Justin Bieber

it's aaliyah-era timbo pastiche production which is catnip to me tbf but biebs is pretty expert on it

he took down that beiber thing hardcore

interesting vid about one of my fav singles of the year

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/08/25/arts/music/justin-bieber-diplo-skrillex-make-a-hit-song.html

Definitely interesting, plus some funny Bieber quotes. His statement about his turning 21 and his recent experiences and its influence on his singing as if he now sounds like he's a grizzled old blues singer...Some other ones too about the synth sounds and Poo Bear

has aged into his roided-up body pretty nicely

smh so hard when Bieber talks about how "expensive" the sounds are in that vid. also his new single is out. pretty underwhelmed considering I do enjoy "where are you now."

http://www.complex.com/music/2015/08/justin-bieber-new-song-what-do-you-mean

it's kind of slight... doesn't take up much space. i don't know, it's not bad. it could grow on me.

that video is hilarious. skrillex comes off like a solid dude though.

bieber got ROASTED

That video is like spinal tap

New song is awesome

the new one is great, such a good beat

its actually... bad

^the voice i'm hearing this in: https://youtu.be/V0_WJDige0s?t=26

lmao

it sounds like a tropical house edit of steve winwood's 'valerie'

that video is hilarious. skrillex comes off like a solid dude though.

otm, I was pretty surprised, I don't like what he does but the way he talks about it is interesting. diplo sounds like a middle manager explaining how the supply chain works

its actually... bad

― lag∞n, Friday, August 28, 2015 2:50 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I like the new one.

the production pleases meh

it sounds like a tropical house edit of steve winwood's 'valerie'

― maura, Friday, August 28, 2015 2:46 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

agreed, i love it too

haters to the <-

u guys need to stop humoring bieber u might think ur helping him but ur not

the new one is great, such a good beat

― J0rdan S., Friday, August 28, 2015 5:05 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

its actually... bad

― lag∞n, Friday, August 28, 2015 6:50 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Incredibly bad. Those lyrics and that vocal, Jesus Christ.

i kinda like it

What do you mean?

what do you mean?

I quite like the song. I just wish they'd found something more interesting to happen in place of those whiny do doo doooo synth squeals.

To me it sounds pretty amazing.

is there a bieber song that people have agreed to like yet

idk if it's bad, but it's def boring. still prefer the arena electro of "beaauty and a beat" by far (though if we wanna talk shite lyrics, that one takes all)

"heartbreaker" has gotta be his best song top to bottom though, drake jocking outro switchup and all

feel like it's sort of interesting that a pop star can be massive for six years without one song which approaches music-crit consensus: perhaps unique in the 20th century

lol 21st

I blame everyone who slept on this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLeklyUsDVI

feel like it's sort of interesting that a pop star can be massive for six years without one song which approaches music-crit consensus: perhaps unique in the 20th century

― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Saturday, August 29, 2015 7:49 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

its cause he a teen idol not a proper pop star

It's also because he has multiple good songs

I'm partial to "as long as you love me" although big Sean on that ...

us. trust. couple words he can't spell without u.

u guys need to stop humoring bieber u might think ur helping him but ur not

― lag∞n, Friday, August 28, 2015 10:36 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this

us. trust. couple words he can't spell without u.

― dyl, Saturday, August 29, 2015 10:49 AM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

great line

fucking. douche. couple things he can't spell without u.

http://2dopeboyz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/big-sean-thumb.jpg

its cause he a teen idol not a proper pop star

feel like we could get a thousand posts out of this claim if we set our minds to it

lets do it im in

ok man I'm calling your bluff here there's no distinction between these two terms in 2015, it's just different marketing departments

not sure I actually believe that so if it provides better grist let's go instead w/Bieber's been doing this for seven years. that's way out of teen idol range, teen idols rise and fall and are forgotten. Bieber's a pop star with a very young base, which is different from a teen idol

"Baby" doesn't approach critical consensus?

not really. it's kind of his legacy song because it broke YouTube records and YouTube has been the catalyst and primary metric for most of his success, but it's not remotely his biggest radio hit, and critics never really cared about it. they did briefly care about "Boyfriend" because it/the video were transparent Timberlake career narrative cosplay, but that didn't last long.

"boyfriend" was music critic consensus

staggering consensus too
http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2012/Qm95ZnJpZW5kfHx8SnVzdGluIEJpZWJlcg==

Haha hey I know Michelle

bieber's feature on the new travis scott album is great. his part surprisingly fits in really well.

ok man I'm calling your bluff here there's no distinction between these two terms in 2015, it's just different marketing departments

not sure I actually believe that so if it provides better grist let's go instead w/Bieber's been doing this for seven years. that's way out of teen idol range, teen idols rise and fall and are forgotten. Bieber's a pop star with a very young base, which is different from a teen idol

― tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Saturday, August 29, 2015 3:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

seven years is a long time for a teen idol but a good chuck of that reflects the industries fevered attempt to sell him to a wider audience, like he hasnt really been a hitmaker since 2012