man it's weird that they only released two singles off 'rappa ternt sanga', that coulda been in the running imo
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
actually fuck i'd rate the YOTG singles over everything -- "closer" -> "miss independent" -> "mad" was the most exhilarating singles run i can remember... anytime you got in the car was like a race against time before you had to get out and maybe not hear whatever the big ne-yo song of the time was
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
yep
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i thought about 3rd ne-yo too after i posted. love the first two but was never real into the sneezing song.
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
"Sexy Love" taught me to love "So Sick." "Because of You" was an even better use of the same template. The only thing that killed the run imo was whatever followed up "Because of You." I can't even remember it.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
"Do You," which yes, was awful.
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
huh interesting, sh!p. I'd gladly read a defense of BOY, a worse album than even Libra Scale.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
"Can We Chill" and "Go On Girl" were admirable non-hits, though
wiki says his next album is called The R.E.D. album, which can't be right
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
BOY is actually the only album of his i haven't heard, at the time the singles just disappointed me too much
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
there was a whole thing recently about him announcing that and the game politely responding that he was okay with it
i'm kind of disappointed that he isn't running with the astoundingly bad original title: The Cracks In Mr. Perfect
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
Crack on My B.E.D.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
if i had to do a rough ranking of best three consecutive singles off a post-confessions r&b album i'd go w/
1 year of the gentleman2 love/hate3 goodies4 all i want is you5 blacksummersnight6 chris brown s/t7 basic instinct8 futuresex/love sounds9 thr33 ringz 10 konvicted
? i'm probably forgetting something tho
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
sorta fudging it i think cuz in some places i'm not necessarily counting the best three FIRST singles, but hey
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
I'd thrown in Marsha Ambrosius, although I prefer her album in toto.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
oh good call
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
lol had to throw in Basic Instinct huh smh
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
The Miguel singles were all great tracks in their own right, but they were also really effective at introducing this new singer; each one revealed a little bit more about his act and persona. Really smart campaign.
So for me it's neck and neck between AIWISY and YOTG, with Goodies and BlackSUMMERSnight a bit behind. Those Ne-Yo singles were just so damn good; that was a singles campaign that really felt that a movement
― Evan R, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
that was a singles campaign that really felt that a movement
yes
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
was that the name of a dipset compilation?
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 19:01 (twelve years ago) link
it really bums me out btw that "Girls Like You" was kind of an afterthought 4th single that got lost in the shuffle of the Art Dealer Chic stuff coming out around the same time, that song is fucking awesome.
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
any of the 'art dealer' stuff getting a sniff at radio or any promotion whatsoever? just curious mostly, but it seems like something miguel has been doing on his own
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Friday, 4 May 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
afaict no, although MTV Jams does play the "Adorn" video
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
I wonder how he's going to present his sexuality, which is ambivalent at best.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
uh have you seen the "quickie" video?
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
yep and I've read a few of his press clippings
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
so he's not a girl-crazy horndog in his press clippings i take it?
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
The "Arch N Press" video was what got me thinking: his combination of tuffness and feyness, the art direction, the way he presented the ladies.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
isn't that every R&B star and half the rappers out these days though?
― some dude, Friday, 4 May 2012 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
"arch n press" would be a good jingle for a nail salon
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Friday, 4 May 2012 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
nah I get it specifically from him. Usher and Maxwell certainly don't. Ne-Yo -- lol maybe.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
i went and turned our lil spitball discussion into an article
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/05/miguel_singles_best_album_ne_yo.php
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
good one, although you prob didn't need the Maxwell caveat, it's not like anyone really knows or cares that "Cold" was a promotional single in between radio hits
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, i was just being a pedant
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
don't think i would've ranked it any higher or lower tho had i included "fistful of tears" instead
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
i don't really dig "Sexy Love" or "Mad" so i think my favorite Ne-Yo run is "Stay"/"So Sick"/"When You're Mad" but of course two of those weren't very big hits.
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
v nice j0rdan though i disagree with a few. hadn't realised this discussion happened!
(i'm impressed that you can even untangle what the singles even were for the more recent ones)
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
i was mostly going off wikipedia tbh
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
definitely some interesting choices there...............
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
- i think "cold" is definitely worthy of inclusion in any three-single run from blacksummer'snight- not down with the terius selection but you know i hate "falsetto" - would've chosen "rockin' that shit"/"my love"/"sweat it out" easily (and "my love" is the high point in that) (i'm assuming we can skip "walkin' on the moon" but i like that better than "falsetto" anyway)- i'd have included estelle's "wait a minute"/"american boy"/"no substitute love" (or "come over") myself- think "get up"/"promise"/"like a boy" is pretty unbeatable when it comes to ciara but it's remarkable that THREE of her albums have three-single runs that'd qualify
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
i'm assuming you just classed beyoncé as pop, right?
wikipedia says "honey", "the healer" and "soldier" were singles, also "window seat", "turn me away" and "gone baby, don't be long"
(hang on i don't even believe that last one)
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
ha if JT is R&B then how on earth would Beyonce not be
did "Cold" do well in the UK or something? i never heard it on the radio once and the other 3 were inescapable.
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
i almost put 4 on there but really i'm not the hugest beyonce fan -- i like "b'day" as an album but not overwhelmed by any of the singles
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
the thing about B is that every album has 8 singles out of which only 3 are good so the odds of them all being in a row are slim
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's sorta hard to suss out the badu stuff cuz her radio presence is so minimal, plus those albums seem like such whole pieces to me
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
did "Cold" do well in the UK or something?
haha NONE of these songs did well in the UK
i exaggerate slightly but british listeners have experienced almost none of these singles as singles, esp in latter years
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
although when i mentioned B'Day upthread (in terms of the whole singles campaign, not necessarily 3 in a row), i was thinking of "Ring The Alarm"/"Irreplaceable"/"Get Me Bodied," which you could do some backflips to call a consecutive trio if you throw out the soundtrack song, the deluxe edition-only Shakira collab, and the non-single airplay hit "Upgrade You"
xpost
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
or just include "upgrade u" cuz it's brilliant
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
ha wow maxwell hasn't charted in the uk since the kate bush cover
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
which apparently charted...last month? what? did someone perform it on tv or something?
he hasn't charted properly since his debut, 1997
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link