевых в урбан район американской глубинки, но не в стереотипный, с преступностью и нищетой, а в мирный и даже романтичный. Мне в целом очень нравится такая атмосфера, и здесь она реализована максимально близко мне. Сами треки при этом не скучные, не повторяющиеся, с приятной мелодикой. Вторая половина альбома слегка проседает в сравнении с первой, но не до конца, а лишь на некоторых треках. Хорошей иллюстрацией того, как меня зацепила такая музыка, является 7-минутный трек Orange Moon - он доставил мне такое удовольствие, что, несмотря на его неспешный темп, когда он закончился, мне показалось, что это спотифай заглючил, ведь не могло уже пройти 7 минут. Сразу вспомнился Тим Бакли, у которого 10-минутные треки по моему ощущению длились больше часа. В общем, возможно альбом просто попал мне в настроение, но я точно буду его переслушивать. До этого я даже толком не знал, кто такая Эрика Баду, лишь слышал ее имя на квизах. Теперь же у нее появился новый неожиданный фанат.
Ура, женский соул в подборке. Понравилось, как красиво переходят песни из одну в другую. Orange Moon фаворит.
Хороший альбом, но я больше по Бадуизму
Лучшая песня: Penitentiary Philosophy Худшая: Time's a Wastin Первые два трека порадовали, а потом началось заунывное завывание под скучнейшую музыку. Можно только выделить дуэт со Стивеном Марли и то он показался затянутым.
Не дружу я с подобной музыкой, слушал раньше бадуизм, и вот теперь этот альбом. Не заходит примерно никак. Музыка хорошая, но не моя
Наконец разнообразие жанров нам подкинул рандомайзер. Слушала Эрику в 2010-е, но и этот альбом максимально приятный, максимально моя музыка. Так и хочется вайбить под нее где - то в красивом доме с красивыми людьми с красивым напитком в бокале
Здесь обратная ситуация, нежели с предыдущим альбомом. Изначально были очень высокие ожидания: черная женщина из 90-00х в жанре, близком к R&B, да и единственная песня что я у нее знал шикарная (On & On). Но ожидания не оправдались - слишком фоново, слишком нецепляюще. Увы, если делать альбом однородным, то можно переступить тонкую грань и треки не будут различаться. Эрика, к сожалению, эту грань переступила.
I am third song in. I think album is already veeeery repetitive and I dislike it. Why is the album so long.. After finishing, opinion did not change. Too similar, too long.
This album is sort of easy listening, but I really don't like the vocals. I don't really know what specific quality I don't like, but I just find it a bit irritating. I think if I was just listening to the funk/jazz backing, I'd be rating this a 3 as a chill, inoffensive listen. Considering this is a singer/songwriter album however, and I don't like the main feature, I'm going to have to drop it to a 2. Also... it's really just quite boring, for a fairly long album there's just nowhere near enough variety.
I think I would have given this album a 2-3 if it was like half an hour long. Instead it's over an hour long. There are a lot of long tracks which I tend to appreciate as it gives them to a ton of time to explore a certain sound. Instead they used that time to yap about nothing instead of exploring the sound. She has got quite a nice voice but it's like she's singing to an elderly crowd and she has to go slow so they can understand her. Extremely Boring 1
Just not my sort of album really. Perfectly pleasant, chilled vibe, but just ended up becoming unchallenging background soundtrack.
Do I really like Christina Aguilera and TLC more than Erykah badu? I think i do. That surprises me.
What a beautiful album!
6/10 - good but too laidback, would be a good album for freaky time
> The Beatles Just great vibes.
Picking up on certain influences picked up by Janelle Monae and Kendrick Lamar, which is impressive as this album holds up well on its own. Throughout, nothing but melodious peace and wonderful transition from song to song. The funky/jazzy beats allow this album to shine
groovy soulful amazing
She has some really great vocals but the whole thing was kinda boring.
Funky and smooth.
Interesting rnb but not my thing. Much preferred the indie and funk inflected Solange.
2.5 pretty good just unsure if i'll ever listen again
Nice vibe but too long and was definitely disengaged by the end of each song. I was really hoping I’d come around on this genre of music but it hasn’t happened yet.
