Jill Scott - The Real Thing: Words And Sounds Vol. 3 reviews
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| Allmusic |
 The photos on the cover and within the booklet of The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3 do not match the music. Does Jill Scott really have to hail a cab? Is she really awakened in the middle of the night by the need to write songs with an anguished look on her face? Really? Because these songs sound like they were written as she was fed chocolate-dipped strawberries while sprawled out on a bed cloaked with rose petals. Well, that's not entirely true -- there are some exceptions, like the furious "Hate on Me," and a couple songs involving deep heartache and sharp admonishments....full text |
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| Boston |
That's Jill Scott describing the common thread her music career, a brief but luminous seven-year stretch during which she's lit the cracks between spoken-word, R&B, hip-hop, and jazz. With the release today of her third studio album, "The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3," the Grammy-winning singer and songwriter can add rock 'n' roll to the list.
A heavy electric guitar riff that would please Jimmy Page is the centerpiece of the album's title track, and the first single, "Hate on Me," bristles with uncorked fury far more typical of rockers than soul singers. "Hate on Me" is in part Scott's response to a rash of vitriolic comments posted about her on an Internet message board, and also to the disturbing reaction of some of her family and friends to her good fortune....full text |
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| Guardian |
| As Jill Scott's third album was being written and recorded, the singer's five-year marriage was breaking down; over the course of The Real Thing, she goes through every possible emotion. Though the blues are at the heart of the album, what makes the most impression is Scott's sensual bravado. Commanding the listener to "bask in my glory" on the title track and hollering no-holds-barred defiance on Hate On Me, The Real Thing finds Scott throwing herself bodily into her music as never before. Referring to herself as "Mount St Scott" at one point, her lyrics are frequently X-rated. On The Real Thing, Scott luxuriates in herself - and with good reason....full text |
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