Twixters Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 This album is trash omg good thing he doing superbowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetkiss Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 omg is album flopping?? streams that are showing on spotify look like mega flop. 1 K play wTF even some madi diaz has like 7 K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtripped Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I loved this album at first listen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_Aid_King Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 It's very consistent and it's good. But there are a few duds too, definitely needed to be shorter. But it's a mess at how it's flopping... Hopefully the Superbowl can boost it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 This is a very good album ! A bit too long, but he's really back in the game. With a good SB, I think that he's going to chart very well globally. My top 3 so far is : Kissing Strangers Stone Kold Freak BIG Little review : https://the-melting-pop.blogspot.com/2024/02/usher-3-titres-pour-decouvrir-son.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Drought Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Ngl, I’m disappointed. I wanted something more conceptual, introspective and cohesive but instead this sounds more like a playlist and the songs are so forgettable. There are definitely songs that stand out but nothing worthwhile. Still looking forward to his superbowl performance but I hope the album will be successful even though I’ll probably never listen to it again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Støned Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I am the Party deserves to be a single!! It's so damn catchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_heather Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 SuperBowl doesn't do miracles darling Im pretty sire it will boost only his old catalog He should have tried to release at least 1 big comeback single 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbreezy Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) 12 minutes ago, shark_heather said: SuperBowl doesn't do miracles darling Im pretty sire it will boost only his old catalog He should have tried to release at least 1 big comeback single True. That said, I think, on the one hand, we must remember that he is way more of a physical seller. So, his performance will be best measured by that metric. Similarly, I realized he didn't get much playlisting from Spotify, which makes me wonder if there's some initial frostiness from the Apple Music partnership he has going for the Super Bowl (which for sure will extend to his new music). At the same time, I very much agree about dropping a big single. He rode out Good Good (which did...good good lol) for a little too long. The minute it peaked, he should have dropped a big collab. I already felt he may be in the danger zone when I saw the tracklist had no big features. He needed to hitch his ride to a streaming beast as a hit single with that person would give the album residual heat. I also get the sense that he has too much on his plate. Because the Super Bowl is this premium experience, outside of Vegas + Paris, he's not actually been performing anywhere public-facing. He's been doing A LOT of promo, but it's mainly been about Halftime, rehearsals, etc with the album as a brief afterthought mention. The best bet now is that one of the songs catches on (I'll keep saying A Town has the ability to do a Nicki Everybody because of the prominence of the sample). Either way, he'll be fine (optics-wise) with a strong Super Bowl showing, a big tour, and #1 or top 10 album debut). Edited February 10 by Cbreezy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatiRod Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) "Good Good" is not done yet, it's #30 on Apple Music rn and if he performs it on the Superbowl it could give it a big boost. If it's a show-stopping moment, the song could re-peak on the Hot 100. It's still Top 20 on radio. Edited February 10 by MatiRod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashe Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 they better push Kissing Strangers hard, I can't get it out of my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariah4life Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 A-Town Girl is the catchiest. Maybe i like the Uptown Girl sample in it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CozySkin Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Album sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mylicious Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 So far I really enjoy this, love the Cici shoutout on A Town Girl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omrimayo Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Not one song in the top 200 on Spotify, not even in the US, oh wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mylicious Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 They really should have pushed a song more before the release, but oh well. Somehow this album is taking me back to the 2000s and I like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashe Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Cold Blooded and Stone Kold Freak. Wheeeew!! those are some legit masterpieces 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reymiu Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I heard the album 1 time so far but this is easily my instant fave, just classic Usher sound 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facelessboy Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I wish the album was shorter 20 songs is over kill. 12-15 would do cut the filler because there is some! Overall i haven’t enjoyed a album from Usher since the early 10s. Hope he can get another hit from the record. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facelessboy Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 It’s wild he’s never ask Brandy to be on one of his songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reymiu Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Though I think the best chance for a hit on this album would be "Please U remix w Bruno Mars" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_Aid_King Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 AM US: #29 Good Good #147 Kissing Strangers #156 Ruin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilish Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Kissing strangers has been on repeat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth Teller Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Not motivated to listen to 20 Usher songs in 2024, but I heard all the songs touted as highlights and they were all below average. This is really his last chance at a commercial comeback, what with the Superbowl and Good Good doing decently, so it's really disappointing he didn't come out with something better. Truth be told, all his albums post-Confessions are mediocre, filler-heavy and unfocused. Usher's back catalogue will keep him coasting either way but to see him stuck on these B-tier r&b demos and still trying to pull this playboy/bachelor **** from his 20's (only with worse lyrics) is a shame. "Right after you make your decision, I'm gon' make my incision, girl"??? No. The crazy thing is he already has a blueprint of what a grown Usher record should sound like: CLIMAX. And everyone loved it and it went #1 on radio and it was a solid hit. Why did he not go down that route and is singing about McDonald's instead? Anyway. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashe Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Cold Blooded Stone Kold Freak I Am The Party Kissing Strangers Ruin Please U I Love U Good Good Margiela Room In A Room Luckiest Man Coming Home One of Them Ones so many good songs !!! yall gotta play it some more, I'm getting my life off it at the gym 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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