Music Review

Hymns

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Lead Performance: Corey Glover; Genre: R&B

Some hard-rock snobs hold that Glover's Broadway-ready voice was the least appealing element of Living Colour. But in the context of the old school-flavored soul ballads that dominate his solo debut, Glover's melismatic, gospel-infused singing seems wholly appropriate. And while his Al Green/Stevie Wonder homages may not be original, they're miles more resonant than the metallic L.C. retread (and Hymns' first single) ''Do You First, Then Do Myself.'' B-

Originally posted May 29, 1998 Published in issue #434 May 29, 1998 Order article reprints

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