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- Summary: The second full-length album for the California-born singer E. Nathaniel Dawkins goes for retro R&B and soul style.
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- Record Label: Stones Throw
- Genre(s): Rap, R&B, Soul, Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B
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Top Track
| I Need a Dollar | |
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| I need a dollar, dollar a dollar is what I need hey hey Well I need a dollar, dollar a dollar is what I need hey hey And I said I need dollar dollar,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 13 out of 13
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Mixed: 0 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Dec 21, 2010Blacc's charismatic blend of gravitas and ease is what humanizes and vivifies Shine Through's ageless appeal.
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Q MagazineThis follow-up goes one further [than his 2006 debut], pushing Dawkins to the forefront of modern soul voices, his delivery suggesting a less showy John Legend. [Nov 2010, p.105]
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Modest protest songs, lack of money and painful love is the platform on Good Things. He deals with hardship in an uplifting manner and with smart lyrics.
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Anyone with a taste for neo-soul should try Good Things unique flavor. It comes on familiar and comfortable and becomes more rich and rewarding with every return visit.
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MojoBlacc's wise-beyond-his-years tenor, sounding eerily alike a young Bill Withers, perfectly fits I Need A Dollar's dignified mourn. Elsewhere, he skillfully evades mawkishness or trite sentiment on the moving Momma Hold My Hand. [Sep 2010, p.106]
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The production from song to song remains strong, but many of the tracks tend to blur together on repeated listens.
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As it stands, Good Things feels like hopping into a time machine, dialing it to 40 years ago, then forgetting to bring a stack of recent 12" singles with you to completely blow 1970's mind.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Mar 3, 2011
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