Stevie Wonder Music Of My Mind (Gatefold Jacket, 180 Gram Vinyl)

Stevie Wonder Music Of My Mind (Gatefold Jacket, 180 Gram Vinyl)Like other albums to follow, Stevie wrote the vast majority of the material on MUSIC OF MY MIND. Compared to his studio work of three years prior, this music feels worlds away in many senses. That which was grand, conventional and bounteous is replaced with a feel that is at once personal, progressive and downscaled. Performing almost entirely solo, Stevie ties overdubs of keyboards, drums, harmonica and his delectable singing into well woven audio

~ Mark Deming

but it was a positive step forward for the Pride of Forest Hills

with only the affirmative "The Healer

A pair of songs intended for Rihanna let her show off a more lighthearted side: the spare

Released: 06/07/2016

" it should surprise no one that there are some offbeat takes on rock tunes included on this set

Released: 3/4/14

exposing their abiding love for U2 in the process

all of Nine Inch Nails' trademarks -- gargantuan

intricately sophisticated and deeply funky

" Phonte's dejection ("My role was cast before I even auditioned for it") is tempered with Dice Raw's glints of determination

" The alleged extramarital antics that dragged Blige back into this darkness