Liked the second half of the album much more. Love her voice, the vibrophone, and the overall vibe. Wish I wasn't tired listening though, had me snoozin fr 😁
Really easy to listen to and I found myself grooving with a lot of the songs. Got a bit same-y by the end of the hour long runtime, but I was never put off by the easygoing jazzy and overall well performed songs.
I can tell the music is done well just again way too slow for me
So smooth and soulful.
Orange moon cok guzel, bu tarz bir albumu ilk defa dinliyorum. Sarkilari album album olarak dinleyip deneyimlemek cok uzun zamandir istedigim bir seydi ve bu siteyi buldugum icin cok memnunum. Ayrica cd koleksiyonu yapmaya basladigim icin cok begendigim albumlerin buyuk ihtimal cdlerini de alacagim. Su anlik album guzel ve yavas gidiyo, bazen de yavas albumler dinlemek lazim.
Lovely, well paced R&B - the Jacob Marley feature was a nice touch
I really enjoyed this album. Love her voice and writing.
Ima nešto u ovom albumu što ne mogu da ne cijenim, valjda je ipak kvalitetno urađeno posebno što se tiče pozadinske muzike, ali sve u svemu ovo je poprilično mučno iskustvo. Nije ni da joj mrzim glas nego je valjda ovaj kontrast između uspavane muzike i dominantnog glasa prejak. Edit: Erykah je grozna osoba očito pa trenutno dajem jedinicu iz principa.
Очень понравилось. Почему этот альбом такой непопулярный😭
4.5 egentligen
This started very well with the low key funk of opener Penitentiary Philosophy and generally speaking, the laid back soulful jazzy grooves are something I can get on board with but there was just something missing from this to elevate it above ordinary. I'd have liked her to lean a bit more into the funky energy of the first track throughout the album and of course, like much US R&B and hip-hop of the noughties, its too long at well over an hour.
I'm feeling a strong 4.
Coldplay left me well, cold
A very pleasant surprise
Didn’t really like this at all.
I was surprised to get this one. I've heard of Erykah, but never listened to her music. I enjoyed it quite a bit. The production on it was great in my opinion. 2/6/26
cooler R&B mit viel bass.
Nicht so meins dieser R&B
2,5
a few standout tracks, and a lil long. the genre doesnt do anything for me
Nope Too much whisper singing. Gives me the creeps
A bit of an under the radar masterpiece that feels like a trilogy with D’angelo’s Voodoo and Common’s Like Water for Chocolate.
Mama’s Gun works best when it’s minding its own business in the background, playing quietly while you wash dishes or stare into the void. At low volume, it behaves: warm, inoffensive, like music that apologizes for existing. The moment you turn it up or decide to actually listen, the album immediately starts making bad decisions. The production is the main culprit here. Everything sounds aggressively compressed, like the entire mix was put in a hydraulic press and told to “feel the groove.” There’s basically no dynamic range—just vibes, then louder vibes. And the bass? Completely unhinged. The low end is so exaggerated it stops being musical and becomes a physical event. My fucking subwoofer started jumping around the room like it was trying to escape the mix and apply for witness protection. Vocally, Badu is doing her thing: smooth, expressive, clearly in control, but she’s trapped inside this dense sonic soup. Her voice keeps trying to float to the surface, only to get dragged back down by the bass and compression like it owes them money. Any sense of intimacy gets lost somewhere between “thick” and “why does this sound like it’s being played through a pillow?” The arrangements suggest groove, nuance, and intention, but the sound treatment flattens everything into the same mushy plane. It’s less “organic and warm” and more “sonically overcooked". In the end, Mama’s Gun is perfectly serviceable as low-volume background music, the kind that exists but doesn’t ask questions. As a focused listening experience, though, it’s sabotaged by overcompression and a bass response that should probably be registered as domestic violence. The ideas are there. The mix said “nah". 5/10
wasn't familiar at all with this album, so this was my first time listening. Badu has such a soulful voice and the album just has this chill vibe to it. I can definitely see having this play as background music when you just want to have a laid back vibe going. Badu is so talented and this is definitely a great album.
I know her, I've seen her live too, but not sure I can name any of her songs apart from the Roots one. I like the sound, dense 2000 soul. Never really grabs my attention, drifts to the background. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No 47/194 (24%) Will I get: No
Never heard of her or this album before now. Currently half of way through and whilst I couldn’t name a single outstanding song yet it’s quite tame for background music. Certainly not something I’d listen to again as it stands, but will listen to the second half to see if it picks up.
