Duane Scott Review: Duane Scott
Soaked in reverb the album starts off melodic and slow.
Immediately Duane Scott voice is taming. You become engulfed in his spontaneous pace. A
slave to the high notes, be careful. The ride is enticing prepare yourself for Duane Scott. Welcome to the official review of the self entitled album "Duane Scott". Only at #v2
The album jumps straight into, “Face Time”. It’s a sensual commercial very modern
R&B track. Duane sings about bringing that face time (a social feature
popular on iPhones)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FaceTime. This is a creative metaphor of a sexual encounter. The
concept is very catchy. The flow of the song is smooth. It coast on a vibe that
catches the perfect 2step feel. The use of Siri is genius, showing Duane creativeness
in the studio. The song is written extremely well. Some of the studio effects
seem to be overused, but still doesn’t take away the overall grand of the record.
The part where “daddy don’t stop” is performed! Completely infectious and perfectly placed.
This was an Amazing introduction to the album Duane Scott.
“Blind” brings you into a melancholy mix of
instrumentation. A slow start this record is about heartbreak.
Scott shows off a more emotional approach. The vocals lay smooth, with
noticeable high notes raising the experience of the song. Blind relies heavenly
on the voice of Scott, as lyrics and concept take a backseat. The featured
artist “CashflowDolla” presents a rap verse. Which is
unexpected but, it’s really blends well. CashflowDolla doesn’t help change the
environment. His verse supported the vibe instead of bringing a new one.
It really just felt like filler to a song that just felt standard.
Then “Lifetime” comes in and changes direction. The initial
start is amazing. The voice of the singer brings you chills.(Backing vocals
of Sheridan Taylor) Perfectly hit notes blended with words that
are direct and passionate. This is an undeniable talent that delivers something
special. Scott explains that not rushing into forever and taking the time to
achieve true love grants more stability than trying to force. The production is
simple, and at times disappoints on the verse. The Lyrics wasn’t as strong as
the energy of the record. That unbalance didn’t break the spell this piece puts
you in early. The “duet” moments and synergy between the two artists is
magical. “Anywhere” comes
with higher tempo more energy, and a strong sensual undertone. Anywhere describing being sexually
spontaneous chased by the ambition to please his lover. What makes this record
impressive is Scott. He delivers a great vocal performance. He dismisses his
common approach to singing. The featured production doesn’t provide a major
climax at any points. But, Scott adlibs, voice doubles and all around creative
approach really guides the song. When Scott voice is more natural accompanied
with less studio effects. It feels and sounds better, hearing the rasp, and
grudge. It allows the listener to connect more to the rush of the sexual
spontaneity. The lyrics are perfectly place and describe these encounters with
vivid cause. Slide down to “Slow”
which is exactly that. A very melodic production held together with few drum
kicks. Kissed with long notes heavily saturated
reverb it flows perfect. Scott singing on the verse is so smooth its
perfection. Slow and dynamic he provides more vocal range. Holding onto his similar
topic this vibe provides a sexy night, candle light lit cadence. Slow didn’t
have any major points, but many points that felt good. When he did repeat
bridges, he re-used instead of adding different notes, pitches or tones. On a
record like this he may have benefited with more change.
The next song “Late Night Rendezvous” is the epitome of slow
jam R&B. This song paints a perfect picture with lyrics. The piano perfectly
tangos around the snare, and faded drums. Scott speaks directly with his music
and seamlessly crafts another hit. This one just feels better, the story and
pacing is limitless. It’s introduced with seduction and from start to finish
your captured. His vocal range still coast, but once again makes up with
dynamic doubles and adlibs. The chorus shines, allocated out the perfect dish
of emotional gain. Once again the best parts of the record are when Scott
pushes his voice and loses the effects. “Killa” comes in with quiet. Kicking in with heavy base and a
infectious drum pattern. The featured artist Miscellaneous a rapper, brings a racy edge to the
record. His first verse is very reminiscent to rapper Ludacris. Which for some
may be off putting, but the flow actually fits the record. The chorus is by far
the shining star on the song. As the concept is very re-washed and not really
pushing the envelope. Scott verse really isn’t impressive as the song kinds of
drags to finish. It has a selling point and if you’re not buying it’s an unforgiving
miss. “Make Love 2Yourself” brings
the sexiest vibe to the album. Without being overly sexual Scott, manages to present
it perfectly. He describes an infatuated fan that will never get a
chance with him. So instead he gives her guides to pleasing herself. What’s
dope about this song is his vocal climb. Sometimes we wished he would have grabbed
for more. Scott used clips of women pleasing
themselves which added to the vibe. The chorus was easy the most inviting and
stimulating part of the song. His verse were littered with many doubles and
would of felt more engaging just to simply sing. It felt like to much frosting
on a well cook cake. “1000 women” brings the
most dynamic and risk to his vocal performance. It’s highly refreshing to hear
him pulled away from all of the effects. This was wanted more often through the
album and it was disappointing to receive on such a minimal front. The song itself
isn’t as impressive as the other pieces. The 2nd part of chorus at
times feels lazy and misguided. But, hearing the strain and push out of D.Scott
really makes this a rollercoaster of high and lows. The outro “DScottOutro” is cosmetic
leisure purposed to deliver you out on a sweet note with good production. “Hope
you enjoyed the ride” is sung as the finale. To that question Scott we did enjoy the ride. This album was amazingly constructed. The production range is
limited but always done well. Every record delivered something you could like,
most delivered something to love. Scott is traditional R&B and a true
singer. Lyrics matched his vocal performances. Songs of poised romance, and
broken relationships, sexual encounters all played perfectly. Heavy effects
sometimes lagged the personal connect from the listener and Scott. The album
lacked a lot of creative topics leaving you wanting more from Scott. In the
industry where R&B is growing different legs, Scott decided to stick to his
guns. Which didn’t hurt his appeal as an artist, just enforced the bubble he
may not want to stay in. Sometimes it felt like it was too much about being a
“hit” instead of being an artist. This album is perfect for setting the mood to
romance. Candles will be lit, drop tops will be down, and babies will be made. Duane
Scott delivered.
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4.2/5
Official Drop
September 9, 2014
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