Customer Reviews

Lucy Pearl

5 star:		(73)
4 star:		(40)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This new album from lucy pearl is better than I expected it to be. If I could give this 4 1/2 stars.... I would. First, i'll let u know not to expect anything new here as in style, music, or lyrics. Instead ...expect just what you see. It's a combination of raaphael saadiq's smooth singing and retro(toni, tony, tone) production, dawns smooth, creative singing, and Ali's Tight production(as known on albums for tribe called quest, common, etc..). Ali keeps it live and on the egde mostly producing while raaphael and dawn handle everything else. Songs like "Lucy pearl tells", "trippin", "Dance tonight", "Can't stand your mother", "lala", and "You"(with snoop and tip) are songs to really check out. I have these songs constantly on repeat. The intro is tight because it combines music from all the groups they came from (Envouge, (Tone, tony, toni), and Tribe called quest) and then goes straight into trippin. This is a cd you can play straight through without skipping because it just flows one song into the next. You can tell this was mostly a free style album from the way they sing and how it flows.....music to just kick back and enjoy no matter what mood your in. Some songs you can tell Dawn wrote and others Ali or Raaphael. They each put a piece of their style and what they was feelin into this cd. If this is what Lucy pearl is starting off with, I could only imagine what else is to come.

Another must have cd for the '00. Get it!

Sometimes, every now and then a artist or a group will come out and their release is hyped up and then you get the CD and its mediocre or nothing that you expected it to be. Lucy Pearl, which is composed of, Raphael Saadiq, from Tony!Toni!Tone!fame, Dawn Robinson, from En Vogue fame, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, from A Tribe Called Quest fame. Now if that's not a supergroup, then let me know what is. The debut CD from Lucy Pearl lives up to all expectations and then some. The music appeal is comparable to what a 2000 Tony!Toni!Tone! CD might have been. With Raphael Saadiq and Ali Shaheed Muhammad sharing most of the production duties, you'll be bouncing like "Check The Rhime", "Electric Relaxation" and "Award Tour" had you bouncing in A Tribe Called Quest's heyday. Most of the tracks on Lucy Pearl's CD are dance tracks, but that doesn't hurt anything. Raphael's and Dawn's vocals blend like they have been together in the same group for years. The best example of this, is the 1st single, that was also on the "Love And Basketball" soundtrack, "Dance Tonight". There are other gems as well: "Trippin'", "Can't Stand Your Mother", "Good Love", "La La", etc. The year 2000 has already had a few tight R&B CDs so far: D'Angelo, Amel Larrieux, Joe, Carl Thomas, Dwayne Wiggins, as well as, Ms. Braxton herself, but the vibe that Lucy Pearl has created will be hard to stop for many years to come. I haven't seen a combination this good since chicken and mambo sauce.

As the summer heats up so does the music.. Lucy Pearl much anticipated debut cd has finally arrived and it was pretty much worth the wait.. With a line up like Raphael Sadiq ( from one of the best R&B outfits ever Tony Toni Tone) Dawn Robinson ( From one of the hottest female groups ever Envogue) Ali Shaheed Muhammad from A Tribe Called Quest you know it has to be hot! .. Their sound is basically has that Tony Toni Tone vibe Raphael Sadiq and Ali Shaheed Muhammad handle all the production.. If you like Tony Toni Tone I am sure you will no doubt love Lucy Pearl.. There is so much to chose from basically every song on this cd could be release as a single and be a major hit.. Among the highlites which are many to chose from Dance Tonight, Trippin, Everyday, Good Love( My personal favorite on the entire cd) Lucy Pearl's Way ( very reminicent of Tribe Called Quest's Electric Relaxation)... This is a must for all music fans to add this to your collection.. Another one of these cds you can put on a just let it play.. Pick It Up Enjoy !

Doing for soul what bands like Crosby, Stills & Nash and Cream did for rock & roll, Lucy Pearl is a supergroup culling personnel from different corners of the rap and contemporary R&B world. The brainchild of Tony Toni Tone's Raphael Saddiq, the band is rounded out by Ali Shaheed Muhammad of hip-hop innovators A Tribe Called Quest, and former En Vogue vocalist Dawn Robinson. Lucy Pearl fits squarely into the '90s nouveau soul movement that countsD'Angelo (replaced in Lucy Pearl by Robinson following schedule conflicts) and Lauryn Hill as members. This trio infuses its debut with plenty of rolling beats, funky licks and crackling rhythms.