Not really my thing but I enjoyed it
Had to listen to this one twice and the second time through it really stuck. Such nice funky grooves with a live band on the album. Never really listened to her work before and it's pretty great!
It's weird to compile a list of a thousand albums. There's bound to be lots of albums that not everyone is going to like or click in with. That's how this album lands for me. This record would have never landed on my Now Playing list without this. It's not a bad listen, but it's not my wheelhouse. So I don't know how to rate this fairly. It's a 2-3 for me because I don't have the skillset for R&B msuic in general.
Too boring, too long, goes nowhere
The genre description for the album put me off at first. But it was supposed to include soul, so I thought I'd give it a try. The best thing about the album is that it's not hip-hop. Other than that, the album wasn't unpleasant, but it was surprisingly boring. I probably won't listen to it again anytime soon. 3/5
Good
I had not heard this album before, but this impressed me a lot. Excellent chill sound.
With this cover I expected some reggae. An I got 70 minutes so-called neo-soul. Musically almost peasant, especially the jazzy touch. But her uninspiring vocals and the total running time cost it the three stars for me.
I love Erykah Badu, the queen of neo-soul. This is a great album. Didn't Cha Know is a jam. This is one of the best albums I've ever heard. I love her revisiting On & On. Every song on the album is good. Bumpy's Lament from Shaft gave us two amazing songs...Bag Lady and Xxplosive from The Chronic 2001. The Cheeba Sac remix of Bag Lady, using Dre's beat, is even better. Everything was good until the 10 minute closing track that starts like a 30s rag about eating vegetables. This is like a super mix and it's better than most ending tracks, no stupid phone call, no long silence. This list doesn't have enough R&B when both Baduizm and Voodoo don't crack the top 1,001 but Morrissey has 4 solo albums on the list.
Erykah Badu is just so cool. She’s great. Where she been??
Soul/R&B isn't really my type of genre of music but I enjoyed the chill vibe of this and only skipped ahead to the next song once which is no small achievement for what I usually get from this project.
This was a very pleasant discovery for me, as I hadn't heard of Erykah Bad before. It's lovely to hear her modern soul, from the singing to the production. Favorite tracks probably are In Love With You and Didn't Cha Know.
Too long and too much of the same.
I can't help comparing this to D'Angelo's Voodoo, which is not on this list but really is better. They sound similar (thanks to Questlove, I assume) but this feels more rambling and unfocused.
Kendte hende af navn inden. Selve lytningen gør ikke noget særligt ud af sig. Det er fint soul. Frida sov nemt til det. 👌
Lækker neo-soul med elementer af funk og rock strøjet ud hist og her.
I can see the vocals are good and some of the lyrics too, but many of the lyrics are very cringey. The music is nice, but nothing amazing.
Nice
Perfect voice!
не те щоб мені прям дуже сподобалось, але досить вайбово, на фоні включити для розслаблення саме те.
banger
A bit of an understated album. Not really suitable for listening to on a dark winter morning driving to Doncaster.
Smooth, chill, nice to listen to. Lovely!
Totally nails the super relaxed feeling it's going for, with some great lyricism to boot. It's like those NPR Tiny Desk Concert videos, but turning that feeling into a whole 70-ish minute album. The best part is that it just keeps getting better as it goes. I'm especially a big fan of her duet with Stephen Marley towards the end, wonderful back-and-forth between them. It's probably important to say I've never heard Baduzium, but Wikipedia calling it's lyrics more cryptic than Mama's Gun probably means it's better that I got this one. I like how open she is on this album about a lot of things. Speaking of Wikipedia, whoever called her a female D'Angelo was spot on.
Surprised me as I enjoyed some tracks
Buena data, ese r&b y soul con claritas raíces reggae. El álbum igual mucho no me llegó. Me costó escucharlo. 5/10
Great listen
A landmark neo-soul album. Mama’s Gun refines the warmth of Baduizm while deepening the politics, intimacy, and musicianship.
Fantastic production. Great rhythms and vocals. Good find. Favorite track: Green eyes other picks: bag lady, didn’t cha know.
