Let me start by saying that I thought The-Dream's first studio album, 'Love/Hate', was one of the most consistent and well written albums I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. There aren't many albums that I can just listen to from the start to the end, no problems, but this is one...
I can definitely say that I looked up to this guy as a songwriter and a musician, (not too sure about as a singer) but after placing a string of hit songs, including 'Umbrella', 'Moving Mountains', and 'Bed', he seemed to start to lose his Midas Touch...
I first became worried when I heard Gym Class Heroes' 'Cookie Jar' (I hated that song with a passion), which I thought sounded so watered down it was barely listenable, but the song done quite well... "Maybe I was being overly critical - What do you think?"
But then I heard 'Touch My Body'... (BTW: Is it just me or does Jamie Foxx's 'Just Like Me' sound exactly the same???)
Now again this song done well, but I think many of you clued-up individuals would agree that though the string of hits hadn't completely dried up, 'The-Dream' had peaked and now there was nowhere to go but down...
(Please don't mention the 'Love vs Money' album or 'Rockin that Thang', which I believe achieves precisely what 'Queen' must have been trying to achieve when they wrote 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - To write a song about absolutely nothing)
And as for 'Single Ladies'... Put that sh*t next to 'Umbrella'... Come on LOL that's just a decent song with a viral video!
Which brings me nicely onto my point:
WTF!
Terius Hagert Youngdell Nash! Get back in the studio and we beg you please don't come out until you've forgotten everything you learned about music since 'Cookie Jar'! We just want to hear good music... It's not a crime... Guess we just thought you were the guy to deliver... You've obviously got an amazing talent for songwriting, so please don't waste it!!!
Or maybe, all those songs were really the best songs that you'll ever write and I'm just pissed cos I've got high expectations of you...
Who knows?
I'm just thinking this guy's lost his touch...
... or maybe he's just making room for the next big songwriter?
Vaughn
-The Arcade-
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