Search - Raheem Devaughn :: Love Behind The Melody

An Instant Classic

K. Ghorm | Hillside, NJ | 12/04/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Contrary to most of the reviews, I thought that "Love Behind the Melody" was better than "The Love Experience." As a huge neo-soul fan, I think that Raheem Devaughn is one of the most sincere, hungry, and soulful neo-soul artists in the game right now. His talent really shows on this new cd. With timeless classics such as: "Desire", "Marathon", and "Empty" he truly outdoes himself. These songs speak for themself. The interludes are even amazing, especially "Midnight" and "Woman I Desire." Unfortunately, there are a few songs that I can afford to skip over like "Mo Better" (maybe it's because it's over 7 minutes long!) and "Four Letter Word" but maybe other people actually enjoy them. The other tracks on this cd are amazing, which makes this cd a classic. I truly adore Raheem's music and have met him when he came to NJ. His next album REALLY needs to include "Prototype" and "Text Messages."



Kim's Top 5 Tracks:

1. Midnight (Have you heard this backwards??? Its amazing!!!)

2. Marathon

3. Desire

4. Woman I Desire

5. Customer"

I expected more

T. Marshall | Detroit | 12/14/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I expected more from this album. I decided to give it atleast 3 stars because he was generous enough to put 17 songs on this album, which is far more than what these artist put out these days, so I commend him for doing that. So back to the quality and not the quantity. Most of the songs are a little boring to me. I think he is a great artist but on this album it seems like he is trying to be like Marvin Gaye sprinkled with a dash of R. Kelly and a pinch of Musiq Soulchild.



The best songs are:

Marathon

Customer

Desire

Empty

Woman"