Well that just dampened my anticipation.
― Tim F, Thursday, 5 January 2012 10:05 (twelve years ago) link
the second half of this is pretty nice, kinda in the vain of whatever the segue in FMBO/bodywork was called was. the song is kinda autopilot though.
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Thursday, 5 January 2012 11:35 (twelve years ago) link
kinda tmi at the end
nice wailing guitar solo tho
also, way to go for being rich
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 5 January 2012 11:49 (twelve years ago) link
if anything i think this more embarrasses ppl who were calling "love king" on par w/ his first two albums
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, January 4, 2012 10:30 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
lol who thinks this
― tracy mcgr8080 (dayo), Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:15 (twelve years ago) link
cant find the poll but i think a lot of ppl
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:18 (twelve years ago) link
i think that
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:20 (twelve years ago) link
always forget how many crazies like the-dream
this is kinda nice but feels pretty underproduced, like the b-side to a b-side
― tracy mcgr8080 (dayo), Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:20 (twelve years ago) link
Electrik Red - How to Be a Lady: Volume One (2009) 18The-Dream - Love/Hate (2007) 14The-Dream - Love Vs. Money (2009) 14The-Dream - Love King (2010) 6Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009) 3Ciara - Basic Instinct (2010) 0
― Number None, Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:21 (twelve years ago) link
"fila" through to "abyss" is an astounding run that easily counteracts whatever flaws it has
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:21 (twelve years ago) link
shawty is da shit through mama is an even more astounding run and plus, has no flaws
― tracy mcgr8080 (dayo), Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
the flaws on both those albums are outside those runs (well "mama" is entirely a flaw but whatever)
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:26 (twelve years ago) link
i'd take "yamaha" alone over anything on L/H
i was just trolling deej, you guys
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
have listened to this three times and besides a nice minute-ish intro it kinda drags and sinks beneath the waves
― tracy mcgr8080 (dayo), Thursday, 5 January 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Thursday, January 5, 2012 7:26 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
this is why you are insane
― Regional Thug (D-40), Thursday, 5 January 2012 14:32 (twelve years ago) link
As Terius songs go this sounds so formulaic and tossed out in five minutes it feels like I've written it in some kind of lazy parody.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 5 January 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
yeah this is a bit slight no doubt, but i really appreciate the overall vibe/style and it's not like a lead single or something so i'm cool with it
― k3vin k., Thursday, 5 January 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
Can't disagree that this sounds tossed-off, but isn't that part of his charm a lot of the time? Even his best, most-realized tracks have a just-fucking-around quality to them. My favs are the ones where he sounds like he's just having too much fun to edit himself
― Evan R, Thursday, 5 January 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
it's not like a lead single or something so i'm cool with it
does anyone know specifically what it is?, i didn't get it from radiokilla & can't quite summon the effort to get involved in the shoe of the month thing. i guess he's working on the next dream record but most of what he does seems to just come out of some kind of last-minute-homework session, so it's interesting to know if it's a song on the record or what
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Thursday, 5 January 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
it's the first single from The Love IV
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 5 January 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
so happy "the love intravenous" is back on the table as an album title
― we bought a zoo in a hopeless place (some dude), Thursday, 5 January 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
huh, okay. there was the kells song also kicking around, maybe that'll be a lil more exciting
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Thursday, 5 January 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
― Evan R, Thursday, January 5, 2012 12:58 PM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
exactly. i feel like there are two completely opposite types of dream fans or something
― Regional Thug (D-40), Friday, 6 January 2012 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
this song rules, the only weakness is maybe the vocal performance on the voice comes off a bit thin? but definitely a welcome return of grandiose arrangements & fun silly ideas. to me this songwriting is on the level of the upbeat jams of LvM
― flopson, Friday, 6 January 2012 05:24 (twelve years ago) link
you call this a grandiose arrangement? really? "sex intelligent" and "she needs my love" and the "love vs money"s are grandiose arrangements, not this.
i love the squelchy bass on this but that's about it for ideas really.
terius' casual, tossed-off side works best when he's writing for other artists ("touch my body" and "so good" spring to mind) but for himself he excels when he's really making an effort to push things out there.
