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Modern Day David

Fresh Entertainment, Inc. (2012)

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.

“Clap your hands for Jesus,” Lawrence Williams—aka Modern Day David—exclaims on the single and title track of his album, Feelin’ Better. The rhythm of this (literally) feel-good anthem evokes the steady beat of a Gap Band stepper, and sets the mood for an album of electronic dance music-fueled inspirational songs.

MDD forsook the pop world and is now an elder at Praise Tabernacle Ministries of Brooklyn, NY. His knowledge of modern day R&B is evident in the influence of Cee Lo Green’s amped-up dusty soul throughout the project, especially on songs such as “Smile” and “Trust You,” a former single for the artist. “Get There,” yet another single, has a touch of Rockwell. The breezy ballad “Joy” is a gospelization of Michael Jackson’s “Joy,” written for and performed by Blackstreet in 1994.

Other songs, like “Diamond” and “Greatest Example of Love” are sacred love songs with backstory snippets of why MDD feels so blessed/loved/saved/hopeful. “Wow!!!,” an expression of joy for being saved, grooves with the same club-ready beat of the title track and “Smile.” The cool-down “It Don’t Make Sense” is a lesson about getting through life’s struggles without stress, because God has your back.

Maybe it was just my preview copy, but the lack of a printed sequence of songs made it a guessing game as to what song was next. If it hasn’t already, this needs to be fixed to make it easy for radio programmers to cue up the right selections.

2012-11-15 02:40:17

Source: http://www.theblackgospelblog.com/2012/11/modern-day-david-feelin-better.html