Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby

Really awful, despite "Wishing Well"... which isn't as good as I remembered it.

Not really my thing... poppy 90s music

"We have Michael Jackson at home", basically. It's very derivative, which might explain why I've never heard either of the names he's used. It's hard to compete for the same spotlight as the King of Pop. He even emulates the "heehees". But it's still pretty good. Great voice, great melodies, great instrumentation. Very enjoyable to listen to, overall. But there are also a couple of songs that annoyed me. For their blandness, or their repetitiveness, or whatever the fuck "As Yet Untitled" was.

Still enjoyable, but you end up wishing you were listening to MJ instead.

Pretty dated sounding R&B, inspired by Michael Jackson. Its generally fine, just not really my thing.

Great album with a ton of variance in songwriting. D'arby is an interesting singer in that he has a bit of fragility and strain in his natural voice. It makes the emotive passages more engaging and keeps you guessing how he will style his vocal runs. It's a little mawkish at times, but that's the style.

bem oitentista. mas eh bacaninha, hein
soulzinho com bastante alma (RÁ), bem produzido e dançante demais. eh bem de boa esse!

The intro sounded like a mix between funk-rock and folk's political lyrics. I think it tries too hard to do a lot at once with genres, particularly with that 80s sound. That definitely makes the album an obstacle to get through despite being shorter than the previous one I had. The only song that caught my attention was the last one, which was a simple cover of "Who's Loving You" (2.5).

This one confused me. One the one hand, you can see the talent and sincerity in the songwriting. And I learned a bit more about the guy and his story, which is compelling. But the production of the era feels artificial to me, so it never really made a personal connection in the end.

This is nice. Clearly a talented vocalist. There are a couple of REALLY fantastic songs mixed into the so so remainder of the album.
Dont get me wrong, I love a couple of these songs and I am sure I still have this cassette somewhere. That tells the whole story here. I bought this on a now dead format and never felt the need to buy this again. I couple of these songs popping up on a streaming platform is enough.
No one needs to hear this before they die. Still nice though. 3 stars.

Way better than I was expecting. It loses a lot of energy towards the end but still

i've never liked this extremely "easy listening hits of the 80's and 90's" production style, but there's enough genuine talent and heart here that it manages to still be pretty listenable. respectable 3.5

A couple of absolute bangers along with some decent if slightly generic 1980s pop soul.

Classy, not surprised a lot was expected from him

I remember the singles, but little else and can see why. My memory was of TTD’s vocals being far richer and soulful.
Unfortunately aside from the singles this just sounds dated, manufactured pop does soul.

He has a great voice, but it really is fighting with the immense 80sness of the production. It genuinely is interesting to me how instantly recognisable the 80s are in musical form. The synths in Rain? Dear lord...

The shoo do wop wops in Sign Your Name are so loud in the mix. Not sure I noticed that before, despite remembering that song from it's original release.

I liked Seven More Days. I liked Who's Loving You because it was very 80s does 50s. But it's all so dated and just not the type of thing I gravitate towards.

Overall, definitely better than a 1 but not good enough to me for a 3:

2/5

Brilliant, emotive voice. Some gems in here.

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"Wishing Well" is genius.

I bought this when it came out after seeing the video on MTV (yep, I am that old - a cultural touchpoint that very few will have the pleasure of knowing). Blown away by the voice and the verve, and I probably read about Terence Trent D'Arby in a printed magazine, seeking music to make my own in a world of Pixies and Nirvana and Urge Overkill, my desperate craving for funky soul drove me to this.

I was conned.

Nothing else on the album is anything even close to the single. It kind of hurt. I listened to this SO MANY TIMES trying to get my money's worth out of it, but alas. Nothing on the disc really compares.

That being said, the dude has a great voice and a penchant for the funky R & B that filled the empty space between Prince albums. And I'm not saying this guy is anything like Prince who is literally a god. I'm just saying, sometimes record company hype can fool even the savvy music enthusiast.

I bought his next album also. Probably the sunk cost fallacy at work.

Much better than I was expecting for 80s contemporary R&B. Not necessarily the most memorable album but certainly enjoyable

This is fine. I have almost no opinion of this music. But I am definitely annoyed by the ludicrous comparisons people make between this guy and certain other artists.