The 1982 music video for Marvin Gaye?s ?Sexual Healing? opens with two vixens gazing into the camera?s lens. ?Get up, get up, get up, get up! / Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up,? they beg. Then Marvin enters the shot, tuxedoed and smoothly two-stepping his way into pelvic thrusts. His character in the clip is a lust-sick patient with, of course, a gorgeous doctor tending to him. She checks his temperature, which forces the thermometer?s mercury to pulse to just south of 300 degrees. The man?s boiling. And there?s only one way to remedy the aches he?s suffering from.
?Back to Sleep,? the opener to Chris Brown?s seventh studio album, Royalty, begins with 808s that nearly match Marvin?s ?Healing? drum pattern, and lyrically, the sentiment mirrors as well. Here, Brown stars, most likely, as himself -- fresh off a late night flight into town where, hopefully (but honestly, certainly) a beauty he?s yearning for will stay awake long enough for him to arrive at 3:30 a.m. so he too can be healed (?f--k?), then tuck her in for actual sleep. Chris wonders if she?ll leave him a spare key, but then cautions, ?But if you keep the door unlocked, be ready.? It?s a strong start to middling effort.
Where ?Sleep? excels as a quality addition to his catalog?s stellar collection of panty-dropping and baby-making songs (see: ?Take You Down,? ?No BS?), others fall and lean towards prosaic. On lead single ?Liquor,? he wants to ?drink and f--k,? on ?Who?s Gonna? (Nobody)? he asks ?Who?s gonna f--k you like Breezy?? if not the man himself. On ?Little Bit,? he wants to ?put the tip in.? Okay, it?s clear: Breezy loves being between a lady's legs. Point made. Soaked in Jodeci vibes and glazed with R. Kelly-esque runs, it?s not that these songs are bad. He does his idols justice. They?re just terribly repetitive, clearly not as good as his great.
And Brown?s dated take on dance music here could stand to be renovated. Once an early adapter of the genre?s stateside resurgence with cuts like his worldwide smashes ?Forever? and ?Don?t Wake Me Up,? lukewarm Royalty dance tracks like ?Fine By Me? and ?Anyway? would greatly benefit from a remix by the likes of Kaytranada or Disclosure who?d no doubt inject them with a soulful vibrance.
One of the standout moments on this album comes on ?Wrist,? a syrupy thumper blending hip-hop and R&B, almost serving as a Southern update of his 2011 hit ?Look at Me Now.? Topically and sonically, the best offering is ?Proof.? It?s a slow-winding tornado where he struggles to mend a relationship mangled by lies and insecurity. He?s severed ties with exes and uses lines like ?Whenever shit got deep, I would?ve drowned for you? as evidence of his dedication.
Departures from libidinal thoughts are rare here, but ?Proof?-like cuts prove Brown can make quality songs about relationship dynamics that aren?t tactlessly sexual. And he probably should, for the sake of a well-rounded output. Now a decade removed from his self-titled debut album, it?s about time that he release his magnum opus of sorts (see: Usher?s Confessions).
Royalty?s named after Brown?s first and only child, an unexpected gift that came nine months after a night with a casual fling he reportedly never planned. What was it like to find out a woman he didn?t love was giving him the love of his life? Did he feel trapped? Was it tough to accept? Answers to those questions via music are absent here. Though Michael Jackson is who Chris moves most like on stage, he opted to moonwalk past chances to make his ?Billie Jean? or ?Dirty Diana? here. To boot, aside from one heartfelt verse on the last track of the standard album, ?Little More (Royalty),? Brown oddly doesn?t spend much time in daddy mode on a set intended to show what and who he?s most focused on now.
Admittedly, a rich 26-year-old bachelor?s life is full of romps with women and wild nights. Fame, access, and talent bring those with ease. This seems to be an art imitating life thing. But if and when Brown ascends to the next level, it likely will be because he starts talking about the morning after. It?s time for him to wake up.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6812828/chris-brown-royalty-album-review
magnum opus of sorts has me in pain for some reason :plzstop:
But I agree, he needs to grow musically. He has no classics or standout songs in a 10 year career.... Justin Bieber does tho.
oh well...
good thing they don't speak for the general public
he's getting a lot of love from the actual consumers and that's all that matters
I appreciate that they said he was the first to do the dance thing tho.
continue to lead the gorls Christopher
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They try to drag all of his albums. Really every publication almost since that incident.
Hasn't stopped people from buying.
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QuoteRoyalty?s named after Brown?s first and only child, an unexpected gift that came nine months after a night with a casual fling he reportedly never planned. What was it like to find out a woman he didn?t love was giving him the love of his life? Did he feel trapped? Was it tough to accept? Answers to those questions via music are absent here.
So he basically named the album after his daughter only for it to be about his typical subject matter of clubs and partying?
Hope he's not around her if the first week numbers are shitty :mmyulost:
Quote from: Baphomet. on December 18, 2015, 04:19:02 PM
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They try to drag all of his albums. Really every publication almost since that incident.
Hasn't stopped people from buying.
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basically.
I just saw a review on twitter from NEWSDAY
first thing they talk about is his incident that happened almost 7 damn years ago
its never just about the music anymore with him
that's why I don't even care about album reviews anymore.
It is time for him to wake up. The turnup has been run down and is on its way out. What will his music give afterwards? Will it be played at all if it doesn't evolve?
Quote from: ANIMMAI on December 18, 2015, 04:21:02 PM
QuoteRoyalty?s named after Brown?s first and only child, an unexpected gift that came nine months after a night with a casual fling he reportedly never planned. What was it like to find out a woman he didn?t love was giving him the love of his life? Did he feel trapped? Was it tough to accept? Answers to those questions via music are absent here.
