NDRU said:

Graycap23 said:

Records? I dig.

Live? I pass.

I really haven't heard his records but I felt like I needed some mouthwash after hearing him sing live on TV

The dude flat out CAN'T sing live. Performance is lacking also and has ZERO stage presence.

I really like his voice...so yeah, I think he's talented

He is just as talented if not more than his famous father Alan Thicke from the hit tv show "Growing Pains"....

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

He is just as talented if not more than his famous father Alan Thicke from the hit tv show "Growing Pains"....

HAHA that is not saying much, though he did co-write the song from Facts of Life

I think he's very talented. His first album A Beautiful World has some great tracks. When I Get You Alone is still a favorite of mine.

He is what he is. It's not like he's making himself out to be the greatest "anything". I like his music. I own it all. From meeting him several times, he is a nice person who appreciates his fans. I think he is talented and it does not matter to me if that is not the general concensus.

Vendetta1 said:

He is what he is. It's not like he's making himself out to be the greatest "anything". I like his music. I own it all. From meeting him several times, he is a nice person who appreciates his fans. I think he is talented and it does not matter to me if that is not the general concensus.

Amen

I actually liked bike messenger, dirty hair "When I Get You Alone" Thicke when I discovered his first CD in a bin of CD's nobody wanted at my old job. LOVED HIM. After they tried to clean him up, make him the new Jon B, and gave him that "white boy that will appeal to Black" women thing and had his non rhythm having ass dancing in that Magic video and then the remix with that cat screeching Mary J I'm done. Womp womp.

I like his voice on record. He needs to work on getting it right when he performs live.

Also, he's mired in a contemporary urban r&b sound. He occasionally trascends it or uses it to his advantage, but his talent is largely wasted with bland production.

So I guess I like him in theory but the execution doesn't do much for me on the whole.

He bought into his own hype. He could have been the next TTD and instead he turned himself into the next Michael Bolton.

sosgemini said:

He bought into his own hype. He could have been the next TTD and instead he turned himself into the next Michael Bolton.

I don't see either comparison He's not talented enough to follow in TTD's footsteps, and he's not MOR enough to be the next Michael.

VoicesCarry said:

sosgemini said:

He bought into his own hype. He could have been the next TTD and instead he turned himself into the next Michael Bolton.

I don't see either comparison He's not talented enough to follow in TTD's footsteps, and he's not MOR enough to be the next Michael.

He started off just as quirky as TTD and ended up letting the sap take over his career. I stand by my statement.

sosgemini said:

VoicesCarry said:

I don't see either comparison He's not talented enough to follow in TTD's footsteps, and he's not MOR enough to be the next Michael.

He started off just as quirky as TTD and ended up letting the sap take over his career. I stand by my statement.

Yeah, but would you fuck him? Maybe we can agree on that

VoicesCarry said:

sosgemini said:

He started off just as quirky as TTD and ended up letting the sap take over his career. I stand by my statement.

Yeah, but would you fuck him? Maybe we can agree on that

Please, don't flirt with me tonight. I'm feeling vulnerable.

jaybendy said:

After they gave him that "white boy that will appeal to Black" women thing ...

That's so true!

Just purchased When I Get You Alone. Plan on listening to a few more snippets. Haven't really listened to him. I rarely listen to the radio. Like the song I bought though:)

leecappella said:

Just purchased When I Get You Alone. Plan on listening to a few more snippets. Haven't really listened to him. I rarely listen to the radio. Like the song I bought though:)

Other Songs I like from A Beautiful World:

Oh Shooter - his album version doesn't include Weezy but the version "Shooter" on Wanye's CD isn't too bad. Not that I'm a fan of Wanye but it's not a bad version of the song.

I can't find the one w/o Wayne so this one will have to do.

The Stupid Things... beautiful.

Also Lazy Bones, Brand New Jones and Im A Be Alright.

His first album seemed more HIM, and less like some product the record company tried to make him, you know?

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jaybendy said:

leecappella said:

Just purchased When I Get You Alone. Plan on listening to a few more snippets. Haven't really listened to him. I rarely listen to the radio. Like the song I bought though:)

Other Songs I like from A Beautiful World:

Oh Shooter - his album version doesn't include Weezy but the version "Shooter" on Wanye's CD isn't too bad. Not that I'm a fan of Wanye but it's not a bad version of the song.

I can't find the one w/o Wayne so this one will have to do.

The Stupid Things... beautiful.

Also Lazy Bones, Brand New Jones and Im A Be Alright.

His first album seemed more HIM, and less like some product the record company tried to make him, you know?

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I agree. I love the first two albums. The second two not so much.

I believe he was sexier pre-"Lost Without You". I remember there was a photo posted here, I think, he's all sweaty and shirtless and shit. Can't seem to find it on Google though.

Timmy84 said:

I believe he was sexier pre-"Lost Without You". I remember there was a photo posted here, I think, he's all sweaty and shirtless and shit. Can't seem to find it on Google though.

I loved him with the long hair.

give me this guy any day...

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I think once folks at his record company found out he had a Black wife they were like OOHHH!!! Black women are gonna LOVE this guy! Then the transformation began.

jaybendy said:

give me this guy any day...

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I think once folks at his record company found out he had a Black wife they were like OOHHH!!! Black women are gonna LOVE this guy! Then the transformation began.

Yeah I miss that Robin too.

Mayer Hawthorne's better

I think this is his best song

Yeah, Robin's talented, I like some of stuff. I think it was SoulAlive who got me to take second look at Thicke with his 2008 release, "Something Else".

"The Evolution..." is a really good album

TD3 said:

Yeah, Robin's talented, I like some of stuff. I think it was SoulAlive who got me to take second look at Thicke with his 2008 release, "Something Else".

The album that started his spiral downhill in quality.

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I love his first 3 records. I bought the last one, but still haven't even listened to it.

AlexdeParis said:

I love his first 3 records. I bought the last one, but still haven't even listened to it.

'Sex Therapy' was really disappointing.Hopefully,the next CD will be a return to his retro-R&B sound.

jaybendy said:

give me this guy any day...

[img:$uid]http://images.bluebeat.com/c/7/9/6/4/2/Robin-Thicke_17008_15.jpg[/img:$uid]

I think once folks at his record company found out he had a Black wife they were like OOHHH!!! Black women are gonna LOVE this guy! Then the transformation began.

damn you sure that's not Orlando Bloom?