alfred doesnt actually like the album, he likes "traxxx"!!!
Ha! When you're a critic, contribute to year-end lists, drink the Kool-Aid, etc, you can't waste time learning to love perfectly average songs, brah.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:11 (sixteen years ago) link
wtf is wrong liking the songs that are unrepresentative of album the most!? i just mean in general, not just this particular example.
-- Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, May 1, 2008 3:09 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
i dont mean there's anything wrong w/ it in general, just 'rong' in the lol opinions sense that what im getting from this album is a vibe that isnt really hitting with him
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:15 (sixteen years ago) link
'nikki' is great! that whole stretch is the heart of the record
-- Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, May 1, 2008 3:11 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
'luv songs' =/= 'perfectly average'
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:16 (sixteen years ago) link
It's ok. I'm pretty sure you and I don't share sexual preferences either.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:16 (sixteen years ago) link
what does that have to do with liking luv songs
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:17 (sixteen years ago) link
alfred doesnt like tits or 'luv songs', which is o_O in an 'opinions are like assholes' sense
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:18 (sixteen years ago) link
okay guys I have a question.
"the american dream. mmhmm. and you know what I mean.."
what does he mean?
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Loving tits and assholes without fear of reprisal.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:23 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, May 1, 2008 4:16 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
-- J0rdan S., Thursday, May 1, 2008 4:17 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Alfred does this "oh I guess that's a record for you STRAIGHT people" thing all the time, I don't really get it either.
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:23 (sixteen years ago) link
i'm not straight either and i jam "luv songs" so im doubly wtf
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:26 (sixteen years ago) link
dude, all I said was a variant on different-strokes-for-different-folks.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:26 (sixteen years ago) link
it doesn't read that way though
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Alfred does this "oh I guess that's a record for you STRAIGHT people" thing all the time
Yes, ALL THE TIME. Plz to post every time sexuality's come up when I discuss music in print or on ILM.
(I'm enjoying the teasing, but c'mon)
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:28 (sixteen years ago) link
when its yes a great track but not really a standout in an album full of standouts, i think maybe part of my problem is it sounds like when someone picks up on a single track like that that they aren't actually checking for the rest of the record
"Livin' a Lie" and "Ditch That..." were definitely my gateways into this album thanks to Rich Juzwiak's House of RnB mix. I agree that they're the least representative tracks on the album (well, besides "Mama"!) but they're also the most immediate. They were reason enough for me to buy the album.
Ranking these tracks is not easy!
Luv Songs Livin' a Lie Fast Car Falsetto Purple Kisses Ditch That Playin' in Her Hair Shawty is Da Shit I Luv Your Girl She Needs My Love Nikki Mama
― lou, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:32 (sixteen years ago) link
i'm not straight either and i jam "luv songs" ^^^^^^^
― lou, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:33 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, May 1, 2008 4:28 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
see, you're bringing homosex into it again!
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:34 (sixteen years ago) link
does anyone like "Mama"? To me that's the only totally blah tune.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:35 (sixteen years ago) link
i think it's okay but by the time it comes on im ready to move on to something else or replay other songs on the album. if it was like the 6th track or w/e i'd let it play through tho
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:37 (sixteen years ago) link
whoa this got different quick
anyway, "Livin A Lie" is my second worst song on the album, I pretty much love them all though and can;t really distinguish that well between most of them...it is definitely an Album to me
and yeah the two songs at the end drag it down a bit
― PoMXII, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost I'm glad it's at the end so I can start it over
Luv Songs Falsetto Fast Car Livin A Lie Purple Kisses I Luv Ur Girl Playin In Her Hair Nikki Ditch That She Needs My Love Shawty is Da Shit Mama
or something like that. Every song is great though pretty much.
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:39 (sixteen years ago) link
j0rdan otm about mama
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:40 (sixteen years ago) link
it's weird cuz i think if livin a lie/mama were in the middle of the album i'd be like "well this album is really great except it's got these two average songs" but w/ the tracklisting the way it is i like forget they exist sometimes and finish the album @ luv songs thinking "A++++ album" in my head
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:40 (sixteen years ago) link
re: "Mama"- I don't hate it. It's just awkward after listening to lines like "She keep them thongs chewin' on her asshole".
― lou, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:40 (sixteen years ago) link
lol yeah, it's like that last song on T-pain's Epiphany album, "Sounds Bad" . An emotional ballad after all of the party tracks is just kind of weird.
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:42 (sixteen years ago) link
I can't believe you guys aren't feeling "nikki" and "shawty is the shit" more
― PoMXII, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:45 (sixteen years ago) link
I like shawty is the shit, I just never listen to it because I got burnt out on it before the album was released.
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:46 (sixteen years ago) link
and I prefer the edited "shawty is a 10" version w/o fabolous.
'shawty' was in my top 5 singles last year and imo 'nikki' is just surrounded by a bunch of better songs so it kinda pales in comparison
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:47 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah i rarely listen to it anymore either except i prefer the 'shawty is a ten' version with fabolous
-- Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, May 1, 2008 3:35 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
i love this song. must be a straight guy thing
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:51 (sixteen years ago) link
-- The Brainwasher, Thursday, May 1, 2008 3:46 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
this is the incorrect opinion to have
fabo's verse is awesome-- he's not a great rapper anymore (ever?) by any means but he's kind of the perfect dude for songs like these
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:52 (sixteen years ago) link
i.e. "dip it low" remix
-- The Brainwasher, Thursday, May 1, 2008 4:42 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
"Sounds Bad" is by far one of my favorites on the album! and it's still pretty midtempo and silly (he says "frigidator"), I think "Suicide" is a much bigger disruption to the tone of the rest of the album.
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Luv Songs Falsetto Playin In Her Hair She Needs My Love Shawty is Da Shit Fast Car Purple Kisses Nikki Mama Livin A Lie Ditch That I Luv Ur Girl
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:53 (sixteen years ago) link
-- deej, Thursday, May 1, 2008 8:51 PM (24 seconds ago) Bookmark Link
Nah, us queers are all mama's boys. ;)
― lou, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:53 (sixteen years ago) link
the intro of "Shawty" worked way better on the original, the added Fab verse kinda steps all over it.
but basically nikki on up is all around the same level xxp
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Luv Songs - Falsetto - Playin In Her Hair - She Needs My Love - Shawty is Da Shit- Fast Car - Purple Kisses - Nikki Mama Livin A Lie Ditch That I Luv Ur Girl
i would switch 'i luv your girl' and 'nikki' but otherwise i think deej is otm
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
and out of all those the only one im actually zzz on is 'i luv ur girl'
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
does the Fab version even have that first "shawty rock to the beat for ya boy" bit before the beat kicks in? I can't remember but I don't think it does. (xpost)
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Are they going to make "Livin' a Lie" a single or what?
― lou, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:56 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost yeah, it's the r kelly version that doesn't have that part.
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:57 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, May 1, 2008 3:55 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link
yeah then fab goes "it's loso in case you ain't know so"
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:57 (sixteen years ago) link
why do you hate "i luv ur girl" so much deej lol
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
-- The Brainwasher, Thursday, May 1, 2008 3:57 PM (16 seconds ago) Bookmark Link
obviously the best version of all
― PoMXII, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
"I Luv Your Girl" is just starting to climb, so if there is a 4th single it probably won't be for a while.
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link