Bones on the other hand is HOLY SHIT AMAZING.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 21:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
sorry but album is dullsville imo
not a patch on the jazmine or even really last year's j-hud come to think of it
do like 'i been that girl', probably for the kells-isms. "who really fights on a sunday?..."
― r|t|c, Thursday, 29 March 2012 01:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
'4am' is much, much better staged in the remix w/ sean paul as well - love the way it exactly mirrors club build and release with private tension and rage stuck back at home
it's even clever enough to have cast sean paul as the bad boyf in question whom in 2012 you already have a latent natural distrust no matter what he's saying - perfect!
― r|t|c, Thursday, 29 March 2012 01:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
rtc is back!
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
"4am" is indeed striking…but the following is on my R&B station of choice constantly…I can't stop listening to the goddamn thing…
― veronica moser, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 23:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
ummm…heh…I meant this…I would be thrilled beyond measure if ms Fiona sampled the above
― veronica moser, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 23:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
yup that's one of the better cuts on the album, which i think is solid and well-rounded rather than being a fully-formed statement of an aesthetic or persona (as "4am" might have hinted).
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Thursday, 12 April 2012 07:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
"4 AM" is such an outlier to most of her other material that i would never think of that as any kind of statement of her aesthetic. the song w/ J. Cole is prob my least favorite on the album (besides the one with B.o.B, which is apparently the next single, sigh).
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 13:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like the J. Cole and B.o.B. tracks, save for the J. Cole and B.o.B. verses, of course.
"Change The Record" reminds me of some of Aretha Franklin's "go girl" pop singles of the '80s, which were kind of cheesy but pretty fun since she sang the hell out of them
― Evan R, Thursday, 12 April 2012 14:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
"i been that girl", "like i love you", "bones" and "watch me work" are my favourite non-4am ones
every single guest rapper is a disgrace on this album
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Thursday, 12 April 2012 15:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
what's wrong with the Nas verse?
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 15:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, sad but true. "If looks could kill then Melanie you'd be a felony." GTFO, J. Cole. Nas's verse is fine, but a little simple. The last 12 months of great Nas verses have conditioned me to expect better.
― Evan R, Thursday, 12 April 2012 15:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
the hipster line is :/
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Thursday, 12 April 2012 15:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
This album holds up
― Evan R, Monday, 20 August 2012 14:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
heard it on the radio last night and was like O.o what is this -- except i had already heard it before. but it WAS quite a breath of fresh air on the radio so i guess i just THOUGHT i hadn't heard it b4
― teledyldonix, Monday, 20 August 2012 21:01 (9 months ago) Permalink