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On the strength of 2002's Floetic, Floetry became the Bush of neo-soul -- an English act with most of its commercial success in the States. Though the critical reception was equally warm in both territories, Floetic hit the Top 20 of the Billboard album chart in the U.S., while it didn't perform nearly as well in the U.K. With the two-disc Floacism "Live", Floetry give their U.S. fans a gift of sorts, with a performance -- recorded at New Orleans' House of Blues -- that is provided in both CD and DVD format. The show has a lot of energy, but it's best experienced visually, since the audio element can be a terror to listen to without the added dimension of the visuals. By watching the performance, your concentration can be diverted somewhat from the fact that Floetry sound a lot better in studio form. The live arrangements are competent enough, but they're not all that exceptional, and they often seem to be present only for the sake of musicality (as in, "See -- we write songs; we don't make tracks"). Most importantly, Marsha Ambrosius is all over the place vocally, taking every possible opportunity to let some screeching, cracking melisma run wild. This takes away from the song in every case. And if it weren't for the track indexes on the CD, it would often be a challenge to determine where one song ends and where the next begins, given all the interludes, outerludes, redundant chit-chatter, and general noodling around. More discerning fans will be satiated somewhat by the three new studio recordings that open the set, including a fiery "Microphone Fiend"- sampling tune that features Mos Def.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Mos Def, FeaturedArtist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Darren "Limitless" Henson, Producer - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist - Keith Pelzer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Darren Henson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Keith "Keshon" Pelzer, Producer
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Louis Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Ricardo Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Darren "Limitless" Henson, Producer - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist - Keith Pelzer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Darren Henson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Keith "Keshon" Pelzer, Producer
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Darren "Limitless" Henson, Producer - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist - Keith Pelzer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Darren Henson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emil Viklický, ComposerLyricist - Keith "Keshon" Pelzer, Producer
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist - Keith Pelzer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Henson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, Author - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ivan Barias, Composer - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Harris, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist - Keith Pelzer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Harris, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vidal Davis, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Harris, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist - Keith Pelzer, ComposerLyricist - Darren Henson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Harris, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Floetry, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Album review
On the strength of 2002's Floetic, Floetry became the Bush of neo-soul -- an English act with most of its commercial success in the States. Though the critical reception was equally warm in both territories, Floetic hit the Top 20 of the Billboard album chart in the U.S., while it didn't perform nearly as well in the U.K. With the two-disc Floacism "Live", Floetry give their U.S. fans a gift of sorts, with a performance -- recorded at New Orleans' House of Blues -- that is provided in both CD and DVD format. The show has a lot of energy, but it's best experienced visually, since the audio element can be a terror to listen to without the added dimension of the visuals. By watching the performance, your concentration can be diverted somewhat from the fact that Floetry sound a lot better in studio form. The live arrangements are competent enough, but they're not all that exceptional, and they often seem to be present only for the sake of musicality (as in, "See -- we write songs; we don't make tracks"). Most importantly, Marsha Ambrosius is all over the place vocally, taking every possible opportunity to let some screeching, cracking melisma run wild. This takes away from the song in every case. And if it weren't for the track indexes on the CD, it would often be a challenge to determine where one song ends and where the next begins, given all the interludes, outerludes, redundant chit-chatter, and general noodling around. More discerning fans will be satiated somewhat by the three new studio recordings that open the set, including a fiery "Microphone Fiend"- sampling tune that features Mos Def.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:05
- Main artists: Floetry
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2003 Geffen Records ℗ 2003 Geffen Records
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