After Finally, Teddy Riley's third album with Blackstreet, failed to click with the group's once-vast audience, the modern-soul mastermind found the time right to hook up again with Aaron and Damien Hall. Together in the e... more »arly '90s, the trio gave Riley his first taste of stardom following his inspired combination of R&B and hip-hop in the hybrid sound of new jack swing. Unfortunately, III isn't always the surefooted comeback fans hoped for. While uptempo tracks such as "Dancin'" successfully combine layered harmonies and smooth, up-to-date beats, the disc's many ballads find the act floundering. Indeed, the worst of them recall Aaron Hall's smarmy solo work. But then, Riley himself has always seemed more at home stoking dance-floor fires than kindling the flames of romance. --Rickey Wright« less
After Finally, Teddy Riley's third album with Blackstreet, failed to click with the group's once-vast audience, the modern-soul mastermind found the time right to hook up again with Aaron and Damien Hall. Together in the early '90s, the trio gave Riley his first taste of stardom following his inspired combination of R&B and hip-hop in the hybrid sound of new jack swing. Unfortunately, III isn't always the surefooted comeback fans hoped for. While uptempo tracks such as "Dancin'" successfully combine layered harmonies and smooth, up-to-date beats, the disc's many ballads find the act floundering. Indeed, the worst of them recall Aaron Hall's smarmy solo work. But then, Riley himself has always seemed more at home stoking dance-floor fires than kindling the flames of romance. --Rickey Wright
Dan Perlberger | North Carolina, U.S.A. | 01/26/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Guy III" has a song for everybody. It is filled to the rim with a blend of soul and funk which will blow your mind! Whether it be a club rump shaker like "Do It" or a funk masterpiece like "Teddy's Jam III" or a power ballad like "Why you wanna keep me from my baby", or even a latin soul cut like "Don't U Miss Me", this album will keep you pleased from start to finish. Teddy Riley brings the beats, Aaron and Damian Hall bring the soulful voices, and Guy, united at last, serves up an album for the ages."
Dissapointin
poko loko | rgrg | 02/11/2000
(2 out of 5 stars)
"i dunno maybe teddy riley has run out of steam but when u listen to guys first album the songs are instantly catchy here nothing is really hey at least better than blackstreets last terrible album"
Excellent Producing on Teddy Rileys part!
Benoit | SLC,UT | 01/31/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Welcome back the new and the improved Guy for the year 2000.Aaron Hall and Damion reunite with Teddy for the first time in years to produce the freshest r&b flava for the future that we can get down too.With Blackstreets latest album not a hit at least Teddy will make it big on this one.Every song is a hit on this one well worth your money so go out and buy this masterpiece."
A good comeback
Benoit | 02/24/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's been a while, but Teddy, Aaron, and Damion proved that they could re-unite with their voices. I saw their video Dancin', and it is really good. Also Why You Wanna Keep Me From My Baby is a truthful video because it talks about a man not seeing his son (the woman ends up taking the boy away for no reason). Plus, the slow songs are beautiful and make you feel like you're with someone in a room. They were good back in the 80s, and they're good now. Oh, yeah. Don't forget about Teddy's Jam III--that joint is tight, ha ha."
Buy it but don't expect too much!
Mohammed AlNaseeb | Muscat, Oman | 02/11/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Had this been guy's first album i would've said that it's an excellent debut set. However, this is guy's third album and they've set very high standards, may be too high even for the creators of new jack swing to reach again. There are 4 or 5 excellent tracks but the rest makes you wonder if Teddy has lost the plot. "Rescue me" and "why you wanna keep me from my baby" are outstanding (Aaron's voice is awesome, R.Kelly step aside). Those two tracks along with the dance floor masterpiece "dancin'"(thanks to Eddie F) hold the album together. "Teddy's Jam III" is a reminsce of the old guy. The presence of Blackstreet's Eric Williams and Terrell Philips on a couple of songs makes you think a new Blackstreet set is on the horizon. This is a good album and worth buying but not the great album you would expect from a great group, may be we'll have to wait for the remixes."