CinisterCee said:

Duh. That's why I love Prince


Smooches;)

MsMisha319 said:

I would rather see Lionel Richie or Reuben Studdard get the same attention, both their new singles are great!

I have to agree with the Overrated tag. John Legend screams BORING to me. I will say that I like his current song "Save Room" but that's it. His voice does absolutely nothing for me. It's like someone trying to sound like a male Mahailia Jackson or something like gospel and it doesn't work for me. Plus what he's doing has already been done before. Nothing new or innovative and even without that, he still doesn't do it for me.

I really liked Ordinairy People but I think the rest of his stuff is boring.

i love John Legend. I liked his first album and I like the current one that's out now too... although its not an album to put on when you need to get energetic or excited. His current album is something i would put on while sitting by the fire place with a special someone, sipping hazelnut coffee while a classic black and white movie plays in the background. It takes a special person with different views of music to appreciate his music, imo. It's great stuff
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DMSR said:

i've gotten so that I don't even like Reuben's music because it all sounds the same. That song he has out now sounds just like "Sorry 2004" and that song was awful. he needs new producers or something.

DMSR said:

If you're talking about that new Lionel song that has his daughter in the video, it's as boring as hell.

missfee said:

I like Legend. He's a good songwriter. The problem is that peoples' tatses have changed. As was stated earlier, his first CD was a gem. I was the first one to post about him because I had his CD months before it was released. I didn't care much for "Ordinary People" but I liked a few others. The new CD isn't very strong. I still maintain that he is sort of like the Lionel Ritchie of today, minus the funk of the Commadores.

yes

I personally like John Legend. I mean, he's not the greatest artist, but he makes some great listening music, and his lyrics are fairly engaging. And I think he's more diverse than most of the RnB artists out there today, which keeps "Once Again" interesting. Plus, songs like Maxine, PDA, Once Again and Show Me are outstanding gems. My only complaint is that he needs to work on his voice- its too weak for the range he seems to want to convey. However, I hope he comes up with something more upbeat next time.

I'd rather listen to Ruben any day of the week.

I thought the topic of this thread was John Legend is Overrated.Why did it turn into a gay thread?Anyway,John is overrated.Just because you can play piano,doesn't make you a musical genius.The music fans really need to raise their standards of talent.This is why Kanye West throws a tantrum everytime he doesn't win an award.He thinks he is a musical genius and one of the greatest entertainers of his generation

john 'the wedding singer' legend is the most overrated artist in the industry right now.his album sounds like the music you hear on the phone while on hold with the gas company.

[b]Okay, I'm listening to Save room, and its sounds like a pretty nice song [b]

BlaqueKnight said:

Nah, I actually really like Ruben's first CD. They didn't pick the right singles, but there are some great album tracks IMO.

lonelygurl8305 said:

thats not his song! Ever heard "Stormy?" Same music, different lyrics. He basically sampled the music.

Alicia Keyes is overrated also

DMSR said:

[b]Oh, well thats no different from what everybody is doing nowadays...did Kanye West sample it?
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