can someone tell me which one or two tracks to listen to from his album that supposedly don't sound anything like his previous output? because "attention" and "how long" do not fit the bill -- like, smug dweeb personality, check; freshly-kicked puppydog whimpers counterbalanced with obnoxiously processed belting, check. i was gonna write more but those are basically the only distinctive qualities of his music.
― dyl, Monday, 14 May 2018 04:15 (six years ago) link
that billboard excerpt is funny because he literally told the same publication earlier that he was not slated to sing on "see you again" at all but put his foot down and insisted upon it.
I wasn't supposed to be on the song; I was only supposed to be a writer on the song. I was a brand new artist, I wasn't cool enough to be part of the franchise yet, I wasn't big enough, but I proved everybody who was close-minded wrong. Everyone on my record label stuck beside me and my management.I'll never forget I ended up calling them from around this big conference table on the phone, and they were explaining the reasons why it was going to be sung by this artist and blah, blah blah, I'm not going to name any names, but... I said, 'That's great. Your movie comes out in a week and I'm not gonna give you the song.' And I hung up the phone and when I said that miraculously I was in the music video.
I'll never forget I ended up calling them from around this big conference table on the phone, and they were explaining the reasons why it was going to be sung by this artist and blah, blah blah, I'm not going to name any names, but... I said, 'That's great. Your movie comes out in a week and I'm not gonna give you the song.' And I hung up the phone and when I said that miraculously I was in the music video.
― dyl, Monday, 14 May 2018 04:23 (six years ago) link
― dyl, Monday, May 14, 2018 12:15 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark
boy, somebody told me, empty cups
― J0rdan S., Monday, 14 May 2018 05:51 (six years ago) link
lots of songs on this recall lots of older songs to me kind of more immediately than i'm entirely comfortable with but I feel like if i was 16-28 I'd have no clue,
mostly like this even if hes kind of anonymous
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Monday, 14 May 2018 06:48 (six years ago) link
at times chromeo-ish with better songwriting
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Monday, 14 May 2018 06:49 (six years ago) link
he was a guest advisor on the Voice maybe a year after "See You Again", and he came across pretty unconfident, acting more like a contestant than an advisor - it was kind of cute, honestly. one of the contestants even went to music school with him! going off of that and the "How Long" video, I get the impression he is still not very comfortable in the performer role
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 02:10 (six years ago) link
I was listening to this and thought it was pretty blah besides "Attention", at which point I noticed that one has well over half a billion streams on Spotify, fuck
― Simon H., Tuesday, 15 May 2018 18:15 (six years ago) link
okay i listened to the three tracks jordan mentioned and i do have to say they were different from/better than what i expected. they've also made it clear that for me it's his voice that's the sticking point. he records it decently enough i guess and sure, he can make the last syllable of a phrase quiver every now and then to convey something very vaguely resembling pain or uncertainty, but that's just about the extent of the emotional range i get from him. the production is pretty accomplished. i could see myself enjoying the tracks if sung by someone else.
― dyl, Wednesday, 16 May 2018 03:17 (six years ago) link
i never thought that this would happen but i'm really enjoying this record. the song with kehlani is simply amazing.
― Nourry, Thursday, 17 May 2018 23:48 (six years ago) link
welcome
― J0rdan S., Friday, 18 May 2018 01:09 (six years ago) link
Caramanica in NY Times loves the album. Eh, it's ok. Puth does studied at Berklee musician geek quotes in this story too.
“Voicenotes” is a confident, impressive pop album, with ironclad melodies and frisky takes on 1980s funk and 1990s soul. It turns out that Mr. Puth is not the maudlin crooner who entered the spotlight, but rather a sophisticated pop marksman with a gift for spare, pointed arrangements — he produced almost the whole album himself — and detailed, vulnerable lyrics. He gets wronged by an older woman on “Boy,” and “LA Girls” is about how a whole city, and everyone in it, can break your heart. On “If You Leave Me Now,” he duets with Boyz II Men, and on “Change,” with James Taylor. His falsetto, on “How Long,” “Somebody Told Me” and more, is appealingly supple. All in all, it makes for one of the boldest pop albums of the year.
