The Sun Don't Lie

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Marcus' best CD (by FAR):

Just recently wrote a negative review about Marcus' most recent CD (Marcus) and felt obligated to review his best work to balance the scales.
This is an excellent debut that displays ALL of Marcus' skills as a bassman, composer, arranger and producer. I consider this his debut because I don't even count those two awful pseudo-disco albums he made in the 80's.
Here he is in full funk-fusion effect with an well chosen cast of support that complements every mood he's invoking. Starts with the hard... more info

I'm not one known for JAZZ:

I'll be the first to admit, I have some "off the wall taste" in music and other facets in life. I listen to all genre of music and say.... I like the best of all types of music (rock, pop, r&b, alternative, UK, rap, gansta rap, bluegrass, Indian and minimal country ----- absolute fav is U2). It drives my husband absolutely crazy how I can flip from one song to another. I was recommended to Marcus Miller by a guy at a CD store..... way back when CDs first started out. "Panther" is my absolute favorite of... more info

Superb bass-driven album.:

"The Sun Don't Lie" is one of those albums for me-- maybe I heard it at the right time in my life, maybe it really is that good, but even in the face of what many consider better records, this is my favorite of Marcus Miller's catalog-- certainly, his playing (as superb as it is) would be better on later albums, but I think this is some of his best work.
Marcus Miller is, of course, regarded as one of the great bassists, and with good reason, this album shows that nicely-- from breathtaking plucked... more info

Too smooth, but otherwise fantastic:

Marcus Miller is a fantastic bassist, though "The Sun Don't Lie" doesn't seem to showcase them as well as "M2". The drum machine rhythm tracks make the album too smooth. On the positive side, the songs are good, the solos are excellent, and Miles Davis plays on a track with Living Colour. "Juju" is a brassy version of the Shorter classic, though Marcus smooths out the edges of the original. This is a very good modern jazz disc.

Tracks:

1. Panther
2. Steveland
3. Rampage
4. The Sun Don't Lie
5. Scoop
6. Mr. Pastorius
7. Funny (All She Needs Is Love)
8. Moons
9. Teen Town - Marcus Miller, Pastorius, Jaco
10. Juju
11. King Is Gone (For Miles)

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