Cool and funky, laid back vibes too
Insanely good album that has so much soul
Would be ok if you’re in a restaurant and this is on in the backgroud
Dire album only fit for background music in lifts or restaurants and if it was in in a restaurant I went to it would make me eat fast and leave 🙈 …..I won’t be listening to this again an d I did hold out hope for it being a good one clearly wrong
Rap
It's a good album. Sounds great. Soulful. My biggest gripe, here, is that a lot of the songs sounds remarkably similar. That's not really a bad thing, but the lack of variety made this album really drag on, especially with it being rather long. If it was 40 minutes, I could easily see this being 4 stars, but it's too long. Maybe I'll make a playlist that only includes some curated tracks from this album, and it would be substantially better than this album as a whole.
It was an album full of r'n'b. But that sort of early 2000s (or so I think) that didn't really engage me at all. The last song started well and then went into more of the same. 2 stars.
This album is like being a university student and going to a cafe away from campus to just sit for a moment and enjoy a coffee. You sit on a couch upholstered in Corinthian leather, still rich with that unmistakeable aroma. Behind you is a bookshelf with all sorts of intellectual titles, and there is a record player capping off the calming ambience with some smooth music. While you sip your einspänner and watch the world go by, a woman takes a seat at a nearby table. She has a laptop and a couple of books under her arm - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and The Art of War by Sun Tzu. This woman intrigues you. You make eye contact and smile politely, cautious to just charge over and interrupt her morning. She smiles back and says hello. Terrified of overstepping, you start a conversation. While she is friendly, she gives answers that confirm to you that she doesn't really want to get to know you. You finish the last mouthful of your einspänner and tell her to have a nice day, before getting up and leaving.
Not for me easy listening though
Instantly forgettable
Erykah doing “Songs in the Key of Life” style Stevie. Obviously pretty good. Long, but most of the tracks work. I dug it.
everything miss Badu creates is a masterpiece
Good, but just too long. I wonder if it would be better if a few songs were cut out.
Patiko, gera pradžia. Pabaiga gal mažiau patiko. Overall 7,5/10
Erykah's got a great voice but this genre isn't for me. Probably great for sitting in a coffee shop but never something I'm listening to personally. 4.25/5 (2.125/5)
2,3/5
Interesting
Not as classic as Baduizm, but ok.
Har lyssnat på innan men tyckte om det mer nu! 3.5/4⭐️
- oli hyvä levy rentsi tunnelma voisin kuunnella toistekin
Funky, relaxing. Ficata.
I thought this would be a snoozer, but it was a pleasant listen, bad on me for assuming otherwise.
It reminded me of TLC at some points, but smoother and more lowkey. That doesn't necessarily make it worse, as it was nice to listen to. But, none of the songs really caught my attention.
An album I owned because a music subscription club had selected for me. Nothing I heard before then and not in my normal type, but it's a solid album. I love the dynamic range and the live musicianship with the jazz/funk edge. Great listening and I hope others get introduced to her from this 1001 list as I do think this is something everyone should hear at least once before they die.
Good lyrics
Pretty decent, not my usual thing
I trust that this is great because so many people that I think are great say this is great. There’s a handful of tracks I dig. But “modern” R&B is just not my bag. It all sounds like it’s slumped into an overstuffed couch on muscle relaxers and Valium. Lyrically excellent. Thematically excellent. Musically… it can’t be anything but excellent! Pino P, Questlove, Roy Hargrove, Roy Ayers, Jack DeJohnette. I cannot & do not deny its greatness. It just doesn’t move me. Keep your Neo-Soul, I’ll take the original. **EDIT: After a couple days reflection, I want to note: MARK THOSE WORDS. It occurs to me that I have had near identical reviews of artists that are now on my Rushmore &or dearly beloved. That is, smart, sophisticated, deep, made by brilliant musicians & uniquely talented writers/producers. “It just doesn’t click with me…” *insert Homer Simpson meme* “…doesn’t click with you SO FAR.”
Had to put off listening to this album for a week or so because of vacation and the post-vacation sickness. As to be expected with a Soulquarian-aligned album, you have some very strong production: J Dilla and Questlove are in on it! Erykah has a fairly unique voice: high-pitched with a hint of gravel to it. Probably not for everyone's taste, but she makes it work incredibly well. The album flows from song to song in an instant, no pauses or anything. Very fluid. Maybe because I'm listening to this on a rainy monday morning, but it hits quite hard. Not too much a fan of the love songs (In Love With You, Orange Moon is mostly okay) but overall a very solid album.
