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Now finds Maxwell on track after the more conceptual (read: rambling) groove-based Embrya album, the follow-up to his groundbreaking debut, Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite. Here the emphasis is on...
Aug 14, 2001 · User Score. 7.2. Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Ratings. Summary: Soul singer-songwriter Maxwell returns with his third studio album, following 1998's 'Embrya' and his well-received 1996 debut 'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite.'.
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If only his songs were as memorable as his sounds! True, Now is more song-centric than his previous releases, barring possibly his debut, but this is still well-crafted mood music in which the overall seductive sound matters more than what he's saying specifically. Full Review.
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Aug 28, 2001 · Much like Sade’s Lovers Rock, Maxwell’s third studio effort, Now, faithfully delivers more of the same. The album’s 11 tracks, from the wispy acoustic “Symptom Unknown” to “Lifetime,” drip and blur into each other, creating, if nothing else, a cohesive fluffy pillow to rest your weary head at the end of a hard day’s work.
Now, an Album by Maxwell. Released 21 August 2001 on Columbia (catalog no. 497454 2; CD). Genres: Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B. Rated #298 in the best albums of 2001.
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- 2000-2001
- Maxwell
- 21 August 2001
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Now received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78, based on 11 reviews. [17]
