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FutureSex/Lovesounds - Justin Timberlake****
A second album is always hard many say it's the make or break of an artist's career. When you have also had several albums with a chart topping boy band, the pressure must be huge. Plus, Justin Timberlake has had a multi-million selling debut that must be a mass of pressure. Under all this pressure, has he created an album that critics will rate or simply slate?
Futuresex/Lovesound***** The opener of 'FutureSex/Lovesounds' is like an 80's Prince song meets Michael Jackson if he had ever done sexy rather than freakish. Its all about sex… how strange with such a title I thought it would be all about love not 'all I need is a moment alone, to give you my tongue and get you out of control, after you let it in, its skin to skin, so natural'. Lucky Miss bloody Diaz. Smooth, synth heavy and slick, we like.
SexyBack***** The number one lead single, if you haven't heard this where have you been? Justin drops his high octane vocals for a deeper dirtier and more mature vocal. This song is pure sex, sorry but you can't say anything else. Featuring Timbaland on what could be a really monotonous track there's so much sexual tension (not between the two) in the vocals and vibe of the song it's almost too much.
Sexy Ladies/Let Me Talk To You Prelude*** 'I got sexy ladies, all over the floor, you're talking to one of the greatest, who did it before, now I'm
back with one of my ladies, just letting you, that I got sexy ladies, so back off some more'. Yes this song is all about Justin's prowess with music and the ladies. Despite the arrogance and cockiness it's actually quite good, but not a favourite. Also the prelude is really, really annoying that follows on without that it would be better, but I can only take the words 'my love' a few times not a few thousand.
My Love***** This is going to be the next single and within a few beats you can see why. It has a real electro synth running through it and is a bit of a Cry Me a River 2 but not so dreary in lyrics, that doesn't make sense does it? With T.I rather than Timbaland rapping it's a new combination that works, the baby gurgles are slightly disturbing. This is much more R&B than pop.
Lovestoned/I Think She Knows Prelude*** So far we do not love these prelude tracks as they all last over seven bloody minutes. 'Lovestoned' its self is average to good R&B but it's not exactly amazing, which is kind of what we are expecting from Justin on album two. It's catchy and its cool and you should dance to it in a club. 'Those flashing lights come from everywhere, the way they hit her I just stop and stare, she's got me Lovestoned and I swear she's bad and she knows it, she knows it'. Ok Justin, we know she knows. The prelude is somehow exactly the same song if we aren't mistaken?????????
What Goes Around…/…Comes Around Interlude***** Now this is awesome. If it wasn't for it being over seven minutes (I just don't like long songs) it would be number one in the PopSalvage.com Top Pop 2006. It's a mid tempo sad love song with a real Arabic vibe, but subtly and shows that Justin can write some absolute corkers. "Is this the way its really going down, is this how we say goodbye, shoulda known better when you came around, that you were gonna make me cry, its breaking my heart to watch you turn around, cos I know that you're living a lie, but that ok baby cos in time you will fine, what goes around, goes around, goes around, goes all the way back around'. This has been on repeat over and over.
Chop Me Up**** Three Mafia appear on this track that are kind of big in the USA at the moment. It has single potential though there are better tracks. It's very in keeping with 'Justified'. Its basically one of his more R&B efforts that's quite catchy, we do like it we just don't really want it to be a single as it doesn't go anywhere. 'Little lady you got me just screwed up, off of your melody, little lady come on and don't chop me up, please don't make a fool of me'. Chop me up could become a saying in 2006 - maybe?
Damn Girl**** What is it with these songs that just don't really have a beat but are annoyingly catchy? This is one of those featuring the worst lyric in ages 'you don't need Mabelline, cos you're a beauty queen' oh bless him. This reminds us of Prince meets the Neptune's and we are actually quite enjoying it, quite lots really.
Summer Love/Set The Mood Prelude** Oh Justin, this isn't awful in a 90's kind of way. It's these sodding preludes that just put us off. Have them as separate tracks so we can delete them. Summer love is not as advertised summery, it's almost jarring, but some how just about gets away with it! Not keen, the prelude is shite too!
Until The End of Time* AKA the slow, soft, shag song. This tune is basically a song to have sex to. Oddly it's all about the 'darkness in the world, but I see the beauty in you girl'. Sorry comparing 9/11 to a girl… erm no, no, no. It's awful especially the 'Ooooooh yeah yeah Ooooooh' bits. Shut it Justin.
Losing My Way**** 'Hi my name is Bob and I work at my job, making forty something dollars a day, I used to be the man in my home town till I started to lose my way' starts what is an actually a really good track. It tells of peoples problems "these days", it could be the new Where Is the Love? 'It is breaking me down, watching the world spin round, while my dreams fall down, is anybody out there? It is breaking me down, no more friends around, and my dreams fall down, is anybody out there? Can anybody out there here me? Cos I cant seem to hear myself. Can anybody see me? Cos I cant seem to see myself. There's gotta be a heaven somewhere, to save me from this hell.' It's actually quite stunning, especially when the choir kick in. Oh we've got tingles.
(Another Song) All Over Again**** Ending on a ballad is a bit of an obvious move but it works for Justin, it'll certainly work for the ladies. We would have ended on Losing My Way but hey, we didn't write the album. This track is a real soul effort that he actually carries off well. It's also very, very simple a piano and bass and Timberlake's vocals.
Overall it's a strong album. It won't blow you away like 'SexyBack' does but there's some brilliant future singles on here and most importantly it's worth the money.
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Advantages: There are some distinctive, quality songs that follow Justified very well. Disadvantages: Too many forgettable tracks that are ruined by pointless rappers
Nov 12th, 2006
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