The smoothest man in music (Twenty Five - George Michael)

Member Name: benlepensive

Product:	Twenty Five - George Michael
Date:	09/07/09 (30 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: many hits

Disadvantages: freek

The man who can melt a thousand hearts with that voice. For all his personal troubles, you cannot deny that George Michael has given the music industry some truly memorable moments. This is a collection of some of his biggest hits, spread over two discs.

Highlights:

'Faith' is always a track I return to thanks to his husky and sexy vocals. The track seems to ooze sex appeal and the guitar on this is just brilliant. The lyrics get a little racey at times, so it is wise to play the song at a low volume! After the acoustic feel of this, dip into his slick and sensual 'Fast Love' which is quite a long track, but worth every minute. George plays with some smart lyrics and samples 'Forget Me Nots' on the chorus to great effect. He seems to effortlessly deliver on this song.

Another must hear is 'Spinning The Wheel' which has a wonderful haunting riff in it and some truly refined and controlled vocals from George. It is not the most widely discussed song, but it should be given more airplay.

His duet with Mary J Blige on 'As' is superb, as gospel, pop and soul blend together to create a smooth duet which builds and builds. Mary does the track proud, lending her usual high quality soulful voice to great ends.

The second disc has the slower numbers, 'Jesus To A Child' never fails to move, finding George in a pensive frame of mind. 'A Different Corner' is ever so sad and bleak and will bring a tear to the eye. One to play when you have experienced loss or death I feel.

I also love 'Father Figure' which is methodical in its delivery, yet also catchy and relaxing. I am still unsure who the song is directed at though.

There are few weak moments, but if I had to single any out, it would be 'Freek' which sounds too cluttered and industrial for me.

Overall

You get 29 tracks and some rather suspect cover artwork of George in shades. Worth checking out though

Summary: superb