mike_int Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) "My Favorite Drug" has very similar bassline like "Freak Me Now" by Jessie Ware Edited March 16 by mike_int 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwonderfactory Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Ssoooo overall, this is a damn solid album and a massive improvement over Man of the Woods. I can clearly hear that FutureSex/LoveSounds J.T. is back, alongside some new sounds. The use of vocoder the few times he does it on this project is quite… interesting. The rap-singing is admittedly cringe, but hey, I’ve heard worse. While I do believe “Selfish” is the weakest song here, — well, maybe second after “Liar” — it’s obvious why it was chosen as the lead single: not only is it the most current sounding track with a radio-friendly structure, it’s also relatively “safe”. But that’s the thing, isn’t it? Everything I Thought It Was doesn’t really play it safe, aside from “Selfish” and “Paradise” featuring *NSYNC; the latter being a disappointing generic acoustic guitar pop ballad. As for now, I would say this is Justin’s second best album after The 20/20 Experience. The highs are quite high and though some of the lyrics may come across as cringe (looking at you “Sometimes you gotta write the verse ‘til you get to the chorus”), he truly knows how to deliver. There is a reason why he is considered the Prince of Pop, and despite many seemingly panning this album and his numbers not looking great, his core fanbase will always be there. Speaking of a prince, you gotta lose those Prince vibes on “Play”!! My favorites at the moment are “Sanctified” featuring Tobe Mwigwe, “My Favorite Drug”, “Flame”, “F**kin’ Up the Disco”, and “Technicolor”; the first four are career highlights. The 20/20 Experience >> Everything I Thought It Was >>> FutureSex/LoveSounds >>>>>> The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2 = Man of the Woods >> Justified Everything I Thought It Was and everything we deserved it to be . Spoiler Also, love that we go from “I’m everything I thought it was” on the opening track “Memphis” to “You are everything that you thought it could be” on the closing track “Conditions”. A very nice full circle moment! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkboy Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 ohhh he killed that Tiny Desk performance. btw my top5 right now Technicolor (especially the 2nd half) Sanctified My Favorite Drug (the biggest bop) Flame (the outro is insane) the 20/20 vibes What Lovers Do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Cash Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 8 minutes ago, Starkboy said: ohhh he killed that Tiny Desk performance. btw my top5 right now Technicolor (especially the 2nd half) Sanctified My Favorite Drug (the biggest bop) Flame (the outro is insane) the 20/20 vibes What Lovers Do I can always expect you to serve taste although I actually prefer the first half of Technicolor and I'm still confused as to why it's just one song 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I am obsessed with Technicolor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 This is such a solid album, the reviews are ridiculous Anyway Memphis is absolutely CRINGE and I deleted it after the first listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Miracles Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Liar kinda my favorite so far, everyone seems to hate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRMusic Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 "F*ckin' Up The Disco" needs to became the summer smash 2024 deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_heather Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Actually after a few listens and by removing 3-4 songs i love the album Its his best work after FutureSex The problem is there is no Hit and he will bomb hard Releasing Selfish and No Angels were the safest choices but i really believe if he would release Disco as a lead ft a current female rapper it would become a hit and would bring more attention to the album Flame and Down are also better single choices Sanctified should be the album title and My fav Drug is a banger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 The streaming numbers are tragic. I thought he could get another #1 album in the US but that will only happen if his pure sales are really good. Ariana's 2nd week will probably block him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 1 minute ago, Green said: The streaming numbers are tragic. I thought he could get another #1 album in the US but that will only happen if his pure sales are really good. Ariana's 2nd week will probably block him Kacey Musgraves will also block him likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allforyou Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I finally got the chance to listen to the album today and although I had super high expectations (that the album did not meet) I still enjoyed it a lot and I like it more than Man of the Woods. My favorite new tracks are: No Angels Infinity Sex Paradise Fuckin' Up the Disco Imagination 25 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: Kacey Musgraves will also block him likely The streaming numbers aren't good but there's no way that Kacey is blocking him I truly think that he has a very good shot at debuting at #1, I think that him doing 175K is possible 