I love "Prime Time" now. Unconditionally.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 October 2013 22:35 (ten years ago) link
From the same debut/Got Purp, I highly recommend her cover of DeBarge's Time Will Revealhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ffFtQrCnY
― there's no camera to capture that yelping moment! (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 31 October 2013 22:45 (ten years ago) link
i like the last song― rap steve gadd (D-40), Friday, October 11, 2013 10:58 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmarkbest track
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Friday, October 11, 2013 10:58 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark
best track
What even
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Friday, 1 November 2013 02:08 (ten years ago) link
Interesting that Miguel is the only one of the collaborators on this album with a cowriting credit.
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Tuesday, 5 November 2013 04:20 (ten years ago) link
I was a bit disappointed how superficial the Prince collab is; he only sings on one verse and does a bit of backing vocals and some extra guitar lines. The song is not bad, but it doesn't sound like a true Prince/Monae collaboration, more like Prince wanted to be on the album, but for whatever reason he couldn't really work with JM on a new tune, so they added his contributions to a pre-existing one. (And since he doesn't get a cowriting credit, the truth is probably not far from that.)
The last song is a jam, yeah. Reminds me of the best tune from the previous album, "Wondaland". I wish the new one would've had more synth-drive android dance tracks like that one, and less tunes with traditional instruments and arrangements. I don't think trad soul is where Janelle Monae's true strengths lie.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 14:29 (ten years ago) link
naw, the best songs on this album are the gritty funk jams, including the Prince one. I for one am glad he subsumes himself to her whim rather than vice versa. That's actually prob my favorite song on the album.
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 04:38 (ten years ago) link
It's all about "Ghetto Woman" for me.
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 04:46 (ten years ago) link
the denouement of "Givin' Em What They Love" is what pushes it completely over the top for me.
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 04:57 (ten years ago) link
yes yes yes
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 11:46 (ten years ago) link
Prince is ideal: he doesn't steal the song so much as sneak in and get comfortable on the couch and slips out when Monae has her erotic breakdown.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 11:47 (ten years ago) link
otm
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 17:09 (ten years ago) link
still never listened to this :(
"primetime" is pretty incredible
― k3vin k., Monday, 20 January 2014 00:58 (ten years ago) link
^^ agreed. This and "Give'em What They Love" are what I kept, and whenever "Primetime" pops up I don't change it."
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 20 January 2014 01:57 (ten years ago) link
i think "Sally Ride" is the sleeper
― Nhex, Monday, 20 January 2014 03:47 (ten years ago) link
She retained more of her Pazz & Jop dominance than I thought she would, I figured she'd quietly place outside the top ten
― Algerian Horsebeater (some dude), Monday, 20 January 2014 05:19 (ten years ago) link
prophetic
Oscar winner Helen Mirren has been honored as woman of the year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, twerking as part of the traditional spoof roast.Mirren at first tried to sign the word "twerk," then let slip a curse word, opting to dance instead. She said she's tried to twerk privately in her bedroom and having to do it in public was humiliating."I've tried in my bedroom in private, in front of the mirror, very unsuccessfully, so absolutely humiliating to have to do it in public in front of a whole load of people.
― a chance to cross is a chance to score (anonanon), Saturday, 1 February 2014 22:03 (ten years ago) link
it was definitely peculiar
― Roz, Sunday, 2 February 2014 04:25 (ten years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/news/54622-listen-to-janelle-monaes-cover-of-david-bowies-heroes/
― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 14:54 (ten years ago) link
well that wasn't very good
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 15:38 (ten years ago) link
free concert in bk was nuts. way more people than they'd let into the bandshell. waited in line two hours, then they closed the doors. hung out at the gates and danced a while. crowd ate up the want you back cover and tightrope was wild af.
― wat is teh waht (s.clover), Thursday, 5 June 2014 02:51 (nine years ago) link
Well, I'm glad to know she's alive and well. She cancelled her entire Australian tour because she was hospitalised, and there's been no personal tweets from her since 14 May. Been no info at all as to what was wrong with her, but to cancel a tour spread out over multiple weeks, it must have been pretty bad.
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Thursday, 5 June 2014 04:19 (nine years ago) link
yikes, sounds like it's good i stayed out
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 June 2014 06:07 (nine years ago) link
well this is a surprising movehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OkB6p_FZAw
― niels, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 11:23 (nine years ago) link
That's kind of horrible.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 11:52 (nine years ago) link
We weren't fans either.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 11:59 (nine years ago) link
i've no idea what's meant to be so awful about this song. OH NO SHE MADE A REASONABLY PROFICIENT MAINSTREAM-SOUNDING SONG
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:03 (nine years ago) link
stop being so invested in ~weirdness
it pairs well with jidenna's own single
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:04 (nine years ago) link
Jeez, I just think it's corny and irritating and actually TOO kooky if anything.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:07 (nine years ago) link
The production is certainly proficient, I will agree with you there.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:09 (nine years ago) link
― lex pretend,
she totally did this with "Primetime."
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:10 (nine years ago) link
And "Tightrope."
― Eric H., Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:13 (nine years ago) link
Also Tightrope is not exactly avant-noise.
xp
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:13 (nine years ago) link
I'm with Lex. This is a step in the right direction. The retro has been smothering her futurism for a while now.
― longneck, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:35 (nine years ago) link
I wouldn't call this futurism.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:42 (nine years ago) link
"Yoga pants are sexy" is pretty of-the-moment tbh.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 28 April 2015 12:44 (nine years ago) link
i really like this and was surprised by the lukewarm reaction on TSJ
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 13:03 (nine years ago) link
reminds me more than anything of "7/11" and i recall people being a bit "what is this basic mess" when that premiered too
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 13:04 (nine years ago) link
http://f.tqn.com/y/yoga/1/L/u/6/hydemens.jpg
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 13:05 (nine years ago) link
(゜-゜) @ the persistant myth she ever had any talent anyway
(゜-゜) @ that idea she hasn't always been a fraud
(゜-゜) @ it finally all being exposed in a song about bending over doing yoga exposing your ass
― Arctic Noon Auk, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 13:05 (nine years ago) link
what's it like exposing yourself as an ass?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 13:07 (nine years ago) link
She's always been a derivative fraudulent leech so this comes as no surprise and may be the current nadir of western appropriation of a spiritual meditation practice. Fuck that, look how great your ass looks.
― Arctic Noon Auk, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 13:12 (nine years ago) link
"get off my areola"...hah
― frogbs, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 13:18 (nine years ago) link
xp I'll take this song over goddamned "eat pray love", thanks
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 13:27 (nine years ago) link
I love Janelle but don't really like this single at all. Sounds way too close to Dark Horse for me.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 13:52 (nine years ago) link
No this isn't futurism. But at least she sounds present.
― longneck, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 14:17 (nine years ago) link
she sounds in line with current r&b/pop trends from "7/11" to rnbass and does a decent job at it; maybe this isn't world-stoppingly great but if you really need the smelling salts for it, it does reveal how much of monáe's original retro appeal was defined against "other/mainstream r&b singers"
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 14:26 (nine years ago) link
Lex otm
― longneck, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 14:45 (nine years ago) link
My favorite Monae track was a straight up "Golden Lady" rip, so there's probably some meat on that argument.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 28 April 2015 14:59 (nine years ago) link
she sounds in line with current r&b/pop trends
this is a large part of what I find boring about this song
she still sounds great, mind you
― DJP, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 15:03 (nine years ago) link