When he talks about the work Babyface did on TLC’s “CrazySexyCool,” he notes how the intro is in B minor and then the next song, “Creep,” shifts to C minor. During the interview, when he heard a bird chirping in his backyard, he squawked back, “B flat!”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/16/arts/music/charlie-puth-voicenotes-interview.html
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 16:35 (six years ago) link
Steely Dan didn't write What A Fool Believes you awful scoundrels.
that Marvin Gaye single with Meghan Trainor was a true crime. can this thing really be that different? (yes i could go listen to it but i'm in polite company)
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 16:40 (six years ago) link
i mean duh, this isn't what i meant
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link
Somehow I didn't realize until now that One Call Away--my daughter's Kindergarten graduation song--was him. That makes me hate him a little less, it's not a bad song and she loves it. He gives off an offputting spoiled rich kid vibe though. Marvin Gaye was an atrocity against music and I don't know that I'll ever be able to disentangle his name from that song in my mind.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 18:06 (six years ago) link
"one call away" was also terrible imo
― dyl, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 18:54 (six years ago) link
tbf I'm not sure I've ever actually heard his version, I think they use the Kidz Bop cover
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 19:04 (six years ago) link
honestly if respected ILMers are going to vouch for this guy then our culture has reached a truly degenerate and debauched state and nothing means anything anymore
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 19:05 (six years ago) link
During the interview, when he heard a bird chirping in his backyard, he squawked back, “B flat!”rly
― niels, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 20:38 (six years ago) link
not surprised, he has perfect pitch correction
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 20:42 (six years ago) link
"Marvin Gaye was an atrocity against music"
huh
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 20:44 (six years ago) link
The Way I Am, Slow It Down and Somebody Told Me are all great, why weren't any of those singles? most of the rest feels pleasantly anonymous (had remembered hating Attention but it sounds decent enough now?) but when I actually pay attention to the lyrics he comes across as so obnoxious yeah
― ufo, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 20:48 (six years ago) link
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, May 29, 2018 3:44 PM (twenty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
http://bfy.tw/IMU1
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 21:09 (six years ago) link
so you hate marvin gayes music?
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 21:25 (six years ago) link
The album is largely more subtle than that.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 21:28 (six years ago) link
Although I am not wowed by that song called “Marvin Gaye “” I don’t hate it as much as Man Alive.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 21:30 (six years ago) link
Charlie Puth has a song called Man Alive?
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 21:39 (six years ago) link
he has a song called Lord Sotosyn.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 21:43 (six years ago) link
Let's Lord Sotosyn and Post Thoughtfully
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 21:44 (six years ago) link
― ufo, Tuesday, May 29, 2018 4:48 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark
"attention" was a big hit & then they released the two songs on the album that sound most like it
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 29 May 2018 21:53 (six years ago) link
this album is awesome, BOY is the one.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:00 (six years ago) link
otm
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:01 (six years ago) link
also the boyz 2 men track is so pure. banderas.gif all day on that one.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:15 (six years ago) link
god that Kehlani track is so "Human Nature."
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:17 (six years ago) link
something about the main hook in BOY is unsatisfying to me
― ufo, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:21 (six years ago) link
you're unsatisfying to me
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
is this the 'poptimism 2.0' that one thread was warning us about?
― dyl, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 03:07 (six years ago) link
I love the last minute of "BOY".
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 04:15 (six years ago) link
Not that this matters either, but Puth writes, produces, and plays almost every note.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, May 12, 2018 4:54 AM (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
in this vid he says he was channeling jam n lewis production on this alb ... might be why i like ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU8BEMi8UyM
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Friday, 17 August 2018 23:30 (five years ago) link
"Somebody Told Me" isn't going to be a single, is it? It's my favorite on the album. By contrast the James Taylor track...isn't (and didn't go anywhere either from what I can tell).
― L'assie (Euler), Saturday, 12 January 2019 18:07 (five years ago) link
Dude was crushing it on the keytar on whatever NYE TV special I caught him on
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 12 January 2019 18:11 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-xagIESHG0
band is killin too, love those jazzy hits
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 12 January 2019 18:14 (five years ago) link
im mad i didn't see this tour
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 12 January 2019 18:26 (five years ago) link
The boy is good
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 12 January 2019 18:59 (five years ago) link
This was my pop aoty edging out the 1975 alb
― marcos smart (Spottie), Saturday, 12 January 2019 21:38 (five years ago) link
he looks like Ellen in that freeze frame
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 12 January 2019 21:41 (five years ago) link
had to poll itCharlie Puth – Voicenotes POLL
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 20:53 (five years ago) link
Mmmmmmmy body is ready
“I WARNED MYSELF” IS OUT WEDNESDAY. THE VIDEO COUNTDOWN STARTS AT 8AM WEDNESDAY ON YOUTUBE. 🥺 pic.twitter.com/YMomsRkiSp— Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) August 19, 2019
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Monday, 19 August 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
Sorry after he put out a good album, I had to accept that he is also quite attractive
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Monday, 19 August 2019 17:47 (four years ago) link
and this will be quite a week.wednesday, new charlie puth's singlefriday new the 1975's single and new taylor swift's album.
gosh.
