Mario‘s back.
The soulful crooner is looking to right the wrongs of his last LP ‘DNA’, with its as yet untitled follow-up, the lead single for which premiered moments ago.
Produced and penned by the formidable force that is Rico Love, the track – titled ‘The Walls’ – features Fabolous.
Solid on paper? Perhaps. Does it have what it takes to return the 25 year old to the heights he enjoyed with ‘Let Me Love You’? Listen for yourself after the jump…
Having long maintained 2007’s ‘Go!’ to be not only Mario’s best effort, but one of modern R&B’s proudest moments, ‘The Walls’ is pleasant return to the ‘classic’ sound which made the former so stellar. Does it live up to the bar established by cuts such as ‘Crying Out For Me’ and ‘Music for Love’? Sadly no. Problematic for after a string of poorly charting releases, this needed to strike a chord both qualitatively and on the hit Richter. Still, as Kelly Rowland‘s ‘Motivation’ showed, solid R&B can still defy the odds and hit it big. For Mr Barrett’s sake it needs to.
Look out for his new album late this year/early next.
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STR8 GARBAGE
FLOP just like BLEACHonce (and Caca)
HATER! This song is HOT!
He must not know what a classic sounds like, he’s very talented but I guess he hyped himself up.
Like it its a catchy song o follow me on Twitter @youngcarlwayne thatgrapejuce keeps me in touch
carl
September 7, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Like it its a catchy song o follow me on Twitter @youngcarlwayne thatgrapejuce keeps me in touch
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THE GREAT LACEFRONCE caught you posting as another user.BLEACHonce stans are pathetic.
This is going to be a hit. He has returned to his r&b roots. The song is really chill and s*** I’m looking forward to his new album.
beyonce a flop but this is hotttttt
It’s good.
It’s a great song.Very smooth.I don’t think it 100% flatters his voice, but it’s still a very good track.
@CARL When he said “classic r’n’b'” he most probably meant “traditional r’n’b'”.
Smooth, definitely feeling it.
i love this!!!!!
I see it as an R&B Top 10! It sounds like an album filler type of song though! I like it…..
Eh its ok
i see haters cant beyonce outta thier minds even on a mario post pathetic
FLOP song for a FLOP artist.
This song is sooooo bland. It’s album filler at best. Without having heard much other possible material from Mario’s upcoming album, I’ll have to say that his first single should be his song “Da Overflow.” That song is straight FIRE!!! It’s totally unique and unlike anything on the radio right now. You can download it at http://www.HotNewHipHop.com or probably just Google or YouTube it. But “Da Overflow” is the best song I’ve heard from Mario is YEEEEEEEEARS. Real talk.
Damn Beyonce must be “That Bytch”! SHe get’s the treatment in other atrists posts. Sounds like the mark of a legend to me.
I like it ….I have always supported Mario, he is a true R&B singer/star..GOD bless him (great voice) nice song….
I like it, and I like his voice too, its so smooth!
Plus he’s not bad to look at 😉 I still listen to his song ‘Break Up’ from time to time…
ive never liked the tone of his voice , but he can sing .there no denying that .. but i dont like this song . its sounds like every early 2000 and late 90’s rnb song .ive just heard it all before .
i hope he gets a hit though
I LIKE IT SOUNDS LIKE A HIT TO ME
I’m tellin’ y’all. “Da Overflow” (Or is it “Overflow”?) is HOT. That should be his next single, unless he has something hotter coming on the new album that we haven’t heard yet. But the hook for “Da Overflow” is smooth and different. I really like it. Here’s the YouTube link. It’s downloadable on http://www.HotNewHipHop.com and probably through Google too. I’m just advocating for Mario because he has all talent in the world. He just needs to pick the RIGHT material again.
“Da Overflow”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT1ntHX1p0U
I mean I like it, but I’m not hype about it…I do rock with mario I donno her needs a uptempo track
why do this site even post R&B music, all these gays want to hear is pop, Gaga, and uptempo
I like this.
On a side note, why do some people feel the need to call artists FLOPS. Can you do better?? I think not, so stop hatin on other people, especially those who are making quality music.
Sounds early 90s, but not in a good way.
love it ! 9.5/10
reminds me of trey songz songs maybe……….
The last song I liked from Mario is “How Could You”. That song itself is concrete proof that he can do better than this. This song is just okay, IMO
It’s alright. Rico’s able to deliver both hits and misses to artists. I don’t know for sure where this one resides. It’s more of a “let’s play this one after sunset” type track. Can’t see myself cruising to it during the day (but, then again…). It’s a good album track, even though Fabolous’ rap was way off-point. Not single-worthy. He shoulda gone for that Underdogs track for that.
I like anything r&b, so of course I love it.
@Jayla – “why do this site even post R&B music, all these gays want to hear is pop, Gaga, and uptempo” <– BUWAHAHA!!! Hilarious!
I love it! Its such a smooth r&b jam and Mario’s vocals are on point and even though it’s about s** he didn’t get all explicit like so many others tend to do. I’m glad he didn’t go that route! Fab was a nice addition too. He is the perfect rapper for a record like this cause he is not the type of rapper whose yelling all over the track, his verse is as smooth as Mario’s vocals. Plus it’s good to see someone other than Lil Wayne, Drake or Rick Ross all the damn time.
I’ve always loved Mario’s voice and I think he has delivered some solid r&b joints in his career it’s just that I lose interest in him so quick. He usually has like a really hot record out every couple of years, then the follow up single isn’t as strong as the first and then the album is quickly forgotten. He doesn’t really stand out at all either. There is nothing interesting about him, he just kinda blends in with all the other r&b dudes like Samme, Lloyd, etc. He’s just so easy to forget about. *shrugs*
I don’t know how it will do as a first single but I do think it could do well on the urban charts. Good luck to him.
He needs something with more substance and message. People fell in love with Let Me Love You because it was easy to feel the words and sing along, but are people going to walk around the office or have the radio on singing, “Da##, that girl…” ? I don’t think so.
THIS SITE KILL ME…MARIO BEEN KILLING R&B WHEN KELLY ROWLAND WAS TRYING OTHER THINGS AND FINALLY CAME ACROSS THE RIGHT WRITER
GIVE MARIO HIS PROPS!! THIS N**** IS R&B AND KELLY ROWLAND IS JUST “SUPERFICIAL”!!!
the guy is talented but can not express his talent
I love this song! It is hot like all the songs on the new Restoration album. Mario is one of the best singers since the 1990s with Braid My Hair.