AMG'd!
This one was surprising in a different way, with the super buzzy bass sound and the confrontational intro kicking things off with a lot more energy than I expected. The real draws are the epic, powerful tracks that lead off each side, where the horns and bass are right up there with the best parts of Hot Buttered Soul. Unfortunately, outside of those songs, there are a lot of moments that just don't work from me, where saccharine strings, strained singing and weepy sentiment add up to downright annoying, crooney messes. The Makings of You and Give it Up are the worst offenders, but there are bad sections on a lot of the non-rocking songs. For a guy that's known as a singer, I don't much like his singing voice - his grasping falsetto wreaks havoc on good songs and bad.
It's a simple one. Those two tracks are good enough to make the listen worth it, and they'll probably even make occasional mixtape. The rest I have no interest in. Mayfield could make a mean, upbeat funk song, but he's no Issac Hayes 3/5
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