Didn’t listen to all of it. Kinda good vibes if I’m in a feminine rage mood where I want to say fuck you to a random stranger for no reason. But not in a grunge way more in a bitchy lipgloss ways. Hope that helps.
5 sterne
not my cuppa tea
I bought Erykah Badu’s Baduizm when it was released and then loved it so much I bought Baduizm Live when it was released straight away but when I saw this album come up via https://1001albumsgenerator.com I had to look it up to see if I owned it (I did). I also didn’t recall any of the tracks on it so probably didn’t play it that much. Two spins later and I kind of know why. Erykah has a great voice, there are some great musicians on board playing the neo soul music. There are some interesting lyrics. Songs cover breakup, sisterhood and the shooting of unarmed Amadou Diallo by NYC cops. I listened to this album twice today and it was a little bit of a struggle. The album clocks in at just under 72 minutes and I feel it is too long and frankly dragged on a bit. Badu has a fantastic voice but at times I felt the tempo and tone was a bit too similar and a bit Languid. By the time it hit into “…& on” the fourth track on the album I was grateful for the change in tempo and style, and possibly just familiar with the take in the song from her familiar first album. It is about 3/4 of an hour before a duet with Stephen Marley and I was really great fil for another voice no matter how good hers is. On second listen I was impressed by some of the musical styles on display in the mix jazzy, funky, soulful and a little bit psychedelic how it all melded together but maybe it was the day I was reviewing as I still didn’t feel that moved. I do think there is a possible great 45 minute album mixed in this somewhat bloated album that I might enjoy on a different as there are some good tracks on this and I wish I could give it 3.5 stars, but I can’t, so it’s a 3 star review for this one.
# Playlist Track - Didn't Cha Know # Notes - Groovy at times, boring in others. - Worth a listen.
Powerful Neo-Soul from the millenium.
Erika, mit dem turban role model für alle Münchner Ragga girlzz. die Musik RnB halt nie mein genre gewesen da reisst sie nicht wirklich was c
This was cracking. An incredible rhythm section weaving behind Erykah Badu’s beautifully sung lyrics. Superb RnB and neo-soul record.
Quite chilled R&B sounds. Nothing exceptional but a fairly easy listen. 2.5/5
This was okay, her voice spoils it though.
This album deserves massive props for its seamlessness – I can’t say I’ve ever heard an album in this vein do such a great job of blurring the lines where tracks end/begin. The instrumental performances are great as well! Not to say Eryka Badu isn’t a good singer, but the instrumentals are definitely a cut above. Mama’s Gun would have easily been a four if it were 20-25 minutes shorter. I started to lose steam the closer the LP got to the hour mark and it also seemed like it was spinning its wheels around that point. Not to say there aren’t good moments toward the end, but the songs just don’t have the same spunk and energy that they did during the first half. Highlights: Penitentiary Philosophy, My Life, Cleva, Booty, A.D. 2000
A funky album that just never got it's legs.
Smooth but cutting. This was an interesting record. Much of the singing was unconventional but fit well with the slow grooves of the songs. I'll have to listen to it again sometime, but on first listen I liked it.
Day725 - those song minus that dumbass booty song in the hands of a better, less whiny singer would make this a high rated album.
Loved the R&B angles. 2000 A.D. was a standout for me.
Alright
I love the soulfulness of her songs and the jazzy bluesie mix
I’ve heard better from her.
12/29/25. Feels like this is a good album to introduce me to the neo soul genre. Very chill but feel good, really good vocals.
4.0 stars really like this album. It was nice and chill for the most part had some funky portions of it. You can definitely tell her talent it’s not necessarily I like some R&B I like Neo soul, but it’s way out on my list of favorite genres, but this is a really good album for that genre love this song. Orange Moon added it to a couple playlists.
I enjoyed most of it. It could've been tightened up a little though. I think it got too repetitive towards the end.
I like her sound, but I think she is a little too free and open for me to love it.
Nothing I dislike here, but nothing I fell I love with either. It was cool music and fun to chill to.
Solid and funky.
