Wonderful
Mikeisha Best | 02/13/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"wow... i love this next cd. i've been a fan of next ever since the song "Too Close". their second album was alright but their third project was marvelous. its a wonder that it did not get enough attention. all the songs are the album are good. the intro and "Imagine That","Do your thing" are all good songs. the mood gets cooler with tracks 7,8 and 9. then track 10 is SIMLPY PERFECT. the beat, the vocals...you cannot complain. i love the piano in the background and i usually play this song cruising down the highway when i'm coming back from work in in the early morning hours with the sunrise and everything... its just the perfect theme song. i like 11 and 12. then comes the song that gets to me most... my #1 track ; track 13 "Brand New". i love that song so much. it is such a relaxing song. it reminds you of a lot of stuff. the vocals, as usual, are great but i just love the beat. the guitar or whatever percussion instrument they used was simply off the hook. 14 and 15 are pretty good and i love track 16 (untitled). i play it at night when coming back from somewhere. like i said before, i play it cause it is the best theme song for that atmosphere.one thing i noticed about NEXT albums (in my opinion) is that their last tracks are always very good. i can't wait till the next NEXT album. for all those writing negative comments/reviews about them... ALL Y'ALL JUST HATERS!!!"
Just Chill ...Til "The Next Episode"
Mikeisha Best | Mitchellville, Maryland United States | 04/07/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is an r&b album with something lots of r&b albums lack often nowadays: quality. Next did a great job with "The Next Episode". I strong recommend this album to potential buyers because I don't think anyone will be disappointed. Their vocals are strong, their lyrics are good and the production is right for the album.
This album has both slow and fast songs on it, something that is always good. I like an album that can change my mood as I listen to it. "Brand New" is the first song I remember after listening to this album once. The song is very cute. A lot of people like it. The song is about being in a relationship for a long time, but being able to keep the chemistry between the two parties in the relationship by treating the relationship as if it was brand new. "Do Your Thing" is a really good party song about telling a female (and a male) to "do their thing" on the dance floor. Next is famous for having good dance songs. For example, they helped make names for themselves with "Wifey" and "Too Close", both part songs. "It's OK" is just "OK". This is a ballad that bores me and nothing about it really stands out. "Freaky Man" and "Hold Me Down" are fillers. The lyrics are elementary and the production is nothing special.
As a whole, this album is really good. I think this album should have done much better than it did. If you listen to it, I don't think you'll be disappointed. But, in order to hear the quality of it, you'll probably have to listen more than once, like I did. NEXT PLEASE!
Mikeisha's Top 5
1. Brand New
2. Lights Out
3. Do Your Thing
4. Imagine That
5. Your Love Is
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