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Thread started 12/08/09 12:57pm

Graycap23

Timberland: Shock Value II

Anyone liking this new effort?
Sounds like it was recorded in 2 days.
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Reply #1 posted 12/08/09 4:12pm

babybugz

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Yeah I heard it was trash even though I got it today I was a fan of the first one oh well I brought worse lol
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Reply #2 posted 12/08/09 4:39pm

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Trash manufactured producer=Crap produced shit = Thief.
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Reply #3 posted 12/08/09 4:48pm

PricelessHo

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why do i not see the collaboration with the jonas brothers? lurking
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Reply #4 posted 12/08/09 4:52pm

babybugz

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PricelessHo said:

why do i not see the collaboration with the jonas brothers? lurking

Not hot no more I guess lol
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Reply #5 posted 12/08/09 5:52pm

Cinnie

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why do i not see the collaboration with the jonas brothers? lurking

Good catch! I bet you there are more of those rumored collaborations that never made the cut.
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Reply #6 posted 12/08/09 6:00pm

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Don't know about the album but 'Morning After Dark' is great. That said I loved 'Give It To Me' and 'The Way I Are' so I bought the album and I came to regret it so there is no way I am buying this. But 'Morning After Dark' is my song.
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Reply #7 posted 12/08/09 6:32pm

Layzie

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Graycap23 said:

Anyone liking this new effort?
Sounds like it was recorded in 2 days.


I like a few cuts on it. It mostly sounds like shit left over from the first Shock Value. And Miley Cyrus??? hrmph
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Reply #8 posted 12/08/09 8:38pm

P2daP

If you cant come up with a new name for your new album and you have to name it after your last album. HOW THE FUCK! I am suppose to listen your music and respect it? I wont listen. I'm not going to. I don't like it. The lack of being original in popular music hasn't got so bad.
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Reply #9 posted 12/08/09 8:49pm

missmad

seeingvoices12 said:

Trash manufactured producer=Crap produced shit = Thief.



yup, he has used tracks from arab artists on aaliyah's records and never credits them.
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Reply #10 posted 12/08/09 9:05pm

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Beat Thief sounds like he used an old Computer Music samples CD this time :/ He can put together an interesting enough tune though. I wouldn't buy his stolen wares, but it's a nice enough listen on the train. He steals, so I steal, no biggie.
music I'm afraid of Americans. I'm afraid of the world. music
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Reply #11 posted 12/09/09 3:16am

japanrocks

listened to most of the tracks on youtube already

saved me the trouble

it pretty much sucks

he needs to go on Celebrity Fit Club and then get some help producing his next record because he sounds lazy and looks larger than ever
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Reply #12 posted 12/09/09 6:27am

Adisa

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japanrocks said:

listened to most of the tracks on youtube already

saved me the trouble

it pretty much sucks

he needs to go on Celebrity Fit Club and then get some help producing his next record because he sounds lazy and looks larger than ever

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Reply #13 posted 12/09/09 6:46am

mancabdriver

The new song is really forgettable - and it's doing really well on the UK charts - surprised at that.
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Reply #14 posted 12/09/09 7:00am

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P2daP said:

If you cant come up with a new name for your new album and you have to name it after your last album. HOW THE FUCK! I am suppose to listen your music and respect it? I wont listen. I'm not going to. I don't like it. The lack of being original in popular music hasn't got so bad.


This not the first time...remember Under Construction Pt. II?
Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records.
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Reply #15 posted 12/09/09 7:04am

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** of 5

Timbaland
Shock Value II
by Jesse Cataldo
Posted: December 7, 2009


hock Value II is a vanity project, the kind of bonus fluff that you can get away with releasing when you're as famous and respected as Timbaland. And there's nothing inherently wrong with that; albums like this can be amusing gift baskets when pulled off correctly—samplings of different artists and styles, mini-portfolios with something for everyone. Unfortunately, the first Shock Value was something far drearier, and so is the sequel, serving more as a grounds for Timbaland to play out his fantasy-camp rapper dreams than anything else.

To be fair, Timbaland is not a terrible rapper. His clumsy flow is no worse than Diddy's jittery streams of twaddle, but it's just as annoying. The tendency here, whether intentional or not, is to surround himself with mediocre talent rather than the titans who he helped make superstars, meaning we get Drake and Timbaland's younger brother Sebastian instead of Missy Elliott and Jay-Z. The mix of professional and amateur has the feel of watching a millionaire running the court with NBA players, only it's the Nets instead of the Celtics.

Even worse is the fact that Timbaland aims for broad appeal rather than quality, an attempt to highlight diversity that results in untenable appearances from Chad Kroeger of Nickleback, the Fray, and JoJo. Justin Timberlake and Drake both offer admirable turns, but are forced to operate with unenviably tepid production. The overall laziness of that facet is even more inexcusable coming from one of the most renowned producers of the last decade.

Mildly pleasant surprises (Chad Kroeger's verse on "Tomorrow in a Bottle" actually isn't that bad) are matched by outright disasters like "We Belong to the Music," where Miley Cyrus gives a lesson on being unbearable. Then, when things seem just bad enough, there's the Jet collaboration of "Timothy Where Have You Been," which enters a different realm of miserable by pairing mopey, bloodless rock with a grating "my story" narrative, shaping a pile of ungainly wordplay into astoundingly embarrassing disaster.


I have to hear it if its really this bad
[Edited 12/9/09 7:04am]
Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records.
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Reply #16 posted 12/20/09 1:20pm

Cinnie

Heard some of it at a house party last night and it felt very appropriate for the setting.
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Reply #17 posted 12/20/09 1:25pm

banks

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I love the track with him and Brandy.. music
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Reply #18 posted 12/20/09 1:50pm

lastdecember

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banks said:

I love the track with him and Brandy.. music


Whats going on with him and JOJO, she has been with him for about a month now performing gigs, is this his new "Nelly Furtado"

"We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F
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Reply #19 posted 12/20/09 2:00pm

Militant

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Complete and utter garbage album.
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Reply #20 posted 12/20/09 5:00pm

Cinnie

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Complete and utter garbage album.


Not when you're drinking with college students! smile
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Reply #21 posted 12/20/09 9:59pm

ernestsewell

I can't imagine even looking at the artwork, much less listen to the fucking thing. hahaha
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Reply #22 posted 12/20/09 10:19pm

johnart

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I only listened to a few samples cause I saw Esthero's name. Not interested.
Why isn't Esthero doing her own thing??? fit
I guess she's trynna score mainstream connections. shrug
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Reply #23 posted 12/21/09 7:20am

sirnozedevoido
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The album is really a mess.
i will never dance
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Reply #24 posted 12/21/09 10:29am

Cinnie

Fun partying can get messy. nod
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