The ballad “Seasons of Us,” which gives that classic JE sound. In all honesty, the group would’ve been better off giving these songs away for free to an aspiring singing group who are looking to get signed.Ī Jagged Love Story isn’t all terrible though, as out of the thirty-one songs, a few standouts, are worth the stream. Jagged Edge once gave us strong titles such as “For the Rest of Our Lives” and “Head of Household” is now reduced song titles such as “Cuffs,” “Juice,” “Math” and “Here Goes My Number. The rest of the album appears to showcase the group going through a midlife crisis and attempting to reclaim their youth by using music as therapy. Honestly, what man over 35 is referring to a woman as shorty?

“BadBad” is a semi up-tempo track that would be better suited for a group like Bluff City or a younger singer and not grown men in their forties. I initially went into A Jagged Love Story with an open mind, but I was already upset by the album’s third track.Ī Jagged Love Story starts out decent enough with “Intro X Falling out of Love.” Despite the unneeded autotune that accompanies the song, there’s a gentle piano arrangement in the background that makes the song work. The song was an attempt to once again sound modern and cater to a young audience, the song was an insult to R&B fans.Īt 24 years of age, the group sang lyrics such as “And baby I know that I did my share of things to deceive you” on “He Can’t Love U.” Twenty years later on, “Genie,” the lyrics are, “Girl I’ll be your genie and I will give you everything.” Talk about mundane and repetitive. The lead single from A Jagged Love Story was last fall’s “Genie, “an autotune misfire. Instead, it’s another blemish on their discography, following 2017’s abysmal, Layover.

Serving as the group’s tenth album in a twenty-three-year career, A Jagged Love Story could’ve elevated the group’s legacy. Lead signers of the group (Brandon & Brian) oversee most of the production and writing of this two-hour-plus album. The group comprising twins Brandon & Brian Casey, Kyle Norman, and Richard Wingo have been a force in the music industry since the 1997 debut A Jagged Era. Atlanta based R&B group, Jagged Edge, returns to the music scene with their double album A Jagged Love Story.

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