An artifact of the 90's if there ever was one, R&B acts of the time reaching for the ultimate "authenticity" ring by performing live with a slightly stripped-down backing band to prove their chops. Jodeci kicks this off, oversinging within an inch of their lives and for some godforsaken reason jumping into covering "Give It Away" for a moment at the start of their second song. But their version of Stevie Wonder's "Lately" is pretty good even if it mostly just brings back memories to me of the classic parody
In Living Color did at the time. And hey everybody, remember Father MC? No?! Mary J. Blige unsurprisingly steals the show by giving a great performance and actually showing some restraint. I'll admit I never heard of Christopher Williams before, who wasn't bad, even though his solo turns seemed to go on forever. Heavy D (R.I.P.) takes over at the end and unfortunately does
not do "Now That We Found Love". The drums were really distracting to me throughout this, mixed so obnoxiously loud to make it sound like they were recorded in a sports arena or something. But I have to admit this album was mostly pretty enjoyable.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0CQcwTXgmXtXpMcORejZSM
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