BLACKsummers’ night

I’ve never really liked Maxwell’s work.  I mean he was very distinguished and handsome, but his albums did very little if anything for me.  Whenever, Wherever, Whatever & Lifetime was the SHIT! But the rest of that LP…I could’ve passed.  And this was in a time when iTunes wasn’t dominating the music world and you had to either buy the entire project or Napster it.  So I can honestly say, there was simply not enough room on my 30gb iPod when I was transferring music that heavenly day I laid down $250 smacker-roos and bought my iPod Video.  I didn’t even miss him.  I was still holding my breath waiting for the return of Tevin Campbell & Bilal!

Then came Pretty Wings…Okay Maxwell, you could be on to something.  Then I saw him.  DAMN HE LOOKS GREAT! Okay Maxwell, I see the new do, do you playa! Play on!…But I wasn’t sold.  Then I heard Fist Full of Tears.  WTF! MAXWELL YOU TRYING TO TAKE MY MONEY?!  Oh shit, this better be good!  And he did NOT disappoint.

BLACKsummers’ night is a three disc compilation that Maxwell has been working hard on for many years.  The concept is each cd will show a different side to love.  BLACKsummers’ night is the darkier side of love.  Love lost, heartbreak, healing, etc.  blackSUMMERS’ night is supposedly going to be the happier side to love.  More joyous and upbeat.  And blacksummers’ NIGHT will be comprised of GOOD OL’ FASHION BABYMAKING MUSIC!….AWWWWWW genius.  Of the three cds, I’m thinking BLACK will probably be my favorite simply because I don’t really care for Maxwell’s fast work…even midtempo.  And BLACK mellows the listener out.  So if you don’t already have your copy, listen to some tracks below (turn off the blog track in the right bar) and if they do anything for you, then this cd is for you too.

BLACKsummersnight