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 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
it's definitely not missing a chorus but idg the "1 thing" comparison either
― idgi, mon (k3vin k.), Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:49 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
Plus, even if Tightrope isn't your cup of tea, "Cold War" is straight fire.
― Alex in Montreal, Thursday, 25 February 2010 02:06 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
I TIP ON ALLIGATORSAND LITTLE RATTLESNAKERS
― wakaflockapitusberry (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:20 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
monae got heat
I'm ridiculously excited to see her next week
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:22 (sixteen years ago)
Same here in two weeks -- though for her EMP talk rather than a performance!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:39 (sixteen years ago)
I watched this video before bed and had dreams about it. Been in my head since...
― kate78, Thursday, 1 April 2010 17:12 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
yep, so pumped for this.
― borntohula, Thursday, 1 April 2010 20:48 (sixteen years ago)
I love that video. Cool dancing!
― Adam Bruneau, Thursday, 1 April 2010 21:55 (sixteen years ago)
http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/archandroid_cover.jpg
YES!
― The Brainwasher, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 05:00 (sixteen years ago)
wow. that's some awesome art.
― borntohula, Sunday, 25 April 2010 15:31 (sixteen years ago)
ha, outbaduing badu
― forksclovetofu, Monday, 26 April 2010 19:45 (sixteen years ago)
okay let's not get crazy
― Marriage, that's where I'm a Viking! (HI DERE), Monday, 26 April 2010 19:46 (sixteen years ago)
more like outbaduing xtina
― nabisco infiltrator (J0rdan S.), Monday, 26 April 2010 19:47 (sixteen years ago)
just the visuals, just the visuals
― forksclovetofu, Monday, 26 April 2010 19:48 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/4/4c/Itisamystery.gif
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:12 (sixteen years ago)
is it sort of like the heavy-metal umlaut?
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:13 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
ágrééd
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 10:32 (sixteen years ago)
Meshell NdegeocelloJanelle MonaeEsmee DentersBeyoncewho else?
― Let’s all be friends and hang out often. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:25 (sixteen years ago)
Mýa
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:29 (sixteen years ago)
Zhané
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:51 (sixteen years ago)
not sure why the double post
teairra marí
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 15:52 (sixteen years ago)
deserves a thread imo
― Let’s all be friends and hang out often. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 9 May 2010 16:26 (sixteen years ago)
T-Páin
― not having a luxury watch is terrible (unregistered), Sunday, 9 May 2010 16:30 (sixteen years ago)
R. Kellée
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 9 May 2010 18:58 (sixteen years ago)
Forksclovétofu
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 9 May 2010 20:21 (sixteen years ago)
see ü and raise ü
― ₣õ®₭§©₤¤∵釰ƒü (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 9 May 2010 22:04 (sixteen years ago)
But what about Jaÿ-Z?
― Alex in Montreal, Sunday, 9 May 2010 22:31 (sixteen years ago)
ha, what is the deal w/ jigga's discarded umlaut?
― jagger edge (The Reverend), Sunday, 9 May 2010 23:15 (sixteen years ago)
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 (sixteen years ago)
It's out and about. Two tracks in and I'm signed up for wherever this takes me. This is better than I'd hoped.
― Alex in Montreal, Tuesday, 11 May 2010 23:50 (sixteen years ago)
Hoped/dreamed/take yr pick.
:D
― silence is a rhythm too (Turangalila), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 23:56 (sixteen years ago)
http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/original/rubot2.jpg
― Generation Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:01 (sixteen years ago)