i basically skip the entire first half of the album tbh
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 22:45 (fifteen years ago) link
not saying its bad or whatever, just saying i really replay the last half a lot more
Agreed. If the whole album was as good as the second half it would come in ahead of Love/Hate - instead I feel it ranks slightly behind it.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 22:47 (fifteen years ago) link
its funny cuz songs like 'mr. yeah' and 'right side' dont feel like big important highlights, they just feel like really truly great album tracks. if that makes any sense
really want to write about this album for a publication of some kind
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 22:49 (fifteen years ago) link
i always skip the first 3 songs and sometimes the first two ballads but i think it's more of a sequencing issue than song quality
― GOON carter cash (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 22:50 (fifteen years ago) link
i sometimes start at 'love vs money', just cuz i caned the singles so much as standalone tracks when they emerged, but the first half is absolutely crucial to the second half and pretty much as good - listening all the way through really pays off too. it's perfectly sequenced, really.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 22:53 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm finna stunt like my daddy up in here
― cumlord jamar (The Reverend), Thursday, 7 May 2009 08:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Am I the only noticing he's got some twangy vocals going on in parts of "Rockin That Shit" and "Take U Home 2 My Mama"? Where did that come from?
― cumlord jamar (The Reverend), Thursday, 7 May 2009 08:34 (fifteen years ago) link
like what lines would you say are twangy on "Rockin'"?
― shipforbrains (some dude), Thursday, 7 May 2009 12:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i always thought i was just hearing things but right at the 1 min mark of "rockin that shit" after he says "nothin i can saayyy.." the beat drops out and you hear this little blip and it's the same sound that happens when you get an IM on ichat
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 7 May 2009 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
ive played this shit 30+ times, which is probably about twice as many as my second most-played album this year
― k3vin k., Thursday, 7 May 2009 17:11 (fifteen years ago) link
radio keller keller keller
― richard alpert's tijuana brass (some dude), Thursday, 7 May 2009 17:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Join the club...
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 7 May 2009 17:56 (fifteen years ago) link
ships: "Ok I'm lyin'/ Damn you fine/ And umm..." and "Take Me I'm yours/ Shawty" and "Don't leave us on the floor/ Shawty". It's less pronounced than on "Take U Home 2 My Mama".
― cumlord jamar (The Reverend), Friday, 8 May 2009 00:45 (fifteen years ago) link
The-Dream Recording New Album for Decemberhttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/the-dream-recording-new-album-for-december-1003970940.story
― dabug, Friday, 8 May 2009 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
damn i would pay lots to see him do his songs w/ a live band
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Friday, 8 May 2009 17:54 (fifteen years ago) link
I feel like 4 dancers is too modest. Should be more like a Kylie extravaganza or something.
― dabug, Friday, 8 May 2009 17:57 (fifteen years ago) link
!!!!
― k3vin k., Friday, 8 May 2009 18:25 (fifteen years ago) link
fwiw love vs money was supposed to come out last december so i'm sure love king will come out next march
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Friday, 8 May 2009 18:29 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i think w/ mid-level rap/R&B artists now delays are such an inevitability that now guys start talking up their next album as soon as the last one's out and pretend they're on a Plies-style release schedule, just to compensate for the fact that it'll be out at least 3-6 months later than they say it will.
― Briney Deep Coralgarden (some dude), Friday, 8 May 2009 18:34 (fifteen years ago) link
plies of all people
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Friday, 8 May 2009 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
i shall hopefully be at the atl show
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2009 18:50 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah im totally going to the st louis show
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Friday, 8 May 2009 18:52 (fifteen years ago) link
had a weird (and excellent) moment on sunday - met ikonika at fwd and we ended up raving about the-dream to each other for like half an hour
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2009 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Did anyone see this in the Billboard piece?
"I have to pace myself 'cause there's so much time between here and then," The-Dream says, "but the seven records I do have are timeless records. Whether they come out now or later it's not really going to matter what kind of records they are."
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Friday, 8 May 2009 19:26 (fifteen years ago) link
that last sentence doesn't really make any sense, like he dropped a clause or something somewhere
― Briney Deep Coralgarden (some dude), Friday, 8 May 2009 19:31 (fifteen years ago) link
wait which other cities is he going to?
