 | Sade Diamond Life
4.0
excellent
| Ranking: #26 for 1984 | |
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| 3.0 good | Britch2tiger | December 30th 20 |
The instrumentals sound on point but the lyrics within some songs appear rather repetitive (my usual gripe from r&b generally) & uncomplimentary to the music playing. Sounds as a promising start. Tracks 1, 4, 5, and 7 serve as my highlights for this album.
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| 3.7 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | July 10th 20 |
Classy. Jazzy textures, salient basslines, delicate guitar, sultry brass instruments and smooth drums make for a sweet bossa nova/sophisti-pop/smooth soul/smooth jazz ride, Sade-the-singer's voice bringing sensuality to Sade-the-backing-band's groovinness. It's an extremely pleasant aesthetic reminiscing of the most soothing aspects of nocturnal music (ie: it's sexy shit), but it does follow the same formula throughout the whole record without truly bringing anything new to the table past the 10 minute mark. Still, it's very good sexy shit, "Smooth Operator" being a trve 80s banger and a contender as sexiest SOAT.
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| 3.0 good | lz41 | November 7th 16 |
It's smooth enough but what is "Diamond Life" trying to be? No single element stands out from the mix: the music is awaiting an outstanding vocal from Sade and Sade is awaiting some ear-catching music. Neither come.
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| 4.0 excellent | mandan | February 7th 13 |
While it has good songs, I'm pretty sure that Sade did better things in her career (Love Deluxe certainly tops this). Nevertheless, a strong debut in my book.
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| 4.5 superb | random | October 3rd 25 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | April 19th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | Merlijn | October 28th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | iGuter | October 10th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rick64 | June 28th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 8th 24 |
| 3.0 good | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | pooferia | November 24th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | November 23rd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Preston | October 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fabio | September 27th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | MAB | August 22nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timmy | January 18th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Zeuzo | January 7th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Merlijn | October 26th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | emmny | July 28th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Source | June 18th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | RVA101 | March 29th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Get Low | February 28th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | bharry | January 3rd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | KuyJuk | November 17th 21 |
| 3.5 great | BoerK | October 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Khattak | September 15th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | borkle | June 1st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | January 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | November 4th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Nymox | October 9th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | DANcore | August 28th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Collis | August 25th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | alamo | January 14th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jtswope | October 14th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kakz | September 30th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | August 6th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | kb3984 | July 31st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Henry | March 17th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | mifzal | February 5th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | xxm | January 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | LeoAV | November 20th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | rmcrae | August 19th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Denis | February 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | SinNanna | November 25th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | November 8th 17 |
| 3.9 excellent | Jordan M. EMERITUS | June 2nd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Next | May 21st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | tellah | April 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Robbit | February 22nd 17 |
| 2.5 average | manu8a | December 7th 16 |
| 3.5 great | TwigTW | November 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nights | October 30th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | DazSkunk | September 3rd 16 |
| 5.0 classic | ekdahl | May 15th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | August 7th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Snuron | July 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Huff213 | June 10th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Let | February 11th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | CRX | January 16th 15 |
| 3.0 good | ethos | May 3rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Choucho | January 26th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | rajtako | December 14th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Kalhur | December 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | FLRTE | October 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | aguzman | July 13th 13 |
| 3.5 great | manosg EMERITUS | March 4th 13 |
| 3.5 great | TheDMV | February 25th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | boleyn2 | November 4th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Foaming | February 12th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Djjakul | December 1st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | cvrcmrc | September 1st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Voivod STAFF | August 7th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | SlyJak | April 16th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Taylor | March 1st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | kygermo | November 28th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | kojpl | October 1st 09 |
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