My point is this. I have to reach a happy place in some way, and my new source of happiness is Robin Thicke. I discovered Mr. Thicke on Pandora on my John Legend stations (kind of sucked--which is why I now have a Robin Thicke station instead. Pandora is magic). He's kind of like a less douchey Justin Timberlake, although just as white. On a whim a bought the Deluxe Edition of his second album The Evolution of Robin Thicke because I liked a couple songs that I'd heard, and for the most part, it's awesome.
At some points kind of Motown/Marvin Gaye, sometimes kind of Ne-yo/Chris Brown/new-school R&B. Basically, it's some great pop music with some fabulous inspiration. Plus, Thicke doesn't overuse his falsetto**, which is necessary for me not to hate him as much as JT***.
Some album highlights:
"Got 2 Be Down"--A kind of duet with Faith Evans which really sounds like Marvin Gaye. Delicious.
"I Need Love"--Starts out with a sexy Al Green squeal and only gets better from there. This would definitely make it on the next Body + Soul compilation.
"Can You Believe"--Some great piano R&B.
"Lonely World"--Think "Man in the Mirror", but without feeling guilty about a broken bottle top.
"Lost Without U"--Sounds exactly like the montage music on Flight of the Conchords (the last 20 seconds). Adorable!
Album warning: Sometimes terrible sexual analogies appear in the lyrics. Also, the songs featuring Lil Wayne are terrible.
Overall: Poptastic! Drowns out the sound of bad hip-hop!
*His father is Alan Thicke of Growing Pains. And yes, I did watch a ton of Growing Pains in middle school.
**We all remember the "Cry Me a River" high-pitched disasterbacle of 2002.
***Also, not claiming you embody an adjective and are bringing it back.
As for your 2 roommates, I'm expecting the same thing to be happening to me. I'll be living in my university's accommodation, where I expect it to be filled with kids listening to crap that's dominating the radio waves now.
ReplyDeleteI similarly have the music preference like you too.
Take care!