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Maze Mean It With The Title!

Andre S. Grindle | Brewer Maine | 03/22/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Without any irony 'Inspiration' more then lives up to it's title because in a very highly produced and technical era of R&B and soul Maze manage to keep true to themselves by and providing listeners with their pleasing sense of rhythm and song craft,just as they do today.'Inspiration' offers a variety of tempos and styles from uptempo soul such as "Feel That You're Feelin'", and "Timin'" heavy funk with "Welcome Home" complete with JB like screams and accents and...well just that transcendant,otherworldly type of lush midtempo R&B Maze seem to always be able to get a grasp on in the beautiful two part title song,the deep "Ain't It Strange" and the mind bending "Woman Is A Wonder";wisely on every one of these songs they've kept Frankie Beverly's fine rhythm guitar and the organ interplay up fron and center.Unlike a lot of soul music desperately trying to "keep it real" against disco in the late 70s 'Inspiration' just allows Maze to be themselves and take their music to whatever heights it leads them on."

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lucy | Iraq | 09/17/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It is slamming, soft, sensual, relaxing it is absolutely the BOMB!!!! Frankie takes his tunes to a another level."