Usher- Here I Stand (Mini Critique)

Let's get right to it.

I'm feeling Something Special (joint got Robin Thicke written ALL OVER IT!), What's a Man to Do, and Lifetime the MOST.

Trading Places, Love You Gently, Best Thing (featuring JiggaMan), His Mistakes, Here I Stand are exceptional.

What does that leave?

Revolver, Moving Mountains, Appetite, Before I Met You, What's Your Name, and This Ain't Sex.

Maybe if I force myself to listen to them over and over and over and over and over again... then I'll like them. For now, however... I find them rather unnecessary.

Oh, there's also the Prayer For You interlude with his newborn. A for adorable.

This album should've been called "I'M A GROWN ASS MAN NOW"

It's so interesting to see an artist grow and evolve, with this marriage and baby we are listening to a new Usher. It doesn't matter if we think his wife is a lame-o, she's a major influence on his music. Even though it's disturbing that SHE'S the face to the person he now sings about... I think we gotta respect that!

Another thing.... who writes these songs? I've never noticed this before, but Usher's lyrics are FAR from impressive.
"Order chinese before you do me"? "Light as a feather, but hard as a rock"?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!
Has it always been this way? If so, why am I just noticing it now? Maybe the song qualities aren't good enough to distract me...
If this ain't some R. Kelly nonsense.... *sigh*

Well, goodnight!

Back to my magazine writing assignment... as I listen to "Something Special" for the 100,001th time.

=)

-franso

In this club, in this club....

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1588042/20080523/usher.jhtml

well usher, kudos.

i love the remix.

Here I Stand comes out today, May 27th... I don't think I'm gonna buy it though.

Sadly, i think i'll be DLin it.

I don't know... I don't think I trust him anymore!!!!!!!

Maybe if i like the 30 second clips on iTunes... lol idk man, idk.

Bottom line? i wish i was on this remix liiiiiiiiiiiiiiike...

=)

-franso

PS- on a completely different note. today was my first day of Magazine Journalism and I must say... I'm excited!

good things to come my friends... good things to come!

"meet me in the bathroom and you could be my secret lover"

lol ok weezy

Usher Memories..

This blog is addressed to a friend who will remained anonymous (even though he don't even read this,lol) because he had the nerve- THE COURAGE!- to SERIOUSLY like "Love in the Club"...

like.

he wasn't kidding.

HOW DO YOU LIKE SUCH A SONG WHEN USHER HAS SO MANY BETTER SONGS?!

i don't get it :(

i demanded that he do a top 5 fave usher joints... AND HE INCLUDED "LOVE IN THE CLUB"!!!!

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!

lol this, to me, is like one of Usher's weakest, i'm sorry ya'll...

My top 5 in no particular order, you ask?

1) U Don't Have to Call
2) Throwback
3) How Do I Say
4) U Make Me Wanna
5) Simple Things


Cmon now...

and YOU?

=)

-franso

Usher in 2008

Dear Usher,

Go away.

Or try again.

Thanks,
Franso

so sad

there's a problem when. fuck, i forgot what i was gonna say.

OK! there's a problem when Usher's new CD is supposed to be dropping next month... and all we've heard is some "SEE I MET HER AT THIS PARTY IN ATLANTA!!!!" same girl nonsense. that's an issue.

i understand homeboy is tryna make babies and get his grown man on, but it seems to me like the career is quicklygoingdownthedrain. that fast.

now i know family and love come before anything else, i am TRULY aware.

but i loooooved me some confessions, you not just gon leave us hangin after that, right u-s-h-e-r-r-a-y-m-o-n-d? hm?

the quest for good music continues...

[if i could, i'd be usher's wife for a day see what it's like- oh, where do i begin?!!??!!?]

-franso