FutureSex / LoveSounds Reviews

• My Suprise of the Year Thus Far

  
  By A3J694GUDEPK8W on 2006-09-13
  Of all the albums I thought I might review next; lord knows I never thought it would be the new release from ex-boy-band gloryboy Justin Timberlake. With "Justified," he forged a moderately (if conservatively so) different personality than the clean-cut good boy image he had cultivated with his work with `NSYNC. The songs were personal, if overwrought, and overproduced. The singles were monumental, but the album overall lacked a true personality.
  
  On "Futuresex/LoveSounds", Timberlake leaves `NSYNC so far behind that its hard to view him as the same person. Much of this is most likely to Timbaland's credit, who produced almost every track on this fine record. This album had one of two directions to go from "Justified," either an attempt at the same thing, or a grandiose, hubristic, self-promoting, self-aggrandizing beast of a record. And to everyone's benefit (most prominently his own), Timberlake chose the latter.
  
  The lyrics are an intriguing amalgamation, ranging from shameless hubris to pathetic desperation, and its in walking that line that Timberlake finds his real charm. He's likeable because he reacts to his situation like a real person. He knows the power he has (through his fame), but at the core he is still hopelessly insecure. On second single "My Love," his flights of masochism and confidence on other tracks dissolve into ruminations of marriage, as if his confident ruse is nothing more than a hopeless romantic simply looking for the one on which to spend it.
  
  The backing beats, mainly by Timbaland, showcase the master back on top of his game. Ranging from pseudo-funk, to post Purple-Rain Prince, to Timba's very own take on pop; the tracks flow seamlessly, effortlessly, and hypnotically. Interestingly, it is not the beats that immediately grab the attention, but the judicious application of soaring synths and strings that propel the spaces in between and throughout Mr. Timberlake's staccato vocals. Even the string harmonies and fills (most notably on "Lovestoned/I Think That She Knows") have marvelous hooks, and leave the listener desperate for a fuller fleshing out of their themes.
  
  I had no intention of really liking this album, but that proved all but impossible. Timberlake and Timbaland have created a pop/hip-hop/funk collage that is immediately accessible, likeable, and just plain fun.
  
  Highly Recommended.
  
  

• sophomore effort is way better than the first.

  
  By A72C8L9X94XCF on 2006-09-13
  I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't impressed with Justified. While it had its moments, I didn't think he deserved too much credit for recording Off the Wall 2003. Justin hadn't developed an original sound, so he bit off other artists instead, and relied on the Neptunes to deliver banging beats for him.
  
  NO MORE. With Future Sex/Love Sounds, Justin finally lives up to his potential. Although he still allows other artists to influence his music (he favors Prince this time instead of Michael), Justin really has created a niche for himself. Also, Justin addes interludes and preludes at the beginning and ends of some songs. They're a nice transition and they add a unique twist to the album
  
  Although I wasn't sold on the idea of the Neptunes not being on this album at first, after a few listens, I realized that he didn't really need them. After all, the Neptunes production is rather unoriginal in the sense that, you always know when you're listening to a Neptunes song, and the aritst doesn't really get a chance to shine. There are Timbaland tracks on the album, but again, I feel like Timbaland is a more versatile producer, so you don't always get that same repetive feel that you get with the Neptunes.
  
  The album starts out with the title track. I'll admit - this is my favorite song on the CD. The mid-tempo beat, the Prince vibe, the song is really sexy in a kind of fun way. After that is the first single "Sexyback". I don't really need to talk about it - everyone's heard it. However, if you're skeptical about buying the CD, that song isn't really indicative of what's on the rest of the album. Nevertheless, it's a pretty solid song.
  
  The next 3 tracks on the CD are some of the stronger numbers. "Sexy Ladies....", "My Love", and "Love Stoned" are 3 completely different songs with completely different sounds - yet all three work. "Sexy Ladies" has that 70s funk vibe, "My Love" (the 2nd single) has a techno, futuristic feel to it, and "Love Stoned" has a simple beat with great use of an orchestra and harmonies.
  
  Justin slows it down on the next song. "What Goes Around..." [which sounds like it's directed towards britney] it a great mid-tempo ballad, it reminds me of some of the ballads on Justified.
  
