I expect he will found a videogame company that will attempt to publish a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game
his legend will also be based on "the bloody sock" moment.
― Cunga, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 23:04 (eleven years ago) link
there's no reason his career shouldn't look like britney or timberlake's did after they turned 18
― ♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:56 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
there's no reason his career shouldn't look like the dozens of other teen stars who couldn't maintain the level of fame those 2 did, too
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 01:11 (eleven years ago) link
i mean expecting bieber to have the same career arc as timberlake just because that's what he's blatantly being groomed to do is like expecting ja rule to eventually have a discography equal to 2pac
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 01:13 (eleven years ago) link
His flow is slower than prostate cancer.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:22 (eleven years ago) link
― ♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:56 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
i could totally see him going off the rails a la britney if his management wasn't so tight -- still may happen cuz he seems to have a small rebellious streak
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
timberlake is a high bar tho -- there's nothing really to suggest that bieber has that kind of songwriting talent, for instance -- he's supposedly some writing on this album and the songs are definitely impressive but if he ever puts out an album 75% as good as 'futuresex/lovesounds' i'd be floored
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:28 (eleven years ago) link
i think he could have a pretty rewarding career as a singles artist whose albums are half pretty good, half total nonsense -- but he's still far, far away from his mid-20s
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:30 (eleven years ago) link
I know nothing about the dude, but does he work with any auteur producers, or just hitmaker hacks? JT's smart move was hooking up with Neptunes and Timba at the peak of their powers (more or less). He had an ambitious eye for quality. The Bieb seems to be all about product right now, which is the safe move. But he's also really stupid young.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:45 (eleven years ago) link
(Though even my 7-year old and her friends make fun of him, so who knows what that portends)
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
well, even with songwriting credits on No Strings Attached it was still impossible to recognize Justin the polymath we know today.
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:47 (eleven years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 10:45 PM (28 seconds ago) Bookmark
he has a mix on this album -- guys like darkchild, hit-boy, bei major, diplo, so it's not exactly a katy perry album
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:48 (eleven years ago) link
his lead single was written by this fuckin guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKoFGDLW7mg
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:01 (eleven years ago) link
i don't really understand j0rdan's Katy Perry contrast, unless he somehow things Stargate, Dr. Luke and Tricky Stewart are somehow more hacky/less auteur-like than Hitboy or Bei Major
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link
i don't exactly think hit-boy and bei major are geniuses or something, but they're more auteur than stargate and dr. luke
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:08 (eleven years ago) link
Dr. Luke is a much stronger parallel to 2002 Neptunes than those dudes
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:10 (eleven years ago) link
i mean i don't necessarily agree w/ josh's premise entirely, but it's a mildly interesting and adventurous tracklist -- but i'd say the same for usher's new album, idk
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:10 (eleven years ago) link
how many major label albums can have a diplo production credit before that ceases to be shorthand for 'adventurous'
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:12 (eleven years ago) link
oh, i don't really give a shit about diplo, but his a&r people def stepped further out of the box than i would've expected.
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:14 (eleven years ago) link
i mean, look, it's not like 'justified' was that adventurous either, for the record -- working with tim and the neptunes wasn't exactly novel
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:17 (eleven years ago) link
i dunno if you'd asked me a year ago who was gonna work on this album i probably would've said frank ocean and no i.d. (xpost)
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:18 (eleven years ago) link
ya you might be right
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:18 (eleven years ago) link
wtf @ that close up of pierce mumbling to himself and coughing like a smoker
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 03:20 (eleven years ago) link
All around the wu-ur-urld. Sounds like being in the midway when the kids start getting mad anyone else is there.
― old people are made of poop (Eric H.), Thursday, 14 June 2012 04:00 (eleven years ago) link
(And I like it better than any of the other club thrash anthems I've heard lately. Also, "Boyfriend.")
