>he acted like he had temporary insanity when he was
>describing why he made that record, and how "left" it was.
>which is pure bullshit. there's nothing "left" about it unless
>u look at it thru the ever-narrowing lens of contemporary
>r&b/soul muzak.
>
>actually its less him im meh with, more the strictures that
>led him to pretty-much disown the MAJORITY of that LP and
>hardly perform any of the songs (bar "Everwanting" on his most
>recent tours).
>
>i love that he was guna perform the WHOLE ALBUM before his
>throat got fucked up. that shows me he was at least making
>peace with the album and giving fans a RARE treat. but his
>explanations and his handling of the song on Vh1 Storytellers
>was so...GRATING lol. he even dissed his own lyrics on the 2nd
>verse by sayn sumthn like sarcastically telln the crowd "OH
>YOU KNOW WHAT IM TALKN BOUT!", making light of the fact that
>it still goes over ppls heads, even tho the lyrics aren't THAT
>fkn complicated.
>
>...so yeh lol. course i still love Max, always and forever he
>will be the man. but his vibe toward the greatest disc of
>music he's ever produced in his entire career was just off.
>mostly i couldnt believe that in 2012, he's still feeling the
>need to defend, explain away and EXCUSE "Embrya". dude should
>NOT have been an r&b star, he shoulda run with a different
>crowd altogether that won't automatically make him feel so
>fucking insecure bout following his own muse/Musze.
>
>V.

I also find it weird that after all the success that album got, after so many years, he still feels insecure about it. But he's just being honnest with the crowd and that's ok for me (and Im sure those women found it cute that he's a lil insecure with his work). That being said, he came out as a verry insecure artist after that live though. But that's ok, not everybody can act bold and confident, some of us are not made to act like they're fearless.

I actually think he made peace with this album but this performance happened last year. Maybe at that time he wasnt totally sure about it . I liked what he said before getting into Drowndeep Hula. I understand it as a proof that Embrya is actually his biggest pride and he's being thankful to his public for letting him do something more artistic.

Was that record left ? Maybe not for me but compared to what Maxwell was marketed as, it was. Of course it's not left like Bilal's left but Im sure it sounds pretty weird for the typical modern R&B head.

As for the "you know what I'm talking about" line, I didn't even think about it like that but now that you've said it, he could also be mocking those who reproach him those lyrics. Anyway, all that made me think that he needs to read reviews and criticisms about his work because he's maybe too insecure for that.