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This gentle, suave, insistent smoothie parlayed his direct lyrics and tricky beats into a strong straight r&b album in a year when contenders Raphael Saadig and Me'shell NdegéOcello got tangled up in form.
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Way more consistent than your average over-long US R&B release, whilst still being stuffed with just as many potential singles.
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Entertainment WeeklyThank goodness David can still lay down some good pop balladry. [22 Nov 2002, p.78]
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Unfortunately, he's traded some of his cutting-edge British mergings (R&B, hip-hop, two-step, rock) for a more crossover-friendly (read: formulaic) approach that doesn't fire on all cylinders.
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VibeDavid's pasteurized pop may not be pleasing to all musical palates, but for many, he remains one of the United Kingdom's tastiest exports. [Jan 2003, p.130]
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Slicker Than Your Average too often slides that slippery slope to mainstream blandness.
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Q MagazineWhen songs hit their mark, his latest incarnation squares up impressively to his Stateside heroes. [Dec 2002, p.97]
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An album that features all of his worst tendencies and almost none of his good ones.
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MixerThe banal production has been reduced to the average backing track that accompanies every other modern soul singer. [Dec 2002, p.78]
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This is one of the most subtle male R&B records in a good while.
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SpinExpends a lot of energy hating the haters and growling at the gold diggers. [Jan 2003, p.99]
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Having already redefined garage last time around, he's conjured up an album equal parts R Kelly, Ali G and Terence Trent D' Arby, which will only send him further into the stratosphere.
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Slicker Than Your Average is stronger than the average sophomore effort, and it proves that Craig David's abilities are innate.
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BlenderWhat makes the stop-and-go, drum-thick music on this CD such a smooth ride, is that despite the pout, this is still the same old David. [#12, p.140]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Mixed: 2 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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LanceAJan 4, 2007
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OsaADec 9, 2006
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KyleNov 26, 2002