57. "i think i was one of the first to acknowledge to u Max's Kells influence..." In response to In response to 45
..and TTCCK is definitely from the same vein as 12 Play era Kells. but...that was pretty much it. the rest of UHS wasn't Kelly-related. and to be honest, he OUT-Kellz'd Kellz on that track lol. Robert never had a band get busy on his 12 Playish stuff the way Max & co did on that track. so there's THAT.
and i'll repeat it again so anyone else out here reading this shit sees this: Fortunate didn't SAVE Maxwell from anything. it was a hit song. plain and simple. to demean the work he did on Embrya is some extra thick hate that is totally unnecessary. in terms of songWRITING, it was pretty stock standard. it was the track itself and Max's vocals that elevated into the hit it became.
(it also happens to share the spot for my fav album of alltime, so im biased, but then again so is everyone).