Mary J. Blige - Love & Life

Not cool Mary, Not Cool

This album is really wack. There are too many samples and the lyrics are happy but get corny after a while. "Don't Go" was okay. Willing and waiting was good, Friends is good, Love @ 1st sight was really good, Makin love has a good opening riff, Special part of me was touching and Press on was good the rest of the album was terrible. May 12, 2008

Not her best work

I almost thought this was released in another country, this is not one of her best albums. Kind of forgetable, nothing like 411,Share My World, or even My life. December 18, 2007

No More Garbage

Totally agree. This CD was g-a-r-b-a-g-e. I think Mary was trying to mend fences with Puffy. A testament that she is not the out of control diva people have always tried to claim. However, after this she'll probably be a bit more business savvy. Giving Puffy the reigns was a major mistake.

Don't get me wrong. Puffy's strong suit is remixes. Should Mary ever decide to do a remix anthology of all her solo joints and featured appearances over the past 15 years - CALL DIDDY GIRL! He'll give those tracks the hookups they need. Otherwise, he should never be allowed in any studio during the creative process with real musicians. He's best adding a dash of flavor afterwards; usually biting a slamming 80's sample.

Anyways all the great singers - except Chaka Khan - have had a few bad albums that were commercial failures and/or lacked any serious material worthy of radio airplay.

Love and life. Live and learn. May 19, 2007

A Failed Attempt of My Life Part II

This was a decent album but in no way could there ever be another My Life let alone Puffy is wack nowadays. This was a good album standout tracks "Love @First Sight", "Willing &Waiting", "It's a Wrap",and "Feel Like Making Love". It didn't sell as good as some of her previous works but the Mary fans shouldn't be disappointed, but "The Breakthrough" is another classic under Mary's belt. March 27, 2007

Mary and Diddy revisit the Whats the 411 and My Life days..................

Since they made 2 classic albums together, Mary and Diddy decide to do it one mo gin. The results are a good album but far from classic.

Top Joints:
Don't Go
When We
Ooh!
Willing & Waiting (Top Song on the album)
Feel Like Makin Love
It's a Wrap
All My Love (Flips that Grand Puba beat)
Ultimate Relationship (A.M.) (Get ya Bone on!) February 13, 2007

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