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I'm seeing two dates, June 30, 1998 and June 23, 1998. Billboard.com and Allmusicguide.com site the date as the latter. -- NewSoulFan4Life 07:56, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Transcription using Google News Advanced News Archive Search. Boston Herald (Convey, Kevin R. 046. July 19, 1998) review of Embrya (1998):
Embrya (Columbia). Three stars. Maxwell's back doing the sexy new soul-man thing he does so well. He scored a solid success with his debut, "Urban Hang Suite," and "Embrya" is just as ambitious, just as smooth and just a tiny bit more daring.
— Kevin R. Convey
Dan56 ( talk) 00:26, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Transcription using Google News Advanced News Archive Search. Chicago Sun-Times (Little, Rebecca. July 12, 1998) review of Embrya (1998):
Maxwell, "Embrya". (Columbia) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 R&B. Love. No one sings it better than Maxwell. And the man can sing, working fans (especially women) into a frenzy with his soulful Marvin Gaye-esque crooning and lyrics hot enough to melt even the coldest heart. His 1996 debut, "Urban Hang Suite," garnered attention in part because its music and lyrics strayed from R&B's lust- and sex-littered beaten path. Instead, Maxwell delivered messages of love, romance and relationships, on top of sensual '70s-style grooves. With his sophomore effort, "Embrya," he continues that trend, but unfortunately loses the momentum and excitement he created with "Hang." Nevertheless, "Embrya" is a nice collection of love songs, all earthy, not terribly exciting, but adequate for setting the mood. To his credit, he still offers supple grooves and romantic lyrics, including the first single, "Luxury: Cococure"; the toe-tapping "Gestation: Mythos," and "Matrimony: Maybe You." The title cut - leave it to Maxwell to invent a word - is an instrumental that sounds at once like a fetal heartbeat and the slow drip of a faucet. Then it fades to silence. A nice (or weird) touch.
— Rebecca Little
Dan56 ( talk) 00:49, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Transcription using Google News Advanced News Archive Search. USA Today (Jones, Steve. June 30, 1998) review of Embrya (1998):
R&B: Maxwell, Embrya (# # # 1/2) -- With most R&B crooners, the journey to sensual fulfillment is like an express train ride to the final destination. But Maxwell prefers a more circuitous route, one with side trips to different erogenous zones and pleasure points along the way. His tantalizing wordplay slinks over pulsating grooves that are as hypnotic as those on his inventive Urban Hang Suite. At his debut two years ago, Maxwell was likened to Old School soul singers; with Embrya, it's clear he's set on creating a school that's all his own.
— Steve Jones
Dan56 ( talk) 00:17, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
What's the deal with all the negativity in the critical reception section of this critically acclaimed album? Dumaka ( talk) 18:44, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Dumaka has removed the less flattering material from this article and has not given a valid explanation as to why, although they suggested in this edit summary that they don't agree with what the source cited (a profile of Maxwell by Vibe magazine) says; yet they left the more flattering aspects of what this source supports in the article, and removed a substantial portion of the reviews section to present a more flattering view of the album's reception that is not proportionate to the what the Vibe source clearly said--that critics panned the album. Despite my best efforts to communicate with them, they've responded with impolite edit summaries, a threat, and baseless accusations. Removing content solely because of personally disagreeing with it is against WP:TRUTH, and they have made dubious claims that certain sources aren't available ( claiming Christgau's consumer guide doesn't mention the album, when in fact it does, and removing a Harvard-form cited book source). Coincidently these claims are for edits removing not-so flattering criticism of the album in that section. Dan56 ( talk) 18:55, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Seems like every time someone makes an edit there you are to revert it. Dumaka ( talk) 20:37, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
You keep repeating the same crap over and over again yet fail to realized I added that information back into the article after I was done editing. I'm done talking to you. Dumaka ( talk) 20:42, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Dumaka is now trying to spin the leading sentence to the critical reception in a more flattering light by erroneously describing the music critics who panned the album as "urban music critics" and by repeating a line about consumers already mentioned in the preceding section on "commercial performance"; not only does he want to waterdown the truth and not stick to what the source explicitly says ( source cited), he wants to add undue emphasis to a line already established in the lead and in the "commercial performance" section. I cant reason with him. Someone please do. And as a side note, he is reintroducing something that can only be verified by one's personal listen of the album. Dan56 ( talk) 21:01, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Yes! Only one source says it was panned. No other source says that. You obviously have a personal issue with this album or something. But I give up. Do whatever the hell you want with it. I'm tired of going back and forth with your childishness. Dumaka ( talk) 21:23, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
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I'm seeing two dates, June 30, 1998 and June 23, 1998. Billboard.com and Allmusicguide.com site the date as the latter. -- NewSoulFan4Life 07:56, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Transcription using Google News Advanced News Archive Search. Boston Herald (Convey, Kevin R. 046. July 19, 1998) review of Embrya (1998):
Embrya (Columbia). Three stars. Maxwell's back doing the sexy new soul-man thing he does so well. He scored a solid success with his debut, "Urban Hang Suite," and "Embrya" is just as ambitious, just as smooth and just a tiny bit more daring.
