thread of miguel

"how many drinks" seems like the most immediate, most surefire choice, but again who knows. plus i really love that song...that's another thing you realize listening to that old collection of songs, he doesn't really take advantage of his amazing voice like he does with his songs these days

you know Second Album Syndrome? This is one where the artist gets it right: honing skills, sure, but also using newfound confidence to unearth new ones.

I'm still floored that "Adorn" hit #1. If he gets "Use Me" into the R&B top twenty I'll be ready to give all the credit for Miguel's A&R guys and promotion for the way they've finessed his exposure in the last eight months.

― taking tiger mountain (up the butt) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, September 28, 2012 10:41 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think this renaissance is pretty artist-driven. all the ADC stuff was very much his vision & all financed by him... ime he works with a pretty small team. "adorn" is certainly, like, he wrote a classic joint and pushed it himself initially before it really took off (his people may have suggested he write a final minute or maybe it already existed, who knows). but if he strings together multiple hits off this album it's genius shit on his part.

that jaheim song he wrote that won a grammy is dope. is his album worth checking out (jaheim's)? i really liked some of his early songs ("fabulous" in particular is a gem)

been wondering that myself. I havent checked his stuff for a long time.

anyone think this one is better than his first?

i think you and i are the only people who have spent a lot of time than the first, so it's kind of a moot point (too soon to tell for me but i am pretty high on the new one at the moment).

a lot of time WITH the first

i like the new one a lot too but my impression of it hasn't really changed since i first listened to it - i've listened to it about 5 times and my favorites aren't really changing from listen to listen like with the first, and i'm not really discovering new things buried in the songs to love, as i STILL am with the first. i think it's a fine follow-up though, much better than some of the other follow-ups i'd been anticipating by other favorite artists of mine over the past couple years

I've been busy all week and haven't had a chance to listen more than once, but I was under the impression most people think this is better than the first album? I think your perspective of the first album's reception is fairly skewed by your love of it.

no i know that people slept on miguel's first album. he wasn't on pitchfork all the time back then, so it's not surprising

yeah i don't think anyone really rates the first album that highly

It's not that I slept on it, it's just that I didn't enjoy it that much.

no i know that people slept on miguel's first album. he wasn't on pitchfork all the time back then, so it's not surprising

― la goonies (k3vin k.), Sunday, September 30, 2012 10:13 PM (27 seconds ago) Bookmark

*puts head on chin, leans forward*

;)

http://cdn.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/michelle_obama2012-chin-on-fist-wide.jpg

first album both has more good songs and higher highs, though "adorn" might be his best song. new one is very good at what it aims to be, which is a breezy, pleasant 40-minute record, but it isn't the trip the first was

don't really think you're listening to it right if "breezy, pleasant" is what you're getting from it

maybe k3v downloaded a bad leak?

doubt it but i was talking more about the songcraft than the sonics, admittedly, which haven't grabbed me one way or another

first album has ... higher highs, though "adorn" might be his best song.

this sentence contradicts itself?

i still think "sure thing" is his best song but the rest of kaleidoscope dream kills his first album, though i really might just shove "...all" after "arch & point", i'm so used to that coming next and it's probably the greatest ADC track that didn't get reused.

well i said "might" - in any event the first one has his like 2nd through 5th best songs

Sorry if this was discussed hotheads but what the he'll happened to gravity?

Hotheads = up thread. You all seem very chill

lol great typo

what happened like why isn't it on the album? i mean only 3 of the EP songs are on the album, 2 of which were radically changed, and "Gravity" was never a huge favorite.

i'm glad the album is mostly different?

Just seemed like it would do well as a single imo.

i've listened to it about 5 times and my favorites aren't really changing from listen to listen like with the first, and i'm not really discovering new things buried in the songs to love,

totally opposite experience of this record

it looks like the Target deluxe edition contains "...All," "Gravity" and

and

and

::shudder::

http://www.youtube.com/v/pdiL01PRtWI&fs=1&hl=en

wow that hat is fucking terrible

yeah my copy has those two songs.

hat is hilarious

the combination of that outfit and i guess wiz's height makes miguel look like a midget in that photo

ok he can't be gay because only Elton John would dress so terribly

miguel's a good dresser but that outfit is horrifying

wiz makes miguel look short like miguel makes wiz look dignified

Gravity is a huge favorite of mine; I was gonna post that that & ...All got hosed, so this Target Deluxe Edition is welcome news.

miguel is tiny tho, he's maybe 5' 7"

i'm not saying he's not usually short, i'm saying wiz is not usually dignified

"do you?" is the best song to sing along to

also, has anyone talked about the censored 'fuck's on "how many drinks?"? is this artistic decision, because the album has a parental advisory diclaimer, so why censor it still?

I like the little laser noises at those moments, it's probably an artistic decision.

Either that or my leaked version is ripped off from a censored stream.

yeah i mean i'm cool with it being artistic, cause those laser noises are dope, and it's a more effective by omission kinda thing then.

i think my least favorite song on this is "where's the fun in forever" although it's still a good song

haha so far there's no consensus

freelancer Sarah G*dfrey's interview with Miguel for the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/miguel-creates-his-own-randb-path-on-kaleidoscope-dream/2012/10/01/36b1b4d4-09ba-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_story.html

DO YOU LIKE HUGS?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVn8kQQhDo4

Has had a girlfriend for 7 years, supposedly.

i couldn't get through much of that asinine 'interview'