NE-YO v THE DREAM

lazy zing thread, lol you young

THE DREAM v ALEX v NICKLEBACK v THE REST OF THE WORLD

I think I can win this one.

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damn is this lopsided

The-Dream's recorded a better album than any of Ne-Yo's ("Livin' a Lie" is one of my singles of the year), but damn if I don't prefer the way Ne-Yo's lyrics slither around those Stargate beats on his singles. "So Sick," "Sexy Love," and "Because of You" is a helluva run, and I'm not even counting "Fade Away" on the new Mary J.

damn if I don't prefer the way Ne-Yo's lyrics slither around those Stargate beats on his singles

Agreed. I didn't know that Ne-yo wrote "Fade Away" but that would make sense. His tracks on Janet's new album are 3 of the best (haven't heard the bonus track) whereas The-Dream's is one of the two I don't like (isn't "Greatest X" the one with the guitar line lifted straight from the Beverly Hills 90210 theme?).

That said, I bought Because of You based on my love for the title track, but so far I don't hear anything that's even remotely as good. And I love "Livin' a Lie", "Ditch That...", "Touch My Body", and "Umbrella" enough to vote for The-Dream.

That said, I bought Because of You based on my love for the title track, but so far I don't hear anything that's even remotely as good.

Yup.

My mistake--"Never Letchu Go" is the one with the 90210 guitars.

I will say this in The-Dream's favor: he has the better go-to producer of the two. Tricky Stewart is way more versatile and consistent than Stargate.

I won't disagree, but I can listen to variations on those clickety-clack rhythm track and "Human Nature" harmonies all day.

*rhythm tracks

seriously tho the-dream's album does so much more than ne-yo's, even if ne-yo has a more confident+consistent handle on songwriting ... when the-dream is on he's on and he definitely makes better use of his overdubs, style + asides + yeah his production is way more on point

ILM has voted: The-Dream must produce a Ne-Yo album.

STYLE v ASIDES v YEAH

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i wonder how many ne-yo voters have heard dream's album

In My Own Words>>>>>>>>LoveHate>>>>>>>>Because of You

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SHE NEEDS Mii lOVE! SHE SED iM LikE DA AiR ND WiTHOUT ME SHE'D DiE!
lOL MY SONG!!

love/hate is so brilliant. one of those albums where after every time you listen to it you think a different song is the best. i think it's pushed over the top by having lots of really good ideas (the "can i get a 'A'!" chant at the end of "playin in her hair" and not too many Good Ideas (the soulja boy chants in "luv songs"). it's a pretty quirky album but annoyingly so, and i'm kind of surprised at that coming from the-dream.

should be a closed parenthesis after "playin in her hair"

i just think it sounds good.

please tell me that "I Luve Your Girl" isn't one of the reasons people rave about his album. wtf is wrong w/ that dude, shit is horrible.

love/hate is so brilliant. one of those albums where after every time you listen to it you think a different song is the best.

It really is the gift that keeps on giving.

please tell me that "I Luve Your Girl" isn't one of the reasons people rave about his album. wtf is wrong w/ that dude, shit is horrible.

-- Alex in Baltimore, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:11 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link

this is the only song i dont really like on the album

i luge your girl

lol

i guess the sentiment is pretty shitty but i think the chorus is pretty irresistible for singing along to. look at shorty rooooooolll, look at shorty goooooooooo etc.

also "radio killa/trick beat the track up like gorillas" is a pretty catchy thing to toss off in the intro

not like it makes the song any better just that it gets stuck in my head all the time

i hate that part

that song is pretty wack and forgettable, definitely compared to the rest of the album

yeah i mean there are 6-7 better imo i do like it though

i wish he would've made 'fast car' the 3rd single

i could give a fuck if the sentiment is shitty, it just sounds awful. i don't even know how this guy was able to sell songs as a writer if he did scratch vocals on the demos.

nah I luv ur girl is one of the best songs on the album. " FUUUUUUUUCK THAT NIGAAAAAAAAAAA".

the g-unit remix "I fucked your girl" is pretty good as well.

worst song the album is "mama" , even though it's not bad.. and I find myself skipping "ditch that" a lot even though I like it because it messes up the flow btwn "purple kisses" and "luv songs"

it's not really exemplary of the sound of the album though, so if you don't like it you should still check out the album

if you don't likle "i luv your girl" I have to steal one of deej's lines and ask "do you even party?"