The vocal ying and yang Saddiq and Robinson provides throughout these 15 tracks is particularly apparent on numbers like the harmonically rich "Trippin'," and the buttery smooth "Dance Tonight." DJ Ali's programming skills also come to the fore on the thumping "They Can't," and the bouncy "Don't Mess With My Man," featuring Dawn Robinson tearing a vocal hole through the roof. Other highlights include the lyrical trade-off between Snoop Dogg and Muhammad's former Quest running partner Q-Tip on the head-bobbing "You," and the rock guitar-laden "Hollywood," a stylistic cousin to En Vogue's "Free Your Mind."

1.LUCY PEARL's WAY-lets everyone know that they have moved on and shows their ability(4/5)

2.TRIPPIN'-has ba really good opening and chorus (4/5)

3.DANCE TONIGHT-my #1 favorite song awseome chorus and great vocals(5/5)

4.LALA-This song is okay not the best but they sing good on it(3.5/5)

5.EVERYDAY-this is a good slow song gets kinda old though(4/5)

6.CAN't STAND YOUR MOTHER-this is an awseome song funny,and Dawn has good vocals on this(5/5)

7.GOOD LOVE-this is a good slow song(4/50

8.WITHOUT YOU-a good love song that sounds old school(5/5)

9.DON'T MESS WITH MY MAN-a song for girls mostly but i like the bridge(3/5)

10.HOLLYWOOD-a awseome song with a truth to it(5/5)

11.REMEMBER THE TIMES-great song about growing up in poverty(4.5/5)

12.THEY CAN't-good song about playa haters good chorus(4/5)

13.DO IT FOR THE PEOPLE-my least fav. on the cd it is just hummuing and stuff(2/5)

14.YOU-it is a good love song with snoop dogg and q tip(4/5)

15.LUCY PEARL TELLS-it s just talking and a remix to dance tonight(3.5/5)

all in all it is a good cd and i'm glad i bought it!

Shortly after the debut album from supergroup Lucy Pearl (featuring members from Tony Toni Tone, En Vogue, and Tribe Called Quest), the trio disbanded when Dawn Robinson bowed out to pursue yet another solo project. That's a shame, because this album is a result of the best of THREE worlds: the hip hop vibes of Ali Shaheed Muhammad, the unfiltered funk of Raphael Saddiq, and the firery pipes of Dawn Robinson. Together, they created a promising debut album that points to the future of r&b. We have the slammin' single "Dance Tonight," the funny "Can't Stand Your Mother," and the stern warning "Don't Mess With My Man." Unlike most groups, where one star overshadows everyone else (Beyonce?), "Lucy Pearl" gives each member equal opportunity to shine. And at 55 minutes in length, it never wears out its welcome. This was one of the most hotly anticipated releases in the r&b scene, and it unquestionably lives up to its hype.

This isn't a new sound or a new style of music. After reading most of the reviews on this CD, I find it hard to believe that some people ears are not open to whats really out there. Some stated that this is a new age of music and new sound.......NO! Badu, Jazzifatnastees, Mawell, N'Dambi has already been there and done that and very well. Believe me I'm not hating on this group, just educating those who are deaf to underground urban music that's been out for many many years. I listen to this CD every day, can't but help to........it's hot! Just know that it's been done and some have done it better.

In one word - incredible -; in two words - get it; in three words - a must buy! The combination of Saadiq, Dawn Robinson and Ali, at first baffled me, but the second I dropped the CD in the changer I knew these three were meant to be together. Not only are the beats and arrangements ingenious, the lyrics and vocals of Dawn and Raphael are equally "off the hook!" These three have created a project unlike any other. It is a wonderful mix of r&b and a little hip hop. Out of the hundreds of CD's I've purchased, I've never felt as compelled as I did after hearing this to write a review. Please do yourselves a favor and GO GET THIS PROJECT!

A stellar schowcase of contemporary R&B. The strengths of this project far outshine the shortcomings. Saadiq's imprint is all over this music, and the production value is excellent, especially on the hits "Dance Tonight" and "Don't Mess With My Man" (which also had a kick-ass video).

It's a shame that this supergroup didn't last, because with a little more cohesion they truly could have become something great. How about releasing at least two (or maybe even three!) albums before deciding to throw in the towel?

I just found and bought this CD after feverishly looking for it! I had only heard a couple of tracks and absolutely loved them. After hearing the entire CD, this group did not disappoint. The combination of funk, hip hop, R&B, just drive this CD. Not the mention the use of the instruments. No pre-recorded studio crap! It's too bad they are no longer together.