do you thnik Ne-Yo is an underrated artist...?
I mean he's a good songwriter, shouldn't he be one of the most popular artists out there instead of Beyonce?
[Edited 4/2/09 23:51pm]

I would say he's overrated.

People are always saying what a great songwriter he is, but fact is, all he writes are lyrics. Have you seen a Ne-Yo song where he gets full writing credit?

He never appealed to me for some reason or another.

what would count as full writing credit?

daPrettyman said:

How do you know this? The guy got his start writing songs for other R&B acts on the radio- and even after releasing his own albums he still writes #1 Billboard hits for other people. I highly doubt that all he writes are the lyrics on his songs, if for no other reason than every song of his sounds similar: a heavy break beat under 3 similar guitar chords.

- He's a pretty good songwriter but his voice is "eh"; he sounds whiny like the rest of them, maybe some of his songs aren't good enough to make up for his weak voice



- I can't even get through most of his songs because of that weak bass-less voice


[Edited 4/3/09 5:24am]
[Edited 4/3/09 5:37am]

Underrated? As what?

Mstrustme said:

His voice irks you too? There are so many with these whiny voices. How anybody listens to them is beyond me. Then have crappy music on top of it. It's a lose-lose situation.

I think he's a great song writer, but a terrible singer.

JackieBlue said:

He's an average songwriter and vocalist. I like his music, but it's not overly brilliant, like other artists I listen to. He tries too hard to be Michael Jackson ala Thriller era.

Exactly. You beat me to it.

Average at best.

JasonWill1980 said:

Meaning he wrote the entire song without any help.

LivingSilver said:

I've heard him say in different interviews that he writes the lyrics. Besides, look at his ASCAP writing file:
http://www.ascap.com/ace/...20&start=1

At first I hated him with that song "So Sick", and I still hate that song, but he has definitely grown on me. "Closer" was such an amazing song, one of the best last year.

DiamondGlove said:

I didn't care for "So Sick" or almost anything from his debut album. I did like the "Because of You" album. I thought it was one of the best from 07. I didn't like the last album, though. I despise "Closer". To me, it was his attempt at getting a song played on pop radio (which it worked). Before, he had tried, but could not manage to get that "pop breakthrough".

I think he's a good singer. Better than many out there.

He has good songs.

Don't you mean overrated?

daPrettyman said:

I see what you mean about getting help from other writers. I also noticed that a lot of his songs are not on that list because they weren't linked properly. Example: Let Me Love You (performed by Mario) and Irreplaceable (performed by Beyoncé)
That's a great site! Thanks for pointing it out.
---

I still think he's underrated compared to his pop/R&B peers. The kids are all excited about how great Rhianna, Chris Brown, and Lil' Wayne are. Compared to them, I think Ne-Yo should be getting a lot more respect.

shorttrini said:

purplesweat said:

Kinda like Babyface. I never was a fan of Face's voice, but he could write one hell of a song.

I saw him open for Alicia Keys twice last year, and was impressed by his stage presence. I am a rocker at heart, so I went into the show not knowing anything about him. I have to say it was one of the few times I was so impressed by the opening act that I bought the CD the next day. Great showman.(For a guy that did not play any instruments).Catchy songs.

love me some neyo he the shit

Yeah, I never used to like dude but every time I see him now I'm left more and more impressed. He's definately a cut above all the other young rnb cats.

JasonWill1980 said:

I dont think he's underrated, he writes the same songs over and over again, changing a lyric here and there, occassionally getting creative, he's just an ok dancer, looks wise just ok, he could loose 10-15 pounds and do something to get back his hair line , vocally sounds just ok, doesnt try anything crazy with his voice, pretty predictable at this point


I agree with Graycap23, AVERAGE at best

LivingSilver said:

If you search for those song titles, it shows him as the co-writer. I did Irreplaceable just to verify.

WisdomNLove said:

Not to mention, he could pay a visit to either Bosley or Hairclub for men.

badujunkie said:

You got that part right.

shorttrini said:

The major difference is that Babyface actually paid some dues. He actually had to LEARN how to be a great songwriter.