Don'tmisquite me. The dude is a great producer and while I won't come out and say that he sold out delving into the pop/ retro-pop sound that was booming last year and is still somewhat prevalent now (shoot, he helped bring that retro sound back) but the songs on his album just become unbearably annoying after multiple listens and feel more and more like pop-lite every time I hear them.

We all know "Happy" and I'm pretty sure after the radio drove that song into the eardrums for several months, all the people that the song originally brought joy to wished they had guns but my favorite song on GIRL was "Brand New". It had a smooth, light, upbeat vibe and it was a great dance track that I couldn't get enough of; it was my go-to track and as much as people wanted "Gust of Wind" to be a single, I wanted "Brand New" to be a single. All that unexpectedly flew out the window one day when it started playing on my phone and a feeling of disgust just hit me and I quickly changed the song. Every time it would play I would immediately whip out my phone and change the song till I just had enough and deleted it. I then listened to some other tracks on the album (i.e. "Gust of Wind", "Come and Get it Bae", and that one he did with Miley (if CAGIB isn't the one)) and they all just felt so weak and did absolutely nothing for me.

It's possible that I burnt myself out on "Brand New" but I think its strange that burning myself out on a single song (beside "Happy") caused me to dislike the rest of his songs. Admittedly I never listened to the entire album before this happened but just single song of his is making me hesitant to hear the rest of GIRL.

Does anyone else feel this way about Pharrell's music? Or is it just me?

EDIT: When I say "Pharrell's music", I'm NOT talking about all of his music. I'm talking about the pop-lite direction he appears to be going in now with GIRL being the deputation of that notion. Basically, what do you think about GIRL's music? It doesn't have a lasting appeal to me and it's easy to burn yourself out on the songs to the point where you never want to hear them again (or at least for a long time).

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He doesn't have any beginning appeal either.

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I agree with both of yah I liked Happy when first heard it , but after hearing it everywhere a millions times , i got pretty sick of it , i never want to hear it again for a few years.

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WorldofPeace said:

I agree with both of yah I liked Happy when first heard it , but after hearing it everywhere a millions times , i got pretty sick of it , i never want to hear it again for a few years.

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What about the rest of GIRL if you listened to it?

MotownSubdivision said:

WorldofPeace said:

I agree with both of yah I liked Happy when first heard it , but after hearing it everywhere a millions times , i got pretty sick of it , i never want to hear it again for a few years.

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What about the rest of GIRL if you listened to it?

Sorry not got the album . I will go and listen to Brand New , you say it is cool.

I gotta disagree....I'm still enjoying his album

It's the type of album where,every month or so,I find a new favorite song.When it was first released,my favorite song was "Hunter"...then "Gust Of Wind".....then "Marilyn Monroe"

Currently,I'm having alot of fun with "Gush" This is one of those albums where damn near every song is worthy of being a single.Album of the year,imo.

SoulAlive said:

I gotta disagree....I'm still enjoying his album

It's the type of album where,every month or so,I find a new favorite song.When it was first released,my favorite song was "Hunter"...then "Gust Of Wind".....then "Marilyn Monroe"

Currently,I'm having alot of fun with "Gush" This is one of those albums where damn near every song is worthy of being a single.Album of the year,imo.

WorldofPeace said:

I liked Happy when first heard it , but after hearing it everywhere a millions times , i got pretty sick of it , i never want to hear it again for a few years.

yeah,that song pretty much dominated the early months of this year I was glad that it did so well as a single.I love it when good songs top the charts.

Graycap23 said:

SoulAlive said:

I gotta disagree....I'm still enjoying his album

It's the type of album where,every month or so,I find a new favorite song.When it was first released,my favorite song was "Hunter"...then "Gust Of Wind".....then "Marilyn Monroe"

Currently,I'm having alot of fun with "Gush" This is one of those albums where damn near every song is worthy of being a single.Album of the year,imo.

I demand that you sit down and listen to the album on some good headphones.There's much to like on this album and I'm saying this as someone who wasn't a huge Pharrell fan before.For example,I didn't like his first solo album at all.

