Heaux Tales

Heb er maar flarden van meegekregen, maar dit is echt niks voor mij. Klinkt als 13 in een dozijn R&B.

Twee sterren voor de moeite. Ik vond dit Destiny’s Child.

-I liked Anderson .Paak's verse on "Price Tags" -Not many interesting flows or beats

Not my style AT ALL. Charmed anyway.

I definitely appreciated hearing the points of view expressed, and the vignettes are interesting glimpses into the lives behind the songs. As a very recent album, however, I maybe hoped to hear some themes that I haven't heard before in other artists' work. As for the music itself, I like "Pick Up Your Feelings," but I really didn't enjoy much more than that.

This was another new one for me and I was intrigued. It was raw yet smooth to me. At moments it was a challenge for me because it was a truth so far from mine, but I really appreciated the album experience.

Goodness gracious. Vulnerable and raw. This is a fascinating album. Recordings of seemingly candid speeches are interspersed with songs inspired by the discussions. The way I said it makes it sound boring! But the pieces are largely about sex and sexual agency, so no not boring. I love Sullivan's voice. She's got a beautiful range and uses it with particular gut-wrenching effect on the track Lost One. My other favorites on the album were: Bodies, Pick Up Your Feelings, The Other Side, and Girl Like Me.

I haven't heard of it nor Jazmine Sullivan before but I will remember her now! This take-no-prisoners examination of female sexuality is refreshingly candid as it explores the feelings and desires of women while challenging all the judgmental, hypocritical baggage usually attached to it. More than just an entertaining album, this is a real education and as I listened was embarrassed to realize how much of that baggage I still carry around despite my attempts to shed myself of them. I almost started this review by saying "this album isn't targeted at me" and realized that, yes, it IS targeted at me. It is targeted at a society that carries around these bullshit views of femininity and I have to contend with that every bit as much as anyone else. We are not the enlightened people we think we are and albums like this are spotlights exposing the work to be done. Heaux Tales is a phenomenal album.

Jako me iznenadilo što je ovo već tu. Poslušala sam ovaj album kad je izašao jer su svi kritičari simpali za ovim. Skroz razumljivo. Nekad nema boljeg od jako kvalitetnog R&B albuma o seksu, sa savršenim vokalima, produkcijom, Anderson Paakom i HER.

2021? Dakle, vidim da je ovaj album prošao meni preko glave ili stvarno nisu ni pitchfork, ni consequence ni reddit gdje pronalazim albume iz istoimene godine rekli nešta o ovom EP-ju. *Osvrt*: I dig that concept shit, općenito. Podsjeća me na Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, ali samo u vezi koncepcije. Tematika se tiče seksualnosti, odnosa i osjećaja u vezi toga, to je što sam pohvato. Prvi dio me nije baš nešta držao, ali pjesme poput: Lost One, The Other Side i Girl Like Me su mi digli za zvjezdicu. Vjerujem da će ovo biti nekako Anitin štih, da će joj bit ovaj EP dobar, bar bolji nego što je meni.

Ok… i?

R and B, not for me.

Not my thing, but an accomplished piece of work

A bizarre choice as one of the 1001 albums you must hear. Totally forgettable.

Not bad

I was going to attempt to write a humorous review to compensate for the basic fact that I just don't get this kind of music. Then I just thought I'll just tell it like it is : I just don't like it. At all. Sorry. Xx

Enjoyed this album and made a change from what I've heard this far. The music reminded me of Missy elliot and the lyrics seemed to tackle issues!

Listenable but not outstanding

Do you like sex? Do you like albums about sex? Do you relate to the inner city struggles of Harlem? Well, here it is on a plate. Dig in!

It wasn't bad, but nothing stood out for me.

An absorbing, intelligent nu soul album with stunning vocals and excellent production, Jazmine Sullivan astutely narrates the complexities of modern dating, relationships and self worth on an album that rewards repeat listening.

Hmm, this was a real stretch for me. I guess it’s not really made for a 59 year old male, but it was still cool. Pick up your feelings is great! She is an unapologetic sexual being. Recognizing the ups and downs of that reality. Go for it girl

some sexy r+b

Lost me in the first 10 seconds. I hate this style of music, I hate it's attitude, I hate it's vocal style - I hate everything about it.

