Friday, December 10, 2010

Boyz II Men

Where do you go after being one of the best-selling R&B male recording groups ever.,' Back to your musical roots if you are Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman the silky-voiced members of BOYZ II MEN. Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA (Decca) reunites the group (minus Michael McCary) for a nostalgic trip back to days of tender rhapsodies sting by soul music master builders Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, The Commodores, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. The Philly-bred Boyz II Men, possibly the only vocal group today that can expertly handle a Motown retrospective, places its own soulful doo-wop/hip-hop style on each track. Between 1992 and 1997, Boyz II Men had five No. 1 hits. These included songs of impassioned pleas of love such as "End of the Road" and "I'll Make Love to You." On its new CD, the group pours on more of the love gravy, with "Just My Imagination" (Temptations), "Tracks of My Tears" (Robinson & The Miracles) and "Easy" (The Commodores). The superb rendition of Wonder's "Ribbon in the Sky" is performed a cappella and shows why Boyz II Men remains one of the most successful male groups. Alter continuing to pay homage to Motown legend Gaye on "Mercy, Mercy He," Boyz II Men finishes the set with its own trademark song, "End of the Road"--which hopefully is not the case for the group. Should the entire Boyz II Men quartet reunite, how might the members harmonize on The Temptations' hit "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" with the bass voiced McCary handling Melvin Franklin's deep vocals?

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