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omrimayo Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 26 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: Kacey Musgraves will also block him likely When I said it in here the day that Ariana and Kacey announced (and you can find it in here) people yelling at me saying there is no way… with 0 songs on the top 200 and more than tragic streams and very bad reviews… this is coming at number 3 max, and that’s a shame. I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omrimayo Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 minute ago, allforyou said: I finally got the chance to listen to the album today and although I had super high expectations (that the album did not meet) I still enjoyed it a lot and I like it more than Man of the Woods. My favorite new tracks are: No Angels Infinity Sex Paradise Fuckin' Up the Disco Imagination The streaming numbers aren't good but there's no way that Kacey is blocking him I truly think that he has a very good shot at debuting at #1, I think that him doing 175K is possible Why do you think he’s gonna sell 170k pure? Not in a billion years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiss It Better Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 alright this is really a grower... the songs i thought were fillers are starting to sound really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popboi. Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 12 minutes ago, allforyou said: I finally got the chance to listen to the album today and although I had super high expectations (that the album did not meet) I still enjoyed it a lot and I like it more than Man of the Woods. My favorite new tracks are: No Angels Infinity Sex Paradise Fuckin' Up the Disco Imagination The streaming numbers aren't good but there's no way that Kacey is blocking him I truly think that he has a very good shot at debuting at #1, I think that him doing 175K is possible 50k is more possible than 175k atp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkboy Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 19 minutes ago, allforyou said: I finally got the chance to listen to the album today and although I had super high expectations (that the album did not meet) I still enjoyed it a lot and I like it more than Man of the Woods. My favorite new tracks are: No Angels Infinity Sex Paradise Fuckin' Up the Disco Imagination The streaming numbers aren't good but there's no way that Kacey is blocking him I truly think that he has a very good shot at debuting at #1, I think that him doing 175K is possible Gurl…. this is 2024. I expected 80k but yeah the streaming numbers are too ugly, 50k seems more likely. Sad cause Selfish had a decent start but I guess the hate train is too strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8erfan Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I made a revised edition playlist out of this because this is incredibly all over the place and inconsistent in execution. Skipping the cringy opening, the overly repetitive funky tracks (no need for the same song 5 times), and snooze fest of an outro gives you an perfect 12 track album with a run time of 52 minutes and a balance of sonic palettes. Also the studio version of Sanctified is kind of grating, sorry. 1. F***** up the Disco 2. No Angels 3. Technicolour 4. Drown 5. Liar 6. Infinity Sex 7. Love & War 8. Flame 9. What Lovers Do 10. Selfish 11. Alone 12. Paradise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBronxGirl Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 No Angels a BOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braz Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Why is this 18 songs long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kliamzJ3 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, Starkboy said: Gurl…. this is 2024. I expected 80k but yeah the streaming numbers are too ugly, 50k seems more likely. Sad cause Selfish had a decent start but I guess the hate train is too strong. Yeah. Usher did 90k with similar single performance but more hype …. I don’t see Justin even brushing over 75k at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negiiiii Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I thought Sanctified was going to be my fav but INFINITY SEX !? INSAAAAAANE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspberries Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 0 songs in the top 200 on US Spotify is crazy Even Kacey managed to get 8 songs on there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 2 hours ago, allforyou said: I finally got the chance to listen to the album today and although I had super high expectations (that the album did not meet) I still enjoyed it a lot and I like it more than Man of the Woods. My favorite new tracks are: No Angels Infinity Sex Paradise Fuckin' Up the Disco Imagination The streaming numbers aren't good but there's no way that Kacey is blocking him I truly think that he has a very good shot at debuting at #1, I think that him doing 175K is possible 175k??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) It's pretty solid. My issue is that there are no true standouts for me. Man of the Woods was much more uneven, but it had some songs I really, really likes. This not so much yet, Technicolor the closest. Edited March 16 by Cooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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