Yup...I had pre-ordered the B'Day CD on iTunes...it may grow on me but for now I'm gonna have to give it a thumbs down...I guess I expected the rest of the record to be more like DeJa Vu....Beyonce' backed with a live band...sadly it is not. Aside from a few songs it's track and sample laden. I just feel that we've been there done that with her and I was looking forward to her taking Prince's advice and allowing real musicians to back her. Also it starts to all sound alike after awhile. Highlights on the album: -DeJa Vu -Listen (inspired by her role in Dreamgirls..worth a listen. Listen to the
track before it entitled "Encore for the Fans") -Get Me Bodied -Suga Mama -Ring The Alarm (grew on me) 2nd listen may see growth...we'll see...curious what others think though. -Portia In a message dated 9/7/2006 9:43:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yeah, there seems to be some pre-determined hate going on with this review. I mean, we all know it's Justin Timberlake in the end. He's not pretending to be the greatest musician or singer by any means. And personally, out of all the similar artists, I like him best. He doesnt wear jewelry/bling and over do it - he always looks fairly down to earth to me. Yeah, I think he's using better musicians to make himself look better - why wouldnt he? And I do think he's copying a lot of Prince - but it's hard to tell - Prince's influence is everywhere! The album title reminds me of a combination of LoveSexy and Dance/Music/Sex/Romance. But I'm not mad at that, either. I havent heard the Beyonce album yet. Anyone? Any thoughts? Now, the Christina Aguilera album sounds factory-made to me. It's good - but its so so polished, and her vocals sound way to perfect and slick to me. Nothing on it sounds natural to my ears - it all sounds too planned and worked out. Not sure about the songs yet (havent listened much) - but upon 1 or 2 listens, it's not immediately catchy. This is supposed to be the big surge for the music industry right now - JT, Beyonce, Christina, Janet - not that exciting in reality. Can't wait for the new D'Angelo album next year!! :-) - he's on J Records now (Clive Davis's label). Speaking of which... anyone see Angie Stone on Celebrity Fit Club (VH1)?? Humiliating TV. Amil <Moderator: And 3 Maxwell albums coming out!!! http://www.myspace.com/maxwell -Derek> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
