the production is already slightly dated (the lovely Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis-helmed "Oh Well" being an exception), and the monotony of down-tempo songs is barely broken by cliched floor-stompers about Escalades and playa haters. The Boyz, though supremely talented, have been in a creative rut for a while now, and
Full Circle only digs them in deeper.
ERNEST HARDY
(RS 903 - August 22, 2002)
Down but not out, Boyz II Men return for album number five. Though the group (and their audience) has aged a bit over the years, they still have the silky voices that propelled them to superstardom in the early 1990s. Highlights on Full Circle include "Relax Your Mind" (with Faith Evans) and "The Color Of Love.