yeah it's not a flop or anything but it's been a slow mover
when i first heard it i thought it might have put him on a sort of second album ariana grande track but i guess not
i was wondering recently what's up w/ him cuz "jealous" was huge & he has fame credentials but he still was stuck doing the vmas preshow as tori kelly did the mainstage and his first ever tv performance of "levels" was on seth meyers and not the tonight show
― J0rdan S., Friday, 9 October 2015 17:25 (eight years ago) link
hard out there for a pat boone at #8 when little richard's at #1
― da croupier, Friday, 9 October 2015 17:26 (eight years ago) link
dude's got some hooks but does anyone actually buy his "now i'm dark & sexy" shtick for a second?
― da croupier, Friday, 9 October 2015 17:28 (eight years ago) link
i don't but i don't think he even really inhabits it enough for ppl to see the failure
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 9 October 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
yeah he's pulling off tindr&b well enough to have some hits, but he can't even compete with Sideshow Schlub in the charisma dept. somewhere deep down he just wants to make lite funk with the new power generation again.
― da croupier, Friday, 9 October 2015 17:34 (eight years ago) link
This is very Drake, take that how you will:
http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/10/nick-jonas-new-video-premiere-area-code
― Greer, Friday, 9 October 2015 19:34 (eight years ago) link
omg those moves are shameless
― da croupier, Friday, 9 October 2015 19:42 (eight years ago) link
meekly raises hand
i'm going to pretend like that new song doesn't exist though
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 10 October 2015 01:17 (eight years ago) link
i.e area code
We thought "Levels" was overall lame. I tend to think there are few things worse in pop than failed lightness, i.e. a guy who wants to be Bobby Brown but sounds like Glenn Medeiros.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 10 October 2015 01:28 (eight years ago) link
based on the way things are gaining it does look like "levels" will be a hit
kinda surprised tho b/c it sounds so... weak
― dyl, Saturday, 10 October 2015 05:59 (eight years ago) link
going to disagree with you there
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 10 October 2015 10:41 (eight years ago) link
the announcement video for the single's upcoming premiere was better than the single
― dyl, Saturday, 10 October 2015 15:32 (eight years ago) link
RIP Nick Jonas' shred career
http://www.metalinjection.net/av/nick-jonas-attempts-guitar-solo-fails-miserably
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 6 April 2016 02:52 (eight years ago) link
lol at how 'area code' just dropped off the end of the earth
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 May 2016 15:09 (seven years ago) link
and lol ^ at the above. he really is such a plank of wood.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 May 2016 15:18 (seven years ago) link
he'll run for office one day; calling it now.
― dc, Friday, 27 May 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
i don't think "Area Code" was ever worked to radio or anything, it came out while they were still pushing "Levels" (which got a big push and stiffed for real)
― some dude, Friday, 27 May 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
Well it had a video!
Levels is so good
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 May 2016 17:43 (seven years ago) link
Pro tip: It is too high to sing at karaoke if you are a baritone
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 May 2016 17:44 (seven years ago) link