System - Seal

...than a decade later. System is his latest album that fans had eagerly awaited after the last album failed to get off the ground in the early stages of recording.

Just because he hasn't been recording doesn't mean that Seal hasn't been writing. His music and lyric writing is still as strong as ever and that applies just as equally to his brilliant voice.

So whats on the album?

01 - If its in my mind, its on my ...
...interesting lyrics. I wonder which system he's referring to.

08 - Dumb.
Very jangly steel guitar intro that stands behind the main tune, it gets an occasional bit of bleepy synth.

09 - The Right Life.
A very hammondy style organ and the sound of waves crashing on the shore make for a good intro to quite a dancey style track with Seal's treated with a ton of vocoder. This sounds like it will eventually become ... more

Seal shot to fame giving his lyrical style to Adamski's "Killer" all the way back in the early 90's and it's good that he is still going strong more than a decade later. System is his latest album that fans had eagerly awaited after the last album failed to get off the ground in the early stages of recording.

Just because he hasn't been recording doesn't mean that Seal hasn't been writing. His music and lyric writing is still as strong as ever and that applies just as equally to his brilliant voice.

So whats on the album?

01 - If its in my mind, its on my face.
Good title and good song. It'll remind you of his previous stuff and its just as good as anything he's done before.

02 - Amazing (Thin White Duke edit).
This is a remix of the track that was released as the 1st single off this album. To be honest I don't much care for remixes and this is nothing special.

03 - Just Like Before.
Another mellow guitar based track. This is the kind of stuff that it seems that Seal could keep cranking out forever really ;-)

04 - Loaded.
Great string intro. Starts out very quiet and builds into a bit of a dance track. I dont overly care for the words but the tune is good.

05 - Wedding Day.
This is a duet, Seal singing with his supermodel wife, Heidi Klum. Heidi actually has a really good voice, I can't quite remember who she reminds me of but her part of the track does remind me a bit of Come Together by The Beloved.

07 - System.
The track the album is named after. Something that starts slow and speeds up. Seal telling you "we're just trying to beat the system" interesting lyrics. I wonder which system he's referring to.

08 - Dumb.
Very jangly steel guitar intro that stands behind the main tune, it gets an occasional bit of bleepy synth.

09 - The Right Life.
A very hammondy style organ and the sound of waves crashing on the shore make for a good intro to quite a dancey style track with Seal's treated with a ton of vocoder. This sounds like it will eventually become a single, sure to be popular with the dance crowd due to its musical construction.

10 - Rolling.
Another steel guitar intro with lots of violin backing. A typical Seal ballad, as minimal as possible. Makes for a nice chill-out track.

11 - Immaculate.
If i didn't know this was Seal I'd swear it was Massive Attack. That's who it reminds me of in a good way and for a very good reason. I'm a fan of them as well. Again this is pretty minimal with vocals & synthy strings & drums. It sounds like it'd make quite a good tv theme for something spooky or a thriller.

12 - Amazing.
The unremixed version of the track that was this albums 1st single. Personally I feel there are too many instruments going on, I don't like it as a track or as a single but thats just me.

Generally the album is good on the whole, some of the tracks are a bit long. At just over 4mins Immaculate is about perfect length. If you like Seal this is well worth a listen. 

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