Joe Teaches a Master Class on Romantic Evolution

Kudos to Joe for managing to sculpt the tracks of "Double Back Evolution of R&B" so that even when he's trying to teach life lessons or find a pulpit for his litany of regrets his audience is still thinking about condoms, champagne and designer sheets. Given the sensual orchestral magic that's embedded in each cut anyone can see how all pathways lead back to the covers. "Something For You" states it flat out. Joe's cementing his place in the firmament of ebony Romeos as a snappy convincing mix of Romeo and playa. This virile dart to the heart, zestful horn section and all, is smooth in all the right places. Using this song as a background I'm sure many a magical foreplay session would manage a dynamic exclamation point. Be careful when listening to "Easy". The point Joe's trying to make is that love isn't easy but the woman he's with makes it seem so decadently simple. There's a dynamic bass stoking the flames in the background. It pops up in both "Easy" and "Baby". That's what's known as the bedrock building up to a exquisitely crafted house of love. "Baby" definitely benefits from the bass stirring this pot of ecstasy. "Compromise" knocks about the necessity of what compromise is involved in boy girl relationships. You can thank a cologne drenched synthesizer with finger popping drum fill tagging along for the ride for keeping this track from getting too preachy to leave amorousness all that desirable an end result. Time and again Joe and his background posse go beyond the service of setting up music to get horizontal to. There's a Wesley Snipes movie soundtrack level of romantic drama which seldom makes its way to an off switch. "Magic City" didn't really need the streets of New York just after sunset instrumental flourish it got but, listeners can dip their pinkie toes deeper into the magic aesthetic since it got dropped into the broth. "Love & Sex" couples Joe with R & B diva Fantasia. The finished product sees Joe, our Romeo learning the ways of love on the job, wearing vulnerability on his well-tailored sleeve. Watching it peel off bit by bit is compelling theater. "Sexy" isn't subtle but, then again, that's why it's smashing good fun. Joe doesn't appreciate a woman who makes him wait until the third date for an evening of climax. When he says take your shoes and jeans off, you're excited about the many possibilities that appear about to open up. What woman who was in the company of a dapper dude wouldn't tried to hold back a squeal of excitement about the possibility of being shown ten new sex positions. My selection for greatest chorus of all these songs is "More". As the guitar starts taking up residence in the more unguarded portions of your brain you know you don't mind being putty in Joe's hands. Now we know where the grind end of bump and grind comes from. "Mary Jane" is slick to the nth degree. The opening vibe is warm, heavenly, an escape valve with the door all the way open. It really is about how you package the message. The package on display here is one you'll be begging to open as soon as possible. The ball rolls blissfully by the time "1 to 1 Ratio" rolls around. Rap vet Too $hort is called on to up the street cred quotient. Good call. The 1 on 1 party taking shape here is bound to be an exercise in success with this steady commitment to cutting out all the distractions leading away from the promise of sex, music, smoke, and liquor. Joe is a fast learner when it comes to knowing when to shift from slow foreplay pieces to more animated getting there is half the fun dazzlers. To wrap things up we get "DoubleBack". Joe's got more than his fair share of regrets and he has no problem spelled them out for us in the audience. As you'd expect in young, or younger love not appreciating what one has while one has it tops the list. Joe has his own corner of the look deep into my suave brown eyes and tell me I'm not sincere market nailed down. "Double Back Evolution of R & B" is a triumphant step forward.