lool tim
def dont hear a shawty is the shit / im a flirt parallel
Mostly in the sonics. otm re: R. Kelly & Dreamer in both not even testing, bust straight up ignoring the boundaries of credulousness on the reg
― The Reverend, Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:02 (fifteen years ago) link
actually im going to backpedal slightly & say that i bet they do write their songs in a similar fashion, purely on a lyrical level. they definitely give the impression they dont really care about crafting lyrics & are more about the song -- but i dont think the similarities continue beyond & the-dream's hip hop slang etc are more like an affectation than a serious characterization or something -- i dont see anyone thinking hes trying to sound thugged out, hes just improvising colloquially almost
― LOOK WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLA (deej), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Agreed about the hip-hop slang being an affectation of sorts. Yeah, and "thug" isn't the right word at all. Dude isn't a tough-guy, he just likes to swing his cock nh.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:12 (fifteen years ago) link
cover is no where near the level of the last one.
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
This would've been a better cover:
http://www.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/dream-my-love-single.jpg
― half troll half biscuit (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:24 (fifteen years ago) link
lol sucking in his stomach
― LOOK WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLA (deej), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:32 (fifteen years ago) link
surboard & bw both otm
― The Reverend, Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:32 (fifteen years ago) link
the actual cover is so ridiculous
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Hey guys... Terius is producing Mariah's entire new album
― half troll half biscuit (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:37 (fifteen years ago) link
it's called EMC3
― half troll half biscuit (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link
i hope it's divided into three discs and comes in a cube
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link
uh title.. :-/
I assume that means Tricky & LOS and down for the ride?
― turnover-friendly doubledribble (The Reverend), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link
btw does bw saying "terius" fall under "saying a dude's real name when shit gets heated"
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link
haha bw <3s dreamer tho
― turnover-friendly doubledribble (The Reverend), Saturday, 14 February 2009 23:50 (fifteen years ago) link
ok, another genius moment: during the bridge of "Purple Kisses", the "DOOoun DOOoun DOOOOoun" background vocals from the intro are now the sound of his doorbell
DOOoun DOOoun DOOOOoun
Now there goes my doorbellAnd I'm happy she's hereBut I gotta wait a minute
And there's a number twoAnd even though shawty the shitI can't let her know she's winning
I'm racin down the stairsI open the door she's right thereAnd she's like "how you like my hair? "
I'm like "that bob looks fly but them lips, oh my"Can't wait til you plant that kiss on me, on me, on me, on me,
Also, how great is that annoyed "Hold on!" in the intro? This is my new favorite song on the album btw.
― turnover-friendly doubledribble (The Reverend), Sunday, 15 February 2009 00:18 (fifteen years ago) link
<3 all of "purple kisses" - as i said in one of these threads it's all about the whoah-oh-oh-OHHHH backing vocals
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 15 February 2009 00:19 (fifteen years ago) link
oh yeah that too, his most powerful vocal moment, not that that's what I look to him for
― turnover-friendly doubledribble (The Reverend), Sunday, 15 February 2009 00:25 (fifteen years ago) link
I've been thinking about the "Livin' a Lie" conumdrum. Most of the people who seem to have glommed onto that song in lieu of the album seem to be big fans of Year of the Gentleman, is that fair? One thing that "Livin' a Lie" shares with most of Ne-Yo's writing (both for himself and others) is a certain fussy conciseness. Both "Livin' a Lie" and your typical Ne-Yo song are very trim, maybe even a bit blocky. "So Sick" is one of the most relentlessy verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus songs I've ever heard. It's total dedication to that form struck me almost immediately even after hearing an unknowable number of songs structured that way. I found how ably it called attention to it's most basic structure fascinating. Ne-Yo does not fuck around. And neither does "Livin' a Lie". The appeal of that type of songwriting is certain, but it is completely at odds with what has transpired over the rest of the album.
