https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak-OUYwCbmo
― everybody chives this is nowhere (Eazy), Friday, 18 July 2014 02:08 (nine years ago) link
Christgau:
Albums accomplish this better than singles, often by exploiting our craving for musical confection to expose us to harder stuff -- savories, meat and potatoes, crusty bread, tropical fruit. One of the two I've had on my mind while writing this is a best-seller. The other is by a 59-year-old who's been taking his 1937 Gibson on the road for decades. Neither has gotten the recognition it deserves. Say hello to Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty" and Hamell on Trial's "The Happiest Man in the World."
Granted, Derulo's never all that hard. His third album comprises 11 songs about pragmatically carnal sex so mind-blowing that three times he proposes matrimony behind it. I value both sex and matrimony too much to recommend this life strategy. But compared to the predatory Chris Brown of "Loyal" or the chauvinistic Trey Songz of "Foreign," he's so exuberant and playful he helps me get why guys and dolls fall for it--even share their thrills some, vicariously. And his command of contemporary hookcraft is musicianship aplenty by me.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 July 2014 02:11 (nine years ago) link
zzz
― dyl, Friday, 18 July 2014 02:42 (nine years ago) link
yo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_mxDuaOOjI
― J0rdan S., Friday, 20 March 2015 04:11 (nine years ago) link
this song is incredible
this is like if ilx incubated a pop song
― J0rdan S., Friday, 20 March 2015 04:14 (nine years ago) link
"Ridin' Solo" is still one of my top guilt pleasures (guilty as in I don't expect anyone else to be on board).
― with HD lyrics (Eazy), Friday, 20 March 2015 04:32 (nine years ago) link
this is my favorite song
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 20 March 2015 04:59 (nine years ago) link
heart of plexiglas
― maura, Friday, 20 March 2015 05:39 (nine years ago) link
Oh man, I want to like this, but I'm wishing the chorus did something...more.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 20 March 2015 05:42 (nine years ago) link
it is already a very generous chorus
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 20 March 2015 05:44 (nine years ago) link
This is by far my favorite Derulo song, despite the falsetto coming like four years late.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 March 2015 10:57 (nine years ago) link
idk i heard it the other day and have already forgotten everything about it
― dyl, Friday, 20 March 2015 14:51 (nine years ago) link
you're tripping
― J0rdan S., Friday, 20 March 2015 15:27 (nine years ago) link
Heard this the other day, and yeah, it's nice, but really, it treads awfully close to Maroon 5 territory, which makes me uneasy. Obviously JD's voice is at least tolerable, though, which is a major step in the right direction.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 20 March 2015 16:29 (nine years ago) link
this song makes me very happy
― nxd, Friday, 20 March 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link
yeah listening again i feel like it is squarely in maroon 5 territory or even like mkto lol, not particularly interesting
i actually like some other desrouleaux songs that basically everyone hates tho so what do i know ;_;
― dyl, Friday, 20 March 2015 17:31 (nine years ago) link
yeah listening again i feel like it is squarely in maroon 5 territory or even like mkto
the production is way more dynamic than anything done by these two bands imo
― J0rdan S., Friday, 20 March 2015 17:53 (nine years ago) link
m5 "love somebody" x the only mkto song that ppl have heard
― dyl, Saturday, 21 March 2015 00:45 (nine years ago) link
yeah this chorus has something "love somebody" about it. guitar is kind of like that one jessie j song "domino."
j0rdan br0 (re?)listen to something like "little of your time" or "secret" by m5 before you talk dirty re: those dynamics. come to think of it m5 b-side "until you're over me" has basically the same structure as this derulo (tense, '80s synth verse, big guitar big hook chorus) but >>>>
― soyrev, Saturday, 21 March 2015 01:26 (nine years ago) link
I fucking love this song.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 21 March 2015 20:13 (nine years ago) link
was on a date last night and they played it at the bar, which was totally unreal
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Saturday, 21 March 2015 20:16 (nine years ago) link
I'd judge a date on how he responds to my loving this song.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 21 March 2015 20:19 (nine years ago) link
last night I was on a date and "Dear Future Husband" played and I was like, can I go to CVS
god "love somebody" is garbage
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Saturday, 21 March 2015 20:22 (nine years ago) link
yeah not rly into this sorry boys. tryna take me out to dinner i cancel it
if u know me you'll know this aint my feng shui to begin with but even within the boundaries of admirable craftsmanship the echo repeat crowd chorus feels like a cold clammy hand
― r|t|c, Saturday, 21 March 2015 21:09 (nine years ago) link
this song is clearly going to be a big radio hit so those of u who like it will be pleased to hear it in every public space for the next 8 months
― dyl, Saturday, 21 March 2015 22:13 (nine years ago) link
i heard this the other day and had one of those annoying "this is awesome, but who is this? it's not Trey Songz is it?" moments in the car and then never caught enough lyrics to google it later, so i'm glad jordan brought it up so i know what it is.
― some dude, Saturday, 21 March 2015 22:20 (nine years ago) link
that rarest of creatures, decent music crit in a youtube comment
Marvin Lee 1 week ago So this is the current direction of pop music, funky, euphoric, slow electropop, much like Jealous, Love Me Harder, Style or Love Me Like You Do, to name a few. I really like it.
― some dude, Saturday, 21 March 2015 22:30 (nine years ago) link
my first thought: "wow, Luke James going Tery Songz!"
