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Title: knee deep!
Review: So i'm lisnin' to these cds back to back:prince-musicologymusiq-soulstarrahsaan patterson-love in stereod'angelo-voodoovan hunt-van huntwinner:hands down, love in stereo..but read the credits closely and you'll see van's name all over LIS as a cowriter and producer. i dig his cd, more with each listen, he certainly has a way with a lyric which is a lot more than i can say for most of the brothers out there today. and the influences are right there in your face. what "van hunt" gets right though is that it moves just enough to the left to keep it sounding fresh. sure we've heard it before, but this isn't imitation for its own sake. like macy gray who pushes the envelope of generic r&b; to its extreme, van hunt grabs you in ways you don't expect. the bossa nova of "her december", the slyesque bass/percussion of "highlights" and "out of the sky" and the sunny pop of "dust" are gorgeous. let's hope capitol doesn't drop the ball and supports van hunt.
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