This maybe the most heartfelt album you will listen to from a recent artist. I'm buying this album for a second time b/c I played out the first copy. I touches every area of life. Its so down to earth that anyone can relate to what he's expressing. Theres no crap about sex in a club or getting tipsy, I'M A GROWN MAN. I can't relate to that. This is just a real album. Highly underated, but thats what happens when your content is too deep.

Musiq Soulchild is one of those artists that always shows their potential for greatness at every opportunity. I liked Aijuswanaseing but this album I love. Newness sounds like an updated version of Just Friend(Sunny) but its passable. Caught Up, Stoplayin, Babygirl, Realove are the funky tracks that Musiq always seems to excell in. Halfcrazy(first single), Dontchange, Onenight and Time are the beautiful love ballads that Musiq always excells in. Future is Musiq giving you words of inspiration that you should follow your dreams no matter what. Something is a decent rendition of the George Harrison tune by the same name. IfIwouldaknew(Girlnextdoor remix) feat Aaries is pretty solid too. There are some tracks I could do without. Previouscats and So Long are two of them. BestFriend is not properly executed so it ends up being laughable especially when the guest vocalist Carol Riddick joins in to give her two cents. Religious is an okay track but MotherFather is ehhhh. Bottom Line: Musiq's Juslisten is a pretty good follow up and is another notch in Musiq's belt. There are some times when the album falters but those times are far and between. All in all it was a great effort by Soul Music's(I refuse to say Neo-Soul) brightest star. Standouts: CAUGHTUP, BABYGIRL, TIME,HALFCRAZY, FUTURE, REALOVE, and DONTCHANGE

Whoa! This is a blast from the past. This is such a good album, i will be the first to tell you, i did not like Aijuswanaseing, i thought it was boring so i was surprised i bought this album. But something told me to give him a second chance and i did and i do not regret it for a second. This album is so good to see compared to all the music now a days, everything R&B now a days is all poppy and dance stuff. Which is cool sometimes, but its nice to see someone bring back that 70s/80s retro groove soul, that stuff that puts you in a good mood. Thats what this whole album is, but obviously with a more new sound to it, but for the most part its the type of music Marvin or Teddy would be making today if they were around. And its great to see that someone can still make that kind of music and still succeed in the bubble gum world of music lately. This will be a classic album for the ages right here. Its going to put Musiq in a league of his own because besides D'Angelo and Maxwell on occasion no one has made and album with so much soul and groove in it at the same time. I mean the standout in my mind is "Religous" which is how Musiq describes his love for his girl, but its got this 70s soul bounce feel to it, just one listen to it and it puts you in good mood. Then the other track that sticks out in my mind right away is "Previouscats" which is actually one of the few songs on this album that doesnt have that soul feel to it, this is just another great cotemperary R&B track. Its a mid tempo story of how his woman doesnt trust him because of the pain caused by her previous boyfriends. I mean the positives are endless on this album and that goes without to mention the two smash singles "Dontchang" and "Halfcrazy". Just trust me buy this album, because i doubt there will be another one like this in a very long time.


Grade:
A

It would be nice to submit a review if I actually recieved the product. It's been over a month since I used my gift certificate to purchase two cd's from Amazon - I have yet to recieve either one. I write this after numberous attempts to contact either Amazon or their participating vendors with no success. I'm trapped in email hell without anyone giving proper attention to the fact that I've been ripped off! I would prefer not to use Amazon since this is the second time ordering from them has become a problem - the last time my product was shipped half way across the country!

Musiq's sophomore album was "Juslisen" (2002) an eighteen track release from the Philadelphia singer. After the introduction Musiq get's things started with the upbeat "Newness", getting to know a woman and asking her questions. A couple of decent track's follow and lead up to the impressive single "Half Crazy" a track where Musiq sings about moving from a friendship to a relationship. With the deep "Time" Musiq provides another standout reflecting on his own growth and love. My favourite track on this release is the slow love ballad "Don't Change" - Musiq provides an outstanding track about life and love - in a track about timeless love. Musiq shines on this powerful and heartfelt track about true love. Musiq pays his respects to his parents on "Motherfather", then drops another memorable slow jam with "Something". The bonus track is a semi-decent remix of "If I Woulda Knew" which was featured on the first album. The music on "Juslisen" vibes well, Musiq provides a lot of upbeat track's, I agree with reviewer J. Highsmith who found the highlights of this album to be in the slow jams. 3.5.