Archive for the ‘Album Reviews’ Category
[review]: A Long Time Coming
Cross-posted at: Tulsa Today
Wayne Brady, 2008
Peak Records
Running Time: 43:49
3.5 out of 5 stars
It’s one of those things that makes perfect sense when you hear it, but still somehow catches you off guard: Wayne Brady recorded an album.
Yes, that Wayne Brady. The man you probably know from countless television shows, including the improv comedy program Whose Line is It Anyway?, his very own talk show The Wayne Brady Show, and his game show Don’t Forget the Lyrics!—not to mention some particularly memorable appearances on Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show. Aside from that, his career has tended toward doing some of the more thankless jobs in show business, including numerous voices on cartoon programs and hosting some bargain-basement pop culture documentaries on late-night cable. Those of us who have followed his career have long been wondering why he’s continued to “slum it,” metaphorically speaking, when he’s clearly so multitalented. On Whose Line and everywhere else, he’s proven that he’s enormously adept as an actor, a comedian, and—yes—a singer (any Whose Line fan remembers his song performances fondly—for his voice as much as his sense of humor).
So a vocal album seems like almost a no-brainer. The question, though, is why now?
[review]: White Van Music
Jake One, 2008Rhymesayers Records
Running Time: 66:25
4 out of 5 stars
“Are you on dope?”
“Yes.”
“What kind?”
“Musical dope.”
“You get high?”
“Yes.”
“Offa what?”
“Music”
