The-Dream "CROWN" EP Review
Channel: FIFTY SHADES OF PHIL
Date: 2015-04-16

The-Dream's latest EP CROWN - The-Dream's first three albums—in particular, his 2007 debut Love/Hate—relied upon a delicate balance of songcraft with the singer/songwriter's foibles and quirks. There was a playfulness to his best songs which never undercut their sincere emotional power; if anything, the tossed-off lyrics enhanced that power, his irreverence contrasting starkly with the song's overwhelming emotional intensity. This was a skill he channeled from R. Kelly, executed in a more modern style; by the time R. Kelly released the obviously The-Dream-inspired "Echo" in 2010, the snake was eating his own tail, a tribute to The-Dream's ability to adapt an established dynamic to create something genuinely new.

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Listen here - http://www.audiocastle.me/albums/view/6556-The-Dream-Crown-EP