Lyfe Jennings - Lyfe Change
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Artist: Lyfe JenningsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-04-29
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Change the Game (Intro)
- Keep on Dreaming
- Warriors
- Never Never Land
- Brand New
- It's Real
- Cops Up
- You Think You've Got It Bad
- Wild, Wild, Wild
- Midnight Train
- Hmmm
- Old School
- Us (Interlude)
- Will I Ever
- Baby I'm a Star [*]
Music reviews of Lyfe Change
Music Review: A Lyfe Change...I think not
Rating: 3 Stars
After having to wait almost two years for another album by Lyfe Jennings, he closed the gap with Lyfe Change which dropped back in April 2008. With critically acclaimed singles, "Must Be Nice", "S.E.X.", and "Let's Stay Together", I expected to receive an album that was just as filling as his first two efforts - Lyfe 268-192 and The Phoenix. When I first popped my CD into my car's player, I was not moved by the first track on the album which features a man with a bad imitation of an Italian accent (not sure if this was Lyfe himself). Several times I skipped the track not knowing that it was a story which illustrates how significant change is. Once you've gotten the picture, there's no need to listen to it anymore.
Next up is "Keep Dreaming" which showcases Lyfe's raspy, yet silky, vocals over subtle percussion smoothly playing in the background. This song has a nice message and sounds like the traditional work from Lyfe. "Warriors" is another autobiographical example of the life that he has endured. No offense, but I think all avid Lyfe fans are well-aware of his background and don't need another song to showcase this. Besides that, the song was okay with the exception of the chorus. I think that the rough sounds of his vocals make it hard to appreciate the rest of the song. "Never Never Land" is the perfect response for those who jumped on Jay-Z's famous (30 is the new 20) catchphrase. The lyrics are on point and the arrangement of the instrumentals make for a fine delivery. "Brand New" celebrates the appreciation of a loved one not changing because Lyfe's financial status has changed. I love the message of this song but could have done without T.I.'s contribution. I may be biased but I don't think needed a rapper to drive home his point. I must admit that "It's Real" is a song that's so deeply infused with genius production that I missed the idea. This is a song about the importance of "wrapping up" due to the plight of AIDS. This should be put in rotation on the radio but I'm sure that would upset some conservative groups.
"Cops Up" is an ode to those women who catches Lyfe's attention by merely getting a glimpse of their beauty. It has a nice grown and sexy feel to it and offers a balance in contrast to the heavier subject matter. "You Think You've Got it Bad" has a reggae feel to it with an appearance by Wyclef Jean. Typically I don't gravitate to a Caribbean sound but this is a beautiful song. I love the song "Wild, Wild, Wild"! It's another representation of how Lyfe is able to give a mainstream sound to a deep subject. He's expressing that there are people "wilding" by selling out to attain a certain position (or refrain from certain situations) in life. He doesn't leave anyone out; he travels from the Hood to Hollywood for the journey of this song. "Midnight Train" is a song that's kind of hard to get into. The musical style is a little to mellow for me but once again his lyrics are a song-saver. I have to be in a particular mood to listen to this track. "Hmmm" is track that lets us know that Lyfe is well aware of his mortality. Nothing exceptional about it; it has a nice sound to it. "Old School" is a description about his car...no comment about that. The interlude "Us" is synonymous to a prayer being sung. "Will I Ever" is an age-old question that many singles have about their love life...simply put it delivered with a sense of urgency and has a great aesthetic component to it. The last song on this CD is "Baby I'm a Star". It's a good way to end the album after several heavy subjects. There's a feel-good notion to this track.
After listening to this album a few times, I noticed that Lyfe did away with his traditional introductions to every track. I can't say that I miss them and hopefully they won't return anytime soon. Due to the less than stellar productions of one too many tracks, I would give his latest effort 3 out of 5. Be forewarned that this particular CD is not a classic by any means.
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