  Justin then makes his only misstep on the CD with the song "Chop Me Up" with 3-6 Mafia. I'm not impressed with the lyrics or the beat of the song. I think the CD would have been better without it. "Damn Girl" [w/ Will.I.Am] has another funk Prince vibe and I love the live band sound. Again, it's not one of my favorites, but it's a pretty good track. "Summer Love..." is another one of my favorites. It has a simple fun vibe, and i really like the attached song "Set the Mood". It's a really short yet really pretty ballad.
  
  The next 3 songs are all solid slow jams. Out of the three, my favorite is "Until the End of Time". Justin ends it with a collaboration with Snoop Dogg on "Pose". Again, I think this track has a bit of a Prince feel, but still is unmistakably Justin. It's an upbeat number about pretty girls posing for the camera. It's another fun summer song.
  
  If you got the album pre-ordered, you get a bonus song "Boutique in Heaven". This is actually another one of my favorite songs. Although the lyrics aren't the best, the song is really catchy, and Justin's voice takes on a slightly different sound.
  
  All in all, it's a great buy.
  
  TOP 5:
  
  5. Until the End of Time
  4. Summer Love / Set The Mood
  3. My Love
  2. Love Stoned / I Think She Knows
  1. Future Sex/Love Sounds
  
  

• I'm Not Religious But I Feel Like I Need To Pray...

  
  By A2ORMBJU6V5UV5 on 2006-09-26
  The reason is that I feel I need to ask God why this sorry excuses of an album was ever made, let alone accepted as art. Saying "bring the sexy back" 900 times and calling that innovation is like saying that singing "London London London bridge wanna go down" 900 times is art. Ok for one thing, Sexy back while addictive, is very simple. But that's not why I don't like this CD. The song is fine, and actually his best song to date by far. When I heard it I figured that the CD was going to be fast and furious and made for the dance floor. I WAS WRONG. It's slow and long winded. Most of the songs are over 6 minutes long, and in a bad way. The beats are exactly the same over and over again. Repetition must have been Justin's middle name while recording this. Lyrically it doesn't get much better. He sings about sexy sexy sexy over and over again but there is ZERO variety in the lyrics. I mean how many times can one say the word SEXY on one CD? Well Justin is the gold standard of that topic. Vocally he is about the same. His voice is so high pitched that it makes Kylie Minogue sound like a man. And there are still those spitty beat box wannabe sounds all over this LP. The best parts of this CD are when Justin is not even singing. The guest rappers outshine him. Justin might be trying to bring Sexy Back but maybe next time he should bring something sexy to go along with his bold claim.
  
  

• Timberlake is more than a pretty face.

  
  By A2UTLJJWNBL4YS on 2006-09-12
  Far removed from his sugary candy pop days with N' Sync, Justin Timberlake proves again why is the only one from the band who still has a real career. Blending modern beats with his retro vocal style, Futuresex/Lovesounds is an album sure to get major play in the clubs and in cars across America.
  
  Opener "Futuresex/lovesounds" has a great rhythm on the verses, but the beats slow at the chorus, making this track undanceable. "Sexyback" is like no single you've heard before, with Justin's vocals run through a computer that saps them of any emotion. Its repetitive bridge of S&M-tinged lyrics "you see these shackles babe..I'm enslaved..I'll let you whip me if I misbehave," weakens it considerably, but others love the single because its on radio every 5 minutes. "Sexy Ladies" is a fairly straightforward R&B track, but "Let me Talk to You Prelude/My Love" and "Lovestoned/I Think She" are hot Timbaland songs reminiscent of Furtado's "Promiscuous" and some of the best tracks on the record since they showcase some original sounds.
  
  "What Goes Around" is a wonderful sitar infused mid-tempo track with a smooth falsetto vocal, "Chop Me Up" flows with Timbaland and Timberlake trading clever lyrics over a piano-based beat. Timberlake's vocals shine on "Summer Love", but the synths make this too reminiscent of N Sync. "Set the Mood" is too laid back despite a nice vocal. "Losing My Way" gets a boost from a great choir, but its the closing track "Another Song All Over Again" that really impresses; sounding as if it came from another era, this excellent track features Timberlake showing his impressive vocal range.
  
  With Timbaland producing, you know you will get material you can dance to and songs that will make a big splash commercially. One drawback is that there is little distinction musically from one Timbaland produced artist to another, and the tracks have a tendency to be overproduced. Sometimes simplicity is the best path. Overall, though, Justin's second full album showcases a more mature sound and is a nice collection of songs that will make fans extremely happy. Recommended.
  
