Lucy Pearl - Lucy Pearl
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Free Music Review: pretty good
Hit: 3 Stars
not one of my favorites, but it has a nice vibe to it. all three bring their talents to the table and they sound good together.Free Music Review: Great CD/Missed Potential!
Hit: 5 Stars
I just reordered this CD from Amazon and let me say this, this is one of the best one shot groups ever that could've went on to real greatness if their own problems wouldn't have gotten in the way (particularly between Dawn and Raphael)! They were the best of Tony, Toni, Tone (Raphael Saadiq), En Vogue (Dawn Robinson) and A Tribe Called Quest (Ali Shahead Muhammad).
Good songs to peep is "Dance Tonight", "Don't Mess With My Man" and "You." Underrated tracks are "Something For The People", "Hollywood", "Without You" and "Good Love." The chemistry between Raphael and Dawn was amazing. I only wish they could resolve their issues with each other because these three were awesome.
To echo what another reviewer said, they could've at least equalled what they did with their respective groups and possibly could've surpassed them! With due respect, replacing Dawn with Joi was a big mistake! Joi is talented without a doubt but you can't duplicate the chemistry that was there with Dawn and Raphael. You can feel it with them whereas it just wasn't there with Raphael and Joi.
All in all, this is a good steal for $8 bucks! You won't regret this purchase.
Free Music Review: Old CD
Hit: 5 Stars
I had the CD before but it was stolen and I thought I had to forget about it and then I remembered Amazon has everything and for an unbeatable price and a few days, I was reunited with one of my most favorite CDs, ever.Free Music Review: THEY NEED TO GET BACK TOGETHER AGAIN NOW!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Lucy Pearl had potiental to be bigger than all three groups they were cut from (Tony Toni Tone, EnVogue, Tribe Called Quest). They also had that alternative sound to even cross over into alternative rock music. And get this, they were just as big over here in EUROPE!!!
I wish Ralph and Dawn would resolve their differences and get this baddass group back together. Lucy Pearl had too much of a beautiful chemistry, to just do one album (CD).
Free Music Review: 3.5 stars, really
Hit: 3 Stars
While the power trio format's been pervasive in rock for a long time (think the Jimi Hendrix Experience or Cream), Lucy Pearl is probably the closest thing to an R&B version. All three members bring impressive pedigrees to the project: Raphael Saadiq pioneered funky pop-soul as part of Tony Toni Ton?, Dawn Robinson brought back the all-girl group as one of the New Jack divas of En Vogue and Ali Shaheed Muhammed helped revolutionize hip-hop with the jazz-rap sound of A Tribe Called Quest. After such groundbreaking work, you'd think the three together would somehow not live up to expectations.
To their credit, while the trio's sound oftentimes recalls their old outfits (Robinson and Saddiq particularly), they're not resting on their laurels. Lucy Pearl builds upon their previous musical forays. "Ask of You" has Tony Toni Toni's unmistakable stamp on it overlayed, however, with slinky, sinewy, sexy harmonies. "Don't Mess With My Man" could've been an En Vogue hit with Robinson's powerful vocals, but it's got a funkier, Chic-esque danceable groove. There's not much ATCQ here, but the funky-pop "You" (which features guest vocals by Q-Tip and Snoop Dog) very nicely bridges the gap between R&B and hip-hop, though there's not much hip-hop on the album at all. Rather, it's more of a catchy old-school jam, and the single "Dance Tonight," with it's mellow, classic 1970s soul groove, is a perfect example.
There's quite a bit of that `70s sound on the album, recalling Sly and the Family Stone, Chic, and even a nod to Rick James ("LaLa") and Prince ("Good Love"). But where Lucy Pearl falls flat is in its too blatant imitations such as "Remember the Times," which comes across as an Everlast carbon-copy. And whereas most of the tracks are successful when they keep to the soul-funk grooves, their experiment with rock-funk in "Hollywood" completely fails. Also, it would've been nice to see a bit more on the production side from Muhammed (this album comes across as all-Saddiq) and more of ATCQ's jazzy-rap flavor.
If you're looking for groundbreaking, genre-defying sounds, you won't find that here -- Lucy Pearl isn't pushing any creative envelopes. But they skillfully work with what they've got, blending pre-existing genres to produce stylish music that fuses funk and urban soul with a splash of hip-hop.