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Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience |OT|
- Thread starter Ken Masters
- Start date
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Yep.
SlowRevolution
Member
really liked all of them, first impressions ranking:
1. Let the Groove Get In
2. Pusher Love Girl
3. Tunnel Vision
4. That Girl
5. Don't Hold the Wall
6. Mirrors
7. Suit & Tie
8. Blue Ocean Floor
9. Strawberry Bubblegum
10. Spaceship Coupe
1. Let the Groove Get In
2. Pusher Love Girl
3. Tunnel Vision
4. That Girl
5. Don't Hold the Wall
6. Mirrors
7. Suit & Tie
8. Blue Ocean Floor
9. Strawberry Bubblegum
10. Spaceship Coupe
TrumanBurbank
Member
My initial thoughts:
Love
Tunnel Vision
Get the Groove Get In
Mirrors
Like
Suit and Tie
Don't Hold the Wall
That Girl
Blue Ocean Floor
Dont Like
Pusher Love Girl
Strawberry Bubble Gum
Spaceship Coupe
I feel a lot of the songs are too long though. So glad JT is back. Hopefully not a 7 year wait for the next album. That would be 2020!
Love
Tunnel Vision
Get the Groove Get In
Mirrors
Like
Suit and Tie
Don't Hold the Wall
That Girl
Blue Ocean Floor
Dont Like
Pusher Love Girl
Strawberry Bubble Gum
Spaceship Coupe
I feel a lot of the songs are too long though. So glad JT is back. Hopefully not a 7 year wait for the next album. That would be 2020!
Wafflecakes
Member
Eh popgaf is fairly divided on the issue.
I am listening now and pretty much hate everything about the album, but to each his own I guess.
lastflowers
Banned
I so can't wait to DL this tonight. (Already have the album pre-ordered).
aw hell nah
mine:
1. Tunnel vision
2. That girl
3. pusher love girl
4. Mirrors
5. spaceship coupe
6. strawberry bubblegum
7. don't hold the wall
8. blue ocean floor
9. get the groove in
10. suit & tie
It's probably just a rip of the itunes stream.
Probably. It'll hold people over. I can't wait for the deluxe to drop.
TrumanBurbank
Member
I'm glad they let us stream it early...but it's leaking all over the place now.
Hope people buy and support the album.
Hope people buy and support the album.
Supermanisdead
Member
yup
Yeah it is, but it's nice to have split tracks.
Wafflecakes
Member
Every track is the same way though......
Supermanisdead
Member
Omg, Spaceship Coupe is [f l a w l e s s]
Soulscribe
Member
Three songs in. Album's amazing so far. I feel a very obvious elevation from FS/LS. This album feels much more artistically conscious and it's running wild with it. The production is through the roof.
Let me repost some of my scattered thoughts in here:
I appreciate the retro-throwback with futuristic sprinklings the album had up until and including Spaceship Coupe. Everything after was a sad pastiche of Justine's previous efforts. In particular, Let the Groove Get In was a beyond generic display of uptempo, a sad effort from the same person responsible for excellence like SexyBack and My Love.
I had mixed feelings towards Suit & Tie, but hearing it within the context of the album was much better. Pusher Love Girl was a fantastic opener, and the first three songs momentarily led me to believe Justine would be pulling a most unexpected slaying. Then Strawberry Bubblegum happened and that momentary lapse in judgement came to an abrupt END.
Blue Ocean Floor is terrible as an album closer. It's beyond boring and ends the album on a total SNORE. I can understand the artistic decision to dial down the mood for the closer, but so many times artists dial it down way too much that it feels like a prescription of benzodiazepine.
I also found myself getting annoyed by Justine's falsetto. I'm not sure why, exactly. I couldn't help but think most of these songs would sound better with a stronger voice like Miguel's.
In short, A ROTUND 6/10. I will use Pusher Love Girl, Suit & Tie, Don't Hold The Wall, and Spaceship Coupe. Maybe Tunnel Vision will be inducted into this list after some time simmering.
I appreciate the retro-throwback with futuristic sprinklings the album had up until and including Spaceship Coupe. Everything after was a sad pastiche of Justine's previous efforts. In particular, Let the Groove Get In was a beyond generic display of uptempo, a sad effort from the same person responsible for excellence like SexyBack and My Love.
I had mixed feelings towards Suit & Tie, but hearing it within the context of the album was much better. Pusher Love Girl was a fantastic opener, and the first three songs momentarily led me to believe Justine would be pulling a most unexpected slaying. Then Strawberry Bubblegum happened and that momentary lapse in judgement came to an abrupt END.
Blue Ocean Floor is terrible as an album closer. It's beyond boring and ends the album on a total SNORE. I can understand the artistic decision to dial down the mood for the closer, but so many times artists dial it down way too much that it feels like a prescription of benzodiazepine.
I also found myself getting annoyed by Justine's falsetto. I'm not sure why, exactly. I couldn't help but think most of these songs would sound better with a stronger voice like Miguel's.
In short, A ROTUND 6/10. I will use Pusher Love Girl, Suit & Tie, Don't Hold The Wall, and Spaceship Coupe. Maybe Tunnel Vision will be inducted into this list after some time simmering.
GremlinFool
Member
This album's pretty great. Probably around an 8.5/10. Will probably make my top 50 at year's end.
Really? I can't imagine N'SYNC touching the song with a 10-foot pole.
Wafflecakes
Member
Just finished listening. Not a fan.
I WILL say that the album is very cohesive so if you like the sound I imagine people will love the album.
Personally I am not fond of it, so I dislike most of the tracks.
2.5/5
I WILL say that the album is very cohesive so if you like the sound I imagine people will love the album.
Personally I am not fond of it, so I dislike most of the tracks.
2.5/5
wat
It's pretty much nothing like what a boy band single machine would pump out..
I really enjoyed it, much, much more than Suit & Tie.
Of all the stuff I've heard so far, I liked it the most.
Probably for the reasons you mentioned. But I'm also a sucker for drawn out choruses.
It sounds like it tries to ape Cry Me A River, but since that's still my favorite JT song...
On Tunnel Vision right now, that one's pretty nice too.
DTLIONS1013
Member
Thank you Timberland
Ken Masters
Banned
And to think he was completely written off and said to be washed up before suit & tie dropped
Never again will he be doubted
He made enough absolute bullcrap to justify the doubt.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Something about the melody. For example the verses sound like something out of justified, the chorus sounds like something much older with a pinch of Justified. It's not bad, but sound-wise feels like regression from FutureSex/LoveSounds.
Yeah, I haven't forgotten how forgettable Tim's output has gotten. If anything I wonder if JT reined him in.
Yup. The only hope we really got was those Missy singles.. and only one of them was good anyways.