- Record Label: Geffen
- Release Date: Nov 21, 2011
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Dec 9, 2011My Life II, despite its flaws, is an immensely enjoyable and impressive album. The four song, mid-album set of soulful R&B, featuring both her new single "25/8" and a cover of Chaka Kahn's "Ain't Nobody" is pure pleasure for the ear, unfiltered stimulation for the body, and mood enhancer for the heart. The closing trio of ballads, including "Need Someone" and the soundtrack single from The Help, "The Living Proof" demonstrate the singer's ability to capture the magnificent mysteries of adult emotion in her vocal phrasing.
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Nov 30, 2011My Life II… The Journey Continues (Part 1) is one of Mary's most memorable albums.
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Nov 28, 2011With the right collaborators she can conjure golden moments.
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Nov 21, 2011It manages to avoid the pitfalls of creative redundancy and combines a classic sound with a contemporary twist to perfect effect.
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Nov 29, 2011What My Life II lacks in a single vision, though, it makes up for with consistently rousing performances from Blige.
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Dec 15, 2011Truly, this is more of an extension than a sequel, with Blige showing once more that she can go from tripped-out, beat-heavy tracks to earnest love songs in a moment, and that "moment" is something she inhabits achingly well.
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Dec 6, 2011I don't think My Life II in and of itself will go down as one of Mary's best albums; for all its quality it just doesn't have the focus and vision of a classic and occasionally seems to pander to the hot house/techno/club trend.
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Dec 1, 2011Amid overwrought theatrical gestures, MJB still finds a slinky groove.
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Nov 22, 2011After all these years, she can still make pain pleasurable.
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Nov 21, 2011There's a real intelligence about the whole album that looks to old-school hip hop and late-model disco, which were never too far apart, to provide a platform springy enough and familiar enough for the singer to launch her vocals.
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Nov 23, 2011The lovelorn lyrics get same-y, and "modern" touches (like snoozy duets with Drake and Beyoncé) show a Blige who doesn't care much about the here and now.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 22
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Mixed: 2 out of 22
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Negative: 1 out of 22
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