One thing that strikes me about the songs on Love/Hate is the pure generosity at work. Most second verses have completely different melodies from the first. Most tracks are overflowing with ideas, with sprawling, extended structures that keep on tacking on new parts. The songs are never long just to be long, they keep hitting you with new melodies, new lyrics, new sounds for their entire durations. Sometimes it gets a bit messy, but there's always a point to it.
It occurs to me that Dream's outside writing is for the most part a lot tighter than what appears on his own album. I'm not sure most of his clients would know what to do with a song as oddly-built as "I Luv Your Girl", tho. "Livin' a Lie" as the Rihanna duet makes a lot of sense in that context. The problem is that after all these decadent song-structures, here comes no-loose-ends "Livin' a Lie" and it's like, "Is that all there is?" That generosity has suddenly been taken away. I imagine why I didn't care for the song at all until I heard it outside the context of the album.
― turnover-friendly doubledribble (The Reverend), Sunday, 15 February 2009 01:13 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/aimg_1273__oPt.jpg
― half troll half biscuit (The Brainwasher), Sunday, 15 February 2009 01:16 (fifteen years ago) link
I imagine THAT'S why I didn't, etc.
xp lol waht
― turnover-friendly doubledribble (The Reverend), Sunday, 15 February 2009 01:16 (fifteen years ago) link
I listened to this album 5 times yesterday btw. 2 sober, 3 drunk.
― turnover-friendly doubledribble (The Reverend), Sunday, 15 February 2009 01:27 (fifteen years ago) link
so OTM. the reason i love this album. plus the harmonies of what sounds like 200 the-dreams at once. gets to that sumptuousness someone was mentioning earlier.
― Moreno, Sunday, 15 February 2009 01:30 (fifteen years ago) link
ya what rev says. that's what struck me about "purple kisses" i thought it was a good sometimes great song but when i finally noticed the backing vocals that kick in in the second chorus i was like "ahhhhhhhh this"
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 15 February 2009 01:58 (fifteen years ago) link
this decadent overflowing with ideas thing is why i love "playin with her hair" so much - it goes from a sweet upbeat love song to a chanting club anthem
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 15 February 2009 02:04 (fifteen years ago) link
I Luv Your Girl is still the shit.
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Sunday, 15 February 2009 02:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i used to be mehhh but yeah it's dope - best snap song of 08 for sure
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 15 February 2009 02:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Really? This has always been the standout for me
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Sunday, 15 February 2009 02:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Its chorus is less massive than most of the other tunes and its sonics are rather restrained so it flies under the radar a bit, at least at first. Maybe I just like The-Dream being super-soft, I'm totally digging his exhausted-sounding falsetto on "Rockin' That Thing" and "My Love". And "Mama" is such a fabulous way to end the album (i hope there are at least two out and out ballads on the new album).
Yeah the generosity thing is OTM, that's probably why "Purple Kisses" is my favourite (most of the time). The "Hold on!" intro is great, it took me a while to work out what's actually going on though.
― Tim F, Sunday, 15 February 2009 05:41 (fifteen years ago) link
wow @ the energy you guys can expend talking about this guy. i actually kinda like the album now but serious: do any of you have any reservations about his singing, or disliked his voice at first before getting used to it? because i don't think i'll ever completely enjoy his music for that reason.
― some dudes might think about blow jobs, like, way way way less (some dude), Sunday, 15 February 2009 06:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Just realized Dream references "I'm a Flirt" in "I Luv Your Girl" w/ the "Kelly told y'all don't bring em up the club" line. Was about to defend the similarities of the two songs by saying ILYG must have been recorded by the time Double Up dropped but it looks like it was definitely on Dream's mind during the writing process. Makes sense now that I see Double Up came out in January of '07 and Love/Hate in December of the same year.
― Moreno, Sunday, 15 February 2009 06:20 (fifteen years ago) link
wow @ the energy you guys can expend talking about this guy. i actually kinda like the album now but serious: do any of you have any reservations about his singing, or disliked his voice at first before getting used to it?
