The song off his debut album that made me a fan, That album is still a classic, he self prodcued and wrote that one too.

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Upcoming TV appearances:


Robin is scheduled to perform on Sunday, June 29 on the BET Awards. He'll follow that up with a showcases on ABC’s Good Morning America, The View and Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, July 2. He will also appear CBS Sunday Morning on July 6.

daingermouz2020 said:

Im not sure if its been mentioned or not and I apologize if it has, but couldnt this whole Paula break up/get her back thingy has been a publicity stunt for his new album from the beginning? I think so.

I wondered the same thing. Sometimes it's hard to tell, isn't it? I hope all of this doesn't backfire and ruin his career somehow. He has a lot of loyal fans so I hope this doesn't turn people off.

SoulAlive said:

MotownSubdivision said:

SoulAlive said:

If this is all a publicity stunt,then that means that Paula would be in on it,too.Doesn't seem likely.Besides,Robin is already "hot" right now.He doesn't need to resort to lame publicity stunts to get attention.

Paula doesn't have to be in on anything for this to be a publicity stunt. Robin was hot(ter) last year and this is 2014 where literally yesterday's news is tomorrow's history which is why last year Miley Cyrus was being shoved down our throats for several months. Robin has to keep his name in the headlines and public eye somehow; not saying it's a forgone conclusion that this is what he's doing but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if that turns out to be true.

We know that he's been around a long time, but the casual/latecomer fans might think RT is "new" so they are expending his next album to be like Blurred Lines. Meanwhile, the rest of us know that he's more of an R&B singer than anything else and the majority of his long-time fans were already along for the ride long before Blurred Lines dropped. So, he's got to figure out how to keep the new fans and his old fans happy at the same time. He needs both at this point in his career. He's not a brand new artist and he's not a "legend" yet, so he's kinda stuck in the middle. Any artist probably goes through a mid-career crisis of sorts. It's just odd that he had a massive hit during his mid-career!

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SeventeenDayze said:

I'm gonna let you guys listen to the whole album and then tell me what's worth listening to because Lord knows you can't get that time back once it's gone

That's right. Listen to Usher

The new single doesn't sound bad to me.

MotownSubdivision said:

SoulAlive said:

MotownSubdivision said:

SoulAlive said:

I disagree.Good music is enough to keep Robin's name in the public eye,as "Blurred Lines" proved.He's not some desperate,hit-less artist who needs to make a name for himself.As an artist,he already has the public's attention.I don't buy the whole "publicity stunt" theory.Think about what you're suggesting: that he and Paula "faked" their breakup just to get publicity and sell records.That's absurd. [Edited 6/25/14 18:11pm]

Just because a song is a hit doesn't mean it's a good one. Blurred Lines was and is garbage; I'm not suggesting that the 2 staged their breakup, I'm suggesting the possibility of Robin exploiting it. And you talk as though certain artists are above publicity stunts which isn't true at all, especially nowadays. Even if they are very popular, some will try and keep their name in the limelight by any means necessary. And Robin may not be some desperate, hit-less artist but it's not like he's owning the charts either, BL after all is his only song to ever reach #1 and the first one to even chart in 8 years. [Edited 6/25/14 20:02pm] [Edited 6/25/14 20:04pm]

I completely see what SoulAlive and you are saying. Robin Thicke doesn't necessarily need to do publicity stunts to get his point across and remain relevant. But, I think social media has really made it ripe for these artists to become mere puppets of their handlers, publicists, etc. It's hard to say how much of an artist's personal life is leaked to the public by someone in their circle OR if it was simply manufactured to create a buzz in the tabloids. That's the problem. There are 24-hour news cycles that have to fill the airwaves up with something and that usually means it's open season on dishing the dirt about famous folks who might make some money if it means being the highlight of the Entertainment column.

This is absolutely insane.

90-second snippet of "Lock the Door.

I think Robin needed a subject to write love songs about and probably had the concept of this wife-centered album before he even hit the VMAs and supposedly "offended" Paula with his rehearsed stage act. From there, a narrative was developed for marketing purposes and something to be interviewed about.

Cinny said:

I think Robin needed a subject to write love songs about and probably had the concept of this wife-centered album before he even hit the VMAs and supposedly "offended" Paula with his rehearsed stage act. From there, a narrative was developed for marketing purposes and something to be interviewed about.

I remember thinking to myself that the whole foam finger/Miley incedent was blown way out of proportion. I was shocked that so many people seemed to think it was more than what it was. Then again, most people don't view media with a critical eye and believe everything they see on TV or hear on the radio. People in general are naive when it comes to trusting institutions such as the media and government, for example.

A little bit of information I saw on the Target website and in the weekly circular:

The Target deluxe editon of Paula includes bonus acoustic versions of ''Too Little Too Late'', ''Get Her Back'' and ''The Opposite Of Me".

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SoulAlive said:

I'll be buying this CD on Tuesday.I just hope it's not all ballads.

