he's not white?
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
wait, Bruno Mars and Matthew Santos aren't the same person?
― Evan R, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
which one was in Coldplay then?
bruno maris is puerto rican/fillipino
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 00:39 (twelve years ago) link
i'm well aware of that.
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 00:43 (twelve years ago) link
Part of the magic of "Climax," I think, is that it bucks this trend. It sounds amazing on both pop and urban stations, and that hasn't been true of an Usher single in ages
― Evan R, Monday, April 30, 2012 8:30 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark
it's barely on pop stations, in america anyway
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 00:45 (twelve years ago) link
― some dude, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 1:45 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark
Yeah, I've not once heard this on my pop station, though I've never heard it on my hip-hop/R&B station either. I've heard "Without You" and "Scream" on the latter, but it plays so much pop that they don't stand out.
― scarfs, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 00:59 (twelve years ago) link
"Climax" is on r&b stations a ton. i will challop and say i prefer "Without You" though (or for that matter, "Papers").
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:01 (twelve years ago) link
"without you" is one of the biggest shitsacks ever
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:15 (twelve years ago) link
there are plenty of usher singles that are better than "climax" but none of them have been released post-confessions era
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:17 (twelve years ago) link
yeah srsly man that is a remarkably horrible opinion even for you
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:20 (twelve years ago) link
climax is mad wack idgi
and so is this new song
there's better shit on both here i stand and raymond v. raymond
"IMO"
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:22 (twelve years ago) link
i like "climax" but ursh had put out plenty of singles post-confessions that are its equal, at least
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:23 (twelve years ago) link
― r|t|c, Monday, April 30, 2012 6:20 PM Bookmark
sorry for not sticking up for "omg" and "moving mountains"
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:27 (twelve years ago) link
not you dumbass
i like climax a lot but yeah ok i wouldnt say its miles and miles ahead of some rvr stuff
however 'without you' sucks and here i stand was wall 2 wall interminable garbage iirc
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:28 (twelve years ago) link
why do you all hate "moving mountains"
it is NOT a bad song!
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:28 (twelve years ago) link
first couple times i heard "Without You" i thought it was Mario, still really think he sounds more like Mario than Usher on that song. it's a good vocal, though.
"Trading Places" is prob my favorite post-Fesh era single, no Teriustan
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:30 (twelve years ago) link
an "xp" goes a long ways, rtc
tbh i prefer the funkystepz remix of "climax" to the of but then again i would
"moving mountains" is kind of amazing and epic (esp with that video!) but not in a good way. i will here i stand up for "trading places" just cause of lol lyrics tho
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:31 (twelve years ago) link
hot toddie, papers, omg, there goes my baby, love in this club, dj got us falling in love, love in this club pt II <-- all songs i more or less enjoy as much as "climax"
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:32 (twelve years ago) link
He's made better singles than "Climax" but I'm a sucker for this kind of production and singing.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:37 (twelve years ago) link
and, yeah, "Climax" has had no pop exposure down here at all.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:38 (twelve years ago) link
saying that usher has made better singles than "climax" may be the greatest understatement i've ever read on ilx
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:38 (twelve years ago) link
understatement's not a virtue for which ILX is famous.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:39 (twelve years ago) link
haha rev his "yeah" was clearly kind of piggybacking off your post to also respond to me, don't blame him that you didn't read the post right
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:39 (twelve years ago) link
I pretty much view it in the same lineage (and inferior to) "u got it bad" and "burn" but with more production frippery that doesn't really add to the song. which is a better look for him than anything else he's done in the past five years, mind you.
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:39 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, i read from where i had it bookmarked and ended up looking like a dummy. my bad.
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
I disagree on the frippery. The arrangement and singing is thought-through. I suppose it's not much different from "There Goes My Baby," which I dig too.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
bad/burn/papers are are most comically transparent in being rewrites of each other but i don't really hear climax as being in that tradition
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
"Papers" is the gold standard of post-Confessions Usher singles imo, but that's because it's the only one that strikes me as genuinely sad
― Evan R, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
What I do find encouraging about the new Usher singles, though, is that they've really put the emphasis on his voice again. After the Versus era dude is really flaunting his range
― Evan R, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
haven't much cared for many of his club bangers tbh
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:51 (twelve years ago) link
― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 02:28 (22 minutes ago) Bookmark
http://i.imgur.com/U05aq.gif
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:55 (twelve years ago) link
yeah to be honest i've never been big on club banger usher -- love "u don't have to call" but compared to his other clubby hits it's downright cozy
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 01:56 (twelve years ago) link
climax is super entertaining to sing along to in ::dramatic:: fashion
mind u so is lotus flower bomb and best believe i'm not officially cosigning that
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 02:05 (twelve years ago) link
"lil freak" is easily the best post-confessions usher single for me and even then it's hardly amazing
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 09:07 (twelve years ago) link
smh @ j0rdan slipping "omg" and "dj got us falling in love" in his on-a-par-with-climax list
"omg" was kinda trolling but "dj got us falling in love" is basically the classic eurohouse r&b song of the past few years
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 11:00 (twelve years ago) link
"post-Fesh"
simultaneous desire to paypal and sb you for this
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 11:02 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 11:05 (twelve years ago) link
usher/ross song is good... beat kinda reminds me of "i'm on one"
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.thisisrnb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/usher-l4m-cover.jpg
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 07:20 (twelve years ago) link
Also, Nikkiya Speakher Overload Deluxe Edition is out. Has a few new tracks on it and a remix of 'I Like What Your Doin Main.' Just listening to this now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf9Sz7MpCbw
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 07:32 (twelve years ago) link
Kevin Cossom mixtape 'Hook vs Bridge II' produced mostly by Danja:
http://www.mediafire.com/?36l36jbbjtt3t0l
― Bulge Pimp (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Friday, 11 May 2012 04:21 (twelve years ago) link
Actually really digging the new Ne-Yo track (save for one sub-Bruno Mars line right at the beginning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KZtKAVfdvk&feature=related
― Evan R, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
This is actually pretty great.
― Look at how funky he is! (jer.fairall), Thursday, 17 May 2012 22:48 (eleven years ago) link
Have we talked about Emanny's Songs About Her? I know I got it from one of y'all either here or on Tumblr or somewhere. It triangulates Drake, The Weeknd and Ne-Yo basically but it's awesome because he has actual songwriting chops and just uses that post-40 soundscape to really dig into solid songs.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Saturday, 26 May 2012 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.datpiff.com/Emanny-Songs-About-Her-mixtape.354536.html
That might have been my rec. I'm still really digging it. Seems like he's sort of positioned himself as a more traditionalist Bei Maejor; he embraces a lot of the same post-Anticipation sounds, but usually stays grounded in Mario/Ne-Yo balladry. This one's probably my fav right now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3hjmRYo_pI
― Evan R, Saturday, 26 May 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
lolling at both the phrase 'post-Anticipation' and its intended meaning
― some dude, Saturday, 26 May 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
yeah. forever is really pretty.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Saturday, 26 May 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link