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TBAT Reviews, Chapter 3: Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience


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blog-0912427001367720315.jpgBecause I do what I choose.

 

There's a gut feeling the typical independent music worshiper like me gets when they listen to a major label pop release such as this one that tells them they shouldn't enjoy it. However, "The 20/20 Experience" holds its own as a fantastic piece of soulful and well-produced R&B.

 

One of this album's strengths lies in its fantastic production. The beats on this album are so lush and beautiful (especially "Don't Hold the Wall," "Tunnel Vision," and "Blue Ocean Floor"). There's a lot of orchestral elements mixed with synths ranging from pads to bass sounds with an almost liquid-like quality, and there's even beat-boxing in a few places; the lengths of these songs would be all for naught if the production on all of them wasn't as strong and as varied as it truly is. There are a few duds, mainly the two singles ("Suit and Tie" (Jay-Z's feature subtracted more than it added) and "Mirrors" (lyrically uninteresting)), as well as "Strawberry Bubblegum," but even those tracks are enjoyable.

 

Timberlake also gives his trademark blend of soulful singing mixed with falsetto covered in longing and romantic energy; however, as opposed to his material in the past, his multiple deliveries come off as being much more serious and less boy-band-ish. The lyrics he's singing are also atypical enough of your everyday love song to be quite engaging.

 

"The 20/20 Experience" is a record like none other in the modern pop music scene; it has the personality and sound that is needed to keep the movement interesting, especially since groups like Gnarles Barkley have fallen off the radar. If I have to compare it to anything, it would be "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," albeit without Kanye's obnoxious attitude. That's what I pull away from this; a record that isn't trying to make a statement about the performer, but rather just have fun with its own sound.

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