"my love" is my favourite terius single!!
what i love about it and "walking on the moon" is how naturally terius's own twist on those particular single types seemed to come - perfect examples of the generic-but-distinct (sui generic!) commercial r&b song i love. their equivalents on LK are a bit rote. "falsetto" is just incredibly annoying, i don't actually enjoy terius's falsetto that much.
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
All his albums are totally consistent, but LK doesn't have the peaks of the first two.
YAMAHA
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
you did admit that "bed" was growing on you last time we talked about it tho iirc! but yes los >> tricky, at least when it comes to dream collabos
jordan s has also expressed this opinion
xxp
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
except tim f, feel like that dude knows whats up
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:54 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
ha but you explicitly disagree w/ some tim f positions here
― *gets the power* (deej), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Tuesday, January 18, 2011 1:58 PM Bookmark
"Fast Car" >
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
I find it difficult to remember the nuances of our different positions except those that have been crusaded most vociferously or consistently (deej thinks "Walking on the Moon" is the worst song ever; Lex is on some anti-L/H contrastannery etc.)
― Tim F, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 22:08 (thirteen years ago) link
haha. i guess i dont think its the worst song ever -- its more that its so close to being the exact kind of dream song i like, but then it fails at this, which makes it feel like more of a disappointment than his best stuff
fwiw this explains why i love the kris menace/emil version (i may have said this upthread)
― *gets the power* (deej), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link
feels like more of a disappointment than his objectively WORST stuff, i mean
― *gets the power* (deej), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 22:11 (thirteen years ago) link
i dont like 'my love' cuz its just kinda boring to me, which feels less offensive
i'm listening to "my love" right now and it's just such an irresistible confection of a song, it makes me totally melt.
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 00:43 (thirteen years ago) link
i always had an idea to poll dream + los vs dream + tricky
los has all the best joints on l/hi'd give tricky the nod on lvmlk is all terius pretty much tho so w/e
― hard as a markers (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 00:47 (thirteen years ago) link
my order of Dream albums is LvM, LH, then LK.
really close between the first two but LVM starts hard, builds to a fever pitch, then cools out...feel like you takes you through the largest gambit of emotions. Love/Hate's not too far behind, just think the highs are slightly lesser.
― five deadly venoms (San Te), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 00:49 (thirteen years ago) link
― hard as a markers (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:47 PM (8 minutes ago)
ha i've had this idea too but thought i'd get some eyerolls, anyway yeah it's los for me by quite a bit. even though dream does most of LK by himself i feel like the standouts for me (like "FILA" in particular) are him basically doing a los impression so
and plus los has "turnt out" and "yamaha" too iirc
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 00:58 (thirteen years ago) link
ok this is just to get the tricky/los division straight in my own mind (i've never been as bothered about it as you guys) -
tricky - i luv your girl, nikki, she needs my love, falsetto, ditch that, mama, rockin' that shit, sweat it out, take u home 2 my mama, love vs money, love vs money pt 2, fancy, right side of my brain, mr yeah, hit it on the road, panties to the sidelos - shawty is da shit, fast car, playin' in her hair, purple kisses, luv songs, livin' a lie, walkin' on the moon, my love, put it down, love king, yamaha, nikki pt 2, abyss, turnt out, veteran, priceless
that kind of surprises me, lots of songs i think of as going together were produced with different people. draw for L/H, tricky wins LvM, los wins LK (duh)
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 01:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I wonder how meaningful the distinction really is when, like, tricky produced "rockin' that thing" and los produced "abyss".
― Tim F, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 01:11 (thirteen years ago) link
"rockin that shit" is los
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 01:15 (thirteen years ago) link
wait no it isn't
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 01:18 (thirteen years ago) link
hold on - my world has just been turned upside down
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 01:19 (thirteen years ago) link
man
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 01:22 (thirteen years ago) link
i thought about this, but didn't terius just do production on this, mostly? I was going for stuff where he also handled a fair chunk of the songwriting
― ilxor, Monday, January 17, 2011 8:23 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
In the Wikipedia entry (yeah I know) they don't give the writing credits so I would assume he wrote most/all of it. But then again I don't know Nivea's songwriting prowess. I think it should be included, but I guess you can consider it his Dream Street of his canon. Best to leave it alone if it is not up to par with the others.
