Anthony Hamilton - Can't Let Go (2005)
*** (of four)
Anthony Hamilton seems to be overly concerned with the opinions of others in regards to his relationship. "No matter what the people say, I'm gonna love you anyway," he keeps singing. "Why must they try to tear down my house when they know it's made from love?" Sounds cheesy, yeah, but there's something sincere and organic and timeless about this organ-driven soul ballad and of Hamilton's strong-ass voice. I like both.
Hamilton's been around for awhile, but VH1 has picked this month to promote the crap out of him, comparing him to R+B greats like Bill "Lean on Me" Withers and Bobby "What Is This" Womack. If the video for "Can't Let Go" is any indication, Hamilton would like to be stuck in the past with them. Except his T-shirt has the word "Blingin'" on it. That kind of kills the effect.
Director Dean Karr follows a heartbroken Hamilton from a Southern diner booth to driver's seat of an ancient pickup truck to a beat-up bus to a dingy hotel room to the mirror of a convenience store bathroom. All the while, he keeps seeing phantom images of the woman he loves, the woman he apparently wronged and is trying desperately to return home to. The video is almost gentle in its turbulence, and a happy ending is never in question, but still it feels like an emotional journey.
Anthony Hamilton seems to be overly concerned with the opinions of others in regards to his relationship. "No matter what the people say, I'm gonna love you anyway," he keeps singing. "Why must they try to tear down my house when they know it's made from love?" Sounds cheesy, yeah, but there's something sincere and organic and timeless about this organ-driven soul ballad and of Hamilton's strong-ass voice. I like both.
Hamilton's been around for awhile, but VH1 has picked this month to promote the crap out of him, comparing him to R+B greats like Bill "Lean on Me" Withers and Bobby "What Is This" Womack. If the video for "Can't Let Go" is any indication, Hamilton would like to be stuck in the past with them. Except his T-shirt has the word "Blingin'" on it. That kind of kills the effect.
Director Dean Karr follows a heartbroken Hamilton from a Southern diner booth to driver's seat of an ancient pickup truck to a beat-up bus to a dingy hotel room to the mirror of a convenience store bathroom. All the while, he keeps seeing phantom images of the woman he loves, the woman he apparently wronged and is trying desperately to return home to. The video is almost gentle in its turbulence, and a happy ending is never in question, but still it feels like an emotional journey.
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