As a viewer stated before, if you're used to MM's recent recordings this is not the CD for you. Yes, the sound of this album definitely targeted the year it was released but all in all it's another good album from a very talented musician.
Marcus Miller:
This was Marcus Miller's debut release as a leader. It is finally available on CD after almost 20 years. If you're accustomed to Marcus' recent recordings this is not as refined. He does some singing and it has that unmistakable 80's sound. Which now sounds dated and cheesy.
But it is a must have for those die hard Miller fans to witness the evolution of his sound and how even though this is over 20 years old there is no doubt who the bass player is.
No Two Ways About It:
'Marcus Miller'(recorded in 1984)is the follow up to the 1983 debut 'Suddenly'.That album was a very good funky pop album but this album is a totally different animal.In my opinion this is Marcus Miller's most direct and concise album.The songs are well produced and very catchy.The music is very electronic soul and lightly hip-hop coated,especially on the drum machine led bass instrumental "Juice".When it comes down to it the smooth "Is There Anything I Can Do" seems built with Luther Vandross in... more info
