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Do you think Justin Timberlake is more of a genius that RDJ?
 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-04-22 14:15 [#00663503]
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What do you think? I wanted to post something
controversial for you all to discuss....

:P



 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-04-22 14:17 [#00663507]
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No, but Michael Jackson is pretty good compared to Aphex.


 

offline ambsace from canaDUH. on 2003-04-22 14:19 [#00663510]
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hey, hey. have you seen the his new video? that one for
rock your body? hah. well. yeah. worth watching.


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-04-22 14:19 [#00663511]
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let's not be absolutely retarded, ok?

timberlake is an adequate singer and adventurous in the
studio, but all the music is written by the neptunes or
timbaland and almost all of the lyrics are written by a team
called "the underdogs" (plus pharrell williams i'm sure
helped with some hit choruses).


 

offline BlatantEcho from All over (United States) on 2003-04-22 14:27 [#00663520]
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I have no problem with any music except for the music tits
described.

with pop, it's all formulas man, wtf happened to passion?


 

offline ambsace from canaDUH. on 2003-04-22 14:28 [#00663530]
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i had something clever to answer that with...

i really did...


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-04-22 14:34 [#00663538]
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to be fair, songwriters performing their own lyrics and
music is still a relatively recent phenomenon (late '60s to
today). plenty of amazing performers don't sing their own
lyrics (R.I.P. layne staley; he's just ONE great example,
though he did write a few AiC songs). i don't look down on
pop artists for not writing their own songs as long as the
material they use is meaningful (R.I.P. aaliyah) and not
trite (n'sync).


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-04-22 14:38 [#00663546]
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i think hes a prretty boy who i want to beat up.


 

offline BlatantEcho from All over (United States) on 2003-04-22 14:40 [#00663552]
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point taken, but I find it hard to distinguish.

nsync = pop, so they sing about popular things, isn't that
meaningful? They are singing about what exactly defines
their genre

I'd rather leave that discussion to people who listen to
Clear Channel stations, but my beef is how does passion come
out of music that you didn't create.

forget the Funk Brothers, i'm talking about now.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-04-22 14:41 [#00663553]
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He'd probably 'do' you....he dances all day so he's probably
quite fit, yes, he'd easily 'do you'.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-04-22 14:43 [#00663556]
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People can recite a poem passionately etc. you don't need
original thought for something to be heart felt.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-04-22 14:43 [#00663557]
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urrgh, i'll steerr clearr


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2003-04-22 14:44 [#00663558]
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Brian Wilson didn't write the lyrics for Pet Sounds, but
music and words rarely sound more sincere than it did there.



 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-04-22 14:45 [#00663561]
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He'd be all sweaty rubbing himself on you to the beat!!
Sorry Anus I'm just playing around..


 

offline Peloton from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-22 14:46 [#00663562]
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He's just another turd on the cultural dung-heap

I bet his balls haven't dropped yet, either!


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2003-04-22 14:48 [#00663564]
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haha its ok but VILE


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-04-22 15:04 [#00663581]
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But a success nevertheless, wouldn't you say? That must
mean something.


 

offline Morgoth from Stella-town (Belgium) on 2003-04-22 15:08 [#00663583]
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the question is if this kind of succes will last long...

He hasn't stood the test of time.


 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-04-22 15:16 [#00663601]
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I think we can safely say there is a lot worse out there
than Justin Timberlake.

Besides who cares, its whats popular. Anyone the chasm
between the underground and the charts isn't as far as
everyone imagines. Afterall its only a question as to what
people hear on daytime radio, if Aphex and others got the
same airplay and exposure. They'd be in the charts too, no
sweat. Warp etc had chart success in the past so its not
impossible. But they have been and are ploughing a different
path. They've broadly speaking had a long term approach in
mind and its paid off. The likes of Warp and Rephlex haven't
really put their collective minds to the chart situation
seriously yet I imagine. And its likely that they wont ever.
But I for one don't believe the day when things change is
never coming. The future is an open book.


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-04-22 15:22 [#00663627]
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yea i'm doing a research project on IDM and i found out that
at one time warp commanded 2% of all music sales in the UK!
this was back in the early days of LFO, Nightmares on Wax,
and a bunch of artists who we haven't heard from in 10
years.


 

offline pantalaimon from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-22 15:24 [#00663632]
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i'd rather listen to someone who has a big influence on
their own music and lyrics... thats just my personal
preference.

Its ok someone working with someone else (like bjork and
matmos) but the artist who's name is on the cd should have
put the most work into the record.

i'm not sure who did the most on the timberlake record but
if the neptunes did most of it, shouldn't it be Neptunes
with guest singer Timberlake? :)


 

offline Peloton from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-22 15:26 [#00663638]
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"... a success nevertheless, wouldn't you say? That must
mean something"

Yeah, it means there's a lot of credulus fucking idiots in
the world willing to swallow anything presented to them like
sightless little birds.


 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-04-22 15:28 [#00663648]
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No, it doesn't matter. Thats the way the industry works.

That said the only game to be in as a musician is the game
where you make the music in its entirity, that way you make
the most dough. ;-)


 

offline pantalaimon from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-22 15:45 [#00663709]
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agreed!


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-04-22 15:45 [#00663710]
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Yes, I think tricky disco - tricky disco got to number 1!


 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-04-22 15:48 [#00663723]
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As I recall LFO was Warp's biggest chart success.


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-04-22 15:55 [#00663755]
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well, I have read that Autechres Incunabula debuted at #1...
correct me if I'm wrong, or if the source was wrong I should
say, cause I did read it... somewhere... can't find a link
now...


 

offline Sido Dyas from a computer on 2003-04-22 15:57 [#00663759]
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I think Justin released the album we all wanted Michael to
realease.
Damn funky!!!
Its like a "off the wall" for the 2003.


 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-04-22 15:57 [#00663761]
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Probably number 1 in the Indie Charts.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-04-22 16:01 [#00663769]
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Yes, good point, the program I recall seeing it on did have
an Indie Chart...


 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-04-22 16:01 [#00663770]
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The charts is very much a teens and kiddies market.


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-06-17 20:47 [#00745546]
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look at justin wanting to look like pharrell...
dickrider!


 

offline Sido Dyas from a computer on 2003-06-17 20:50 [#00745547]
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Yeah everybody wants to look like Pharell nowdays =(


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-06-17 20:53 [#00745549]
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he even got his own live "funk" band to be like N.E.R.D.
while he pretends to be a badass


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2003-06-17 20:57 [#00745554]
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What did they call him on SNL - the ambassador of the
adorable or somesuch -


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2003-06-17 21:28 [#00745566]
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but he does all his own beatboxing


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2003-06-17 22:02 [#00745582]
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Wow, I feel sorry for any person who thinks that Timberlake
is anywhere near as musically talented as RDJ... what the
fuck are you people on?


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2003-06-17 22:06 [#00745586]
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he has a prettier mouth


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2003-06-17 22:10 [#00745588]
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I give him that, but don't you know that beauty is only skin
deep? RDJ is beautiful on the inside. =]


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2003-06-17 22:15 [#00745593]
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"what the
fuck are you people on? "

:looks at your avatar:

:cough:


 

offline mimi on 2003-06-17 22:20 [#00745598]
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so i heard this justin song on the radio in my car a couple
of days ago and i was like, damn! is it the 80s? why is he
tryin to be michael jackson?

oh well, i like this retro flavor pop has these days a lot
better than other stuff. i'd take kylie minogue over
britney spears anyday.


 

offline OK on 2003-06-18 17:03 [#00746680]
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well he got britney spears, alyssa milano and cameron diaz
in bed so he must be some kind of genius


 


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