  A.G. Corwin
  St.Louis, MO
  
  

• Fox Special: When talentless hacks attack!

  
  By A1DBOHM6R1MYTP on 2006-10-20
  A heinous crime has been committed here ladies and gentlemen, and the victim is music in general, which has been completely shattered by the junk spewing out of this man's mouth.
  
  I understand perfectly well that every human being has his/her own tastes. But for the life of me I cannot understand how music like this gets popular. How a song like Sexy Back got to #1 on the charts would be a perfect case study for a large group of sociologists. This song is all special effects and zithering; if these were turned off, Justin's voice would resemble more closely the sound a certain orifice makes after consuming a three-bean salad. I remember a record producer saying once that he could make a cactus into the next popstar, and though I thought it was humorous at the time, I now realize that he really wasn't joking at all.
  
  Why is it that every popstar nowadays wants to forge some sort of phony youth where they were trapped in a violent ghetto? Have these people ever been within 50 miles of a REAL ghetto? Apparently it's somehow considered heroic to have peddled drugs to children, shot, maimed, or killed others, and general behaved as a degenerate sadist (see that scumbag 50 Cent's life for a perfect example). Things that are uncool are working hard in school, saving money for your future, saying no to illicit drugs, and generally trying to make a positive contribution to society. Have we sunk so low as a society where it's cooler to have been a criminal than to have lived your life honestly and gained everything through ability, merit, and hard work?
  
  Which brings me to a wider problem; what the heck is going on with the music industry? Take one look at the local top 40 to see what I mean. There's not a single shred of artistic value in there. It's all the same garbage, copied over and over, and sold to the idiotic masses who swallow it all and make these dreadful embezzlers tons of money. It's a pitiful joke.
  
  
• Who Would Justin Timberlake Model His Career On
  By A28AC079J5XTW1 on 2006-12-19
  . . . . if there had never been a Michael Jackson? Let's see, how `bout:
  
  A) Lionel Richie
  B) Bob Seger
  C) Michael Bolton
  D) Lou Reed
  
  Seriously, this album exemplifies the state of today's R `n' B, which is so unoriginal and frantically imitative of previous musical stand-outs, that its sounds all blur into one bleary, beat-heavy mess. In the eighties, there were startlingly original artists like the aforementioned MJ, Prince, Madonna, and others, and there was also a second tier of imitators like, let's say, Jody Watley or James Ingram, who couldn't hold a candle to those originals, but who did manage to carve out decent careers singing mush for the masses. Today's R `n' B is populated, crammed really, by "stars" who aspire to be like those originals, too, but they only reach that second tier of talent and product. There are no really standout talents. I blame Disney, who manufactured the leaders of this plastic, interchangeable style - Christina, Britney, Justin - and set the tone for much of the rest. Most of their albums are "collaborations" with whomever the hot beatmasters may be at any given minute, but the results usually turn out pretty much the same. The "lyrics" on this JT album are some of the lamest ever put to paper, if they even were put to paper, rather than made up during the recording sessions. Justin alternates between singing gooey romantic lines or pathetic "dirty" "street" lines, and he and his collaborators work hard to get our feet moving. But it's all just a batch of throwaway pap product, manufactured to sell rather than to have any real long-term emotional/intellectual impact. Justin's singing is just okay, pretty affected, and he seems to have a winsome personality on TV. But he's really quite a mediocre talent, without an original bone in his body, and this album's bland sameness and unwillingness to take any real chances undermine what little ambition JT may have for its staying power. I feel bad for today's young audience who think this is "exciting", because they have only this kind of stuff fed to them.
  
  
  
• Future Garbage/Trash Can Liner!!!
  By A2FM7M5PFHE8EX on 2007-03-22
  This cd is absolute trash. Perhaps the CD wouldn't be so bad if he would stop trying to sound like Prince and Michael Jackson. He's bringing sexy back? How can you bring back something you didn't ever have. One star because zero was not an option.
  
