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Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings
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Positive: 33 out of 37
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Mixed: 1 out of 37
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Negative: 3 out of 37
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Jan 28, 2021An interesting though sometimes derivative homage to 70's motown . The songs have the confidence and swagger of a veteran. Though it is sometimes pandering it makes it up in its length and ambition.
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DougD.Aug 31, 2008
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JarrellC.Aug 29, 2008
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TracyR.Aug 28, 2008Refreshing and different! I love the swagger in the lyrics! It is different.
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SallyW.Aug 28, 2008Great fun, I think maybe she is better than her big sis. Has a nice feel to it, very 70ish but with a vibe of today.
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In spots, it sags, and a couple tracks seem more like sketches than neatly bundled songs, yet it's one of the year's more entertaining and easily enjoyable R&B releases, fronted by someone who does not take herself all that seriously.
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On her sophomore set, Solange not only takes on a sound that differs from her pop-driven 2002 debut, but demonstrates that unlike her sister Beyoncé--who she vehemently refutes comparisons to on 'God Given Name'--she has no reservations about sharing personal experiences.
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Sol-Angel is savvy R&B with a gloss you can check your reflection in, but it falls short of what she intended: to make the record Dusty Springfield or Minnie Riperton would have made, were they around in 2008.