Eddie Murphy - How Could It Be
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Artist: Eddie MurphyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Sony
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Free Music Review: Good Work,Eddie!
Hit: 5 Stars
WHOA!!! Well there are plenty of one to 2 1/2 star reviews for this album based seemingly in the idea of a "comedy actor singing" kind of thing. Well guess I will have to be one of the few people here who'll beg to differ.However you cut it,fact is this is an excellent album musically featuring a pretty lean sound showcasing the based of 80's keyboard funk with plenty of pop shadings. While it is true that Eddie's singing doesn't have a lot of range the sheer fact that he doesn't try too hard on any of these songs to be a serious singer goes well with the music as his high,reedy voice works well with the kind of songs he's choosing to sing. The first two songs on the album are bare bones groove pop in "Do I",itself based in a repetitive line and there's "C-O-N Confused" which is by all means a bit fuller. The title song goes for something of the simple slower groove thing and...well isn't the place where Eddie's (I'll admit it) limited voice is at it's finest. "I Wish (I Could Tell You When)" utilizes a style of music I personally find rather appealing during this time-a mixture of a jazzy swing arrangement with 80's production. Some might find it pretty corny,mostly to do with some of the instrumentation used but by the time Stevie Wonder's blues harp comes rolling there's plenty going for it. "Party All The Time" was the big hit and while Rick James' edgy punk-funk style provides a stark contrast to Eddie's very much in opposit singing the song does have an instant radio appeal. "I,Me,Us,We" finds Eddie in a very much gospel/funk state of mind with some rapping taken from his comic skills over a song that has some strong references to James Brown here and there though no of course nearly as brilliant and individual. The piano oriented ballad "My God Is Color Blind" has a civil rights themed message that,while it borrows some from Michael Jackson's simplistic message of "universality" actually makes some excellent points,even if many have been said before. "Everything's Coming Up Roses" is a great funky dance tune on an optimistic note. So no this album isn't exactly Mozart-it was never intended to be. But even with Eddie's minuses in vocal terms this album actually succeeds highly in it's intentions and by virtue of it's concept it doesn't really get much of the recognition it probably deserves.
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