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By Rob Sheffield(rollingstone):
Like electromas-sager chairs, Designing Women reruns and detachable shower nozzles, Seal CDs are engineered to get his fans through the long, lonely winter months. His leisurely seduction ballads get the job done on System, but not since his debut has he gone for such a dance-friendly club sound. He builds on the template of Madonna's Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dance Floor, even working with Confessions producer Stuart Price. They've been listening to a lot of French disco ("Loaded," "The Right Life"), yet the beats add to Seal's heartthrobbery in anthems like "If It's in My Mind, It's on My Face." (Get your mind out of the gutter — it's about love!) "Rolling" is a dramatic acoustic ballad; "Wedding Day" is a dreadful duet with Mrs. Seal herself, Heidi Klum. Seal's voice isn't what it used to be; his high notes have gotten phlegmy. But he still has his Seal appeal, begging the ladies, "Baby, baby, can I come inside?/Baby, baby, what's taking so long?" Good luck getting your mom on the phone this month.
Amozon's editorial review:
Some artists mellow as they age; Seal enters never-surrender mode and hits the dance floor. System gets at a new way of thinking for the king of the sexy British croon--he's a little less committed to nailing the vocals here and a lot more into manufacturing a mood. Overall, it's one infused with high spirits and an almost dreamy sense of possibility: "Rolling," the only song outside of a weird duet with wife Heidi Klum ("Wedding Day") to avoid elaborate but likable synths, stands its romantic ground without settling into ho-hum balladry, while "Loaded," "Dumb," and "The Right Life" bust out of the speakers determined to raise the profile of house music and electro beats. If he cribs a vial or two of vibe from Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor,, also produced by retro whiz-kid Stuart Price, it doesn't make Seal any less appealing. Even without hits like the super-smooth "Amazing," some guys manage to be amazing just by showing up. And so it is with Seal. Even his supermodel wife says so. --Tammy La Gorce
Track list:
* If It's In My Mind, It's On My Face
* Amazing [Thin White Duke Edit]
* Just Like Before
* Loaded
* Wedding Day
* System
* Dumb
* The Right Life
* Rolling
* Immaculate
* Amazing
rate View attachment 34541
By Rob Sheffield(rollingstone):
Like electromas-sager chairs, Designing Women reruns and detachable shower nozzles, Seal CDs are engineered to get his fans through the long, lonely winter months. His leisurely seduction ballads get the job done on System, but not since his debut has he gone for such a dance-friendly club sound. He builds on the template of Madonna's Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dance Floor, even working with Confessions producer Stuart Price. They've been listening to a lot of French disco ("Loaded," "The Right Life"), yet the beats add to Seal's heartthrobbery in anthems like "If It's in My Mind, It's on My Face." (Get your mind out of the gutter — it's about love!) "Rolling" is a dramatic acoustic ballad; "Wedding Day" is a dreadful duet with Mrs. Seal herself, Heidi Klum. Seal's voice isn't what it used to be; his high notes have gotten phlegmy. But he still has his Seal appeal, begging the ladies, "Baby, baby, can I come inside?/Baby, baby, what's taking so long?" Good luck getting your mom on the phone this month.
Amozon's editorial review:
Some artists mellow as they age; Seal enters never-surrender mode and hits the dance floor. System gets at a new way of thinking for the king of the sexy British croon--he's a little less committed to nailing the vocals here and a lot more into manufacturing a mood. Overall, it's one infused with high spirits and an almost dreamy sense of possibility: "Rolling," the only song outside of a weird duet with wife Heidi Klum ("Wedding Day") to avoid elaborate but likable synths, stands its romantic ground without settling into ho-hum balladry, while "Loaded," "Dumb," and "The Right Life" bust out of the speakers determined to raise the profile of house music and electro beats. If he cribs a vial or two of vibe from Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor,, also produced by retro whiz-kid Stuart Price, it doesn't make Seal any less appealing. Even without hits like the super-smooth "Amazing," some guys manage to be amazing just by showing up. And so it is with Seal. Even his supermodel wife says so. --Tammy La Gorce
Track list:
* If It's In My Mind, It's On My Face
* Amazing [Thin White Duke Edit]
* Just Like Before
* Loaded
* Wedding Day
* System
* Dumb
* The Right Life
* Rolling
* Immaculate
* Amazing