JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE PART 2

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As always you know the drill by now. My instant thoughts on first listen, in bullet point form. lets go..!!!!!

The mix of things are excellent, Timbo’s mixes getter better all the time, all sorts of stuff jumping out at me in some 3 dimensional manner while listening in the studio.

1. Gimmey What I Dont Know (I want). Its all about dudes voice on this one harmonies are the very nice and rich sounding. Nice groove 

2. TRUE BLOOD. DOPE AS HECK.!!!! This tune’s got that bounce and sounds wicked sonically. Break down and beat are tremendous. The hook “She got that True Blood”  HARRRRRRD..!!!! That beat change??? Hell yes..!! UNADULTERATED FUNK

3. CABARET. Again the mix is ridiculous and as for that Groove??? MY favourite joint on the album PERIOD..!! Drake The beat change on this one is GANGSTA, to the level that It makes me wanna go in and draw for some next level grooves in the lab..!!! LOVE IT


4.
TKO. I already heard this. It seems to be the new joint to be dropped after Take Back The Night there are other smashes I would draw before this one to be fair. Both True Blood and Cabaret are INSTANT SMASHES. Do like it though

5. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT still bangs. Normally when I pre hear the next single before I hear the album I would switch to the next tune due to overkill. But nah this tune is like some new skool Motown. The ‘ish I have been talking about for TIME!!!!! We need to get back to this era of music. Outro is pure funk.

6. MURDER. Helllllllll yeah that groove is HAAARRRRRRRDDD going back to classic Missy & Timbo with this one. Jay on it though "C'mon son" Flow on the ish please (Lazy)

7. DRINK YOU AWAY. The placement of the tune on the album is correct. It takes you on another path and journey, like the idea of this song too.

8. YOU GOT IT ON. Strategically placed again I think. Although I do like it, it does not touch me like say how PUSHER LOVE GIRL did on part 1, and yes I am putting them in the same group.

9. AMNESIA. Sadly for me this track in the context of everything else sounds like a filler. (Not as outstanding as prior joints). Not really a fan of this one

10. ONLY WHEN I WALK AWAY. Some new age Lenny Kravitz 'ish. dope addition to the album even the distortion on the voice, like the stomping beat change too.

11. NOT A BAD THING. I guess this is your standard teen pop type Mirrors tune. I personally don’t thing they needed to have a tune like this on here due to what status level he is on. Yes I understand why but nah. Don’t need to

12. PAIR OF WINGS. Very clever song is this. Again taking it to a different dynamic. Nice soothing piece of music right here. Like this song a lot.

13. BLINDNESS. Nope not a fan of this one. It makes the album drag on, nice horns, song itself ? yeah it’s alright, not really involved considering what I have already heard

14. ELECTRIC LADY. Nice joint still not as strong as prior tunes though

The way the album started was like a slap in the face with instant hype funk. Started in such a big way and took a turn towards the end. Went downhill in energy and had me looking at how long I had left. Overall really like the album but I was aware of the time unlike 20/20 part 1 when I said “That it? finished already?”

Overal mix of the album is EXCELLENT .!!! but the the flow of part 1 is working more for me interms of consistent energy and flow

these are my favourite joints together with Take Back The Night

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