| Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite | 
| Artist: Maxwell
Label: Sony Budget
Category: Music
List Price: £9.99
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 5,438
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.4
EAN: 5099748369925
ASIN: B000024WPN
Release Date: April 22, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Urban Theme | | • | Welcome | | • | Sumthin' Sumthin' | | • | Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) | | • | Dancewitme | | • | Till The Cops Come Knockin' | | • | Whenever Wherever Whatever | | • | Lonely's The Only Company | | • | Reunion | | • | Suitelady | | • | Suite Theme |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Handsome in his designer clothes and angelic, nappy dreads, Maxwell styles himself a modern-day urban love prophet in the tradition of Marvin Gaye. He concocts a conceptual music suite that purports to tell a fully rounded tale of meaningful love set in the tough but misunderstood inner city. What he delivers, however, contains only the faintest hints of what he promises. Instead we get a whole lot of the same tired R&B elevator slush and lyrics like "Gonna take you in the room suga'/ Lock you up and love for days." Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite is significant only in that it recasts the same old same old as something monumental, and nearly pulls it off. Initially, there's a lot to like about Maxwell: On his openers, "Urban Theme" and "Welcome", the early 1980s full-band R&B and jazz pop grooves are reminiscent of Maze's brightest days and Steely Dan's coolest nights. But soon even Maxwell's passionate voice gets lost in a flat mix that turns every song into faceless background music. While R&B is at no loss for suave and sexy personalities to take the stage, a dearth of new ideas keeps the genre for the most part floundering and visionless. In the end, Maxwell's urban hang suite is just another empty room. --Roni Sarig
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| Customer Reviews:
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Beautiful timeless classic! February 1, 2010
May Kasahara (Central London)
still sounds good a decade later... This is one of the few albums I can put on and listen to from beginning to end without skipping tracks - it just flows from one great track to another without killing the vibe. I love it! Pretty sure my first child will be conceived to this one!
Top Class and ages like a great red. September 17, 2009
T. Carballo
One of the greatest urban Soul albums of all time.
Fits every mood, situation and location.
Buy it and find out for yourselves.
 Good but not great. September 10, 2009
dave copeland (scotland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like to put a Soul CD on and just play it through,then you will probably like this.yes there isnt a bad track on it,but at the same time there is no stand out track either.Its mellow and sweet, but just a tad too middle of the road for me.
Solid Gold Soul August 5, 2009
Lee Boehmer (London)
I bought this album on the strength of the eleven 5-star reviews that it had received at the time and I am deliriously happy with my discovery. It is sheer perfection - the grooves, the melodies, the production, the vocal arrangements and the pervading mood combine to create a magical listening experience.
Best album EVER October 25, 2008
hornet (UK)
I remember when i bought this album, i was down under and they played the first track in store. I loved it and asked what the album was. Paid my cash and it is my favourite album of all time. I buy a lot of music and this album is timeless. A must for any black music lover!
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