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  • Friday Throwback – Love U 4 Life

    After three albums, Jodeci finally got their wedding song on. The wedding song is the one song that makes groups timeless. It’s the one song that gets played at weddings, and once you’re on the wedding playlist, you’re on it for life. Always And Forever anyone?

    This song is not a song about freakin’. Not every freakin’ day, or every freakin’ night. It’s a love song. Give it to ‘em K-Ci.

    • Is T-Boz in her bra?
    • “I wanna love you for life, because your love is why I live.” I wonder if K-Ci sang that to Mary J. Blige.
    • Even with the pimp daddy hat and the pimp daddy suit, why does K-Ci still look like Tyrone Biggums?
    • Someone tell Jo-Jo that wearing the Sox hat was old by then.
    • Especially with a suit.
    • I swear I thought the Pastor looked like Rev Run.
    • It has to be Rev Run.
    • Why wasn’t the DMC the ring bearer?
    • When Dalvin slobbed down T-Boz, I wonder if Mack-10 was ready to get his backyard boogie on? Get your boogie on …

    This would be Jodeci’s last hit single I believe. K-Ci and Jo-Jo would take this blueprint and successfully launch a career as the two-some of the creative name of K-Ci and Jo-Jo. All the songs about freakin’ and feenin’ and were replaced by songs about love and love, and more love. They became romantic balladeers. One of these days, when I’m out of ideas, I’ll work in my favorite K-Ci and Jo-Jo song, All My Life.

  • The Return Of "At The Wrecka Sto’"…Albeit A Day Late…

    There will be a weekly updated new release portion of the actual musichelpweb.com site soon, but in the meantime, there are a million new albums out this week. So, no matter what genre of music you’re a fan of, you should be able to find something to enjoy.

    Country fans: While you’re basking in the glow of Reba McEntire’s #1 Album debut (the best first week of sales in Reba’s long and venerable career), you also might wanna check out “Still Feels Good”, the latest release from country
    darlings Rascal Flatts. They had 2006’s biggest
    selling non-soundtrack album (thanks, “High School Musical”), and this one should be another biggie. For those who like their
    country of a somewhat more mature, rootsy variety check out
    alt-country troubadour Steve Earle and his Washington Square
    Serenade

    Rap fans: You a Black Eyed Peas fan? I’m not, but it’s OK if you are. Band leader will.i.am has a new album out called Songs About Girls. Rumor has it that it’s quite eclectic and artistic in a way that his fellow bandmate Fergie’s album was decidely not.

    Classic Pop fans; Not only are there a few Tony Bennett reissues hitting stores, but Queen Latifah unleashes another set of sunny covers with Travelin’ Light. Listen to the Queen (who I caught last night on a very funny “Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air” rerun…it was strange watching her and Will Smith on the screen knowing that they both have gone on to be Oscar nominated) tackle classics such as “I’m Not In Love” on this release. Meanwhile, not only is Joni Mitchell covered on the new Chaka Khan album (see below for details)…not only is she the subject of a Herbie Hancock-directed tribute album (featuring Corinne Bailey Rae and others), but the Queen of Singer-Songwriters issues her Starbucks-backed Hear Music debut, Shine-which I’ve already heard and HIGHLY recommend.

    Rock fans: The Foo Fighters are back! “The Pretender” is the latest in a long line of winning rock songs from Dave Grohl and company. The name of the album is Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

    Indie Folks: Iron & Wine (who I remember from the Garden State soundtrack) and Devendra Banhart (who I remember because his name sounds like the name of some girl I went to school with) have new albums out today. I’m sure Pitchfork is already drooling all over both albums.

    R&B fans: This is the R&B Super Tuesday of 2007. To wit: Mary J.-in-training Keyshia Cole attempts to conquer the sophomore album demon with Just Like Me. First single “Let It Go” has already had #1 success. Meanwhile, Jill Scott returns for round three with The Real Thing. The singer/songwriter/spoken word artist also has what is a reportedly career-defining role in “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married”, in theaters 10/12 (co-starring Janet Jackson). Fans who prefer their soul a little more on the esoteric side will rejoice in albums from bassist/provocateur Meshell Ndegeocello (The World Has Made Me The Man of My Dreams) and singer Rahsaan Patterson’s Wines & Spirits> Finally, a singer who many soul fans say Rahsaan resembles vocally is back. Chaka Khan is back with Funk This!, her first album of all new material in a decade. Chaka rolls with producers Jam & Lewis on this one, and it also features contributions from former Rufus bandmate Tony Maiden, Michael McDonald and Mary J. Blige.

    Lovers of music? This should be a very good week for you!!

  • Beating The Sophomore Jinx: New Releases 9/18/07

    The second album is the “show & prove” effort. The time to let people know that you’re more than a one-hit wonder, and two of 2006’s biggest debut artists make their (rather quick, if you ask me) returns today.
    Welcome back James (“You’re Beautiful”) Blunt and KT (“Suddenly I See”) Tunstall with their second albums. Blunt, the new king of Lite radio, has a new single called “1973” and his album is called All The Lost Souls. KT, whose chick rock has gained her a ton of fans through placement on just about every TV show imaginable, has a new album called Drastic Fantastic.
    Speaking of Lite radio, there’s a new Barry Manilow record in stores today, and something tells me Elizabeth Hasselbeck will not be buying it. But that shouldn’t stop you from buying The Greatest Songs of the Seventies. Then again…it *is* Barry Manilow…
    Want more of the greatest songs of the Seventies? Pick up Babyface’s new CD, Playlist, which features the R&B singer/songwriter/producer/instrumentalist remaking songs like James Taylor’s “Fire & Rain” and Dan Fogelberg’s “Longer”.
    Also on the release schedule, the solo debut of Train’s Pat Monahan, Aussie singer/songwriter Ben Lee, Finnish metal outfit HIM, rap Grammy winner Chamillionaire, and the final album from industrial gods Ministry.
    See? Something for everyone!!!