Rubbish
Couldn’t really get in to this. Started brightly with Penitentiary Philosophy but after that it all blended into a mass of sameness. The vocals started to grate and the music all began to sound similar from track to track. Found myself flicking to next track in the 2nd half of the disc which is not normal for me.
7/10
This was a good album. I really enjoyed the first track here, and this psychedelic style sounds great for a chill mood. I think I need to give this more listens to make sense of it (not related to the generator, but I had to do the same thing with D'Angelo's Black Messiah). I think this album nails the vibe it was going for, though. 4/5
I really liked this one.
Easy listening, nothing in particular.
Cmon Mama’s Gun… Erykah Badu… enough said! I’ve heard the big records off this album but this is my first time sitting with the entire project and man it’s a beautiful piece of art. From the angelic harmonies to the tribal drums on Kiss Me On My Neck I was locked in! Beautiful voice, impeccable production, I just can’t say enough about how good this is. If you didn’t like it, idk what to tell you, fix ya damn ears!!
The start of the record up to kiss me on my neck is energetic and smart and funky and flowed really nicely together. Started to drag a little in energy after that. Soulfully and masterfully done, absolutely, just not the workout music the first half was cranking out Middle three songs, AD 2000, Orange Moon and in love with you are pretty forgettable Last three songs wrap up the album nicely, if on a down note, but hey, that’s life.
tons of fun
Soulful and lovely. Perfect bath time music.
The music on this album was pretty funky but Erykah Badu's rapping wore me out. There is a tedious sameness to her rhyming that I didn't enjoy. I was over it by about half way through
My mama never had one.
A well-produced, well executed and robust album in a genre that I really don't care all that much for. This is a bit of a theme as I try to navigate my way across 1001 albums.... I do see the appeal to this album, it's genuinely impressive and Erykah Badu is a very talented musician. The vocals are top notch. I think there was some experimentation on this album that worked well, it pushed the RnB genre forward and went outside the box. All this said, it didn't necessarily click with me in a way that leaves me wanting to come back for more, despite being happy to have heard it and genuinely impressed by it.
There are some seriously funky and jazzy R&B rhythms and grooves throughout this album, but I've been finding that I apparently just don't really like pop R&B vocalizations. She's got an interesting and fairly unique voice, which I'm usually drawn to someone whose singing is outside the norm, but I just find it starts to get on my nerves the further into this album I get. And, man does this album drag on.
Serious grooves on this, love the sample of Dre's sample of Isaac Hayes. Clean, funky and very enjoyable. Some don't like her vocals, but I think they're well suited to the groove.
This feels like something perfect for a wake-and-bake alarm clock on a summer Sunday. That’s not a bad thing-Badu has a great voice and there’s a lot of funky R&B influences I’m not mad at. It’s not really my thing, but it’s a solid sound.
Groovy, smooth and amazingly rhythmic 4.2
Always a vibe, though not one that I tend to seek out, I always appreciate it.
Pretty solid R&B album.
instrumentals were quite nice Will I listen to again: 14%
*Good R and B album, but nothing really stood out. *Got a little too slow at times but easy to listen to
It’s always on the edge of something interesting but never getting there In truth I found it quite forgettable
Some things are better left hidden.
Very smooth listen, does a good job of drawing you in and making you forget the passage of time
This album is quite amazing even without context, with some of J Dilla's first production on here, while simultaneously working with the roots and d'angelo in the same studio on their albums. All albums coming out of this era are amazing in their own right, but Mama's gun shines as a post-breakup album. Following the public breakup with Outkast's Andre 3000, she aims to show the world (and herself) that she's over him and living life to the fullest, while not compromising on her social and political commentary. This album blends the two sides together wonderfully, moving from political songs like the opener to love focused jams like 'didnt cha know' and slow ballads like orange moon and in love with you. The closer 'green eyes' really takes the cake for me personally, displaying her whole emotional journey surrounding her breakup, going from being 'fine' to jealousy, depression, pleading "just make love to me" into slowly accepting that the relationship is done. The emotion in her voice is incredibly, really taking you on a journey with the instrumental guiding you along beautifully. A must-listen to anyone into (neo)-soul
amazing voice and beautiful songs 🙂↕️ this album feels a little long to me but if every song is good then I don’t really mind I guess. This is like my favorite type of r&b and feels super classic while also aging well. Fav songs: …& on, orange moon
Not my genre, tried really hard to keep an open mind, but that voice…
When I first heard this album, I was still pretty resistant to listening to music beyond what I was already familiar with. Whilst I can't say that my tastes have changed enough to love this album, I can say that I appreciate it a lot more than I did back then.
