In an ancient diary of mine, I have a five pieces of confetti, that I saved from the second concert I had ever been to. It was at Nassau Coliseum on a school night, and I was exponentially cooler than anyone I knew because I got to see NSYNC. It was in that moment, that I became forever a part of the Teenie Bopper generation. To this day, I love my boy bands; Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, O-Town, and even (but regrettably) B2K. Fast forward to the summer of 2006, I was fresh out of high school, in love and ready to take on the adult world, and the song that defined that summer was Sexy Back. To this day, the entire album of FutureSex/LoveSongs bangs uncontrollably. I was so in love with that album, that the aforementioned boyfriend was jealous of the musical stylings of Sir Timberlake.
JT went on hiatus. The only time I could get my boy band fix was when ABDC or an episode of Fairly OddParents with Chip Skylark was on. I did go see him on tour, in August 2007. It was one of the best concerts I've seen, full of nostalgia and funky rhythms. It also set a VERY false precedent in my head that the next Justin Timberlake album is just a few years away, and that needn't worry, he'll take it from here. But the years passed, and nothing from JT, except a little feature here and there. I held onto his words because Justin knew me when I wasn't a girl, not yet a woman. I mean The Lonely Island could only do so much? Its like Motherlover was the ring a scumbag typeguy gives you to shut you up, not because he really wants to marry you. I even went so far to say that In Time was a great piece of cinema. I was singing Gone, to the dvd cover as I cuddled my kneecaps.
Imagine how excited I was when I saw on my Twitter timeline that he was releasing new music. I figuratively peed everywhere. It was finally about to happen. Justin was gonna save me from my addiction to Robin Thicke, and show us how it's really done. Sunday night, I saw that he had finally released this new song. I gave it a listen and all I have to say is:
I was already a little bit skeptical, because I'm still suffering from second hand embarrassment from the lack of NSYNC members, at JT's recent nuptials to Jessica Biel. I put all that aside to form an unbiased opinion. I realize that you can't please everyone. But Sade, the Vampire of Smooth Jazz, comes out with a new album once every 600 years and that shit always bangs. ALWAYS! Justin Timberlake literally had one job to do, he had to make a hit. He even featured Jay-Z, my nemesis, on the record, which guarantees at least half of hissheep fans will say its the hardest shit out right now. And he failed miserably.
I'm not even looking forward to the album if this is what he's serving. He took a chance, so I have to give him a little credit [cough cough where you at Lauryn Hill] right? Has he lost his touch because I'm older? Because he's older? Because he's married? I had so many questions that couldn't be answered. I just laid in the fetal position, and contemplated if my whole life was lie.
This song is straight trash. The lyrics aren't really saying anything. His flow is all off. He doesn't sound all smooth and mellow. Maybe I filled the void he left with Mike Posner. If I had to grade this song, it's gonna be D....plus.
JT went on hiatus. The only time I could get my boy band fix was when ABDC or an episode of Fairly OddParents with Chip Skylark was on. I did go see him on tour, in August 2007. It was one of the best concerts I've seen, full of nostalgia and funky rhythms. It also set a VERY false precedent in my head that the next Justin Timberlake album is just a few years away, and that needn't worry, he'll take it from here. But the years passed, and nothing from JT, except a little feature here and there. I held onto his words because Justin knew me when I wasn't a girl, not yet a woman. I mean The Lonely Island could only do so much? Its like Motherlover was the ring a scumbag typeguy gives you to shut you up, not because he really wants to marry you. I even went so far to say that In Time was a great piece of cinema. I was singing Gone, to the dvd cover as I cuddled my kneecaps.
Imagine how excited I was when I saw on my Twitter timeline that he was releasing new music. I figuratively peed everywhere. It was finally about to happen. Justin was gonna save me from my addiction to Robin Thicke, and show us how it's really done. Sunday night, I saw that he had finally released this new song. I gave it a listen and all I have to say is:
ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!
I was already a little bit skeptical, because I'm still suffering from second hand embarrassment from the lack of NSYNC members, at JT's recent nuptials to Jessica Biel. I put all that aside to form an unbiased opinion. I realize that you can't please everyone. But Sade, the Vampire of Smooth Jazz, comes out with a new album once every 600 years and that shit always bangs. ALWAYS! Justin Timberlake literally had one job to do, he had to make a hit. He even featured Jay-Z, my nemesis, on the record, which guarantees at least half of his
I'm not even looking forward to the album if this is what he's serving. He took a chance, so I have to give him a little credit [cough cough where you at Lauryn Hill] right? Has he lost his touch because I'm older? Because he's older? Because he's married? I had so many questions that couldn't be answered. I just laid in the fetal position, and contemplated if my whole life was lie.
This song is straight trash. The lyrics aren't really saying anything. His flow is all off. He doesn't sound all smooth and mellow. Maybe I filled the void he left with Mike Posner. If I had to grade this song, it's gonna be D....plus.
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