Next are probably better known for their 2 songs Too Close and Wifey. You know how it is you like a song but have no idea who sings it well that was me that why I had to buy the album. I liked Wifey which features on their second album entitled Welcome II Nextasy. I seem to buy most of my R&B albums in reverse order so I have just purchased the first album Rated Next which has the track Too Close.
Next consists of three male men RL (very attractive see inside sleeve), Tweety and T-Low. I would class them on the same par as Ideal, 112, Jagged Edge, Jodeci and even Dru Hill as they all have the same mannerisms of American all male groups. i.e. sing about love and women with hardly any clothes on while showing of extremely toned bodies.
The album contains 15 songs altogether, including the intro and 1 interlude. (There are actually 16 songs but the last one doesn’t seem to appear on the cover. For some reason song 15 is in two parts which I think is shouldn’t be). The songs are mostly slow and of an intimate nature. The album has a parental advisory label which means that some of the contents are explicit quite a few of the songs are of a sexual nature and/or contain F***.
When I first heard the album it reminded me of men fantasising of what they want to do with/to women but after listening to the album over and over again the connotations just go over your head. Of the 16 songs 10 have a clear sexual nature which are quite obvious just by listening to them I found this quite a lot for one album the rest are slightly of a sexual nature but you only get them if you read between the lines which is not hard as you listen to the album.
I will list the songs but won’t describe their meanings, as some are quite obvious and as I said if you read between the lines you will get the message. The starred ones are the more explicit ones.
Welcome II Nextasy – intro What U want * Wifey Cybersex* Beauty Queen * When We Kiss Jerk * Call on Me * Shorty * Minnesnowta – intro Lets make a movie* My Everything Splash * Banned from TV* Oh no no Freak in Me * – (part 2 of song 15 not on cover)
The really enjoy listening to the album and usually listen when I am either doing housework at the weekend or I take it work to listen during my lunch break. The album is quite harmless but could easily offend some people as it may be taken the wrong way ie offensive and degrading to women. But I neither find it offensive or degrading and would/have recommended it to family and friends.
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