― k3vin k., Friday, 8 May 2009 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
May 13: Cincinnati, OH (Aronoff Center)May 14: Milwaukee, WI (Riverside Theater)May 15: Chicago, IL (Chicago Theater)May 16: Detroit, MI (Fox Theater)May 17: Indianapolis, IN (The Vogue)May 19: New Orleans (House Of Blues) May 21: Atlanta, GA (Fox Theater)May 22: Greenbsboro, NC (Special Events Center) May 23: Atlantic City, NJ (Mark Etess Arena) May 24: New York, NY (WAMU Theater at Madison Sq. Garden)May 26: Boston, MA (House Of Blues) May 28: Washington, DC (Constitution Hall)May 29: Richmond VA (Landmark Theater)May 30: Norfolk, VA (Ntelos Pavilion -- WOWI)May 31: Columbia, SC (Township Auditorium)June 2: Newark, NJ (NJPAC)June 3: Cleveland, OH (State Theater) June 5: Atlantic City, NJ (Borgata with Mary J. Blige)June 6: Baltimore, MD (Pier Six Pavilion)June 7: New York, NY (Summerjam)June 11: St. Louis, MO (Fox Theater)June 12: Southhave, MS (DeSoto Civic Center) June 13: Dallas, TX (Nokia) June 14: Houston, TX (Reliant Arena)June 20: Los Angeles, CA (Nokia Theater) June 21: Oakland, CA (Paramount Theater)
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Friday, 8 May 2009 19:45 (fifteen years ago) link
nice, didn't know about the pier six show -- it's fun to just sit on the next pier over and watch shows there for free
― Briney Deep Coralgarden (some dude), Friday, 8 May 2009 19:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Goddamn I love this album but not sure if it's worth a trip to Dallas or Houston.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Saturday, 9 May 2009 04:01 (fifteen years ago) link
i love his first album like a son & i live in the chi but i dont really expect much from a live show & am not about to pay for tix to see it
― autogucci cru (deej), Saturday, 9 May 2009 07:09 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, my expectations are too high
― BANville! The Story of BANville (Tape Store), Saturday, 9 May 2009 07:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Ticket prices announced?
― Banvil! The Story of Banvil (Tape Store), Saturday, 9 May 2009 07:15 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i don't know if i'd come to see him by himself just because his live vocals can be pretty damn rough, but keyshia/dream/keri/bobby v is a pretty good bill.
― Briney Deep Coralgarden (some dude), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:31 (fifteen years ago) link
i just noticed that at 2:17 on "mr. yeah" dream yells "ASK MARIAH"
― man, i love collages (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 14 May 2009 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG!
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 14 May 2009 21:01 (fifteen years ago) link
thank u new headphones
― man, i love collages (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 14 May 2009 21:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Ask Mariah! I touched that body!
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Thursday, 14 May 2009 22:21 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.forumspile.com/Misc-OhSnap_Bear.jpg
― yo is it true rev got sbed by a wite kid after a ilx beef?????? (The Reverend), Thursday, 14 May 2009 23:03 (fifteen years ago) link
you know i'm kind of coming around on the lil jon track
― Swat Valley High (goole), Monday, 18 May 2009 21:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Funny, I've played the album at least 20 times but couldn't make it through the Lil Jon track once.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 18 May 2009 21:14 (fifteen years ago) link
it's a great club track - it feels weird to listen to it after "kellys 12 play" but i always thought that it was equally as good as it was weird
― oj da hoosman (J0rdan S.), Monday, 18 May 2009 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link
it's so slooowwww! and it begins badly but by the time it gets into the the-dream-as-barbershop-ensemble stuff i really like it.
― Swat Valley High (goole), Monday, 18 May 2009 21:39 (fifteen years ago) link
hey why did ne-yo win this? im not saying this because i think he's the worse of the two (which i do), but rather there seems to be alot of people on ilm who like the-dream, like alot. i was surprised to see it on so many "best albums of the year so far" lists so i downloaded it and now it's on mine. is it just me and there are only six of you, or do the lot just prefer ne-yo?
― samosa gibreel, Monday, 18 May 2009 22:06 (fifteen years ago) link
a lot of ppl jumped on around the time of the year end polls. before that it was just a core group. read thru the thread
― autogucci cru (deej), Monday, 18 May 2009 22:08 (fifteen years ago) link
i wonder how many ne-yo voters have heard dream's album
― deej, Friday, March 14, 2008 8:44 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
then again, there's a lot of critics who got really excited when ne-yo got snivelly on Gentleman.
― da croupier, Monday, 18 May 2009 22:10 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah back when this poll was started dream's first album had only been out for three months, had little to know press or promo etc - most ppl jumped on way later and im pretty sure he'd win this poll if it was held again
― oj da hoosman (J0rdan S.), Monday, 18 May 2009 22:14 (fifteen years ago) link
well yeah this thread basically is ilm's only the-dream thread, and the poll was started over a year ago, before LVM and only shortly after L/H. so thats why the now-outdated poll results undervalue terius' supporters here
xpost or what jordan said
― man see united (k3vin k.), Monday, 18 May 2009 22:17 (fifteen years ago) link
i dunno...i'm not 100% sure the-dream would win if this poll was held today. he might, but it's not a lock.
― TynanDaNdy (some dude), Monday, 18 May 2009 22:23 (fifteen years ago) link