dreamfactory313 said:

Where have I been? I've been busy switching stations whenever that wack-ass Robin Thicke song comes on the radio

If you can take a moment and loosen your grip on Pharrell's nutsack, you'll realize that the "popular producers of the moment" statement was a broad one - I wasn't just talking about your precious Neptunes. It's standard music industry practice that's been going on for awhile. At its best, it can draw attention to an artist. At its worst, it can dilute any originality that artist may have bought to the table. In a way, it's like selling one's artistic soul. Of course, there are always exceptions. It doesn't sound like one in this case. Robin Thicke can do a whole lot better than this track, imho.

JesseDezz said:

That's so cool, I didn't realise he was getting played on the radio!
I'm still waiting for that remix of "Stupid things" feat Mariah to leak! they recorded it in 2003 according to Thicke.
So does this mean he is no longer part of a band?

twink69 said:

He was never part of a band. Those were his friends who agreed to be his band. He saw it as a communal effort, but he was the only one with the actual record deal

purpleunderground said:

Jon B produces his own stuff. He doesn't need Pharrell.

lyecry said:

Sure looks like he could use some help.

lyecry said:

So does Robin

Janfriend said:

It mentioned MJ. What did Thicke and MJ do together?

TheSmyrk said:

I heard those too. Doesn't do his voice justice

jasonstar said:

I'll find out

dreamfactory313 said:

He looks just like his father!!!

I tried to watch it again, since there are so many of you who seem to like this guy. He may have written some hit songs, but his voice is sooooo generic on this track and the song itself is AWFUL.

"Her attitude is hotter than the Earth's core"

he's cute. i hate his voice tho, its very plain and boring. the song its self is cool, REALLY like the beat. needs a better singer tho imo and that spoken part is whack

I love Robin's voice. I love the song. I love the drop dead gorgeous Brazilian ladies in the video! Theres nothing here to hate for me.

JesseDezz said:

I agree one thousand percent. From what I've heard of Robin he has potential if he can find his distinct voice and avoid being diluted. I also dislike the "flavor of the month" producer trend.



Btw, he looks like George Michael to me too.

Janfriend said:

He wrote a song call "Fall Again" for Invicible, but of course it didn't make it on the album. The demo is on The MJ Ultimate Collection.

Robin has also written songs for Brandy, Whitney and Usher and many others. He wrote songs on Confessions.

If you want to hear his real potential, let me know

I wish I didn't know his dad was the dad on Growing Pains. I just can't get past that.

Cinnie said:

Once you hear his music, you will. He introduced me to his dad. Both of them are real cool people

TheSmyrk said:

umm...didnt jon b need to be produced by la and babyface?

sosgemini said:

Jon B. needed to be VALIDATED by L.A. & Face to sell with the R&B crowd. Jon was an in-house producer at LaFace before he went solo. Like Remy Shand, he worked his way up until he got his op to shine. The respectable thing about Jon is that he has always made R&B music and has never tried to use his race to morph his R&B success into a pop opportunity. He remains R&B because he loves it and not because its "in" or whatever.

BlaqueKnight said:

so to you, whats the diff between what jon b did and thicke is doing?

BlaqueKnight said:

and you think Robin is???

sosgemini said:

Thicke's label is marketing him towards the pop audience. He's just trying to use R&B as a jump off. His first single was certainly not geared towards the real R&B audience. That was pop R&B, if you even want to call it that. This new song is just garbage and no real R&B head would buy this sh*t. An indication that he's not seeking long-term R&B fans. Dude's a poser. He may be the nicest guy in the world; I'm not knocking Thicke the person. Thicke the artist is just coming off as a poser to me, though. It wouldn't even be so bad if he were a poser with good material but this single is junk. It sounds like no work went into it at all and they tried to fix everything in post. (post-production for those that don't know)
Don't throw a rock at me and call it a gold brick.

judging by his first album and the many musical influcences that went into this, I never even considered labeling Thicke as an plain & straightforward R&B artist

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BlaqueKnight said:

thanks for your input. however:

Dancelot said:

this is how i see things.

BlaqueKnight said:

Maybe you should listen to hs album or even the other music he has composed for other artists