Blog Post 45

I'm taking a little break. I'll be back.

FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake
FutureSex/LoveSounds
2006
Pop
Zomba

1. FutureSex/LoveSound
2. SexyBack
3. Sexy Ladies/Let Me Talk To You
4. My Love
5. Lovestoned/I Think That She Knows
6. What Goes Around.../...Comes Around
7. Chop Me Up
8. Damn Girl
9. Summer Love/Set The Mood
10. Until The End Of Time
11. Losing My Way
12. (Another Song) All Over Again
(Also included is a 500x500 album cover .jpeg)

I'm not a saint
I'm just a man
Who had Heaven and Earth
In the palm of his hand
But I threw it away

"(Another Song) All Over Again"

Out of all the stuff I listen to on a regular basis, what I probably get the oddest faces when people find out that I'm a huge Justin Timberlake. I don't totally love his first album, Justified, or his boy band era, but everything from FutureSex/LoveSounds and his guest appearances are pretty perfect. He's one of those rare gems in the top 40 who can manage putting together an entire album of songs that are just as good as the singles. And tastefully.

Tastefully? This is an "concept album" about lust and romance. Can it really be done tastefully? Yes. Mostly because of the incredible production by Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and Rick Rubin. The beats bring thoughts to my mind about a modern day Thriller, with tons of layers of sound mixing perfectly to make one, thick sounding groove for a good hour and 6 minutes. It's very contemporary pop, but still fresh sounding even after the mid-2000s hip hop sound has evolved into something else. Doesn't lend itself to being dated at all.

I really apologize for giving such a lame summary of how FutureSex/LoveSounds actually sounds like. I'm really really tired at the moment and no words are entering my head. So this is a little mystery meat. Just trust me this time, okay? I think Justin Timberlake is the best top 40 artist making music right now, and this album is probably the best pop album of the 2000s.

I'll maybe come back and rewrite this blog when I'm a little more awake...

Click here to download part 1 (80.57 MB)
Click here to download part 2 (59.22 MB)

There's like 2 F-bombs on the album so they thought it would be a good idea to put an Explicit logo on the cover. That's really all that's keeping this from being clean.

Buy it!
CD / Digital Copy / Vinyl