Seal - Seal IV
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Music CD Cover Artist: Seal Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2003-09-09 Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Seal IV Album
Free Music Review: Excellent - but (unfortunately) non-adventurous
Hit: 4 Stars
I love Seal. From early on in the "Crazy"/"Bring It On" days, through the gorgeous "Kiss From A Rose", his music has been as sleek as a finely tailored suit. Deep rich vocals, gorgeous instrumentation and just-right production (primarily from Trevor Horn) are hallmarks of everything he's ever released.This is as true as ever on Seal (IV). And while the disc represents a move toward more introspective and "I care about the world" type lyrics, most of these songs would have fit nicely on Seal 1, 2 or 3. That's mildly disappointing, because there has to be an untapped potential to his artistry.
Seal ups the ante when it comes to dance beats this time out, and the strongest songs are the ones that really move your feet. "Get It Together" is a monster, all Philly-style soul with excellent house beats and gorgeous strings. "Let ME Roll" is an even better use of horns, which meld perfectly with some outstanding electronica touches and an impassioned vocal. And "My Vision" is possibly the best blending of techno and ballad styled music to be released this year.
There are, as always, some gorgeous slow ballads on this disc - and fortunately, Seal has mostly stayed away from the audlt contemporary style that he seemed to enjoy on his follow ups to "Kiss From A Rose". Here 2 songs in particular, "Touch" and "Loneliest Star" show the guy is the equivalent of Sade when it comes to quiet-storm styled R&B set to both lull and seduce the listener. Seal's even open enough to give a reggae song a try, and while "Where There's Gold" is not a killer cut, it is nice to hear his great pipes trying their best to expand in range.
This is great material - I just wish that there was something really "new" here - supposedly, Seal was finishing a different album (titled Togetherland)that was more adventurous than anything previous, but he was unhappy with the results, and returned to London to work with Horn. Here's hoping that some of these tracks find their way to the public - it would be great to hear what other styles or rhythms he works in.