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THE "WHAT IN THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING" PICTURE OF THE DAY + Love Vs . Money Review !
Posted on March 13, 2009 12:00 PM
I can't its just too easy. Will people PLEASE be more mindful when they take pics. Dream was spotted in NYC with his new platinum blonde gimmick, Christina Millian retin a 0 05 . I've never understood the cigar thing personally. And this pic isn't a good look for Dream, in my opinion .
Also, Checkout the music review for Dream's new album "Love Vs Money" below.
A new blogger is bring back the music review. Over the years bloggers have watered down the impact of a solid review on an album. And Gyantscop carafate.com want's to do its part to bring it back.
The site is called Reviewstacks.com, and surprisingly he gave Dream a damn good solid review.
Terius Nash has a thing forlove.moneyThe R&B jack-of-all-trades better known as The Dream's latest album, Love vs. Money (Radio Killa/Def Jam), comes two years after his debut Love/Hate and continues his introspective look at the interplay between vices.
The album starts with a synth-driven track titled Rockin' That Shit that establishes the plot of the album - Dream finds a prototypical dime-piece that treats him like the celebrity he is. Mirroring Usher's Love In This Club, the song covers everything a contemporary club ballad should: paparazzi, top-shelf alcohol and too-hot-for-HBO type sex later that night. The next five tracks further the plot as Dream croons about his perfect woman (of the week) and the lifestyle that they have together.
Marking the halfway point through the album, the eighth track, Love vs. Money, crushes The-Dream's dream when he's left by his woman for another man. Dream's emotional delivery amplifies the switch in production from a bass-heavy, upbeat club sound to a punctuated, slightly electronic pensive one. The remainder of the album focuses on his cathartic journey as he realizes the mistakes that were made in the relationship.
Musically, the album is two strokes ahead of Tiger - way above par. Dream walks the fine line between keeping the album's sound too 'safe' and congruent with what's on the R&B charts and being too musically explorative. The use of synth and electronic sounds for fillers makes the release sound similar to FutureSex/LoveSounds and just like it, doesn't come across as overproduced. Cough. Carnival II: Memoirs of An Immigrant. Cough.
The-Dream was able to balance his way on the top of the fence musically, but lyrically he's Humpty Dumpty with Marc Jacob shades and Gucci kicks - and yolked all over the tracks. From Anita Ward's Ring My Bell to Silk's Freak Me R&B has never found itself boasting to other genres about its superior lyrical content but listening to a hook that quite literally repeats 'sweat it out' 12 times in 18 seconds doesn't make me want to make sweet love to my woman - it reminds me of my trainer at the gym screaming at me to finish my squats.
Though Love vs. Money falls short lyrically and is admittedly a pop album, its structure with both intelligent plot and musical continuity alongside a Top 40esque sound keeps the album buoyant and entertaining to listen to. Ironically, and after six tracks of soul searching, the final track titled Let Me See The Booty, brings the album full circle and puts The-Dream and the listener right back where they started. And no, you don't have to listen to the lyrics to know what that song's about.
I guess Terius Nash really does have a thing forlove.money
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Man, the Dream's music is just ALRIGHT...That's it..I really don't see anything special bout the kid....He is a great writer and producer when doing it for other artists, but when trying to convey himself as a legitimate artist, he falls somewhat short to me...
The only reason why he is getting this much airplay is cause he is a R&B artist on the Def Jam's roster...I can name a list of R&B male singers on 1 hand that are better, but don't get as much airplay as he does....Trey Songz is one of them & J. Holiday is another, just for starters...
My opinion, "The Dream" when trying to pass himself off as an artist is just a gimmick. Dude can barely sing!!!! Real Talk...It's real hard for him to hold a tune, and he sucks at harmonizing.....Radio, need to stop pounding songs of artist in our heads on a daily basis to make us like songs....Til this day, I still haven't heard the whole song of "Rockin that Thang" cause it's to cliche to me, and it seems that once you have heard 1 of the Dreams songs, you have heard them all....
Side Note: I don't think that he will be able to personally top his very first hit "Shawty is a 10"... I can still bang that track til this day....
LMAO @ the picture, I thought he was the little rican guy from the dipset at first.
"Love vs Money" should've just been called "Money" because it sounds like he put little love/effort into this one. 3/4 of the songs sound like any other song out today, nothing really new or different except maybe the beats to be honest. Also its the same annoying ass "ella ella eh", the fuck does that even mean? *waits for dude to try and say it's a deep meaning behind it"
I think I will have to agree with Clo on this one. The Dream is great at writing melodies. His lyrics are not that serious to me, much like Keri Hilson's writing. However I will say that their lyrical melodies are catchy even tho they are not saying much of nothing. Also the Dream's vocal tone is somewhat annoying to me as well, I would prefer it if writers who are good at what they do stick to writing for other artist who has the vocal talent as well the cosmetic physical presence. Everybody needs to stay in their lane sometimes. Too many producers tryin to be rappers and rappers trying to be producers and songwriters tryin to be artist and artist tryin to songwrite. I kno how serious publishing can be, but damn some things just aint for you.
Check out LeVar Thomas - http://www.LeVarThomas.com
Agree with Supreme Wisdom on everythin', also, checked out Levar Thomas, an ain't nuthin' 2 pipe about right now brotha.. sometimez talent takez time 2 develop & that iz sumthin' alot of artistz need 2 digest before they start promoting or puttin' themselves out in public...