So he basically named the album after his daughter only for it to be about his typical subject matter of clubs and partying?
Hope he's not around her if the first week numbers are shitty :mmyulost:
:ohwow: Pretty much. The same shitty songs and used his daughter to garner attention.
I don't see where it says he "falls short" of Molest
it says he did him justice
However they did call Confessions a "magnum opus" so I guess you were
calling Usher king?
Are you slow?
The King reference is to the total Royalty. Billboard wrote the title.
And they said he didn't do as good as 'Bert.
Next time read :uhh:
Get promo Prince of R&B/Pop
I do think it's time for Chris to go on a hiatus & really create a cohesive & conceptual album. He's so talented. He has all of the potential.
I support him regardless cause I think he's one of the strongest young male talents in the industry.
Again, I love his ear for melody, but he's saturating listener's with 'samey' music.
Chris definitely has Classic HITS
I read the WHOLE thing dyke
it said Chris "does his idols justice"
then complains that he's repetitive
Clearly YOU didn't read
They?re just terribly repetitive, clearly not as good as his great.
Next time read, dumb faggot
and get your mind off 'Bert
His earlier work I'd considered classic. The 'With You's', 'To (Excuse Me's)', etcetera. Now? His music is 'one long song'.
I like some of it, however he's going backwards instead of evolving.
Quote from: #ROYALTY In-stores + online NOW! on December 18, 2015, 04:16:09 PM
oh well...
good thing they don't speak for the general public
he's getting a lot of love from the actual consumers and that's all that matters
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i dunno love i kinda agree and im part of the gen pop and stuff :supluv:
"same timey" or not.
good music is good music. if the song is good
who cares that it sounded like a previous song...
he clearly has a formula. this is his artistry. Yall don't have to listen to it
ain't nobody fucking evolving.
so I'm not seeing why yall always come for his "same timey" or "one long song" music
yalls favs aint doing nothing groundbreaking either...like BYE :uhh: let him do him
You don't get tired of the same shitty songs over and over. I do. Even from my faves tbqfh.
CB needs to grow cause he's approaching 30 and it's not cute when he's that age doing the same tired techno, sexual songs. That's all.
but i get it, he's the easy target and industry "punching bag"
so the gorls will latch onto anything negative when it concerns him
but ch...yalls favs aint creating nor inventing anything new
they sing the same shit album after album just like he does..
same script, different cast.
Quote from: imaan. on December 18, 2015, 04:57:23 PM
You don't get tired of the same shitty songs over and over. I do. Even from my faves tbqfh.
CB needs to grow cause he's approaching 30 and it's not cute when he's that age doing the same tired techno, sexual songs. That's all.
his music imo has grown.
sucks that yall cant see that.
but oh well..
yall complain about his music
but continue to listen to it
not understanding...
Quote from: #ROYALTY In-stores + online NOW! on December 18, 2015, 05:04:17 PM
yall complain about his music
but continue to listen to it
not understanding...
I listen to everything before I judge.
and tbh...
he's still young. 26 is still young
lets wait til he actually does turn 30 before going on about the materiel he sings about
or any kinda evolution...
he honestly has not grown musicially still singing about sex... still doing the same 1......2...3 count dance moves time to evolve chris
Quote from: . on December 18, 2015, 05:11:23 PM
he honestly has not grown musicially still singing about sex... still doing the same 1......2...3 count dance moves time to evolve chris
he's an r&b singer...
thats what they sing about
they've been singing about that from the beginning of time.
not understanding why the sudden enlightenment by yall as if yall don't know what r&b is about
yeah but its get boring after a while... like i can play 10 songs of his that all sound the same and have the same dam topic ...
Quote from: . on December 18, 2015, 05:23:12 PM
yeah but its get boring after a while... like i can play 10 songs of his that all sound the same and have the same dam topic ...
no one's making you listen to his music lovebug.
Quote from: #ROYALTY In-stores + online NOW! on December 18, 2015, 05:25:06 PM
Quote from: . on December 18, 2015, 05:23:12 PM
yeah but its get boring after a while... like i can play 10 songs of his that all sound the same and have the same dam topic ...
no one's making you listen to his music lovebug.
soon no one will cause this is how plenty people feel, old meller
Yeah, Jackie SHITS on Royalty
Horrible album. Even Mons is better
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Quote from: imaan. on December 18, 2015, 04:41:01 PM
Are you slow?
The King reference is to the total Royalty. Billboard wrote the title.
And they said he didn't do as good as 'Bert.
Next time read :uhh:
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Ray be so damn SLOW! :dead:
I love when he comes in thinking "GOTCHA!" but it really just be a lack of fckn sense :kii:
Oh and yea, chris' music is terrible. The faggot comes out with the same album every year. This bipolar coon got a mix of emotions and still somehow cant create a diverse project. I feel like if uve heard one song/album uve heard em all.
yalls opinions dont really matter
because yall dont use him noways..
opinion void.
Quote from: Vonc2002 on December 18, 2015, 06:02:59 PM
Oh and yea, chris' music is terrible. The faggot comes out with the same album every year. This bipolar coon got a mix of emotions and still somehow cant create a diverse project. I feel like if uve heard one song/album uve heard em all.
omg :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
He has yet to make a GREAT album. I truly believe he has it in him to do it though. Maybe one day when he grows up.
If you take 2 to 3 of the best songs on his past 4 albums, you would have a great album. But he has yet to get the "album" as a cohesive piece of work RIGHT.
My fav created 'Full Moon' & 'Afrodisiac'. Kinda groundbreaking if ya ask Rolling Stone. LMAO.
What did you slip up in my cup gorl?
Cause I really want ya
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