GIVE Jazmine Sullivan her JUST DUE
Y'all know I love an underrated artist. And by far, by all mainstream music standards, Jazmine Sullivan is underrated. We could debate the reasons why, but that's not what I'm here for. Instead I want to go on record and say, in my opinion, she is one of THE best R+B singers/songwriters in the last 20 years. BY FAR. The best example to illustrate my point:
Forever Doesn't Last (Live from Birmingham, AL) -
First of all, the title: FOREVER DOESN'T LAST -- Like...never? Damn, Jazmine. That's cold. Honestly, the way she sings this song will definitely have you questioning your past, current or future relationships.
Jazmine's voice is so rich. Her range is crazy. She sings with passion and emotion. You experience ALL OF IT on this song. The high, lows joy and pain. The song really is a doozy in itself and how Jazmine sings it...boy oh boy.
OK, let me break down a few key points:
1) It's a 9-minute live performance of ONE song LOL. Watch the WHOLE performance. It is worth it.
2) Since it's live you'll have to contend with the background commentary. Clearly, some of the women in the audience knew from what Jazmine was speaking.
3) MOST importantly: the SINGING! All of it is great and it's difficult to describe what she does with her voice. But I'll try - Check out the scat/ad lib section at 02:56 - 03:23 and the pre-chorus ad-lib 06:36 - 07:03.
Forever Doesn't Last is a smorgasbord for the ears, and proves that Jazmine Sullivan truly has one of the best (and sadly underrated) voices of our time. Please watch and join me in putting SOME RESPECK on her name 😂 .
Let me know what you think! And if you're interested in more Jazmine check out her (too short) tribute performances to Aretha Franklin.