I very much did, but I've gotten used to his voice and it no longer bothers me.
Double Up didn't come out til that June or so, but that's still plenty of time, especially since "I'm a Flirt" was floating around months earlier.
― turnover-friendly doubledribble (The Reverend), Sunday, 15 February 2009 06:37 (fifteen years ago) link
It just occured to me that I hadn't even heard "Rockin' That Shit" so I am listening to it for the first time now. Sounds dope.
― I would much rather listen to hard bop jazz and stfu (The Reverend), Sunday, 15 February 2009 09:05 (fifteen years ago) link
BTW I have belatedly become obsessed with Electrik Red's "So Good". It really is!
― Tim F, Sunday, 15 February 2009 09:08 (fifteen years ago) link
tim have you heard "we fuck you"
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 15 February 2009 09:14 (fifteen years ago) link
is the whole album floating out there or just a couple tracks?
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Sunday, 15 February 2009 09:35 (fifteen years ago) link
just a few afaik... they might've even had an ep but all i've been able to find are "we fuck you" and "drink in my cup" and then more recently "so good"
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 15 February 2009 09:39 (fifteen years ago) link
def jam website says the album came out last year, doesn't seem to be actually true though.
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Sunday, 15 February 2009 09:45 (fifteen years ago) link
def jam website has shit all screwed up iirc - amazon says march 24 for electrik red
― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 15 February 2009 09:48 (fifteen years ago) link
maild u
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Sunday, 15 February 2009 09:50 (fifteen years ago) link
re "we fuck you":
Yes, though for the first time earlier today (following up on "So Good" love). I'm impressed by the alien synth-bass burbles but I don't know if the song itself works. I like the idea of it I guess. Need to listen more.
― Tim F, Sunday, 15 February 2009 10:34 (fifteen years ago) link
really love the singer's voice
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Sunday, 15 February 2009 10:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Isn't it four of them? Or is it a Pussycat Dolls style solo + back-up arrangement?
― Tim F, Sunday, 15 February 2009 10:48 (fifteen years ago) link
No actually you're right, I'm thinking of the singer on Freaky Freaky/So Good, they definitely seem to hand it around a lot more than PCD
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Sunday, 15 February 2009 10:51 (fifteen years ago) link
i never understand how ppl thought 'i luv your girl' could be a standout -- its the most generic-y / boring joint on the album
wow @ the energy you guys can expend talking about this guy. i actually kinda like the album now but serious: do any of you have any reservations about his singing, or disliked his voice at first before getting used to it? because i don't think i'll ever completely enjoy his music for that reason.― some dudes might think about blow jobs, like, way way way less (some dude), Sunday, February 15, 2009 12:13 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
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― LOOK WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLA (deej), Sunday, 15 February 2009 15:40 (fifteen years ago) link
oh i know the album was a total sleeper hit that accrued buzz over a pretty long period of time...but i thought that was more of a gradual word-of-mouth thing, not people all hearing it when it was released and having to slowly get used to the squeak-toy vocals.
― the deetwocent (some dude), Sunday, 15 February 2009 16:02 (fifteen years ago) link
havent we all moved on to ryan leslie now anyway
― LOOK WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLA (deej), Sunday, 15 February 2009 16:08 (fifteen years ago) link
RL isn't an ilm obsession, he's just getting the afterglow of the Cassie ilm obsession
― the deetwocent (some dude), Sunday, 15 February 2009 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
i think hes a 'grower' -- tho not the-dream level -- but maybe im wrong
― LOOK WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLA (deej), Sunday, 15 February 2009 16:52 (fifteen years ago) link
i mean grower in terms of ilx fanbase/respect not like corny 'this album is a grower' fauxcrit
― LOOK WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLA (deej), Sunday, 15 February 2009 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
hayyyyy kanye/the-dream joint leaked
― deej da 5'9 (deej), Saturday, 21 February 2009 03:06 (fifteen years ago) link