Leonland - Leon Barnard
Music > Common - Be
Artist: CommonTitle: Be
Year: 2005
Rating: ***½
Notes: I really wanted to like this CD, and I do like it, but it's not all that I hoped it would be. There aren't any tracks on this disc that really grab me. The overall quality of the beats and lyrics is good, but overall they're not very deep or rich. I also don't really like the appearances by Kanye West (whose album "The College Dropout" I really enjoyed), they seem to interrupt just when Common is starting to get going. My favorite track is the brief intro - I wish all of the tracks had the same feel and level of solid lyrical flow. I recommend his 2000 release "Like Water for Chocolate" instead. It's similar in feel, but unlike "Be", it has some real stand-out tracks.
Posted by Leon on October 14, 2005 12:14 PM