2.5
I actually liked the vibe, very chill but flowy. Something there if you just want to zoom out and hear the musicality of it, but also something there if you wanna listen to the lyrics and engage on a deeper level.
Mega ass
While I did enjoy the way each song flowed into the next, the album did make me feel a little eepy.
i love anything Erykah Badu does
Immediately reminded me of D’Angelo. Great songs. Very chill. Second half might’ve been a little TOO chill!
This album blew my mind. It is incredible. Definitely gonna dig through her discography.
Это чуть лучше, чем типичное арэнбишное завывание (по крайне мере музыкально), но всё же это завывание (две звёздочки за песню с Дэмьеном Марли).
First Listen: Aug 19 2021 I LOVE YOU ERYKAHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH so fucking good omg. baduizm better tho
Bag Lady
As of this writing, the top review on the generator is a criticism that the music is great but the vocals are boring. My own view is 100% the opposite. I love Badu's voice and vocal style, but I find a good deal of the music to be uninteresting. Not bad, but kind of dime a dozen jazzy lounge music. There's nothing wrong with that but it's kind of forgettable without the vocals. Some are definitely better than others but it's Badu who brings it altogether. I know that this is one of her more celebrated albums, but for me, I really prefer her New Amerykah albums well above this one. The best part of listeningto "Mama's Gun" is that it reminded me to revisit her other work. But I appreciate that this is probably an unpopular opinion and I do kind of like this album anyway, so it's 4 star from me.
Decent chill out album. Some soothing vibes but I wish it had a tad more energy and zip. Still, this is one I may listen to down the road. It has a chance to click with me.
Best Song: Green Eyes. Probably my favourite vocal performance on the album. Worst Song: In Love With You. This feels more like a Stephen Marley song than an Erykah Badu song. Overall: She's got such a lovely voice. What is most impressive is how she's able to (within one album) situate that voice comfortably within so many different genres. There are sections that feel more heavily R&B, or soul, or hip-hop, and some that drift down into jazz, but somehow it still all works.
Not too bad.
Good
Fire
I've never heard of Badu nor do I listen to a lot of soul/R&B. There are elements of this album that are really fun, jazzy, and filled with funk. Then there are other parts where the vocals feel very lackluster and don't offer much, combined with basic instrumentals. I wish it was a little better but I enjoyed listening
key words; soul, funk and jazz, so up for this. But I just kept checking out, by track 3 thought must nearly be finished, which was not a good indicator. Found her vocals somewhat one dimensional, lacking any variety what so ever and so for me, lacking emotion which made every track drag and appear overlong and outsaying there natural existence. It was just so much like hard work and a struggle to keep going, that isn't a good thing, probably generous - 2 Star
Not worth your time.
Oh wow. This is good. Like, really good actually. This is genuinely amazing. I really love this album. I mean, it's not the biggest surprise in the world. I already gave Lauryn Hill a 5 (arguably 2 if you count the Fugees album), so is it really that surprising that I gave Erykah Badu a 5 as well? Maybe! Let's talk about Mama's Gun. There's a lot that I could talk about with this album. It is 70 minutes long after. Despite that, the album's pacing doesn't have any noticeable slowdown. It managed to keep my attention the whole way through, which is impressive for an album of this length. How does this happen? It's simple. The music is really really good. These songs are so good. "Penitentiary Philosophy" is such an awesome opener. Part of me kinda wishes there were more songs like it on the album, but the other songs are still incredible so I can't complain that much. "Don't Cha Know" is great. It's probably the album's most iconic song and for good reason. The album even makes room for longer songs like "Orange Moon" and "Green Eyes" which are both wonderful. "Bag Lady" is pretty nice. It's one of the songs where Erykah Badu's songwriting gets to shine. Speaking of which, the songwriting is quite good. There's a solid balance between the sorta love songs that helps define contemporary r&b and the social consciousness that helps define neo-soul specifically. I really appreciate that about this style of music. Speaking of music, the musical elements of the album are quite enjoyable as well. The influences from soul, funk, hip-hop, and more help to create an engaging album that captures the time and culture it was made in very well. I also like Badu's singing quite a bit. Maybe not as much as other neo-soul singers like Lauryn Hill or D'Angelo, but she puts more than enough soul into the songs to get the emotional beats across properly. I've got to say. I'm impressed. I figured I'd like this, but the extent to which I do enjoy it is quite a bit higher than one might have expected. Mama's Gun is excellent. 5/5.
