Advantages: Wonderful soulful voice Disadvantages: Weak lyrics in places
Lemar?s voice, which reaches an astonishingly high range, before a spoken dedication is heard.
The first track ?Dance with U? was also Lemar?s first single release, and it is no wonder that the track was hugely successful. Lemar?s voice is akin to that of Luther Vandross, and as well as having a wonderful range, he manages to ooze sex appeal while singing. ?Dance with U? is a ?feel good? track, in which Lemar proclaims everlasting love to the lucky lady in his life. The song is a blend of soul and funk, but the addition of a brass band section add another concept to an already strong opening number.
?Fresh? moves the tempo up a little with a strong funk influence, and I am immediately transported back to the Eighties and the days of The Average White Band. Lemar?s belief in himself and his self-assurance shine through in the song, in ...
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TITLE : Dedication
RATING: *½
CAST: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson, Dianne Wiest, Bob Balaban, Martin Freeman, Cassidy Hinkle, Bobby Cannavale, Charlene Biton, Amy Sedaris, Peter Bogdanovich.
DIRECTOR: Justin Theroux
SCREENWRITER: David Bromberg
STUDIO: The Weinstein Company
RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes
RATED: R (US) & 15 (UK); contains strong language.
DVD AVAILABILITY: Not Available as of this writing (which may be a good thing!)
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PART ONE: ONE OF THE WORST FILMS OF 2007
"My best is, at best, depressing!" -- Henry Roth
The irony of that statement is that the film is, at best, pretty depressing, particularly for a romantic comedy. The romance ...
Advantages: Lemar has a fantastic voice Disadvantages: More tracks please!
I didn't rush to buy it as I may normally have done, I waited to see what else he had to offer first. His next single 50/50 instantly made the decision in my head "I want the album". It was a classic R&B tune. The jist of the song is his girlfriends been playing away (I ask myself why?! I'd be constantly chained to him!) and the poor chaps found out and is in two minds about the relationship, 50/50 << get it? Yeah anyway this is one of my favourite Lemar songs, I never get tired of hearing it, or seeing the video ;o)
So when my 16th birthday came rolling around and my mom asked me for a list, Lemar's album Dedicated was top, that was until I found out he was playing at the Birmingham NIA two months after my birthday, so when my mom brought me both I was estatic, not only was I going to be breathing the same air as Lemar, I had a whole ...
