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 Good Singer, Bad Album Feb 01, 2008
"I Know", "Passion", and "Blackbird" are the only stand outs here. I know this is a mid-nineties cd but still the idea of having two skits with David Alan Grier doing his *In Living Color* routine should steer you away from this totally. Her fantastic *Hopeless* from *Love Jones* shows that this woman can sing. Up there with Lauren, Jill and everybody else. I just wish she'd come back out and put out at least a good single every year. Sumptin'. Just no more skits. Please.
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 "Time slips ever fast instantly becoming the past" Jun 24, 2007
Whatever happened to Dionne Farris? The question poses some merit given that the former singer of Arrested Development made such a great solo debut. She had a very hip and relaxed nature about her with one of the best songs to hit radio during the mid 90's in "I Know." She even served as opening act for the Dave Matthews Band when they were first becoming popular. As for Wild Seed-Wild Flower, I haven't listened to this album(or CD)in quite some time until recently, and it still holds up as a terrific offering of rock, pop, and soul. Plus the gospel tinge in her voice still has that perfect passion that made her songs feel so sobering and uplifting when they played the first time around. I'm sure that "I Know" will one day find a second life when it gets played on future classic pop stations once the music of the 90's becomes retro.
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 no Mar 13, 2007
please do not buy this. she has a great voice, but the only song worth anything on here is the 'i know what you're doing' single....
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 Wild Seed ~Wild Flower - - actually 3.5 stars Dec 06, 2006
This is a good debut from an artist who burst on the scene with a phenomenal single, I KNOW. This song featured a mash of rock, pop & soul that touched a lot of fans across music genres. The only other song on the disc that moved me in the same way is, PASSION - that features a stunning baseline, unstructured melody & terric guitar-heavy chorus.
Other tracks that I still enjoy to this day are:
NOW OR LATER - she really toned it down on this one, her vocals are so sweet & light
11TH HOUR - features spoken word & a pretty melodic beat
WATER - her soulful wails & the construction of the song kind of reminds me of an old Rufus & Chaka Khan song
BLACKBIRD - again features really pretty vocals
Although it's unfortunate that Dionne didn't get to release a sophomore set, this is still a fun album that I continue to enjoy listening to as time goes by.
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Great Single - OK Album Jun 01, 2006
Great single, ordinary album. Going solo after her stint with Arrested Development, Dionne Farris seemed intent on making a statement of her own. The single, "I Know," promised a lot. Based on a snaking slide groove and a neat vocal hook, it gave the impression that Farris just might be able to break out. Unfortunately, the first solo album suggests Arrested Development without the diversity. Like that band, the musical topics are based on inner thoughts; sort of like cranial soul music. The titles alone give away - "Stop to Think"; "Food for Thought"; "Find Your Way"; Even the song "Passion" approaches the subject of the title as if it were a mental exercise. Naturally, the arrangements are intelligently constructed, perhaps even a bit fussy. If only she could have tapped into the passion that she found on her hit single, this would have been one heck of an album. All in all, there's just too much thinking going on here for the record to be much fun.
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