Reminding myself why I care

Now, I had heard recently that Lauryn Hill is coming out with a new album…and I was momentarily exicted, as I remembered that her last album was great, but I couldn't really remember why.

Well, after one time through the CD, I recall…and it becomes clear why (if memory serves) she got a wheelbarrow full of Grammys for it!

The beats are very, for lack of a better term, organic. They're almost all using instruments, no samples I could hear, and are just so funky, fresh and soulful all at the same time. You can't help but nod your head to every track.

Also, the lyrics. I know I go on a lot about lyrics, but rarely do you hear an artist being as open and real as Lauryn is on this album. She talks about the pain in her life, as well as the joys, and it all just rings so very true. Not even a hint of anything remotely fake. If you can't relate to a single lyric on this album, then you just haven't lived.

I guess listening to this album again has made me even more excited for her second solo album.