Subtle Ways

Maktub | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 29, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jasiri Media Group
• ASIN: B00000JJYS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,718 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intuition

2. Love Me Like Before

3. Just Can't Make It

4. For Perfection

5. Lies

6. Dichotomy

7. First Time

8. Believe

9. Twilight

10. Internal Light

11. Subtle Ways

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Change!, November 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Subtle Ways (Audio CD)

Thank God for MP3.Com or else I may have never heard of these skilled musical craftsmen. After all, it's a bit hard for us in Philly to check out the Seattle music scene. Besides, I am a bit tired of the grunge scene. The album is refreshingly well put together. Standouts include 'Intuition', 'Just Can't Make It', 'For Perfection', and the mega crowd pleasing 'Twilight'. But the kicker here is the ultra soulful 'Believe'! This song squeezes so much soul into 7 minutes that you just have to push repeat on the CD player. All in all I rate this album a 4 out of 5 possible stars. The only detraction being the song 'First Time' which seems ever so slightly out of place on this album. A big plus for me was the purchasing process too... I ordered from MaktubMusic.com and received my CD in less than a week with a nice note from Reggie (lead vocals) thanking me for my support. If this is the way we listen to and buy music from now on, I'm all for it! This album is definitely worth adding to your collection!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative and daring at the same time., March 4, 2000

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Torquemada "dunlopilo" (Atlanta, Georgia USA / Madrid, Spain.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Subtle Ways (Audio CD)

I got this album thinking I was going to discover something totally different, but also somehow fearing to purchase another average cd...

I am delighted by this cd ! It is very interesting and diverse. At times, you have the impression to listen to music that could be interpreted by Lenny Kravitz or the Christians ("Just can't make it", Track 3). At other, you think of Led Zeppelin or the Doors ("Dichotomy", Track 6), or Alan Parsons on the first part of the tremendous "Internal Light". But doesn't "For perfection" also remind you of "Machine gun" (from the commodores) ? and "Twilight" of Lonnie Liston Smith or Incognito ? And "First time" is a potential favourite on ANY f.m. of the world...

The vocals are excellent all along the way, the rest of the instruments are never overwhelming nor "cheesy". But this is an album you have to listen to various times, it is not a Britney Spears or Coco Lee thing...

These guys have obviously listened to A LOT of music, and have blended it extraordinarily in this album which is probably one of the best albums I got my hands on in a long time. This also tends to prove that the Seattle area probably is at this moment one of the most creative and active from an artistic point of view in the U.S.A.. I will be waiting for their follow-up (the hardest part is to confirm), and see if they can stay away from the commercial factories (major record companies who focus on "fast food" and disdain quality).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 20, 2001

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Stephen Waller (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Subtle Ways (Audio CD)

Go buy. I usually hate this kind of music, but for some reason Maktub have hit the nail on the head and crafted a staggeringly emotional, funky and hard hitting debut. can't wait for more....