— Kevin R. Convey
Dan56 ( talk) 00:26, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Transcription using Google News Advanced News Archive Search. Chicago Sun-Times (Little, Rebecca. July 12, 1998) review of Embrya (1998):
Maxwell, "Embrya". (Columbia) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 R&B. Love. No one sings it better than Maxwell. And the man can sing, working fans (especially women) into a frenzy with his soulful Marvin Gaye-esque crooning and lyrics hot enough to melt even the coldest heart. His 1996 debut, "Urban Hang Suite," garnered attention in part because its music and lyrics strayed from R&B's lust- and sex-littered beaten path. Instead, Maxwell delivered messages of love, romance and relationships, on top of sensual '70s-style grooves. With his sophomore effort, "Embrya," he continues that trend, but unfortunately loses the momentum and excitement he created with "Hang." Nevertheless, "Embrya" is a nice collection of love songs, all earthy, not terribly exciting, but adequate for setting the mood. To his credit, he still offers supple grooves and romantic lyrics, including the first single, "Luxury: Cococure"; the toe-tapping "Gestation: Mythos," and "Matrimony: Maybe You." The title cut - leave it to Maxwell to invent a word - is an instrumental that sounds at once like a fetal heartbeat and the slow drip of a faucet. Then it fades to silence. A nice (or weird) touch.
— Rebecca Little
Dan56 ( talk) 00:49, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Transcription using Google News Advanced News Archive Search. USA Today (Jones, Steve. June 30, 1998) review of Embrya (1998):
R&B: Maxwell, Embrya (# # # 1/2) -- With most R&B crooners, the journey to sensual fulfillment is like an express train ride to the final destination. But Maxwell prefers a more circuitous route, one with side trips to different erogenous zones and pleasure points along the way. His tantalizing wordplay slinks over pulsating grooves that are as hypnotic as those on his inventive Urban Hang Suite. At his debut two years ago, Maxwell was likened to Old School soul singers; with Embrya, it's clear he's set on creating a school that's all his own.
— Steve Jones
Dan56 ( talk) 00:17, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
What's the deal with all the negativity in the critical reception section of this critically acclaimed album? Dumaka ( talk) 18:44, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Dumaka has removed the less flattering material from this article and has not given a valid explanation as to why, although they suggested in this edit summary that they don't agree with what the source cited (a profile of Maxwell by Vibe magazine) says; yet they left the more flattering aspects of what this source supports in the article, and removed a substantial portion of the reviews section to present a more flattering view of the album's reception that is not proportionate to the what the Vibe source clearly said--that critics panned the album. Despite my best efforts to communicate with them, they've responded with impolite edit summaries, a threat, and baseless accusations. Removing content solely because of personally disagreeing with it is against WP:TRUTH, and they have made dubious claims that certain sources aren't available ( claiming Christgau's consumer guide doesn't mention the album, when in fact it does, and removing a Harvard-form cited book source). Coincidently these claims are for edits removing not-so flattering criticism of the album in that section. Dan56 ( talk) 18:55, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Seems like every time someone makes an edit there you are to revert it. Dumaka ( talk) 20:37, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
You keep repeating the same crap over and over again yet fail to realized I added that information back into the article after I was done editing. I'm done talking to you. Dumaka ( talk) 20:42, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Dumaka is now trying to spin the leading sentence to the critical reception in a more flattering light by erroneously describing the music critics who panned the album as "urban music critics" and by repeating a line about consumers already mentioned in the preceding section on "commercial performance"; not only does he want to waterdown the truth and not stick to what the source explicitly says ( source cited), he wants to add undue emphasis to a line already established in the lead and in the "commercial performance" section. I cant reason with him. Someone please do. And as a side note, he is reintroducing something that can only be verified by one's personal listen of the album. Dan56 ( talk) 21:01, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Yes! Only one source says it was panned. No other source says that. You obviously have a personal issue with this album or something. But I give up. Do whatever the hell you want with it. I'm tired of going back and forth with your childishness. Dumaka ( talk) 21:23, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
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