Hey Tim, look at me go!
Many people today have been asking me the same question: Do you like the new Justin Timberlake album? So now I will attempt to answer that question...
Yes. Yes I do
I think back to a time that now seems so far away... a time when boy bands roamed the charts without a care in the world... a time when N*Sync were releasing powerful songs like "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me"... when this guy with a perm & a squeaky voice was somehow with the hottest girl in pop...
My how times have changed
Future Sex/Love Sounds is the strongest pop album I have heard in many, many years. This album is honestly leading the way for Album of the Year in my books - The Cure's new album next month would have to be their best in about 7 years to even come close to this. In fact, the only album I could think of that would be better than this would have to involve at least 10 tracks of Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliott. Actually, that would be awesome. Someone get on the phone and see if we can hook that up...
It is the overall slickness of this album that has me convinced that Timbaland is the greatest producer out there. I always loved the way he and Missy kept re-inventing hip-hop... they really were ahead of everyone else as far as production goes. And you haven't lived until you've seen Timbaland in the studio with Jay-Z in Fade To Black
I guess his first real move into the pop world was with JT's first album, and I don't need to tell anyone how awesome "Cry Me A River" is. If I do, you are stupid! And don't bother speaking to me for a few weeks or I'll probably start every conversation with "What is wrong with you?". But then 2006 comes and he not only makes Nelly Furtado cool again, but then comes and wakes up the music world with Future Sex/Love Sounds...
The real appeal in this album for me, is just how smoothly each song flows... the preludes & interludes aren't just little filler things like on most albums - they are good songs in their own right! Especially the "I Think She Knows" interlude... how anyone would think to do that with a song is beyond me...
I haven't been this excited by an album since Missy's The Cookbook (which funnily enough, is the only Missy album NOT produced by Timbaland... he only produced a few of the tracks). I could honestly spend all night writing about the amazing things this album has to offer... I could almost do a track-by-track breakdown... but it would really just consist of me writing AWESOME 12 times. But I will say that "My Love" & "Lovestoned" (with "I Think She Knows" interlude) are the absolute highlights for me. But while my opinion is law, you must check out this album for yourself. Go buy it. NOW!!!!
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