Thursday, December 02, 2004
Subjects for further review: "Charlene" by Anthony Hamilton
Where Maxwell's the city slicker, a little effete and brainy, Hamilton's his country cousin - and I do mean couuuuuntry. But I'm not saying that like it's a bad thing. No, it's more an Otis thing. Hamilton's a gutbucket soul singer, and I still find it hard to believe not only that he got signed by a major, but that it's Jermaine Dupri's major no less. "Charlene" is an "I'm sorry" song, but done so uniquely, so Anthony-ly, that it stans above the huddled masses. I hear a classic - by which I mean, I hear this on R&B stations in 15 years. Shit's deep.
Where Maxwell's the city slicker, a little effete and brainy, Hamilton's his country cousin - and I do mean couuuuuntry. But I'm not saying that like it's a bad thing. No, it's more an Otis thing. Hamilton's a gutbucket soul singer, and I still find it hard to believe not only that he got signed by a major, but that it's Jermaine Dupri's major no less. "Charlene" is an "I'm sorry" song, but done so uniquely, so Anthony-ly, that it stans above the huddled masses. I hear a classic - by which I mean, I hear this on R&B stations in 15 years. Shit's deep.
# posted by Thomas : 7:17 PM