I'm not normally a big fan of R&B, but this was excellent. Nice one Jazmine!

Saucy

holy shit, if i could give 6 stars i would

1.5

Lot's of nuanced sex in this album. I doubt that I'm the ideal demographic of this album, but I appreciated Jazmine Sullivan's attempt at pulling back the curtain to expose realities and thoughts of her audience. That was enough for me to engage with this album. Different self-reflection interstitials connect themes of sexuality and feminism and provide short glimpses into the headspace of the artist. These are the highlights of this album. The 'tales' are short (each one less than two mins.) and convey candid, and I assume genuine, thoughts from different women about the pussy, the money and the self-worth. The tales are relatable (even for those without vaginas) and the effect on the listener is a stronger connection to her music. In an age where artists are defined more by their carefully choreographed social media splashes than their music, it's a welcome change that JS has opted for. The inclusion of some authenticity seems to be counterintuitive for aspiring singer / songwriters but that's what I love about this one.

The 1001 albums generator has embraced the updated edition, and after a long streak of albums that never got more recent than the early 90s, here comes "Heaux Tales" from 2021. I think the process of updating a list like this is tricky. It's hard to properly judge the place in music history for an album less than a year old. But to be one of only 2 albums added from this year, this must be a revolutionary, stand out album, right? Well, yes and no. But mostly no. "Heaux Tales" bounces back and forth from fine but not special R&B to short vignettes of women presenting their "tale." The tales offer glimpses of modern sexuality, from the too often overlooked perspective of ordinary women. They are real and raw, but in their rawness and prevalence they dominate the album. They make up 5 of the 14 tracks, and made more of an impression than most of the songs did. One exception from the songs was "Put it Down," which clearly stood out from the rest. While most of the tracks are fairly average R&B, "Put it Down" features a trap beat and a mix of rapping and singing. I generally find trap beats to be super similar and very repetitive, but it was actually put to good use here, and the blending with R&B provided something fresh.

Super authentic, perspectives worthy of repeated listens.

Reminiscent of the miseducation

This album offers an interesting perspective on womens’ self worth, sexuality, and relationship power dynamics. Also interesting is the spelling “Heaux”. I’m always down for the Cajun version of words that rhyme with go (e.g., geaux). I’m not really sure what to make of this album. Is it positive? Negative? Or just is? I lean toward positive. There is some objectification present, similar to what is found in male r&b. However, women have taken over the narrative here. And there are certainly more favorably buoyant views of women than what I’d expect from a male lead. In the end, I like the music, but it’s not really my thing and there are too many interludes for me.

Well... not for me. But nice voice, anyway.

Not a bad little hip hop / neo soul album. Nothing remarkable though interesting conceptually where themes of female (sexual) empowerment. 3.5 🌟

funky and soulful.

not for me

nope. 1/5

Do you know

really not my style

No.... Just no.

Enjoyed more than I thought I would

Would be no starts if possible.

Reminiscent of Lauryn Hill. Complex mix of R&B ballads, twitchy hip-hop, feminist lyrics.

Honestly it was pretty average R&B. I did really enjoy the songs On It and The Other Side, though.

I was surprised to see this recent of an album on this list, but it was a worthy addition. The vocals and writing on this album are great and it had a great R&B sound. It did seem somewhat anemic considering it was half an hour including the intermission stories though. Fav songs: pick up your feelings, price tags

I'm confused how a 2021 album is even on this list? I think if I'd heard it elsewhere I may have even liked this, but seeing it here puts higher expectations on it that this just doesn't deliver. To be canonized that quickly, an album would have to be something truly groundbreaking. This is not that. It isn't bad either though.

Socially relevant for 2021 and pretty funny at times but of all the releases in the past 12 months not sure why this one would make the cut.

I appreciate seeing an album so fresh (2021) on this list. However, I didn't appreciate the album itself. :-( Just another generic pop/hip-hop/soul.

just not for me I really struggled to connect but she has a great voice