Stage (2)

Sweetback | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 2011)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Epic
• ASIN: B0001AP08G
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,269 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Stage (2) by Sweetback

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It DOES deserve four stars, October 24, 2005

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Fred McGhee "fredmcghee" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stage (2) (Audio CD)

Man, y'all, quit hatin' on this record. Not only does this LP NOT suck, it has some very strong songs on it that that are more than worthy of Sweetback's stellar reputation. Some of you guys must be way uptight or something.

This record's vocalists accord themselves quite well; it is both wrongheaded and unfair to compare them with Maxwell and Amel Larrieux. Judged on its own terms this music retains the warmth, smooth groove, and flow of the first record and adds some extra instrumental flava at the end.

Every one of these tracks has something to grab on to. I particularly appreciate the phatness and flow of "Voodoo Breath," Mountain," and "Love is the Word," which is one of the best driving songs in recent memory. Turn up the bass, bob your head up and down and let this groove therapy wash over you like a thousand hugs and kisses while you're pleasure driving in the country and enjoying the trees, stars, and the landscape.

High quality African-matrixed music from some of the best groove meisters around. However I will say that the confederate "stars and bars" is not a fashion accessory, gentlemen. What are you going to put in your album jacket next, swastikas?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Let the Negative Reviews Sway You, January 14, 2006

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H. Allen "hka731" (Rockville, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stage (2) (Audio CD)

I almost let the negative reviews sway me from buying this CD. This is every bit as good and haunting, in some ways, as the first Sweetback CD. As one reviewer said, you have to keep an open mind. Matthewman, Hale and Denman never put out crap. Different doesn't mean that it is bad. In some ways I find this CD better than the first. Keep in mind that they are stepping away from the Sade band and doing something different. If you want Sade, then wait on the next CD-whenever that will be!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater....., July 13, 2004

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Teigh (Harlem, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stage (2) (Audio CD)

After reading the reviews I started not to buy this CD. Then I remembered how could Stuart Mathewman go wrong? bottom line - He can't, hands down he is one incredible musician and producer. Why would Sweetback repeat the same concept for a second album --don't we get enough of that in the States already. If my memory serves correct Sweetback originally started creating music for fashion shows. They constantly evolve -- thus the name Stage 2!!! I like it. It's a nice mix of music, yet it flows. So what if Stuart put in a few tracks to show he can create commerical music (Love is The Word) and yes it's about 3 songs interpolated however you still have to give it to Sweetback, THE BAND IS BANGING!!! What's the worse that can happen -- he'll become as huge a producer as the Neptunes! The difference -- the artistry, the musicianship, the incredible sound!!! ---and after all -- isn't that what we love about Sweetback in the first place?