Common - Finding Forever
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Artist: CommonEdition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2007-07-31
Music Label: Universal Music Group
Soundtracks:
- Intro
- Start the Show
- People
- Drivin' Me Wild - Lily Allen, , Common
- I Want You
- Southside - Common, Kanye West,
- Game
- U, Black Maybe
- So Far to Go - Common, , D'Angelo
- Break My Heart
- Misunderstood
- Forever Begins
Free Music Notes for Finding Forever
Free Music Review: Outstanding. As good as Be, if not better.
Hit: 5 Stars
Everyone and I mean EVERYONE compares this to Be. I see Be as his the serious, poetic release. Finding Forever is a more fun, relaxed and exciting album than BE if I were to compare them. Both are 5 star releases, but my nod goes to Finding Forever. I don't believe either have attained classic status YET.
LEMME BREAK IT DOWN...
-The beats on Finding Forever are better than Be's. There's more replay value and it's easier to listen to overall. SAMPLE EM, you'll see.
-Common's lyrics haven't slipped. They seem SLIGHTLY more simplified however, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
-If anything, this is Be Pt. 2. It contains the same subject matter minus the boring, predictable "Testify" and the odd,lovey-dovey lyrics of GO! What makes this a better release is that ALL of the songs are essential components of one great album, with no skippable trax.
-One of the best songs "Southside" are ruined by Kanye's vocals. Not lyrically (although he can't touch Com), but in the hook he repeats "South South South!" in a weak, almost pitiful manner. It completely destroys the song IMO. Although I listen to it, I go to the next track as soon as the hook hits.
THE FINAL VERDICT...
Although not as lyrically poetic as Be to most Common fans, it ultimately is the superior OVERALL release. I'd reccommend you buy them both at the same time. You'll enjoy them both equally IMO.
Finding Forever Poster
Multi-faceted Hip-Hop superstar Common is prepping his highly anticipated seventh album, Finding Forever, for a July 31st release on G.O.O.D Music/Geffen Records. The album is the follow up to the four times Grammy nominated, critically heralded and Kanye West produced Be, which spawned hits including The Corner, Go, and Testify. Finding Forever, finds Kanye again taking the bulk of production work with help from Will.I.Am on the sultry I Want You, the late great J. Dilla on So Far To Go, featuring a surprise guest appearance by D'Angelo and G.O.O.D Music producer Devo Springsteen on Misunderstood. On Finding Forever, Common, rips the mic like a hungry newcomer. The street single The Game produced by Kanye with scratches by the legendary DJ Premier is a horn drenched, vintage NY rap boom-bap banger from the Chi-town emcee, no less. The resounding lead single The People finds Common lyrically asserting why and who he creates his music for over regal strings, delectable keys and hard to get vocals by Gil Scott Heron. This is the explicit version.It's no small feat to follow an instant classic like Common's Be (2005) but he skillfully builds on that success with a worthy sequel. The two albums share much in common, especially with Finding Forever's focus and brevity (under 50 minutes) and especially with Kanye West's musical direction. The two Chicago natives have forged a strong chemistry together, especially on songs like "Start the Show" and "Southside" where both men appear, but just as a producer, West makes his presence felt on everything from the catchy piano tinkles of "Driving Me Wild" (featuring British chanteuse Lily Allen) to the brass-knuckled "The Game" (featuring DJ Premier). As has become his trademark, Common balances heartfelt earnestness ("Black Maybe") with clever charm ("Break My Heart") though he has one too many love songs ("I Want You"). Whether Finding Forever surpasses Be is a matter of individual, song-for-song taste: At worst, it's on par--a laudable accomplishment for a veteran now 15 years into his career. --Oliver Wang
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