― Just Saw Bobby Brown perform Every Little Step. Life is Great! (lilsoulbrother), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 01:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Most of my favorite Dream songs both for himself and others are with Tricky.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 01:30 (thirteen years ago) link
tricky overwhelms los with his comparatively immense body of work w/ dreamer but los has a better batting average
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 02:10 (thirteen years ago) link
^^this
― hard as a markers (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Not sure I agree with that. I don't think there are any Los tracks that I like quite as much as my favorite Tricky stuff.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 02:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Love King songwriting credits (from the booklet):
LK (Nash, McKinney)Make Up (Nash)*FILA (Nash)SI (Nash)SI Rmx (Nash)Yamaha (Nash, McKinney)N2 (Nash, McKinney)Abyss (Nash, McKinney)Panties (Nash, Stewart)Turnt (Nash, McKinney)Feb (Nash)FU (Nash)Veteran (Nash, McKinney)Priceless (Nash, McKinney)Take Care (Nash)All Black (Nash)Sorry (Nash)
*No Harris
― Andy K, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 02:57 (thirteen years ago) link
"panties" underrated imo; why does everyone dislike it so much??
― ilxor, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 03:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i personally love panties
― five deadly venoms (San Te), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 03:35 (thirteen years ago) link
weird
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 03:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Has there been any news of the Dream lately? like I heard that he definitively stated that he won't write another solo album.... but maybe he's changed his mind? was that a publicity stunt ala Jay Z?
Also, my friend and I were discussing this earlier: If Dream were to tour to your town, what would be the most amount of cash you would give for a ticket?
I would pay $100 to see him. My buddy revealed less dedication (or greater financial responsibility?) with $60.
Has anyone here actually seen him live?
― Captain Ahab, Thursday, 20 January 2011 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
came pretty close back in winter 09 maybe, never seen him live, no
don't really care to tbh
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Thursday, 20 January 2011 01:09 (thirteen years ago) link
seen him perform on tv and it was pretty garbage
― some dude, Thursday, 20 January 2011 01:15 (thirteen years ago) link
dont know why anyone would expect him to have a great live show
― *gets the power* (deej), Thursday, 20 January 2011 01:32 (thirteen years ago) link
because people whose full-time career is music, who have the time, $$$, star power and creativity to put on a good live show with appropriate planning/practice, should be expected to do so?
― ilxor, Thursday, 20 January 2011 01:51 (thirteen years ago) link
(sits back and waits in anticipation, while munching popcorn)
― i love tampon spaceship (San Te), Thursday, 20 January 2011 01:53 (thirteen years ago) link
― ilxor, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:51 PM (2 minutes ago)
oh forgot dream had "star power" lol
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Thursday, 20 January 2011 01:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Clearly anyone who would expect The-Dream to have a good live show has never seen one of his videos
― Number None, Thursday, 20 January 2011 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Thursday, 20 January 2011 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
or noticed how weak and feeble his singing voice is and how much studio craft goes into making it listenable
― some dude, Thursday, 20 January 2011 02:07 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7gy4piAbA
― i love tampon spaceship (San Te), Thursday, 20 January 2011 02:11 (thirteen years ago) link
(guess which part he doesn't do)
― i love tampon spaceship (San Te), Thursday, 20 January 2011 02:12 (thirteen years ago) link
You could not pay me enough to go see Radio Killa Revue.
I would rather watch the animatronics at Chuck E Cheese and play skeeball.
― Andy K, Thursday, 20 January 2011 02:23 (thirteen years ago) link
loooooooooool not even going to press play on that vid
― ilxor, Thursday, 20 January 2011 02:31 (thirteen years ago) link
it's not gonna give you VD, dude
― i love tampon spaceship (San Te), Thursday, 20 January 2011 02:44 (thirteen years ago) link
at least take a gander
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 23 January 2011 00:01 (thirteen years ago) link
voted love vs. moneyyyy
― ilxor, Sunday, 23 January 2011 01:59 (thirteen years ago) link
? thought you were a love king guy
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Sunday, 23 January 2011 02:01 (thirteen years ago) link
my ranking looks something like--Love King = Love Vs Money >>> Love/Hate = Basic Instinct = How to Be a Lady >>>>> Memoirssorry lexfirst two are interchangeable for #1 depending on day/mood/etc.― ilxor, Monday, January 17, 2011 10:25 PM (5 days ago)
Love King = Love Vs Money >>> Love/Hate = Basic Instinct = How to Be a Lady >>>>> Memoirs
sorry lex
first two are interchangeable for #1 depending on day/mood/etc.
― ilxor, Monday, January 17, 2011 10:25 PM (5 days ago)
i've played love king a ton this year but i prob played love vs money twice as much in 2009 and would admittedly choose it at gunpoint so
― ilxor, Sunday, 23 January 2011 02:15 (thirteen years ago) link
jaymc are you getting this?
― *gets the power* (deej), Sunday, 23 January 2011 02:29 (thirteen years ago) link
lvm def more respectable than lk
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Sunday, 23 January 2011 03:07 (thirteen years ago) link