'mama' is great

he was on 106&Park yesterday and he said his new album is already finished and it should be coming out this year.

There seem to be a lot of moments throughout the album where he needs to finish off a verse or something but doesn't know what to say, so he repeats a phrase over again or just makes noise (see "Luv Songs": "It's nine in the morning/I'm horny, you're horny/Ooh-ooh, Ooh-ooh"). I found this kind of goofy at first but it's become endearing over time.

It took me a while to come around to "Fast Car" for some reason. Now it's one of my favorites.

i always forget how awesome "purple kisses" is

the spoken word bridge in "ditch that" sounds like some chromeo shit. that whole song is awesome. "closer" sounds a lot like it though im not sure which is better

I've really been feeling "I Luv Your Girl" and "Nikki" lately...when this thread got bumped I revisited this album heavily and have been thankful for it

I love it when put dem pretty lips on meEEEEEEEEE
PURPLE KISSES
PURRRPLE KISSES

is this album becoming an ILX cannon classic now? Because that would be pretty funny.

it already is

would have pushed thru even earlier if Tim F. had heard it

why would it be funny

yeah im trying to bump this thread so ppl remember it-- but i dont even know who really liike it besides brainwasher, me and deej and rev begrudgingly (ok potm12 as well-- what about rtc? thread of missing tape store?)

likes it

i remember matos or jess or someone slamming it on idolator but BIG UPPING "livin a lie" which is one of my least favorite songs on the album

is brainwasher going to be giving us some "lol white people like r&b" pseudo-forks shit here or something

can't wait for neyo's new free album!

http://www.hiphoprnbworld.net/?p=8089

first single from 1977 is "Love Slave"

http://radiokillarecords.com/1977-TeriusNash.zip

O_O

i miss 2009 :(

used to care so much about this thread

i know!

i actually think i remember where i was for a lot of m early posts itt

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/04/30/kelly-rowland-the-dream/2123927/

Not quite the same as 09

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FHdo7kxhW8

this song is like a year old but I just realized that it was co-written by both Ne-Yo and The-Dream and it seems like it needs to be posted here, as this thread's anticlimactic finale.

lmao

;_;

lol

"Love Vs. Money"
"Love Vs. Money: Part 2"
I'm hoping these flow into one another, the segue being announced by a sudden irruption/eruption of melodramatic strings.

― Tim F, Saturday, January 31, 2009 12:26 AM (5 years ago)

o_0

this thread <33

god, remember the first time you heard love vs money? we're at about the 5 year anniversary of when the songs were leaking/the album leaked. i remember going on a bus trip to NOLA (from new england) hours after the album leaked, and listening to the album at least 50 times that week

i believe j0rdan sent it to me over aim lol

is anyone discussing 'Black' anywhere?

One of the other terius threads

6/7/2011, imma drop that body work / fuck my brains out double single (TERIUS NASH aka THE-DREAM, LOVE IV: anticipation and adoration)
read through to the bottom for some sad updates.

ah i see. thank u.

well then.

This istough, but I think the right answer is T-Pain.

vs. future vs. chris brown vs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBE0sQC5L8

this poll is about hats right?

dare anyone to listen to love/hate after a 5 year hiatus and not be moved

such a great album

Love vs Money also

https://t.co/YgdLWxqHpZ

— THE-DREAM (@TheKingDream) September 20, 2023

this is good! very memoirs-y