is Ne-Yo underrated?

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?
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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:

- 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


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Underrated? As what?

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Mstrustme said:

- 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 voice


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

JackieBlue 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.

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.

Average at best.

JasonWill1980 said:

LivingSilver said:

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

He has good songs.

Don't you mean overrated?

daPrettyman said:

shorttrini said:

purplesweat said:

shorttrini said:

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

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:

LivingSilver said:

WisdomNLove said:

JasonWill1980 said:

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?
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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

badujunkie said:

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.