Joe Thomas, New Man

Joe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: KEDAR ENTERTAINMENT
• ASIN: B001DOBGUU
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,267 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

JOE Thomas, New Man, is one of the most
anticipated R&B releases of 2008. Collaborating with
music industries top and newest hot
producers and songwriters D Mile (Janet Jackson,
Feedback), Bryan Michael Cox, Stereotypes and Rodney
Jerkins to name a few, this album truly lives up to it s
title, JOE Thomas, New Man.. The album includes 11 incredible
cuts from JOE and 5 song snippets from the
next album, Signature scheduled to release on February
10, 2009 just in time for Valentine s Day (a brand new
album of all new & original ballads written, produced,
arranged and performed by JOE)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Joe Thomas - Same Ol' Man, September 24, 2008

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Josephll "Reformed Music Addict" (CET) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joe Thomas, New Man (Audio CD)

Joe's new album "Joe Thomas New Man" came completely unexpected for me. I hadn't even heard of it until a few days before it's release and the first two singles from the album must've been released in obscurity since I hadn't heard about them either. This is strange cause Joe's last album "Ain't Nothin' Like Me" from last year (his first in 4 years) was one of the best R&B albums of 2007 and was an updated version of Joe's repertoire combining Joe's amazing tender R&B with slick modern production from the likes of Stargate, Sean Garrett and Tim & Bob. It even welcomed guest performences from rapper like Papoose, Nas and Fabolous and eventually peaked at #2 on the album charts. The only album being more successful then that was his 2000 release "My Name Is Joe". So why, "New Man" got so little promotion and attention is a mystery. Is the album really that bad is is it because the record company didn't do their best to promote it?.

One of the reasons is probably that Joe recently signed for the new started record company Kedar Entertainment (under Atlantic) and they're also scheduling another album coming up in mid 2009. "New Man" defenitely feel rushed, like an obligatory album released in-between. But it doesn't mean it's a bad album. However, there is no duets or guest rappers here and all of the top producers that made his last album great are gone, apart from Bryan Michael Cox who seem to appear on every R&B album anyway. The best songs here are the one's that are more upbeat like the title track produced by the Stereotypes. He sings that "she makes me feel like a convict, fresh out of jail" and the first single "E.R (Emergency Room)" where Joe is portraited as a patient that need TLC from a female doctor, a little simular to Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing", full of methaphors and playfulness like "You don't need no notice from the doctor, your fingers my thermometer" or "I need mouth to mouth, you feel me/You got a lot to check out, get busy", This midtempo is undoubtly one of the best songs of this year. "By Any Means" with a good beat and the classic slow jam "Why Just Be Friends" in Robin Thicke territory are also decent aswell as "We Need To Roll" (which comes off as a little clumsy), "I won't Let Him Hurt You" and the Polow Da Don produced "Man in Your Life" that uses the same beat as Nas's "Hero". Halfway there are some quite sappy ballads that goes into one ear and out of the other and towards then end comes a few snippets of songs that will appear on his next album. Why they decided to release sneak peaks of future material is beyond me though.

Overall, A quite misleading title of the album since nothing is really new when Joe sings his smooth standard R&B with his typical good guy peronality, infact it would've been a better title for his last album. However, there is alot of good material here especially "New Man" and "E.R" but there is also alot of filler which leaves me with an ambivalent feeling at the end. The 5 snippets of songs that will appear on his 2009 are fine but instead of releasing 2 albums in such a short time he could've combined the best cuts from the two to make one more memorable album instead. If you're a Joe fan and like his usual stuff, check it out but don't expect him to sound like a new born man. 3 stars.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's Ok, September 23, 2008

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G. Stapleton "Cityboy" (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joe Thomas, New Man (Audio CD)

First I want to say I am true Joe fan dating back to his first CD. Many of the songs on here are a little on the corny side. This is one of those CDs that has to grow on you. Normally right out of the case you are jamming to Joe's CD.

Some of the songs are not your typical Joe sound. But I guess in order to reach other crowds and increase sales they have to do that. Shame though. Joe has a niche that not many artist has tapped into and it is getting lost in the sauce trying to compete with these young cats like NeYo or Chris Brown. "Joe, your music is better than there's don't worry about competing."

I am not sure who is writing some of these songs but it is obvious it's that cross over, modern type garbage. The snippets of his upcoming album "Signature" are MUCH better than a lot of the songs on here.

A little disappointing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the Typical Joe, September 23, 2008

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40Love "40Love" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joe Thomas, New Man (Audio CD)

I agree with the other commenters as this cd is on the corny side until you get to the songs that will be on his next cd in February. He should have added a few of the full length versions to this cd. Yes, the cd is titled "A New Man" but it is missing the r&b flavor Joe carries so well. I give the cd 2.5 stars and will wait for the "Signature" cd to be released in February 2009 because I think that cd will bring Joe back to where he should be on the charts (and his music playing in my bedroom - lol!).