― Nourry, Monday, 19 August 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link
he's a cute boy it's true
― J0rdan S., Monday, 19 August 2019 19:43 (four years ago) link
i like it! cute and fun. i don't even really care about him as a singles artist at this point so whatever needs to happen to get his next album out that's really all i care about. so rooting for this one to take off, i guess
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:57 (two years ago) link
yeah thats about right. its fun enough but im ready for an album
― Spottie, Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:58 (two years ago) link
heard it on the way home tn, i thought it was all right + now hearing it again at home w/ the video i think it will grow on me
― dyl, Friday, 21 January 2022 02:20 (two years ago) link
he’s been making the song on tik tok for months, if anyone is interested in the nerdy block by block machination
― J0rdan S., Friday, 21 January 2022 02:23 (two years ago) link
Benjamin Moore
― Murgatroid, Saturday, 22 January 2022 01:35 (two years ago) link
i think his new song (and video) is incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq3x1AkwgpY
― Nourry, Thursday, 5 May 2022 13:51 (two years ago) link
+1
― Indexed, Friday, 6 May 2022 15:17 (two years ago) link
Still thinking about the hair.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 May 2022 15:19 (two years ago) link
looking forward to this album. been listening to the pre release tracks a lot recently. “smells like me” (biting my lip…) and “i don’t think i like her” are my favs of the ones that are out. “that’s hilarious” is a good opener too
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 6 October 2022 01:50 (one year ago) link
some amazing songs on this...
― J0rdan S., Friday, 7 October 2022 16:22 (one year ago) link
"there's a first time for everything" in particular is crazy... a perfect 3 minute pop song condensed into two minutes, it's like crushing a pop music pill and snorting it. i love the echoes of "the rock show" in the verses
"tears on my piano" also goes hard
― J0rdan S., Friday, 7 October 2022 16:33 (one year ago) link
and i'm inducting "smells like me" into the illustrious society of classic rip offs of the 1975
Hi, sarge
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 October 2022 16:35 (one year ago) link
can't think of a melodythat makes you come back to megotallthese tearsonmypiano
― J0rdan S., Friday, 7 October 2022 16:38 (one year ago) link
don't hear much 1975 in "Smells Like Me" but still, great song on a decent album
― Murgatroid, Saturday, 8 October 2022 15:59 (one year ago) link
Puth's writing is significantly underrated here. ilm would lose its collective mind over some of these songs if they appeared on the new crj record.
― Indexed, Thursday, 20 October 2022 19:45 (one year ago) link
agreed
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 20 October 2022 20:01 (one year ago) link
"I Don't Think That I Like Her" would be a smash Sam Hunt single
― Indexed, Thursday, 20 October 2022 20:05 (one year ago) link
“Smells Like Me”, what a song!!!
― Murgatroid, Sunday, 23 October 2022 04:23 (one year ago) link
Listened to this again recently and it's half excellent, half solid. Might like it more than the last one. His melodies are indelible.
― Indexed, Tuesday, 3 January 2023 21:39 (one year ago) link
"Smells Like Me" is very Hall and Oates, no? -- tons of fun but doesn't excite me like "That's Hilarious" > "Charlie Be Quiet!" The latter does the soft/loud thing a la Rina Sawayama, and how perfect to have the electric guitar riff blow up on the words "be quiet!" 2 minutes of pop perfection.
― Indexed, Tuesday, 3 January 2023 22:37 (one year ago) link
new song he's been posting about on tik tok called "that's not how this works" sounds excellent
https://www.tiktok.com/@charlieputh/video/7187571956370132270?lang=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@charlieputh/video/7192759567850147118?lang=en
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 26 January 2023 22:50 (one year ago) link
need that asap
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Thursday, 26 January 2023 23:09 (one year ago) link
new single “Lipstick” is fantastic
― Murgatroid, Wednesday, 23 August 2023 03:51 (nine months ago) link
Highly recommend the recent Switched on Pop episode with Puth. He is so casual yet brimming with ideas and knowledge and references.
― Indexed, Monday, 3 June 2024 18:40 (one week ago) link