A drum clinic. The drums and percussion are the most compelling thing about this album. Really for me, not a huge modern R & B fan, this was entertaining and nicely executed. In an endless sea of soulless pop music this album stands out for its natural feel. Erykah Badu has a unique sound not unlike Diana Ross, though less powerful and dynamic. Not bad.
You know an album’s boring the shit out of you when you can’t tell when the next track starts or even which track is what. It’s that kind of dull that somebody thought was a good idea to stretch to 70 minutes. Add Badu’s annoying vocals to it and you pretty much got nothing much of value here. I’m sure that there was probably a good album somewhere squeezed in here, but I can’t find it. Favorite track: Green Eyes Other hits: A.D. 2000, In Love With You, Penitentiary Philosophy, Orange Moon
2000s R&B. It's exactly what I expected.
not bad, pretty nice
Classic album .Top of the heap
Some good grooves on here. Reminded me a bit of Soul ll Soul in places. Lots of collaborations, notably with Isaac Hayes. Worth a listen
Not bad. Good.
Coole Mucke.
My misogyny goes brrrr. Singing and background instruments. 2/5
Erykah Badu, more like Erykah Badass.
She is an absolute genius
Queen shit
Neo-soul as it's meant to be made. I can't say I'd like to sit and listen to Erykah all day and all night but this album is a tight listen front to back. Some of the songs might be too long, but if you love the Soulquarian era this one's for you.
Ay Mamasita! Spasdigi neuentdeckig ufs wuchenend. Sehr smoothi Sach. 4 phünnkt vom Thymounh
Erika badu hani lustigerwiis s erste mal letst wuche devo ghört via konzert bsuech vum sille. Dri glosst gmerkt gmüdi, aber s einte lied scho mal i minere jazzy ahghuchte playlist versorgt gha frühner. Und jetzt da. Wenn de vibe stimmt, seeehr geil. Au de damien marley bim einte na dricho, sweet. 4 pistole fpr mama badu
Sabe quando você acorda de madrugada com a boca e garganta extremamente secas e toma um gole de água trincando de gelada? Essa é a sensação que tenho ao ouvir este disco. Produção magistral. O empenho de equipamentos analógicos e instrumentalização orgânica eleva esse álbum a um patamar magnânimo. É cada linha de baixo, é cada batida suplicante, e os vocais de Badu… inexplicável. São composições inerentemente simples, nada chocantes e inesperadas, tudo bem pedestre na verdade, mas a execução é impecável. Tenho muito apreço pelo revival do chamado Neo-Soul da Motown na virada do milênio. Artistas como Erykah Badu e D’Angelo merecem toda a aclamação que receberam em suas carreiras. E essa ordenação das faixas? Eu amo álbuns que são construídos dessa maneira, onde cada faixa deságua na próxima naturalmente e sutilmente. Mas falta um pouco de consistência. Acredito que o disco dá uma desandada em sua reta final. Acontece algo com a duração das faixas, que sofrem de uma enorme inflação. Facilmente daria pra ter cortado uns 10 minutos de duração do álbum e ele ficaria melhor e mais leve. Estranho esse desbalanço. Seu começo é fantástico e te pega firmemente, uma pena que o final não fecha o pacote com a mesma grandeza! De todo modo, um clássico. 4/5
I understand why R&B/Hip Hop/Soul is an influential genre, but it's just not for me.
Not very interesting
The band couldnt be more laid bck. I dont mean lazy, just smooth, flowing, dialed in. Wonder if they all blazed up before recording. Shes got a great voice, very instrumental in its application. Songs got funk, r&b, swagger and sway. Nice album. It think to listen over amd over i’d need to be in a certain mood but there are some songs i’ll have on high rotation - didnt cha onow, …& on, bag lady.
Tuff