N.E.R.D Fly or Die

[Scooba da Bass]

The release groups got hold of it yesterday so I dare say if you're interested you've got it by now.

What are people's thoughts on it? Personally it's a lot more rocky and poppy than I was expecting, along the lines of their Rolling Stones remix, which isn't a bad thing and Pharrel's soul style reminds me of Al Green. Best of all it's not a grower, I already love it and think it'll probably figure in a lot of Best Of lists towards the end of the year simply because of the fusing of genres.

Favourite so far is probably Jump with the Madden brothers from Good Charlotte just for the rhodes that follows the vocal lines.

 

[Shovel]

I have a terrible feeling that I may have passed this off at last weeks 'uni-magazine-cd-leeching-a-rama-thon' (er, meeting). Damnit

 

[Clown]

Scoob, you kinda know what I like. Will I like N.E.R.D?

 

[Scooba da Bass]

I dunno, you should do as it's really good.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Off the back of the new single, I couldn't have less interest in this band... Current single is actually painful to listen to.

 

[Bodhi]

You, sir, are wrong. She wants to move is awesome - best beat I've heard since, well, In Search Of.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

It's hideous.

Why are they strangling cats in it? I just don't get it :/

 

[dysfunction]

I have to agree with swift. I've listened to several of their songs off that album and its pure torture.

Its worse than reading all my past BW posts all at once.

 

[maxi]

I really, really like She Wants To Move. So much so, I might even have to go out and buy their two(?) albums

 

[Skyler]

Saw this and found the album and downloaded she wants to move, got about 1MB and decided to listen and it sounded fucking dire so I stopped the download and I'm glad I didn't buy it... not that I even was going to anyway

Sounds like some shite Justin Timberlake pop gay wank type shit... awful.

 

[Ch3tan]

She Wants to Move is amazing, took me a few listens to appreciate it though. The album is very rocky, not what I expected at all. I dont dislike it, but I haven't heard it enough to decide if I think its all great or not.

 

[maxi]

Uh oh!! It's pop music...must be shit!

 

[Bodhi]

I see a lot of fools in this thread who clearly don't know their musical arses from their elbows. Seriously, no-one who judges a song after listening to a whole minute of it deserves an opinion on musical matters. Anyway.


Bought this today. After 2 or 3 listens I have to say it's pretty awesome. Maybe, Jump and of course, She Wants to Move are all standout tracks imo. I just love the way the songs take a while to get under your skin, but when they do, good lord stopping singing them is pretty impossible.

Hey mister..look at your girl......she's sexy.


ahem.


P.S. Heard the new Streets single today aswell. Awesome video and a pretty good song to boot.

 

[Skyler]

Sorry Bodhi but it's just fucking dire.. it's not my thing.. I dislike it a huge amount... I have great tolerance and appreciation for other genres of music besides what I prefer myself and I keep an open mind for the most part regarding music. However, that song plainly sucks willy, it is a pain to listen to, it's not even uplifting and contains no really great lyrics. It seems like a total carbon copy of a wank Justin Timberlake song and is part of that same genre of tripe

If you like it then fine that's up to you but I think it is dire and I'm a very opened minded person

 

[Doh_boy]

Didn't the neptunes produce timberlakes album? So the similarity is down to that?

 

[dysfunction]

I see a lot of fools in this thread who clearly don't know their musical arses from their elbows. Seriously, no-one who judges a song after listening to a whole minute of it deserves an opinion on musical matters. Anyway.

I sorry but thats just a completely brainless statement.

If you have listened to something and you dont like it has nothing to do with not knowing music. Its all to do with personal taste.

And how do you know how long people have listened to their music? I hear their song on the radio every so often and Ive listened to other tracks a few times.

And after all that I still dont like it and thats my opinion.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

I've heard it so many times I want to die just thinking of it.

Mundane, slow vocals over a tuneless screech. Fantastic, you're right bods!

 

[maxi]

Didn't the neptunes produce timberlakes album? So the similarity is down to that?

Timbaland produced It I think...hence him doing guest vocals on Cry Me A River etc. Although, Pharell guested on another of his songs, didn't he? Either way...Both The Neptunes and Timbaland are very good producers.

 

[Bodhi]

I sorry but thats just a completely brainless statement.

If you have listened to something and you dont like it has nothing to do with not knowing music. Its all to do with personal taste.

And how do you know how long people have listened to their music? I hear their song on the radio every so often and Ive listened to other tracks a few times.

And after all that I still dont like it and thats my opinion.

Wasn't really that brainless. If you can't listen to a song the whole way through before judging it your are an arse, and should probably stick to Good Charlotte and Blink 182. I mean it's catchy immaediately it must be good!! Plus I knew Skyler had only listened to a minute of it. He told us that after all (generally speaking 1MB of an mp3 = 1 minute of song). Thankfully, I don't think N*E*R*D were aiming their latest single at people like you tho tbh. You'd be better off waiting for Sting or The Beatiful South's new ones. They'd be much more up your street.

Unfortunately people, such as yourself, will never understand the joys of music which grows on you, albums which take several listens to appreciate. Fly or Die is one of these. First listen I was dubious - it sounded noisy and tuneless - second listen at least 3 tracks had jumped out at me as being, in fact, awesome, and now, a week after buying it and several listens later, there is not a weak track on the album. I'd say it was a step up over In Search Of (something I didn't think was possible 8 days ago) and is easily the best release of 2004 so far. It sounds NOTHING like Justin Timberlake, no matter what drugs you are on - in fact it sounds like very little that has gone before.

 

[dysfunction]

Well Ive listened to about 4 of their songs off that album and Ive listened to them in their entirety several times and I think I like it even less than when I first heard them. I do try to give "new" things a chance as some things do grow on you, as you said. This is just not one of them for me.

I dont really like Sting, Good Charlotte or Blink 182. The Beautiful South isnt too bad. At least they have a sense of humour!

 

[CorNokZ]

N.E.R.D = Garbage imo ! Hate their new song and their new album... Just can't... They are so eww...