Tuesday, March 11, 2008

154. EOL - Elements Of Life (1998)

Sometimes you really just have to scratch your head and say wtf? Why didn't these guys ever get a second album? Sure there was a glut of male r&b groups at the time but the good ones stand out. Don't they? Apparently not because if that were the case we would have more albums from Elements of Life.

The album starts off with a beautiful little interlude, then jumps into the bouncy familiarity of 'Freaky Tonight'. There are a couple of missteps where things get a little too syrupy (coming from me thats saying something) but tracks like 'Gift of Love', a great rendition of 'Sweet Love', 'Get it On', the heartfelt 'Not Afraid to Love' and 'All I Need is Your Love' are just some of the reasons that this disc accompanies me to my Desert Island hideaway. EOL are a pinch of Boyz II Men, a dash of Shai, a dollop of 112 and all good......Do yourself a favour...

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