Justin Timberlake in 2013

idk this feels album track-y but not bad

yeah it could easily be the weakest track on a good album. wouldn't be the first time that was true of a big event lead single.

Strange intro. Chintzy's a good word for the main section of the track, although that glissando is nice. I don't think it's Jay that's killing the momentum. It's the change-up in the tempo and in the production. But I do like how it picks back up at the end. Interesting to hear whether the rest of the production on this album follows similar form.

underwhelming :\

First the Bowie single, and now this...Chopped 'n' screwed tempo big in '13.

Werkin' Girls does it too, with better results. Trend probably comes from those who started slowing down their tracks to ~75bpm for the obligatory dubstep section.

idk this feels album track-y but not bad

― rap steve gadd (D-40), Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:25 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

agreed

really good imo

love the chintzy horns

chintzy r&b production is secretly one of the best kinds of production

this reminds me of that debate over that one ne-yo song that i hated to death

also that one ne-yo song that i hated to death

"champagne life," that wretched song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIjgCn6JkXU

"champagne life" was dope. gotta ride for two-step joints here.

Doesn't bode well.

I've played this three times and... nope, not liking it. :/

i've played this about seven times and yes i think i am kind of liking it

and yes that intro is ungainly and jay-z is unsurprisingly lacklustre but those harps! the corny horns! JT you can show me a few things.

The intro had me fearing the worst, but the song isn't bad, really. It's not that good, either, but it improves in the slow section after Jay's interminable guest verse - and for some reason the main groove sounds better when it comes back around in the mostly wordless coda. No way the album's gonna be as epochal as the last one was unless Tim has some genius new co-producer nobody's heard waiting in the wings. Still looking forward to it, cautiously.

JT and Timbo go Las Vegas. I kinda like it though, Jiggaboo and all.

i quite like that he's gone with this type of song for his big comeback, and the song itself isn't bad at all, but the intro and jay-z need to be cut out so badly

Ha, heard the intro, thought 'why the fuck has he released a skit' Got me worried for a minute. Got a lovely vibe, bit Inspiration Information.

Jiggaboo

uh

really sorry about that - pretty inexcusable - i was thinking along the lines of jigga being the huge r&b single's best friend (boo) but it came out 100% wrong.

pretty lightweight summer joint, sounds fine to me

sort of expecting something along the lines of "your drums, your love" though

not possible to be MORE lightweight than alunageorge

haha i was waiting for that, or something like that

Loving the new jam

I was expecting something very bad after the first reactions but I just listened to it and it's pretty smooth.
nothing amazing/big comeback but really nice.
I think this could grow on me.
anyway, I don't really see how he could have came up with something that meets the expectations after such a long time.

yeah I dig this

smh @ champagne love hate upthread

This is precisely what Alfred means when he calls something B+.

He means C+.

lol otm

Eric, you're hired as my ghost writer.

You pay me in ghosts.

as if the intro and hook weren't weak enough, then comes a Jay-Z verse. why? why?!?!!?

surfboard p coming out of retirement for this one, damn

sounded great on the radio!

Would've loved Gucci Mane on this. Or T.I.. Even Drake! ANYONE BUT JAY-Z.

or NO GUEST AT ALL

but i bet i hated "sexy back" at first and then the album was brilliant so still holdin out hope.

there was so much on Futuresex that hinted to some awesome territory for him. why can't he go further into the sound he hinted at on the title track and "sexy ladies" etc

this is a step backward

also, Justin timberlake is excited about getting dressed up in a suit. you're a fucking adult millionaire dude. get over it

whatever, i like this, jay-z verse apart. underwhelming as a single, though.

also this feels like timbo doing neptunes

nobody loves this song, they just want to scold people who hate it

nobody loves this song, they just want to scold people who hate it

― some dude, Monday, January 14, 2013 4:28 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Haha, that's probably true. I don't mind it at all though. And Jay-Z is mostly there to let the world that this is a big and important song. I think he does an alright job. No guest at all would be preferable though.

also, Justin timberlake is excited about getting dressed up in a suit. you're a fucking adult millionaire dude. get over it

― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Monday, January 14, 2013 11:23 AM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark

word

lmao at the idea of gucci mane or drake on this song

i bet drake's on the album tho

surfboards is right about "sexyback" tho

yeah i've never loved that song but i can appreciate it as a lead single, especially now

idk feel like "Brand New" never takes off as much as it should and Justified doesn't really hold up outside of the singles mostly

Still like part 1 even though its flaws became more apparent over time. part 2 has some good stuff amidst some bad ideas but can't say I come back to it much. this single's pretty eh imo but I'll take it over "Mirrors"

"Brand New" off the Pharrell album is so easily my favorite thing he's done in a while, really reaffirms that i much prefer P to Timbaland as a creative foil for Justin.

― some dude, Sunday, April 13, 2014 12:30 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

it's so horrible that pharrell is putting "marilyn monroe" out as the next single, that song is trash

lol i like "mirrors" a lot and tolerate "suit and tie", but haven't these songs been widely panned?

― surfbort memes get played out, totally (k3vin k.), Sunday, April 13, 2014 5:50 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think that's rev's point

― Tim F, Sunday, April 13, 2014 5:57 AM Bookmark

I like "Suit & Tie" a lot and tolerate "Mirroors", but that was my point

haha I'll let my "Mirroors" typo stand

JT is coming back to play Chicago at the end of the year. Which would make this his ... sixth stop here since winter of 2013? At least?

the near-unanimous hatred for Mirrors is so weird to me. like i understand some ppl not liking it but everyone? obviously i am wrong about it.

It's like your my MIRROOR

err you're obv

I love Mirrors, haters be damned.

i mean, let's be real, any song that sold millions of downloads and broke radio airplay records is not unanimously hated. outside of this message board it's pretty well regarded. even on Pazz & Jop it just barely missed the top 10.

sucks tho.

i looked up the chorus cuz I find the opening "with me/with me" rhyme really insipid and grating, and it turns out he threw a "fuck" in there too that i was unaware of.

― da croupier, Sunday, April 13, 2014 11:05 AM (8 hours ago)

the lazy rhyming doesn't really bother me, since the rhyme is such an unimportant part of the hook -- it's all about the groove. it doesn't really get in the way

xpost: yeah i didn't mean unanimous globally, just 'round here. i'm kinda surprised it placed so high on p&j

i like it too

think we need Don 'n' Glenn to opine on the Timber.

well yeah

i don't suppose any of you clever internet detectives could track down the three edits ("no bullshit" and "album side length" and "just hooks") of this album that were originally posted here:

http://the2020experience.bandcamp.com/album/the-20-20-experience-no-bullshit

― some dude, Monday, March 25, 2013 11:13 AM (seven years ago)

could ya?