NE-YO v THE DREAM

also, they have hyphens

even if the formula has become a bit predictable by now and he's kind of got a Barry Manilow blandness to him, I think Ne-Yo has really some really strong melodies and lyrics -- "When You're Mad," "Irreplaceable," "Get Down Like That," those are A+ compositions.

lol i forgot dream-hyphen

i still like "so sick" almost as much as anything on the dream album

I never really liked "So Sick." "Sexy Love" and "When You're Mad" are the best singles from the first record.. and Because Of You is actually really good .. title track, "Make It Work," "Do You," "Crazy"...

and "addicted," love that one very Prince

but not in annoying way like "sex with my ex"

even if the formula has become a bit predictable by now and he's kind of got a Barry Manilow blandness to him, I think Ne-Yo has really some really strong melodies and lyrics -- "When You're Mad," "Irreplaceable," "Get Down Like That," those are A+ compositions.

-- Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, May 1, 2008 8:44 PM (Thursday, May 1, 2008 8:44 PM) Bookmark Link

this is otm, although I'd pick different standouts

except for the part mid-sentence where I completely lost track and said "really" twice.

and I'll take Ne-Yo's predictabilities over Dream's intentional formulas xp

oh, I just completely read past typos

I think Ne-Yo has really some really

i read this and immediately the "a milli" beat started playing in my head except it was "some really some really some really some really some really some really some really some really some really some really some really some really some really"

lolololol

is brainwasher going to be giving us some "lol white people like r&b" pseudo-forks shit here or something

-- J0rdan S., Thursday, May 1, 2008 12:11 PM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark Link

No, that's deej re "critics," and it frankly is sort of pissing me off.

But hey, if he's an expert at reading a strawman's mind . . .

i was being pretty even handed in this thread

BIIIIIIIIITCH

just saw too $hort live XD

I just don't see any evidence for what you were claiming. A lot of us listen to a lot of stuff.

meh, I see what deej is talking about all the time... like last year w cassie's "is it you."

out of all the songs they picked that one and hyped it up

I missed it. I don't listen to much radio, and I don't get many promos anymore. Last year I liked the R. Kelly, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Blige and Ghostface albums, among other things.

"last year, i listened to a lot of albums i heard because of other critics"

meh, I see what deej is talking about all the time... like last year w cassie's "is it you."

???

I think you might be overestimating the hype on that track...I really only saw four or five people openly adoring it, and that's including myself, the lex and you (i thought??). And we've all enjoyed Cassie's other stuff, too, so it's not as if we suddenly started liking Cassie because of that one song.

Also, that being said, "Me & U," "Is It You?" and "Official Girl" are all unbelievably stellar, single-of-the-year material.

PURPLE KISSES

this thread is about people who make good music so take your cassie talk to other threads please

;-)

the other day i heard the awz backing vocals that are in the second or third chorus

neo, never herd him. the dream caused lyfe-change 4 me

Yes, yes, carry on with your Paula DeAnda talk

tape store, u talkin abt may????????

me, i just listen to my nat king cole album

"game unforgettable"

isn't it kind weird how "I Luv Your Girl" is a big hit now, like 9 months after the album was released....

Also, that being said, "Me & U," "Is It You?" and "Official Girl" are all unbelievably stellar, single-of-the-year material.

cassie has enough amazing new leaked tracks to constitute the album of the decade now, as i keep telling her pr. i luv 'is it you?' for life and even then it's only, like, my fourth or fifth favourite of them ('turn the lights off' for the win).

why has the-dream not released 'ditch that...' and 'livin a lie' as singles? or indeed any singles in the uk at all. can't believe i nearly slept on his album cuz of how bad 'falsetto' was.

I think "Playin' in Her Hair" has become my favorite.

isn't it kind weird how "I Luv Your Girl" is a big hit now, like 9 months after the album was released....

-- chinchillas they can fit on gorillas, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:31 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

yes it is

seeing as how "closer"- basically ne-yo's "ditch that" but better AND he's more famous- flopped, idk if releasing any of the big whamping songs on here as singles would be a good idea

imo he should put out "luv songs" as a single

second part @ lex

the dream was robbed.

also falsetto is great so fuck you

xxp: yeah, but on the other hand Rihanna is more famous than Ne-Yo and "Livin' a Lie" is probably better than "Closer" so maybe that's the big whamping song to go with

as far as "Falsetto" goes, I find it impossible to hate on a song with a fake Ernie Isley solo

'closer' flopped?? it's doing really well here. don't see they're all that similar bar the ubiquitous 4/4 anyway - 'ditch that' is a huge full-on banging club track complete with blackout-style madness at the end (the first time i heard it i thought it was some awesome new bulldyke rapper, i still think if missy has any sense she'll record it for her own comeback), 'closer' is all light and yearning, and that gorgeous guitar is almost balearically blissful.

'livin a lie' = the better version of 'hate that i love you'. both make me want to do karaoke.

ya "closer" hasn't even cracked the top 40 on the big chart or r&b over here-- it's cool thats its doing so well over there tho

i mean i'm not saying their identical matches, but to your average discerning radio listener...

ha "Ditch That" does kind of sound like Missy

it's top 5 with physical release still weeks away here, and has a real strong shot at no 1. as ever the success of any given r&b or hip-hop joint in the uk seems semi-random and completely perplexing - happily so in this case

the first time i heard it i thought it was some awesome new bulldyke rapper

Haha I thought the same thing too at first.

man "love hate" is top to bottom terrific. well done the dream.

isn't it kind weird how "I Luv Your Girl" is a big hit now, like 9 months after the album was released....

-- chinchillas they can fit on gorillas, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:31 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

o_O this was like barely 6 months after the album was released.

yeah and that song was also the third single

so in conclusion, not weird at all