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 Better Days by Joe Oct 21, 2008
I've love Joe's music since age 15. Something about his singing keeps me calm. My favorite on 'Betters Days' are : lover's prayer, better days, world of girls etc. I love all his songs. I recommend this album to everyone. Pop it in your car stereo and chill with that special someone.
Gives me a Warm feeling :) Jan 31, 2008
I'm surprised not everyone enjoyed this CD as much as I did! I was 19 when this CD came out and it was quite a time. I thouroughly enjoyed Joe's last two efforts and was a certified fan. I rooted for him on this effort and bought the CD was unfortunately it was not commercially successful. 'Let's stay home tonight' is a perky intro to a CD full of gems. Some Standounts include:
#1) Let's Stay Home Tonight (snuggle with your honey)
#9) Lover's Prayer (an amazing song)
#10)Changed Man (men shoud take heed)
#12)She Used to Love me (reggae-tinged fun song)
#13)World of Girls (fun song, very listenable)
But don't be fooled, the whole CD can just be played without skipping tracks. He does have some missteps such as 'Ghetto Child' with Shaggy (back when he was popular), 'I Like Sexy Girls' (fun, but forgettable) and I Understand (a little too sappy). But overall, a great effort. I miss the old Joe, I couldn't get down with his newer G-unitified image, but I cherish the old days...
 A step down from the last never the less still good Dec 29, 2006
It's no secret that JOE is a very talented soul singer. However after the mamooth sucess of My Name Is Joe, Better Days was released in time for the holiday seasons. Let's Stay Home Tonight," is a rather straightforward remix for the rap audience featuring Petey Pablo. The other collaboration, "Ghetto Child," is a bit more ambitious, featuring Shaggy and the Boys Choir of Harlem. Elsewhere, the emphasis is on Joe. There isn't a roll call of big-name producers here (though the Neptunes do make a showing), so Joe is left to carry much of the album's weight. He proves more than capable of the challenge on songs like the lead single, "Let's Stay Home but Ghetto Child was horrible as was I Like Sexy Girls. In the ballad department JOE offers up the goods on What If A Woman, Lover's Prayer and Alone. JOE has a classic album in his voice and hopefully one day he'll show us that promise.
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An Underated Talent May 03, 2006
Despite Joe not receiving such wide acclaim as other of todays R&B stars, his work and acheivements should not be overlooked as he is without doubt one of todays most gifted songwriters.
On his fourth project, Better Days (2001), he diplays his growing versatility as an evidently serious recording artist. His work has great depth expoloring serious and relevant human issues and expresses genuinley deep, honest emotion. He has an undeniable flair for ballads with such offerings as What If A Woman, Alone and Isn't This The World. The gentle and sensual musical arrangements which have all the emphasis and elements of the modern day R&B sound are all beautifully mellow with each holding an undeniably timeless appeal.
The quality in his work is consistent throughout and the album does delve into urban, late-night R&B numbers such as the sultry Let's Stay Home Tonight, Ghetto Child (featuring an effective interlude from another gifted R&B artist, Shaggy), the playful I Like Sexy Girls and a few truly sensational numbers like Lovers Prayer, Changed Man, I Understand to name but a few.
There is such passion in his work thats it's questionable as to why his unique talent an work so far has been so over-looked but never the less it's quality what counts and tis album is just that. This is probably Joe's greatest album yet and had it been given te right radio air-play this could have easily have catapulted into view with the media. Superb and sensational and possibly is the modern-day Marvin Gaye.
better days alright Aug 08, 2005
This was not Joe's best album. In my opinion, he really has seen better days. I hate the fact that I can't listen to this album from the front to the back.
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