Turning Point

by

Mario

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You know people Mario's age in the business don't have the courage to put this type of music out there. People this age go through things like this. Thats one reason I love this cd. And plus these are some of the hottest beats eva. Mario's vocal range make the slow songs explosive.

18- 10/10 this is how I feel alot. Just slam it in their face.

Let Me Love You- 10/10 1st single I've always liked this song.

Couldn't Say No- 9/10 I've been through this. lol

Boom- 9/10 Everyone says it sounds like a rip-off version of Usher's Yeah. Well duh.. it has the same meaning and it was written by the same producer. Hot song.

How Could You- 10/10 2nd single. The vocal range is awesome.

Girl I Need- 7/10 Haven't really gotten into this song.

Call The Copes- 10/10 My favorite song on the album. Its so explosive. Should be 3rd single.

Here I Go Again- 9/10 This song copies the style of Brandy's "I Thought". But I like it.

Nikes Fresh Out The Box- 2/10 Worst song on album. Completely cheesy. Doesn't fit in with the other songs.

Directions- 9/10 Good slow jam to make love to.

Shakedown- 10/10 Its good that Mario has a upbeat song for an outing. It makes the album worth listening to from beginning to end.

Let Me Love You Remix- 10/10 The style is changed. I like this version as much as the original.

This album shows more maturing from Mario. I can completely relate to every song. Overall Rating 9

Don't get me wrong, the young man can sing...but there's something missing in this album. He has a harder edged feel and all the beats on this album sounded Old School 80's. I was so confused by the beats, especially when he was snapping or cursing. It seemed out of place. The Nike song is a "Next" for me. I would never listen to that more than once. Famous people doing the advertising thing gets old quickly (yeah, Busta and Nelly got the "Next" button too. I liked it better when Petey Pablo just added his advertising as a quip at the end. Dedicating a whole song to a shoe is kinda lame).

Anyway, the old school feel took me back to grammar school, but it didn't make me enjoy it anymore or less. I would really like to see him produce his own album. I get the feeling his beats would be much better and they would fit his style. His words worked, but they didn't match the music. It seemed like somebody had to talk him into doing every song...but I could be wrong.