b ree zy ," ▁and ▁" s oph istic ated " ▁aren ' t ▁usually ▁among ▁them . ▁L uck ily , ▁they ▁apply ▁to ▁John ▁Leg end ' s ▁subt le ▁follow - up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ' s ▁Gram my - win ning , ▁multi pl atin um ▁Get ▁L ift ed ." ▁Hart ford ▁Cour ant ▁like wise ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁and ▁called ▁its ▁songs ▁" S oul ▁music ▁im pe cc ably ▁po ised ▁between ▁past ▁and ▁future , ▁anch ored ▁by ▁a ▁warm ▁voice ▁comfort ingly ▁similar ▁to ▁Bill ▁With ers ' ." ▁ ▁Other ▁reviews ▁are ▁average ▁or ▁mixed : ▁The ▁Ob server ▁gave ▁it ▁three ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁Leg end ▁" has ▁stepped ▁up ▁into ▁territory ▁that ▁references ▁his ▁background ▁in ▁g ospel ▁and ▁soul ▁but ▁avoid s ▁the ▁more ▁obvious ▁nod s ▁to ▁the ▁past ." ▁Sl ant ▁Magazine ▁also ▁gave ▁it ▁three ▁stars ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁album ' s ▁mid section ▁" bul ges ▁with ▁excess ▁M OR ▁fat , ▁but ▁unlike ▁Leg end ' s ▁debut , ▁the ▁album ▁doesn ' t ▁res ur rect ▁itself ▁by ▁the ▁end ." ▁Now ▁like wise ▁gave ▁it ▁three ▁stars ▁and ▁said , ▁" Leg end ' s ▁l oun ge - track ▁sentiment ality ▁often ▁sp ills ▁into ▁sch m alt zed - out ▁Stre is and - on - B road way ▁territory ." ▁P refix ▁Magazine ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁five ▁out