what this album needs
924542
ENo needs a vocal track with Jennifer Lopez. At least one track with JLo would help this album get into the dance charts.
2310894
I am in the middle on this album.  First off, it's a damn shame it took him 11 years for a follow up album because he has an excellent voice! I was excited for this release, but unfortunately, I expected an older sound especially after "Ray" and his performance with Alicia Keys at an event on television last year.  So, here came the release, and sadly, too much of the album just went with "what sells" - sex themes sang over hip hop beats.  You can't take away the #1 on the Billboard Charts from Mr. Foxx but I know this album could have been different (better) and he still would have been #1 on the Billboard Charts.  I understand Kanye and Twista helped him get his music career back ("Slow Jamz" and "Gold Digger") but Jamie could have made a whole album that showcases his voice better.  His voice shines on tracks like "Heaven" (my absolute favorite from the album; it was the song he played on the piano for Clive Davis to get the J Records deal) and "Do What It Do."  It's just a shame that the whole album didn't have more tracks like these two.  The songs with Snoop, the Game, Kanye and Ludacris are good hip hop tracks but I don't feel these types of songs should've comprised so much of the album, especially on his first record in 11 years. Kanye could've given him a John Legend/Alicia Keys sound for the background music of his produced track(s) but the music on the record simply sounds like contemporary R&B music.  Jamie Foxx's true talent is playing the paino while holding out high notes and hitting that "clean" falsetto of his.  The album contains about 7 solid tracks and some "mediocre" tracks that just don't show his full potential.  I will still give him 4 stars for this effort because I love his voice, I just think more tracks should've showcased it better.  It sounds like he's whispering on some songs and his voice is buried behind the music on them(i.e. "Get This Money" and "Three Letter Word).  His voice should and can be in your face as the focus of the song.  I hope his next album has an older sound where he holds out notes more. I expected something different but it is still a solid effort.
2647739
Love the artists that were on the album and really enjoy the songs.

The explicit material is mostly for the 1st song. Just having that 1st song  would do it for that labeling
2731486
What great piece of work But I'm still looking the the megamix for this album. I got a promo cassette back in the clubs that add energy to must of these tracks
3713089
An album worth having for all ppl...
Though I feel that there could be some other or more trax on this cd.
143937
This album has good songs.  "Yeah!", "Throwback", "Confessions 1 and 2 and the remix", "Burn", "Caught Up" , "My Boo", and "Red light" are excellent songs.  One of my favorites is "Burn"; it is one of the best R & B ballads of the past year.  "Yeah!" is pretty catchy and I never get tired of listening to it.  The other ones are pretty simple and not outstanding.  This album would have been better if they had eliminated all the filler tracks.  Just hope that next time he does better.
640176
The Title says it all. This suffices in holding me over til we get another full album. Bring it on.
3704738
one of the best albums made. I wish she would see what she could do with some religious music besides the Lords prayer. I bet she would be great, heck she would be the best yet.  I am Catholic and I know she could sing some songs for us I mean isn't she Catholic? makes no difference pick out some good ones and put another album out now that awakening is done, see if you can get some song writers send you some of their work. check out the late fiftys and early sixty. redo some of them. I will buy them.
3902941
Darius, please make a whole Christmas album!  So awesome!  Such a great original song. An album per year ought to do it.  :D
4761105
"Blender" is an amazing album, but there is only thing that is wrong with it...it's too short!  Sure, it's a lot different than Collective Soul's previous albums, but why does that have to be a bad thing?  I love what they've done on this album and I'm excited to see where they go from here.
2733824
go buy this album right now if you don't have it. what the heck are you waiting for?
3340986
All-in-all, this is a very good album.  I would have preferred that the Mountain Music and the Delta Blues be separated onto their own disks and more of the sponge diver and sea island chants be included.  In that there are three disks, there should have been one disk for each genre.
1149555
It sounds like the album made after 'Amalgamut'.

If you liked that album, you should like this one...in fact, if you play them back to back, they might sound like one double album.

I like it a lot, actually.

But, I'm also hoping that the next record branches out a bit, and finds some new ground to cover.

No complaints at all...well done...but...here's hoping for some more exploring down the road.
2994137
Man do I love the album, someone stoled it from me and I need to replace it... It's a " Great " album with strong lyric's and the playing is tight!!
732552
I was really surprised with the song "Daydream." It was really appealing and I'd love to hear more from this artist. Even if the song is shorter (2:30) than what might be played on the radio, I think this should get radio play.
There are lots of great surprises on this album. I'm trying to figure out how many of my friends will like to hear the great songs on this album, getting it before it is no longer available from Amazon.
1782459
the entire album should have been done in the old school style..
only one song is truly anointed..
so much potential..
sorry
1585514
Extremely disappointed that they didn't include a MP3 download, if there is any way to save the music industry, and support an artist, they should realize that the vinyl -MP3 combo should be the best way to facilitate that.. The content of the music is good, psychedelic, soulful.. Something I'd like to cruise out with.. Hopefully someone takes note and can remedy this. Otherwise, I can see myself shying away from buying newer vinyl..