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P.M.Dawn Album Reviews 4out of 5
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Of The Heart, Of The Soul And Of The Cross: The Utopian Experience

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In essence, PM Dawn have been the softies of the rap scene. Vocalist Jazzie B sings like an angel most of the time whilst the tunes on offer were gentle, imaginative beats, basslines and rhythms which borrowed heavily from other people's work. On hearing this, it would probably suggest that PM Dawn were another Puff Daddy but whereas Mr. Daddy uses famous songs which were rather good in the first place and makes them sound mediocre, PM Dawn have used far less fashionable music and somehow turned them into moments of rare beauty. The best examples of this maverick talent would be on the first album which lifts a sample from Spandau Ballet's 'True' and 'If I Wuz U' which uses the dated keyboard textures from Kraftwerk's 'Pocket Calculator'. Whilst the first album was probably just about the best the next 3 (the last of which was released earlier in 1999) all have something to recommend them; indeed the last one even borrows from Chris De Burgh's mawkish 'Lady In Red' and still emerges with dignity intact; take heed Puff Daddy!
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  Track Listing
01 Intro
02 Reality Used To Be A Friend Of Mine
Standout Track Paper Doll
04 To Serenade A Rainbow
05 Comatose
06 A Watcher's Point Of View (Don't'cha Think)
07 Even After I Die
08 In The Presence Of Mirrors
09 Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
10 Shake
11 If I Wuz U
12 On A Clear Day
13 The Beautiful

Standout Track = Standout Track

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