Lisa Lopes - Supernova
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Free Music Review: Left Eye stands on her own
Hit: 4 Stars
During 1999, the late Lisa Lopes (aka Left Eye), feeling somewhat restless in a group setting after learning of some uncomplimentary things that her fellow TLC bandmates stated about her in an interview, issued a challenge to them: Let's all make solo CDs and see whose will sell the best. Tionne Watkins (aka T-Boz) and Rozonda Thomas (aka Chilli) refused, but Left Eye went ahead and recorded her own: SUPERNOVA, a straight hip-hop CD, which was released as an European import last year. It was a total disgrace that LaFace/Arista didn't feel like it was good enough to be released here in the United States - they obviously had no faith in this project and didn't support it at all. I have to admire the effort Lisa put into this, even though I've always felt that she did her best work as part of a group. Well, listening to this changed my mind! SUPERNOVA is an exceptional hip-hop CD - it's an eclectic mix of different beats that will have you listening and dancing at the same time.
With the exception of a few cuts, this CD showcases Left Eye's amazing rap and lyrical skills in a way we probably would never see within the bounds of TLC, so if you're expecting to hear smooth stuff like "Creep" and "Waterfalls", you won't find it here. A bold statement of confidence, it seemed as if she felt she had something to prove, because she addresses some extremely personal issues in some of her raps that are very telling. She even talks about the internal troubles in the group ("I Believe In Me"), and the message pretty much expresses to her TLC sisters: "Hey, recognize...I love TLC, but I have a professional life beyond this group...don't be upset because I choose to live it." She may very well have been saying that to them because with all the people she thanked on the album, she didn't mention them once. But then at the very bottom of the liner notes she says: "If there's anyone I forgot, please forgive me." Take that as you will.
There is a collaboration with her on again-off again boyfriend football star Andre Rison, "Rags To Riches" which is interesting, but to me Rison's presence was kind of annoying. Also the late Tupac Shakur, who dated Lisa for a while, is included on a track called "Untouchable", where Left Eye does a Natalie Cole: adding her vocals to an old track that featured Shakur and making it into a Left Eye featuring 2Pac song. "True Confessions" really shows Left Eye's ability to tell a story through her raps. I found the best songs on this CD were the dance jams "Hot!" and "Jenny", the spirituality of "The Universal Quest" and the haunting "A New Star Is Born", where she talks about death and is dedicated to her deceased father. Instead of straight rapping, she speaks over the music about how her life was affected by him. What is especially sad is when she says "So, Dad, I know you're listening...how ya been? Oh, I'm doin' fine...just passing time...submerged in sin...Everytime I take a bath, I just get all dirty again...and tryin' to cleanse my mind, cleanse my soul, and get in...into that place you've been. No, I'm not tryin' to rush anything...I just wanna visit you...because I miss you." This song makes me cry each time I hear it.
It's heartbreaking, because aside from the fact that Lisa was recording with TLC again (which was great news to fans of the group, like me) now we know that Lisa unfortunately would get her wish to see her father sooner than she might have expected. It will bring a tear to your eye. The world lost a great talent in Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. For those of you who never really understood her, listening to TLC is cool. But SUPERNOVA is really Lisa's musical legacy. If you want to get to know the REAL Lisa - the Lisa beyond the media chatter and the drama - you have to get this. Like a female Marvin Gaye, she reveals her inner self to us, and you feel like you really know her. Maybe this was something that most TLC fans weren't ready for, but I am grateful that she made this CD because there was more to her persona than what you saw or read about her in the tabloids. After hearing it, you will no doubt comprehend this "crazy" chick a little more. RIP Left Eye!!
Free Music Review: A "Super" Solo Effort For Lisa
Hit: 4 Stars
I had been awaiting the arrival for this cd since last year, and it finally became available after Lisa's tragic accident in Honduras. Every song on this collection is very good, and at times, somewhat eerie. On the last track, "A New Star is Born", she talks to her deceased father, saying she wants to see him. On the first track ("Life Is Like A Park") she keeps repeating the word "Life". It seems so sad to hear the songs after her death, because she had great potential and could have had a great solo career as well as with TLC. I have heard that she had finished a solo album on Tha Row records under the pseudonym NINA; hopefully it will be released soon. RIP, Left Eye...we will miss you..."the day we learned you were gone, a new star was born".Free Music Review: Into Left Eye's World
Hit: 4 Stars
Overall I think this is a good album. There are a lot of songs I like and I thinkg its just very interesting to hear what she has to say. I think all TLC/Left Eye fans should get this CD. There are just a couple of songs on there that I tend to skip over, but other than that I think its a cool album.Free Music Review: Tupac the Coordinator????
Hit: 4 Stars
2Pac | Background Vocals, Vocal Arrangement Coordinator, Producer umm isnt tupac supposed to be dead?
or maybe not...
something for you people to think about
Free Music Review: LA Reid Opportunist
Hit: 4 Stars
I can't believe that Reid would put this album out now, when I specifically remember him shelving it and only releasing it in Europe.