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Friday, 6 January 2012 09:10 (twelve years ago) link
to me this songwriting is on the level of the upbeat jams of LvM
c'mon, something like "mr yeah" was full of hooks and one-liners and quotable wit, this doesn't have a single lyric that doesn't sound like a first-take placeholder
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Friday, 6 January 2012 09:11 (twelve years ago) link
i agree that this isn't up there with the grandiose arrangements of love king but that's exactly why i like it!
― tpp, Friday, 6 January 2012 09:12 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah but this just feels so perfuctory, like he can't be bothered to stretch himself, it's about as Terius-by-numbers as you can get. Even the guitar freakout at the end feels like it's there because Terius couldn't think of anything else to do. I don't want to listen to sex jams where it feels like the singer is looking at the clock.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 January 2012 10:02 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think this sounds 'tossed off' at all, and i think your feeling about the guitar part at the end is the same feeling i had about all Terius, which is that after a certain point there's definitely a sense of diminishing returns -- UNLESS the songwriting is there. Which, in this case, I really think it is. I don't think this is particularly 'tossed off' at all, except in the way that often his melodies do seem to come from some kind of improvisational compositional style. but for this most part, this seems like one of his more well-crafted moments
― Regional Thug (D-40), Friday, 6 January 2012 10:36 (twelve years ago) link
alright i'm fully behind this now, the hook is just so lush and massive
― rebecca blah (k3vin k.), Saturday, 7 January 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
what hook?
― bob loblaw people (dayo), Saturday, 7 January 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
the part where he sings the song's title repeatedly?
― rebecca blah (k3vin k.), Sunday, 8 January 2012 02:33 (twelve years ago) link
oh that's righzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
― bob loblaw people (dayo), Sunday, 8 January 2012 02:39 (twelve years ago) link
this is still pretty grandiose just less serious
― flopson, Sunday, 8 January 2012 02:40 (twelve years ago) link
otm
― rebecca blah (k3vin k.), Sunday, 8 January 2012 02:43 (twelve years ago) link
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― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Sunday, 8 January 2012 03:47 (twelve years ago) link
this song sounds like a somewhat promising demo
hey yall are about a year late jumping off the dream bandwagon, fwiw
"what hook" i mean...there's a hook there, use your ears
― rebecca blah (k3vin k.), Sunday, 8 January 2012 03:52 (twelve years ago) link
haha k3v otm
― somebody call the brinks truck (D-40), Sunday, 8 January 2012 03:57 (twelve years ago) link
lol, you guys are the one acting like this is a return to form from 1977
― bob loblaw people (dayo), Sunday, 8 January 2012 03:59 (twelve years ago) link
this isn't like, one of his best 20 songs or anything, but it's got a tune and the production is there, it's an encouraging sign given the majority of his solo shit over the past year and a good song in its own right
― rebecca blah (k3vin k.), Sunday, 8 January 2012 04:01 (twelve years ago) link
bingo
― somebody call the brinks truck (D-40), Sunday, 8 January 2012 04:04 (twelve years ago) link
it's got a tune and the production is there
settin the bar high
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Sunday, 8 January 2012 04:06 (twelve years ago) link
well so far you're refusing to acknowledge that either exists. go to bed, homes
― rebecca blah (k3vin k.), Sunday, 8 January 2012 04:07 (twelve years ago) link
i don't even dislike this thing, nor am i off the teriuswagon, but it's not even as good as "body work" let alone "fuck my brains out"
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Sunday, 8 January 2012 04:11 (twelve years ago) link
smh
"body work" is the nadir of post-golden age thin, tuneless terius
― rebecca blah (k3vin k.), Sunday, 8 January 2012 04:18 (twelve years ago) link
I just think this song is enough to imply that his new project is going to be in the same vein and maybe as good as Love King. This is good news for people that thought '77 was an OH NO DONT DO THAT moment. Its a bit of a relief, like ok he hasn't lost it... phew. Its a serviceable jam that may get a little more praise than it should due to the above reasons.
― rolling regional thug waffle (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Sunday, 8 January 2012 04:28 (twelve years ago) link
^this seems really otm
― Thug Luftwaffle (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 8 January 2012 04:32 (twelve years ago) link
i think that's fairly true.
― somebody call the brinks truck (D-40), Sunday, 8 January 2012 04:36 (twelve years ago) link
hope this is better than love king
― regional smug (flopson), Monday, 9 January 2012 05:29 (twelve years ago) link