i like what i've heard of janelle a lot.
i hear a lot of her sound in Beyonce's Radio
― you have to forgive me (surm), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
realizing that r&b'ers will be forced to listen to of montreal if they listen to this record ^_^
― vag gangsta (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 18:44 (fourteen years ago) link
What was the "song of the century" at the top of this thread? The Youtube link's broken and I'd like to hear it!
― Chris, Tuesday, 16 February 2010 18:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I love this woman so fucking much.
― Turangalila, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 20:08 (fourteen years ago) link
i think this new song is kind of missing a chorus -- and comparing it to "1 thing" is pretty much blasphemy in my eyes
― suge knight btw (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link
it sounds mostly like raphael saadiq throwback soul way more than it sounds like rich harrison
― average dump from average gangsters (deej), Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:42 (fourteen years ago) link
it's definitely not missing a chorus but idg the "1 thing" comparison either
― idgi, mon (k3vin k.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:49 (fourteen years ago) link
sounds like james brown schtick with neo-retro production. more than anything it reminds me of that one christina aguilera record, or cupid '369'
― rinse the lemonade (Jordan), Thursday, 25 February 2010 01:08 (fourteen years ago) link
james brown schtick with neo-retro production
That pretty much describes the two tracks I heard from the forthcoming album. She seems to have so much potential, but it's almost like she's trying to be as unoriginal as possible on these two songs. If it weren't so retro maybe I would like it less, but is it really necessary to clobber us over the heads with the retro references?
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 25 February 2010 01:27 (fourteen years ago) link
the poster upthread was closer with the liza minelli reference - 'tightrope' et al is twee retro, obviously, but theatrically framed in way that i think is different to its soundalikes. i do agree with the general criticisms here though in terms of it being of tiresomely little use as a single per se, but since nearly everything she's done so far has been album-orientated i'm not taking it as such just yet.
plus the production's pretty admirable for this kinda thing, especially for the second half.
i dunno, monae and her fans can & do often lean toward being pretty annoying, but all things considered there's many worse cases of those same annoyances flourishing in other popular artists that i'd much sooner rather stfu. for the moment, anyway.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 25 February 2010 01:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Plus, even if Tightrope isn't your cup of tea, "Cold War" is straight fire.
― Alex in Montreal, Thursday, 25 February 2010 02:06 (fourteen years ago) link
And ends with a fade out that could lead into Boulevard of Broken Dreams, oddly enough.
no, that one actually is dire whatever context you put it in.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 25 February 2010 02:12 (fourteen years ago) link
I TIP ON ALLIGATORSAND LITTLE RATTLESNAKERS
― wakaflockapitusberry (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:20 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnefUaKCbc
BUT I'M ANOTHER FLAVOR SOMETHING LIKE A TERMINATOR
― wakaflockapitusberry (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:21 (fourteen years ago) link
monae got heat
I'm ridiculously excited to see her next week
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Same here in two weeks -- though for her EMP talk rather than a performance!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:39 (fourteen years ago) link
I watched this video before bed and had dreams about it. Been in my head since...
― kate78, Thursday, 1 April 2010 17:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, Tightrope is awesome (and I maintain that Cold War is too, even if it's a little messier structurally).
Digging the video and hoping that this means that Monae isn't just hanging out with Big Boi and Diddy and of Montreal and Solange (and by extension Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projectors and Beyonce) but also with Yeasayer, since they've both put out videos this year with the creepy mirror-face dudes.
Like, WKIW ^^^
― Alex in Montreal, Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:30 (fourteen years ago) link
yep, so pumped for this.
― borntohula, Thursday, 1 April 2010 20:48 (fourteen years ago) link
I love that video. Cool dancing!
― Adam Bruneau, Thursday, 1 April 2010 21:55 (fourteen years ago) link
http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/archandroid_cover.jpg
YES!
― The Brainwasher, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 05:00 (fourteen years ago) link
wow. that's some awesome art.
― borntohula, Sunday, 25 April 2010 15:31 (fourteen years ago) link
ha, outbaduing badu
― forksclovetofu, Monday, 26 April 2010 19:45 (fourteen years ago) link
okay let's not get crazy
― Marriage, that's where I'm a Viking! (HI DERE), Monday, 26 April 2010 19:46 (fourteen years ago) link
more like outbaduing xtina
― nabisco infiltrator (J0rdan S.), Monday, 26 April 2010 19:47 (fourteen years ago) link
just the visuals, just the visuals
― forksclovetofu, Monday, 26 April 2010 19:48 (fourteen years ago) link
wait
she spells it monáe
how on earth is that supposed to be pronounced? there's no á in french, and i'm not aware of another reference point.
if it's pronounced MOE-NAH-EE, it should perhaps be spelled monàe. if it's pronounced MOE-NAY, then monée would be more appropriate. if it's MOE-NAH-AY, then monaée is possible (but awkward).
explique-moi.
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:06 (fourteen years ago) link
http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/4/4c/Itisamystery.gif
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:12 (fourteen years ago) link
is it sort of like the heavy-metal umlaut?
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:13 (fourteen years ago) link
also i'm getting a bit tired of videos that have a rock band hanging around "playing" instruments that aren't to be heard in the arrangement.
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:15 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean, i get it, it's just played at this point.
ha, the r&b acute is totally like the metal umlaut
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:26 (fourteen years ago) link
ágrééd
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Meshell NdegeocelloJanelle MonaeEsmee DentersBeyoncewho else?
― Let’s all be friends and hang out often. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Mýa
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Zhané
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:51 (fourteen years ago) link
not sure why the double post
teairra marí
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:52 (fourteen years ago) link
deserves a thread imo
― Let’s all be friends and hang out often. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 9 May 2010 16:26 (fourteen years ago) link
T-Páin
― not having a luxury watch is terrible (unregistered), Sunday, 9 May 2010 16:30 (fourteen years ago) link
R. Kellée
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 18:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Forksclovétofu
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 9 May 2010 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
see ü and raise ü
― ₣õ®₭§©₤¤∵釰ƒü (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 9 May 2010 22:04 (fourteen years ago) link
But what about Jaÿ-Z?
― Alex in Montreal, Sunday, 9 May 2010 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
ha, what is the deal w/ jigga's discarded umlaut?
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 23:15 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.amazon.com/The-ArchAndroid/dp/B003L0V758/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1273342495&sr=301-1
sounding good if not earth shattering
some obv standouts though
mainly the slow songs
her rockers are very generic
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 10 May 2010 15:14 (fourteen years ago) link
amaarae sounds great, ckay okay, but grace and sister nancy seem to be here because monae admires them, not because she had any great ideas about how to collaborate with them
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 June 2023 14:39 (eleven months ago) link
would this be preferable though?
I think so. idk maybe that Off the Wall thread is making me think of how MJ absolutely seized the moment, because that's what superstars do. and I think Monae wants to be a superstar. so yeah putting out an album that's been mostly received as "it's nice but I don't remember any of the songs" seems kinda bad
― frogbs, Friday, 16 June 2023 20:28 (eleven months ago) link