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Wyclef Jean prides himself on having a vision, which he does. Few of his peers are as determined to appeal to as broad an audience as a possible, dabbling in everything from ragga to sugary pop, tying it all together as a self-conscious "big statement." His ambition has been clear since The Score, if not the Fugees' debut, and with each of his post-Fugees solo projects, he's worked with the same basic template -- a lot of pop, a lot of hip-hop, reggae, and worldbeat touches, lots of social consciousness, a little does of party anthems, all produced with enough gloss and melody to reach a wide audience, yet with enough NPR sensibility to bring in the serious-minded progressives, no matter their age. If anything, he perhaps tipped a little bit too close to the pop last time around, letting Kenny Rogers in for a new version of "The Gambler," so the first part of his third album, Masquerade, feels like a bit of an overcorrection, as he toughens up the beats, brings in the hard(er) rappers, and aims to the street. Then, after the point has been made, it settles into a Marley-esque reggae groove, before easing into pop for a while, then winding up back in Marley territory with "War No More." Throughout it all, Jean's musical skill is impressive and most of this long, 20-track album is quite pleasurable, but his skills as a recordmaker waver on occasion. The primary problem is that Wyclef wants to be everything to all people, so he'll hit too hard on the hip-hop, then back way up and invite Tom Jones into the studio for a new, not very good, version of "What's New, Pussycat," while rewriting Frankie Valli ("Oh What a Night") and Dylan ("Knocking on Heaven's Door," which now contains shoutouts "to Biggie Smalls and 2Pac...to my people in the twin towers") with equal abandon. He pushes too hard on sermonizing, no matter if it's pompous pleas to the ghettos or heartfelt laments (a spoken tribute to his recently passed father, "War No More," a "Redemption Song"-styled protest song with the unforgettable line, "this looks like a scene from the movie Star Wars"), which offsets the lighter tracks. Instead of sounding generous and openhearted, it's a bit muddled and confusing, especially when taken all at once -- but when isolated in parts, or heard in passing, it's an enjoyable record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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No producer credit, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Itsuro Hattori, Composer - Itsuro Hattori, Lyricist - Benny Latimore, Composer - Benny Latimore, Lyricist - Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Toshio Nomura, Composer - Toshio Nomura, Lyricist - Clep Sound, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kevin Meyers, 2nd Engineer - Serge Tsai, Recording Engineer - Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Evan Rossiter, 2nd Engineer - Shea Taylor, Producer - Shea Taylor, Composer - Shea Taylor, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean featuring Governor and Prolific, Performer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
No producer credit, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Neftali Santiago, Composer - Neftali Santiago, Lyricist - Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean featuring Butch Cassidy and Sharissa, Performer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Darryl Radcliff, Composer - Darryl Radcliff, Lyricist - Teflon, Producer - Sheldon Harris, Composer - Sheldon Harris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bob Gaudio, Composer - Bob Gaudio, Lyricist - Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Judy Parker, Composer - Judy Parker, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
No producer credit, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Wyclef Jean featuring Tom Jones, Performer - Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Shea Taylor, Producer - Shea Taylor, Composer - Shea Taylor, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Lyricist - Hal David, Composer - Hal David, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
No producer credit, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean featuring Claudette Ortiz of City High, Performer
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
No producer credit, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Jennifer Hamady, Composer - Jennifer Hamady, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
No producer credit, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Performer - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Damon Leigh, Composer - Damon Leigh, Lyricist - Hakim Bey Scott, Composer - Hakim Bey Scott, Lyricist - Eugene Alfonso, Composer - Eugene Alfonso, Lyricist - Errol Sistrunck, Composer - Errol Sistrunck, Lyricist - Ed Roc, Producer - Ed Roc, Composer - Ed Roc, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Wyclef Jean featuring Melky, Performer - Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer - Jerry Duplessis, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean featuring Ja Rah Rah, Performer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Presentación del Álbum
Wyclef Jean prides himself on having a vision, which he does. Few of his peers are as determined to appeal to as broad an audience as a possible, dabbling in everything from ragga to sugary pop, tying it all together as a self-conscious "big statement." His ambition has been clear since The Score, if not the Fugees' debut, and with each of his post-Fugees solo projects, he's worked with the same basic template -- a lot of pop, a lot of hip-hop, reggae, and worldbeat touches, lots of social consciousness, a little does of party anthems, all produced with enough gloss and melody to reach a wide audience, yet with enough NPR sensibility to bring in the serious-minded progressives, no matter their age. If anything, he perhaps tipped a little bit too close to the pop last time around, letting Kenny Rogers in for a new version of "The Gambler," so the first part of his third album, Masquerade, feels like a bit of an overcorrection, as he toughens up the beats, brings in the hard(er) rappers, and aims to the street. Then, after the point has been made, it settles into a Marley-esque reggae groove, before easing into pop for a while, then winding up back in Marley territory with "War No More." Throughout it all, Jean's musical skill is impressive and most of this long, 20-track album is quite pleasurable, but his skills as a recordmaker waver on occasion. The primary problem is that Wyclef wants to be everything to all people, so he'll hit too hard on the hip-hop, then back way up and invite Tom Jones into the studio for a new, not very good, version of "What's New, Pussycat," while rewriting Frankie Valli ("Oh What a Night") and Dylan ("Knocking on Heaven's Door," which now contains shoutouts "to Biggie Smalls and 2Pac...to my people in the twin towers") with equal abandon. He pushes too hard on sermonizing, no matter if it's pompous pleas to the ghettos or heartfelt laments (a spoken tribute to his recently passed father, "War No More," a "Redemption Song"-styled protest song with the unforgettable line, "this looks like a scene from the movie Star Wars"), which offsets the lighter tracks. Instead of sounding generous and openhearted, it's a bit muddled and confusing, especially when taken all at once -- but when isolated in parts, or heard in passing, it's an enjoyable record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 22 pista(s)
- Duración total: 01:09:23
- Artistas principales: Wyclef Jean
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: Columbia
- Género Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
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