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Thread started 02/19/13 9:33pm

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3rdeyegirl music so far, review

I figured I'd put my thoughts on the music together here since I don't see a thread dedicated to the new music as music. Feel free to add your own review or not for that matter. My rankings are out of 5 stars.

Breakfast Can Wait, 4 out of 5 -- This is my favorite of the bunch. It's a fun little funky song. The lyrics hold together really well and fit the music. Only problem with this one is the sound quality -- I guess this is what's called "compression." The drums sound ridiculously clipped, especially if I turn the volume up, which makes it a bit painful on headphones. And the "smurf" voice? I like it, although it is turned up too high (loud) in the mix. The lyrics, "Finally my eyes are open. I dreamed about you all night long. The only thing that I've been hoping is before you go to work, we get it on." are very cool. They go from romantic to naughty. I like that.

Boyfriend, 3 out of 5 -- Reminds me of People Pleaser but a little better. I really like the horns, drums, and bass. The verses are cool. But the chorus is terrible. The falsetto and layering just wreck it.

RnR Love Affair remix 7, 4 out of 5 (and other versions, unrated) -- The remix is my second favorite of the 3rdeyegirl songs. It's a cool combination of creative, interesting music and good storytelling. It's only this remix that makes me actually pay attention to the song all the way through, so I finally pieced together the story. The original version of RnR LA was too boring. I like the Dylan-esque storytelling approach, but there was nothing inspired or interesting about the music. Even Dylan's songs have better music. Remix 7 addressed that shortcoming. It's a cool song now.

Screwdriver, 2 out of 5 -- This song is so so. The "remix" is my favorite -- I mean if you're gonna make a rock song, go ahead and rock out like he does on this remix. The original is too game for me, and I can't stand the effect on the vocal that makes him sound like a teenager. But the problem with this song is the cringe-worthy chorus. C'mon, seriously!? Oh well. There are some cool lyrics "if you don't want to, it's cool" (playful) and "empty car on a fast train, driving rain, I can make you swear that you did some thang" (great imagery).

That Girl Thang, 2 out of 5 -- It's growing on me. But this one and Screwdriver are both a significant step below the other 3 songs. Like I said elsewhere, any of my reasonably talented musician friends could make a song this good or better. It just sounds very unfinished, lyrically & musically. Seems like we got a track destined for the vault, and it was released instead, which is cool. For that, I'm glad to hear it and pay for it, but I doubt I'll give it many more listens.

Random comparisons
20ten (one of my least favorite Prince album) -- All the new songs are either better than or as good as the best songs on 20ten. I'm way more excited about the 3rdeyegirl project.

Musicology (my favorite of the past decade, just ahead of Lotusflow3r single disc) -- Hmm. 3rdeyegirl songs are good enough to make it on this album, but they wouldn't be my favorites. There's nothing as good Call My Name, If Eye Was the Man in Ur Life, or On the Couch yet. But Breakfast Can Wait is as good as Illusion, Coma, etc, and RnR remix 7 is better than A Million Days. And there's more to come, so 3rdeyegirl might be one of my post-2000 favorites.

Overall I like this project, about 3.5 out of 5 so far. The music is pretty interesting, and there are some good lyrics along with the occasional cringeworthy words. The sound quality production/engineering could improve a bit. I look forward to the next piece of puzzle (next song) being released.

"Love & honesty, peace & harmony"

101	I don't mind getting more of the same...but Prince used to surprise and renew himself....where is that Prince?
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tobydavies	RNR Remix 4/5 Screwdriver single 4/5 Screwdriver Remix 3.5/5 Breakfast Can Wait 3.5/5 Same Page, Different Book 3.5/5 Boyfriend 3.5/5 Live Out Loud 3/5 That Girl Thang 2/5
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meisme	The way he is releasing this really makes listeners pay attention to each song. Good idea on his part.
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imago	The material is ok. It's essentially vault-quality material that's made available right away instead of being shelved in the vault, isn't it? Nothing new or really all that interesting, but it's nice that he's putting something out.
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luvsexy4all	whats that site where u can see when tracks are copyrighted ?
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dJJ	ceecee319 said: Same Page, Different Book??? Where is this? I haven't got it on my 3rd Eye Girl page!! Yeah, true. I forgot about that. Sorry. 99% of my posts are ironic. Maybe this post sides with the other 1%.
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luvsexy4all	i hope he realizes he can make money by eventually releasing these to CD ...and discounting those who downloaded them already
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