Bobb V Brings Beautiful "Words" to Life, If not a Typical Album to Form

I have to admit, im having a hard time getting into Bobby V's latest offering, but the more i try to dismiss it, the more little pieces of the album keep popping up on my landscape. Recently caught the video treatment for "Words" and it made me appreciate the song soo much more. At once sexy, classy, and classic, Bobby V sure knows how to churn out an effective R&B song when he has the right elements. But his typical "if it aint broke don't fix it" approach to music is maddening on "Fly On The Wall", now available from Capital Records.

"Fly on the Wall" is Bobby Vs 4th or 5th album and although he has made a big splash on the musical landscape a couple of times with some significant hits, he has yet to hit the commercial mainstream he so desires. And "Fly on the Wall" will not do much to strengthen that cause. Standouts on the album include "Words" as well as "If I Can't Have You", "Would You Be", and "L.O.V.E." but at 18 tracks deep, the music becomes repetitive and because Bobby V sticks to a specific style, the songs feel redundant at best. Its as if, "once you've heard one Bobby V songs you've heard them all" which is, in essence, a catch 22 for Bobby V specifically because in order to be iconic, Bobby V needs to hone a specific style and drive a lane he can call his own (which he essentially has) but at the same time, this lane limits and boxes in his musical growth.

There are plenty of mediocre R&B artist that have and/or are following the same blueprint that Bobby V has mapped out with "Fly on the Wall". But I wouldn't call Bobby V necessarily mediocre or generic, just stuck. Although im glad he sticks to a general R&B format and purports to be a true R&B artist, Bobby V could really benefits from switching up his style a bit. Im glad he isn't hopping on the pop or techno trend, but he needs a new production team to keep his sound fresh. Cause as its is...the flies on the wall are eyeballing the stale bread on the table. By the way, "Fly on the Wall" is such a terrible title for an album.....and especially an R&B album. It sounds bored with itself already.....need i say more.