[.ca] Take a Look Over Your Shoulder

From Amazon.com:
Of all the L.A. postgangstas, Warren G's probably the most pop-oriented and least hip-hop-committed. As with his sharp, multiplatinum debut Regulate...G Funk Era, his follow-up, Take a Look over Your Shoulder, is hardly concerned with rapping at all. It's such an afterthought, in fact, that he's happy doling out verses to unknown rhymers like K-9, Malik, and Knee-Hi--or better yet, to R & B crooners like Nanci Fletcher or Nate Dogg (the voice behind his huge hit "Regulate")--even if it means sublimating his own voice in the process. But like his brother, Dr. Dre, Warren is a rapper only by circumstance and a producer by passion. His personality comes through in ultraslick funk-enhanced rewrites of familiar, road-tested tunes: The Isley Brothers' "Cooling Me Out" becomes Warren's "Smoking Me Out," and Marley-by-way-of-Clapton's "I Shot the Sheriff" becomes Take a Look's terrific first single. It might make Warren and crew the world's richest cover band if only he weren't so good at rethinking grooves and repackaging oldies as pop gems for the '90s. If the entire album were as tight and tuneful as the standouts (those mentioned, plus Nate's showcase "Annie Mae"), Take a Look would be a masterpiece. As it stands, Warren's still a great pop singles artist. And with his new record going light on the gangsta tales, that's apparently all he's aiming for. --Roni Sarig

g-funk is nothing:
This cd issssssssss nothinggggg there are only 2 good songs that i like on this album maby the ppl over at weast side love this kind of music but east coast isint down with this g funk garbage warren g isint all that with his lyrics this cd isint worth buying trust me.

Warren G- Take A Look Over Your Shoulder:
Warren G's sophomore album "Take A Look Over Your Shoulder" (1997) marked the return of the Regulator after a three year hiatus. Executive Produced by Warren G and Aaron Anderson, there is a large amount of guest appearances and vocals from a vast variety of artists. "Annie May" starts things off another Warren and Nate Dogg duet. Ron Isley laces "Smokin'Me Out" with some smooth soulful R & B vocals. First real standout track for me is "Reality", Warren reps the LBC and addresses his haters. Another standout for me is "Can You Feel It", Warren G drops a nice g-funk laced cut and is backed by some impressive vocals from Nanci Fletcher. Laid back "Relax Your Mind" feat. Reel Tight flows through smoothly. "What's Love Got to Do With It" is an exceptional Rap/R & B collabration, Warren G and Adina Howard shine together. Next comes the lead single, Warren G's version of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" an excellent track. The album closes off with two decent remixes of the above tracks. A few things brought this album down for me, first off track placement- lead singles are best placed early on, and second- some of the guest appearances - letting completly unknown artists lead on tracks is not benefical and definitely can take away from album quality as it did here. Overall this is a decent album, highlights for me include some of Warren Gs production and the lead singles.

Inconsistant as ever:
Warren G can be down right smooth. But he can also be down right boring. I dont think anybody in the game has as much of a broad span as Warren. This is mainly because hes good tracks are absolutely great. Cant You Feel It is a dead set stand out on this album. The thick bass line is so spine tingly and so much so digs into your soul and pumps your heart with so much love. However there are 3 other tracks on the album that would sit nicely in a greatest hits collection but the rest are just a waste of time listening to. Smokin Me Out is one of the 3 naturally enough. It has bounce and the other 2 lesser tracks are Young Fun and Back Up. I shot the sherriff is a joke and I dont know why people love this. If you took the best tracks off all 4 Warren G albums it would be one of the most soulful listens you would have the plessure of hearing but there are way to many boring moments on his albums and this is no exception

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