Raphael Saadiq
Monday, December 8th, 2008
After Raphael Saadiq’s new album The Way I See It dropped a little while ago, I held out on posting it until I could be sure which songs I liked the best. In actuality they are all amazing songs but good editing is key to any blog as I have found out on many occasions. I’m not sure why no one had this idea (or did it correctly) before now. Throwback soul with drum machines and loops combined with contemporary R&B lyricism.. and it works liked peanut butter and jelly. In a day where every R&B singer wants to use a pitch shifter and sound like a fucking robot, my man Raphael goes the opposite direction, puts on some 50’s suits and starts sounding like Al Green. I don’t want to gush too much, but I’ve been following him since I heard his previous album Instant Vintage (shit, actually since Tony! Toni! Tone!) and I’m excited to see him take more of a center stage in R&B. I wish D’Angelo was there with him too, but last I heard he was getting clean of cocaine and trying to to fly out of moving cars. Below is a little retrospective from the last couple of albums. “Let’s Get Down” may seem a little dated, but that shit was produced by DJ Quik and is guaranteed to make your girl dance her ass off.
Raphael Saadiq - Big Easy
Raphael Saadiq - Staying In Love
Raphael Saadiq - Keep Marchin’
Raphael Saadiq - Kelly Ray (Bonus Track)
Raphael Saadiq - 100 Yard Dash
Bonus:
Raphael Saadiq - Doing What I Can
Raphael Saadiq - Be Here
Raphael Saadiq - Faithful
Throwback Bonus:
Tony! Toni! Tone! - Let’s Get Down
