★★★★★
Even true lovers of the soul music of the 70s and 80s are reaching the point of being officially tired of soul "covers" albums. More than two dozen albums recreating classic soul songs have been released in the past two years by artists ranging from Jeffrey Osborne to Patti LaBelle to Hall & Oates, and they show no sign of slowing down. Some, like recent releases by Natalie Cole and Glenn Jones, have been absolutely inspired...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
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- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
What an original idea! A male R&B;vocal group that throws together fat new jack beats, a littleohh-girl passion, and some soulful sincerity! If you're looking forbold new concepts in black music, look elsewhere, but Silk's Lose Control is a brand ofseduction doesn't sound any less sweet for the familiarity. B
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Quick! Someone take Silk aside and inform them of the political correctness that exists in the world today. Sure they might have got away with 'Freak Me' (the self-same track made famous by Another Level) back in 1992, but that was because crooning about whipped cream and licking down there was risque back then.
But nine years later our expectations from our r&b groups have changed. We need our minds, as well as our crotches, titillated...
- nme.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Silk is back. Not the fabric, but the R&B group of the '90s, known for producing "baby-making music" and for bringing desire to a lyrical boil (as in the single "Freak Me""Let me lick you up and down / 'Til you say stop"). But the groupfounded by Gary Glenn, Johnathan Rasboro, Tim Cameron, and Jimmy Gatesis back in name only, as their latest disc, Always & Forever, presents us with a collection of covers and a heavy duty blast from the '80s.
Always & Forever reminds us of a fact we ...
- www.popmatters.com
2009-03-23
★★★★★
Silk was comprised of ex-Independents ("Leaving Me") Maurice Jackson and Aaron "Eric" Thomas, along with Arthur Reid. If price was the barometer, this should be a great album by a great group -- the nine tracks sell for 20 dollars discounted online, with their first single, "Party 1 & 2," at six minutes and 21 seconds, the longest. While not worthy of its inflated price, it's alright...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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