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 21 March 2015 22:49 (nine years ago) link
that rarest of creatures, decent music crit in a youtube commentMarvin Lee 1 week ago So this is the current direction of pop music, funky, euphoric, slow electropop, much like Jealous, Love Me Harder, Style or Love Me Like You Do, to name a few. I really like it.
is "love me like you" as good as the rest of these songs?
also sorta feel like this trend was kicked off by "hold on we're going home"
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 21 March 2015 23:19 (nine years ago) link
yeah the Trey Songz track that this most reminded me of when i thought it might be Trey was BoB's "Not For Long" and that was basically a "Hold On" knockoff, so there's some connection there
i don't like "Love Me Like You Do" as much as the other Ellie Goulding on the charts right now, "Outside," but it's ok i guess
― some dude, Sunday, 22 March 2015 00:00 (nine years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Saturday, March 21, 2015 4:19 PM Bookmark
adorn
― raih dednelb (The Reverend), Sunday, 22 March 2015 01:03 (nine years ago) link
eh "Hold On" definitely wanted to be "Adorn" but none of these songs really have much in common with "Adorn"
― some dude, Sunday, 22 March 2015 01:16 (nine years ago) link
― maura, Friday, March 20, 2015 5:39 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
sums it up for me. it's catchy and the drum fills are nice i guess
― lex pretend, Sunday, 22 March 2015 10:19 (nine years ago) link
that would suggest an affable disposability but idk i only get oppressive production line drudgery from this, synth stabs like a rubber stamped rictus on prepack orgafun (lol i am MAD rockist about fake disco)
― r|t|c, Sunday, 22 March 2015 10:30 (nine years ago) link
like mannn isnt it ultimately all about freedom, triumph of abiding humanity, losing urself to be urself, etc... not this lemmings motorik
― r|t|c, Sunday, 22 March 2015 10:34 (nine years ago) link
idk it's very ersatz but it's hardly "uptown funk"
― lex pretend, Sunday, 22 March 2015 10:35 (nine years ago) link
vis-à-vis the raves upthread it's somehow both much better and much worse than expected
― lex pretend, Sunday, 22 March 2015 10:36 (nine years ago) link
it's the same as uptown funk but disco as template makes its inherent woe cut closer, too close ime
― r|t|c, Sunday, 22 March 2015 10:47 (nine years ago) link
i lolled at this.
― Tim F, Sunday, 22 March 2015 11:37 (nine years ago) link
still not sure what shift k3y deserves for replacing my daily internal dialogue with that exchange
he does not deserve his awesome new jam being ignored though, u scumbags
― r|t|c, Sunday, 22 March 2015 11:56 (nine years ago) link
Do you mean "Name & Number"? I love it but I am weirdly into his ropey vocals on it.
― Tim F, Sunday, 22 March 2015 12:00 (nine years ago) link
I note "Not Into It" was finally released! Some 18 months + later.
― Tim F, Sunday, 22 March 2015 12:01 (nine years ago) link
yas kween name & # is what i mean
i read ropey as inviting karaoke
― r|t|c, Sunday, 22 March 2015 12:04 (nine years ago) link
Shifty is for the people.
― Tim F, Sunday, 22 March 2015 12:08 (nine years ago) link
My GF texted me about "Jealous" being an "Adorn" knockoff and I trust her judgement.
― raih dednelb (The Reverend), Sunday, 22 March 2015 20:15 (nine years ago) link
wow I don't hear it. Still sounds like post-Justin laptop soul moves.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 22 March 2015 20:18 (nine years ago) link
"Adorn" is quite literally laptop soul.
― raih dednelb (The Reverend), Sunday, 22 March 2015 20:38 (nine years ago) link
^ lol yep!!
slow the tempo on "adorn" a few bpm and the similarities are pretty striking
― dyl, Sunday, 22 March 2015 20:43 (nine years ago) link
Caramanica, somewhat baffled, calls him chameleonic. I say the guy has scored the most frictionless hits of the last few years.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 15:41 (eight years ago) link
all I ever wanted was some fuuuuuunnn
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 20 July 2015 23:58 (eight years ago) link
debates upthread about whether "WTWM" fit into the "Style" lineage but imo "Cheyenne" gets far closer to belonging to that bloodline
― carly bae jepsen (monotony), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 01:48 (eight years ago) link
Totally.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 01:55 (eight years ago) link
so did y'all end up getting tired of "want to want me"
― dyl, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 02:08 (eight years ago) link
Nope!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 02:08 (eight years ago) link
not tired of the album either
No commentary on his judging "So You Think You Can Dance?" or his performing "Cheyenne" on last week's show? Let Mary Murphy's non-renewal not be in vain...
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 03:15 (eight years ago) link
"X2CU" is incredibly good
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 15 October 2015 19:35 (eight years ago) link
terius-level outro
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 15 October 2015 19:38 (eight years ago) link
I JUST WANT X2CU
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 October 2015 19:51 (eight years ago) link
This album's goodness was such a surprise that I haven't done a good job proselytizing.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 October 2015 19:52 (eight years ago) link
i had forgotten while writing about tropical house that matoma produced that song on here w/ j lo -- at the time the album came out i had no idea who he was. apparently it's the next single.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 15 October 2015 21:53 (eight years ago) link
yeah "X2CU" is fantastic, so annoyed it's not a single
― some dude, Friday, 16 October 2015 01:44 (eight years ago) link
Prime Michael Jackson would have killed "X2CU."
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Sunday, 1 November 2015 02:57 (eight years ago) link
uhhh
https://www.thehits.co.nz/video/jason-derulo-shocks-fans-by-singing-classical-opera-and-he-sounds-incredible/
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 05:43 (five years ago) link
hmmm I'm no expert but that sounds more like an opera style impression than actual opera singing
what an abomination of a song
― niels, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 13:55 (five years ago) link
It is popera for sure but still
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 14:20 (five years ago) link
oh yeah he delivers it fine, just before the show goes over a cliff
― niels, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link