a huge improvement for a guy who lost his way in the dull swamps of easy listening for 25 years! the visual queues the real stevie was back such as the earth-tones around his silhouette reminiscent of his old tamla label and lp jackets like innervisions were a nice if less than subtle touch. on the other hand slowing down derivative warhorses like p-funk’s “flashlight” shows he’s still far from working at his full potential. for me his original brand of cerebral funk was - and still is – unmatched, and i’d love to hear him return to those dig able roots.
- js.
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