I guess its a personal taste thing, but yeah I agree with the OP, I buy his albums and I get tired of them so quickly. I just looked at the play count in my Itunes for GIRL and i played each song only a total of 3 times.. kind of a waste of money..

With the first two N.E.R.D. albums I actually played them quite a bit, the last two not so much.. and his solo work, very little.

SoulAlive said:

Graycap23 said:

I demand that you sit down and listen to the album on some good headphones.There's much to like on this album and I'm saying this as someone who wasn't a huge Pharrell fan before.For example,I didn't like his first solo album at all.

Dude flat out can't sing and those simple melodies put me 2 sleep. I don't get it.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I disagree. It's 12 years later and I'm still jamming NERD's In Search Of album. Not to mention the stuff he did as part of the Neptunes. Say what you want about "Happy" but I guarantee that in ten years we'll still bob our heads to it. That's a classic song.

I think that it's the same with ANY song that is overplayed.

After the ten thousandth time that you hear it, the song loses its appeal.

But, like thesoulbrother stated...10 years from now if it comes on the radio, everyone will be smiling and singing along.

thesoulbrother said:

Graycap23 said:

SoulAlive said:

I demand that you sit down and listen to the album on some good headphones.There's much to like on this album and I'm saying this as someone who wasn't a huge Pharrell fan before.For example,I didn't like his first solo album at all.

Dude flat out can't sing and those simple melodies put me 2 sleep. I don't get it.

Graycap23 said:

SoulAlive said:

I demand that you sit down and listen to the album on some good headphones.There's much to like on this album and I'm saying this as someone who wasn't a huge Pharrell fan before.For example,I didn't like his first solo album at all.

Dude flat out can't sing and those simple melodies put me 2 sleep. I don't get it.

lol,he's no Luther but I think he sounds OK.

The thing that stands out about his songs is...the groove! He can come up with some hot beats,grooves and hooks.People couldn't get "Happy" out of their heads for weeks.

thesoulbrother said:

Say what you want about "Happy" but I guarantee that in ten years we'll still bob our heads to it. That's a classic song.

that song is so infectious and fun...the perfect pop single.

SoulAlive said:

Graycap23 said:

Dude flat out can't sing and those simple melodies put me 2 sleep. I don't get it.

lol,he's no Luther but I think he sounds OK.

The thing that stands out about his songs is...the groove! He can come up with some hot beats,grooves and hooks.People couldn't get "Happy" out of their heads for weeks.

It is ez 2 come up with grooves when all u do is sample someone else's work.

Graycap23 said:

Graycap23 said:

SoulAlive said:

lol,he's no Luther but I think he sounds OK.

The thing that stands out about his songs is...the groove! He can come up with some hot beats,grooves and hooks.People couldn't get "Happy" out of their heads for weeks.

It is ez 2 come up with grooves when all u do is sample someone else's work.

We saw you several months ago,driving around,singing "Happy" at the top of your lungs admit it,lol

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Most of Pharrells music aren't samples.

people seem to forget that Pharrell is a real musician.He can play drums and keyboards but because he's so closely associated with hip-hop,people assume he has no real talent.

SoulAlive said:

Graycap23 said:

It is ez 2 come up with grooves when all u do is sample someone else's work.

We saw you several months ago,driving around,singing "Happy" at the top of your lungs admit it,lol

Lol....I hate that song.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Graycap23 said:

It is ez 2 come up with grooves when all u do is sample someone else's work.

Most of Pharrells music aren't samples.

Hummmmmmm............

Graycap23 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Graycap23 said:

Hummmmmmm............

I can't remember that last time he sampled. Might have been Commons Universal Mind Control from back in 08.

I'll take your word for that.

Just curious, how is he being accused of stealing Marvin Gayes joint on Blurred lines?

Graycap23 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Graycap23 said:

I'll take your word for that.

Just curious, how is he being accused of stealing Marvin Gayes joint on Blurred lines?

That wasn't a sample though just similar notes played.

In my book, if u "recreate" someone else's notes..........it is the essense of sampling.

Graycap23 said: