Cbreezy Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) Really invested in this a) being good and b) doing well (or as well as can be in context). Slightly nervous on both fronts. LOVE Good Good, but really thought they were launching with a slow jam to ramp it up for single #2). Ruin is a solidly smooth album track; it's not obvious single material. (Kind of indifferent to Standing Next to You and Risk It All being on there. They aren't single-singles and he's playing the streaming game with that long a** tracklist) My gripe at the moment is the features. He has goodwill, but hasn't been an album seller in over a decade. So, he needs big features (or at least solid streamers like Summer and 21) to give him a streaming lift. Where are the Drake, Cardi, Megan...hell even Nicki collabs? Bieber? SZA? I'm not buying that he doesn't have the cool factor or bandwidth to rope a few of them in. Most of the features present as him helping the profile of those featured not the other way around. I get the sense his team is reserving the budget for radio (which is what worked for Good Good) or maybe something TikTok-related for a track on the album). I just wish they gave themselves an organic chance to slay by way of a big set of features. IMO, it's a good investment. Edited February 3 by Cbreezy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monday Night Messiah Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 On 2/2/2024 at 2:01 AM, crf13 said: Risk It All Such a dramatic title for no reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crf13 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 11 hours ago, SchmoodRing said: why include that but don't waste my time, sex beat, i cry, bad habits, glu and boyfriend? these are all genuinely good songs ^ really curious about these You’re really asking why he didn’t include songs that years old and all sound sonically different from one another? Not to mention… every single one of them flopped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humbz Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/1/2024 at 10:32 PM, AlleyCat said: GLU should have made it ! this. sooo many tracks and they couldn't find a space for this song? cmon. as for the tracklist, the ones that I'm more curious about are Cold Blooded f/ The-Dream - just because the-dream is in his bag lately. Bop - the r&b uptempo anthem equivalent of madonna's music maybe? lol Stone Kold Freak - the title is interesting on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humbz Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I'm also wondering if I Love U/Please U will be a Need U/Missin U situation. I would love it so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiss It Better Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 out in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TryMe Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 There will be a Skims version with a bonus track called ''naked''. Confirmed by ms Kim Kardashian herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Phew! Kissing Strangers is THAT *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthteller Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 the 1-2 punch from Kissing Strangers to Keep On Dancin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen1108 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 this album is honestly so good, I'm SO happy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen1108 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 BIG is a collapse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Kissing Strangers / Stone Kold Freak / One Of Them Ones That's the trinity right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facelessboy Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Can’t wait for it to come out for me in one hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 What in the Intentions by Justin Bieber is Kissing Strangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getBusy Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Just finished it and honestly i hated it. And i’m a big Usher fan. But this isn’t it. Only “Hard II Love” is worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashe Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Haven't finished it yet, but I Am The Party I Love U Kissing Strangers Ruin are my absolute faves already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinxx Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 on my first listen … and god, the artistic vision is lost. tempted to stop listening after “A-Town Girl” and “Keep on Dancin’” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesthetic bih Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 This is surprisingly good! So many R&B gems!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen1108 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On the Side 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Nino Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 First impressions: The album is a no for me. It's far too long and same-y, and dare I say it, corny. He should have trimmed it to keep people's interest. The second half of the album is MUCH better than the first. I will not say I'm disappointed because I don't expect much from an Usher album in 2024. It IS R&B like he promised, but I don't know what to think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepfon Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 #1 on iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiss It Better Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 the first few songs are misses for me but everything after track 5 are bops after bops keep on dancing gives off edm era usher risk it all, bop, i am the party, room in a room are r&b perfections please u is very lucky daye and i'm not surprised he co-wrote it, love it big is giving early 00s mcdonalds jingle like JT's i'm lovin it, so random but i like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetkiss Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 just started listening a town is terrible, and ill pretend it never existed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel is Desire Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On track 10 and I'm very bored. Gonna finish the album but so far this is not it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetkiss Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 cold blooded is amazing, Pharell and the dream ARE U JOKING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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