Please let us know how it is

MotownSubdivision said:

Just because a song is a hit doesn't mean it's a good one. Blurred Lines was and is garbage

it's all subjective.I think "Blurred Lines" is one of the few great songs that was released last year.

MotownSubdivision said:

I'm not suggesting that the 2 staged their breakup, I'm suggesting the possibility of Robin exploiting it.

fair enough.Since I don't know Robin personally,I'm gonna give him the benefit of the doubt

MotownSubdivision said:

you talk as though certain artists are above publicity stunts which isn't true at all, especially nowadays. Even if they are very popular, some will try and keep their name in the limelight by any means necessary.

True,but how you be 100% sure that this is what Robin is doing? In my opinion,making a deeply personal album dedicated to one person isn't a surefire way to sell records.The first single ("Get Her Back") isn't exactly dominating the charts right now,is it? The album will probably be a low seller.There are so many better,more effective ways to generate publicity,if that's what Robin really wanted to do.

MotownSubdivision said:

Robin may not be some desperate, hit-less artist but it's not like he's owning the charts either, BL after all is his only song to ever reach #1 and the first one to even chart in 8 years.

That's false.Robin has been a consistent hitmaker on the R&B charts for many years."Blurred Lines" was his first taste of major pop success,but let's not act if it's the only hit he's ever had.His situation is similiar to Teena Marie.She had one major pop hit ("Lovergirl") but R&B audiences would crucify you if you called her a one-hit wonder.

SoulAlive said:

MotownSubdivision said:

Robin may not be some desperate, hit-less artist but it's not like he's owning the charts either, BL after all is his only song to ever reach #1 and the first one to even chart in 8 years.

That's false.Robin has been a consistent hitmaker on the R&B charts for many years."Blurred Lines" was his first taste of major pop success,but let's not act if it's the only hit he's ever had.His situation is similiar to Teena Marie.She had one major pop hit ("Lovergirl") but R&B audiences would crucify you if you called her a one-hit wonder.

I just wish I knew why pop was such a big deal for R&B artists like Robin to try to get in to. I think this is part of the reason why the genre is dying altogether.

Looking forward to your review, Soul

SoulAlive said:

MotownSubdivision said:

Robin may not be some desperate, hit-less artist but it's not like he's owning the charts either, BL after all is his only song to ever reach #1 and the first one to even chart in 8 years.

That's false.Robin has been a consistent hitmaker on the R&B charts for many years."Blurred Lines" was his first taste of major pop success,but let's not act if it's the only hit he's ever had.His situation is similiar to Teena Marie.She had one major pop hit ("Lovergirl") but R&B audiences would crucify you if you called her a one-hit wonder.

Teena Marie was as authentic as they come, a real bonafide musician and songwriter who developed her own unique style of music

Robin has been hijacking from day one, sampling Walter Murphy's rendition of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, he came out the box hijacking....

Scorp said:

SoulAlive said:

That's false.Robin has been a consistent hitmaker on the R&B charts for many years."Blurred Lines" was his first taste of major pop success,but let's not act if it's the only hit he's ever had.His situation is similiar to Teena Marie.She had one major pop hit ("Lovergirl") but R&B audiences would crucify you if you called her a one-hit wonder.

Teena Marie was as authentic as they come, a real bonafide musician and songwriter who developed her own unique style of music

Robin has been hijacking from day one, sampling Walter Murphy's rendition of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, he came out the box hijacking....

That's not what I'm talking about.I'm saying that they are both white artists who had R&B hits,but only one major pop crossover smash.That's what they have in common.

SoulAlive said:

Scorp said:

Teena Marie was as authentic as they come, a real bonafide musician and songwriter who developed her own unique style of music

Robin has been hijacking from day one, sampling Walter Murphy's rendition of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, he came out the box hijacking....

That's not what I'm talking about.I'm saying that they are both white artists who had R&B hits,but only one major pop crossover smash.That's what they have in common.

Blurred Lines and Lovergirl

Scorp said:

SoulAlive said:

That's false.Robin has been a consistent hitmaker on the R&B charts for many years."Blurred Lines" was his first taste of major pop success,but let's not act if it's the only hit he's ever had.His situation is similiar to Teena Marie.She had one major pop hit ("Lovergirl") but R&B audiences would crucify you if you called her a one-hit wonder.

Teena Marie was as authentic as they come, a real bonafide musician and songwriter who developed her own unique style of music

Robin has been hijacking from day one, sampling Walter Murphy's rendition of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, he came out the box hijacking....

I don't know if you heard Chris Rock's joke after Robin Thicke performed. He said RT was singing like Paula never knew him. He also said that RT should go back to Blurred Lines. Rock said that RT imitated so much like Marvin Gaye that he thought his father shot him. Hilarious!!

Robin Thicke performs onstage during the BET AWARDS '14 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on June 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.


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