― old people are made of poop (Eric H.), Thursday, 14 June 2012 04:12 (eleven years ago) link
No talk abt "Die In Your Arms?" I really must be the only one who loves the shit outta this song.
― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Friday, 15 June 2012 02:17 (eleven years ago) link
This killed me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgdXchXWqUg
― clemenza, Friday, 15 June 2012 02:45 (eleven years ago) link
lmao
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 02:47 (eleven years ago) link
amazing
― mississippi joan hart (crüt), Friday, 15 June 2012 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
If I were the Bieber, that'd be the highlight of my life not involving Selena Gomez.
― clemenza, Friday, 15 June 2012 03:05 (eleven years ago) link
sock men
― call all destroyer, Friday, 15 June 2012 03:09 (eleven years ago) link
bieb?
― johnny crunch, Friday, 15 June 2012 03:12 (eleven years ago) link
― clemenza, Thursday, June 14, 2012 11:05 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark
after they explained to you who that old guy was
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
Handler: "He used to be the president, Justin."Bieb: "Never see him, I don't know what he does."
― clemenza, Friday, 15 June 2012 03:19 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 03:21 (eleven years ago) link
That clip is amazing.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 15 June 2012 03:25 (eleven years ago) link
the bieb is canadian, lil dude don't need to give a fuck
― call all destroyer, Friday, 15 June 2012 03:26 (eleven years ago) link
'im a sock man' to the tune of im the scatman
― Hamburger Hitler (Hungry4Ass), Friday, 15 June 2012 03:32 (eleven years ago) link
holy hell that pass off the steal
― call all destroyer, Friday, 15 June 2012 03:44 (eleven years ago) link
wrong thred!
you guys having worked out which the good tracks are on this album i am kind of listening to them all the time
it's kind of like a better usher album tbh
― bitch I'm on the 242 (lex pretend), Friday, 22 June 2012 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
as long as you LUH-LUH-LUH-LUH-LUH-LUH-LOVE ME
― bitch I'm on the 242 (lex pretend), Friday, 22 June 2012 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
idk, the album doesn't often rise above this minimal "just ok" level for me. it just kinda plods along with its competent-but-sorta-limp hooks, edm-y beats and diaphanous lyrics and doesn't hit much of a stride for the most part. and the title track is just embarrassing, i can't even put myself through it again.
(i love how mere seconds after i thought, "wow, his voice sounds unusually annoying here" during "right here" drake entered the track and instantly one-upped him in that regard.)
that said, i do like a number of the songs on this album -- "boyfriend", "thought of you" (which i would say does actually 'hit a stride'), "catching feelings" (which appropriately enough is one of the only tracks that actually captures a ~feeling~ for me, however uncomplicated), "as long as you love me"
i'm sure many people will like it (including people who never liked anything he did before) but i'm not even sure this is even negligibly better than his previous material
― teledyldonix, Friday, 22 June 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
nicki minaj's verse is oddly beautiful to me despite the lol-worthy wiener/selena rhyme. love love love her delivery. JUSTIN - BIEBER!
"take you" and "catching feelings" are my other highlights, as well as the first 3 tracks which i already knew were all A+
― uberweiss, Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:29 (eleven years ago) link
they kinda leaked all the best songs early, also bonus tracks > over half the shit on the album
the first six or so songs are awesome... "catching feelings" is the one ballad that is almost borderline acceptable
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:33 (eleven years ago) link
i like the drake song. in partic i like the scratching.
― hardhouse banter (tpp), Saturday, 23 June 2012 11:43 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i like that song a lot... that vein of drake r&b is pretty catnip-ish for me. and the scratching is choice.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 23 June 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
'CAUSE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL IIIIIIIIII NEEEEEEEEEEEED
― uberweiss, Monday, 2 July 2012 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4em3LKQCAQ&feature=plcp
― prolego, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
as much as i enjoyed that song at the time of release i don't feel like it's really caught fire since
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:20 (eleven years ago) link
and besides, we have conor maynard now