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Title: Overproduced, Disappointing
Review: I think my title says it all. Bought on the recommendation of a friend, based on my love of MMW, this is not even in the same realm. MMW is raw, gritty, and dirty, with all sorts of sounds going on in and around their music. Soulive has none of this. It's not quite as bad as smooth jazz, but it's close. The production is too slick, and the organ, sax, and guitar sounds are so cheesy I felt I needed some bread and a skillet. The only song worth anything here is the Ani cover ("Joyful Girl"), on which Dave Matthews' voice shines - and I usually can't stand him or his band (or their fans, but that's neither here nor there). "Next" is exactly what I said when this album ended, and it'll probably stay in its case on the shelf forever.
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