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Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 34 out of 38
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Mixed: 2 out of 38
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Negative: 2 out of 38
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Jul 1, 2016Maxwell, as usual, showcases his talent as the last true R&B crooner. Never waning from his loyal fanbase as showing he takes the time to make music from his heart and experiences, he is trying to cement his legacy as one of the greatest artists of all time. We can only hope he doesn't take seven years for his next masterpiece.
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Jul 2, 2016
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Aug 27, 2016
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Jul 2, 2016This album has the most amazing and intricate combination of sounds. I just started listening to it last night and was compelled to buy the entire album. This album also sets a very interesting mood. When I listen to it, I can imagine myself in an elegant beachfront villa, with all the delights that life can offer. If I ever reach such heights, this music will be accompanying me there.
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Jul 7, 2016It's different. It's an album for SUMMER. I guess in the next project we'll have the usual Maxwell back.
But it's not bad. He's more experimental than the previous.
Best songs are "Lake by the Ocean", the very sexy "1990x", "Lost", "Of All Kind" and "Listen Hear". The second half of the album is better.
I understand the disappointment but frankly it's not bad. Just different. -
Sep 9, 2016Fairly different than the previous album, but still a solid work. There were some songs I personally didn't find enjoyable in the first half of the album, but the second half didn't disappoint.
Standout tracks: 1990x, Lake by The Ocean, Of All Kind, Listen Hear -
May 8, 2022Here he goes again ,coming with some prestine R&b that serenades and comforts you with its crooning. He stands unmatched yet again.
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UncutAug 5, 2016The breadth, scope and sheer suppleness of black SUMMERS'night makes one wish Maxwell worked a whole lot faster. [Sep 2016, p.76]
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Jul 27, 2016Very few albums are worth such a long wait, though, but blackSUMMERS’night is one of them--it’s an album that should live forever, purely because it sounds so detached from time.
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Jul 14, 2016This is still an intrinsically Maxwell record, but he navigates familiar tropes through friction and distressed noir-soul, the cohesiveness of the record all the more commendable as a result.