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Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite | 
 enlarge | Artist: Maxwell
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  137 reviews
Sales Rank: 2598
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 66434
UPC: 074646643426
EAN: 0074646643426
ASIN: B000002ASA
Release Date: April 2, 1996
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| Tracks:
| • | The Urban Theme | | • | Welcome | | • | Sumthin' Sumthin' | | • | Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) | | • | Dancewitme | | • | ...Til The Cops Come Knockin' | | • | Whenever Wherever Whatever | | • | Lonely's The Only Company (I&II) | | • | Reunion | | • | Suitelady (The Proposal Jam) | | • | The Suite Theme |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Handsome in his designer clothes and angelic, nappy dreads, Maxwell styles himself a modern-day urban love prophet in the tradition of Marvin Gaye. He concocts a conceptual music suite that purports to tell a fully rounded tale of meaningful love set in the tough but misunderstood inner city. What he delivers, however, contains only the faintest hints of what he promises. Instead we get a whole lot of the same tired R&B elevator slush and lyrics like "Gonna take you in the room suga'/ Lock you up and love for days." Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite is significant only in that it recasts the same old same old as something monumental, and nearly pulls it off. Initially, there's a lot to like about Maxwell: On his openers, "Urban Theme" and "Welcome," the early '80s full-band R&B and jazz pop grooves are reminiscent of Maze's brightest days and Steely Dan's coolest nights. But soon even Maxwell's passionate voice gets lost in a flat mix that turns every song into faceless background music. While R&B is at no loss for suave and sexy personalities to take the stage, a dearth of new ideas keeps the genre for the most part floundering and visionless. In the end, Maxwell's urban hang suite is just another empty room. --Roni Sarig
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| Customer Reviews:
 nice flow July 30, 2008
gooney googoo (new jersey)
great album by maxwell. one of my favorites to listen to when i just want to mellow out.
a love-ly set of songs March 16, 2008
S. SILBERT
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
a great, slow, sexy set of love songs but hardly in the traditional sense. no up tempo to change the pace of things. but where is maxwell now? to be enjoyed over and over again.
Urban Hang Suite - actually 4.5 stars January 6, 2008
Geminigirl (Philadelphia, PA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a debut!! It really says something when an album that debuted 10 years ago is still so popular & well-regarded. Although I think in all fairness that his predecesor, D'Angelo got audiences ready for this shift in r&b, Maxwell certainly put his stamp on the movement.
The first time I heard this whole album, I just knew that Maxwell would be one of those ever-improving artists whose career I'd follow. He's one of a very few of the nu-school r&b cats who successfully (in my opinion) pull off that Marvin Gaye flow that I love - they can sing in falsetto & in their natural range, layering the two vocals so that it sounds like two different singers.
I love everything about this disc from Maxwell's cool vibe to the exceptional backing band - it's truly timeless music that does not seem stuck in any era.
My favorite tracks: WHENEVER, WHEREVER, WHATEVER; SUMTHIN SUMTHIN; LONELY'S THE ONLY COMPANY; TILL THE COPS COME KNOCKIN & ASCENSION
If you love r&b but never gave Maxwell a listen, I'd highly recommend adding this debut to your collection!
Maxwell's Masterpiece December 7, 2007
Rhonda R. Clements (Seattle, WA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album is an absolute work of art. Cool grooves with Sumthin' Sumthin', and the most beautiful song I have heard in years Wherever, Whenever, Whatever. This is a great album, if you don't like this one you have no Soul!!
Smooth R&B with Jazz flavor! October 27, 2007
DRS 1974 (LOUISVILLE, KY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Maxwell's debut CD was nothing short of amazing. It has a mix of smooth r&b, funk, and sensuality to it. When i first heard it, i knew i was listening to a guy who was mature and his music is for grown folks. The funny thing is, when it first came out in 96, i was only 21, but i was always into more mature music even back then. With songs like Ascension, Welcome, Til the cops come knockin, Dancewitme, & Whenever, Wherever, Whatever, he gives you a wide range of sounds. It's a diverse CD for different listeners and it has been my favorite since it first came out. I can't imagine anybody who likes r&b for grown folks who don't have it, but if not, go get it and don't keep missing out on incredible music from a really talented artist.
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