★★★★★
Tank's the sort of R&B artist that exists mostly in memories these days, all husky tenor and shirt-lacking cover art, but This Is How I Feel sees all his time writing and producing for artists like Chris Brown, Plies and Omarion apparently sapping most of his more human characteristics in favor of typical modern R&B boisterousness. Even when his sound reaches back to his origins at Blackground, like "Your One" or "Better Than Me", the results feel tepid and unengaging...
- www.popmatters.com
2012-07-05
★★★★★
Forging ahead on course, bulldozing obstacles, and remaining a formidable weapon in the artillery thanks to its heft and strength: sure, the nickname probably originated from his gridiron years back in the day, but it's safe to say that Durell "Tank" Babbs has earned it with his steady successes as a singer, songwriter and producer...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-20
★★★★★
With his hit single "Please Don't Go" already dominating the Urban Adult Contemporary airwaves and his new CD Sex, Love and Pain receiving ample industry buzz, Tank is slated to continue his dominance of the modern ghetto love genre he helped create. A contributing pioneer of today's slicker version of ghetto soul, Tank has been quietly forging the sound some believe he's imitating...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Let me start this review by saying that after a few listens of Demonstrating Potential, I already feel the need to get put up a defensive front in respect to The Tank. First off, this EP is good - really good. The songs are catchy, the production is crisp, and the whole EP is an attack of head-bopping and toe-tapping just waiting to happen...
- www.adequacy.net
2010-06-18
★★★★★
Durrell Babbs has a limber tenor, hewn-granite looks, and a lengthy résumé of songwriting and production work for artists like Aaliyah and Omarion. One thing he lacks is a distinct identity. Tank's third CD, Sex Love & Pain, covers each of its titular subjects in turn, via seductive slow jams ("When"), tender pledges ("I'm Coming Home"), and teary postcards from Splitsville ("Heartbreaker")...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Debut full length from the French band Tank following well received debut 12" also on Earworm. Eight tracks of uptempo Kraut grooves ala Stereolab.
- www.forcedexposure.com
2009-06-08
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