  
• Call it a generation gap, but music just isn't what it used to be...
  By A32RNVRS7KEV8A on 2006-09-12
  I credit Justin with trying something a little different and inventing some new dance grooves. Perhaps I shouldn't compare Justin, Britney, and so many other young artists with entertainers of my younger years. It isn't necessarily their fault-it's managers, agents, and producers hoping to make profit and what they think is "today's hot music". It may be just that in their eyes, but some facts will never change:
  1. I miss the old school of music that recorded live in the studio without computers doctoring voices (which sure makes it worse for these performers when they have to perform live-I feel for them). Genuine instruments, genuine music without electronic treatment and doctoring was the order of the day.
  2. Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, and so many others I could list here have always had "substance". Justin and so many other performers can try as hard as they want to, but have years upon years to go to ever achieve that level of substance they delusionally feel they "have now". Yes, I can just keep quiet and not listen to them and enjoy my vintage music, but it makes me sad and I know there are other music fans out there who know exactly what I'm talking about.
  3. Many many musical performers are full of themselves and I can't fault them totally. Living in the public eye, screaming fans, the money and fame-it's all inevitable. I think though if Justin and many others really stood back and looked at themselves, they are but mere performers in the middle of the musical jungle trying to achieve that elusive level of "substance".
  4. Can't performers perform by themselves anymore???? What is it with the Billboard Top 50 singles and all of this so and so featuring so and so and this artist featuring that co-performing artist and so on? It gets downright annoying-just look at the list of top musical hits and see all of the various combinations.
  HELLO!! C'mon Justin, enough with the guest artists. Stand on your own two feet, it'll get you much more and well deserved respect.
  I know some reviewers, many of them, will look with hate and disgust at my review but listening to yet another journey into the electronic/computerized world of music has left me headed to my CD player to play music of old.
  
  
• WHAT IS THIS??????
  By A21Z8DFCCGX0EK on 2006-09-13
  Justified was a true pop masterpiece! Brilliant. Not that we expected the same album but when Sexyback came out. The world was like, "This album is going to rock!" It has to be one of the worse albums, I truly think I have EVER heard and I HAD a huge amount of respect for the guy as an artist.
  
  I have TRIED to give it a chance. Attempted to listen to it 3 times with a very open mind but EVERY SONG is literally the same. Same bass lines, same drums, same everything. He literally says "Girl this and girl that" a gazillion times throughout this record. I'm sensing a masculinity insecurity here with as many times as he feels the need to say girl in every song. There are other things to sing about then chicks. Even if his goal was to make a "sexy" album it was true overkill. Erotica has been done, move on to something fresh!
  
  Sexyback is a brilliant masterpiece but it is the ONLY single on the entire album. The abnoxious falsesetto, the bad attempt at rapping, and of course girl, girl, girl in all the songs. The rest is VERYYYYYY, VERY monotonous, mid-tempo, ZERO HOOKS, and you will not be dancing but holding your head saying, "This is the most boring music I've heard!" I don't think it's a mature record but very dull and dry. Huge disappointment.
  
  All the Justin fanatics will love anything he puts out but if you TRULY look at the quality of the music and what he is known for. It is pretty bad. It's not evolving and different but stale and tiresome.
  
  
• Awful
  By A1QFQ9SQZVGUK4 on 2006-09-26
  If this is what passes for 'music' nowadays then we are in more trouble than I thought.
  
  Ridiculous. Tired. Overrated. And that cover art is beyond stupid.
  
  
• The Biggest Ego In the Buisness Is Back
  By AADJXNY9HSKJF on 2006-09-14
  Here we have another offering by the biggest ego in the music buisness. As usual, his fans are rallying around him like he's the coming of the great pop Messiah. He's been called innovative and the biggest force in music today...yeah right. let's get a few thing straight.
  
  a) Timbaland and computerized beats exsisted before this...it is not innovative.
  b) Justin imitates MJ and Prince in his vocals...nothing innovative there
  c) Justin is "hot" so somehow, that converts to credibility, even if he recycles things thathave made music innovative in the past and then throw them all together.
  
  "Futuresex" is yet another album of producer/his hop collaborations that make the public swoon. Why, I'll never know. This kid went from singing country on star search and doing childhood beauty pagents, to this. Get the right producers and anything is possible.
  
  
• My Birthday gift sucked!
  By A1R8IC78QP39C8 on 2006-09-14
  So all I wanted was this CD for my b-day (Sept. 12th). My husband went to every music store in Houston and finally found a copy.
  
  I guess Thirty "somthing" year old's are just not meant to listen to Justin. I loved his first album and all my friend's ribbed me about it, and said I needed to listen to their stuff that had much more substance. Well, now I see why. I flicked through every song, some with robot sounding "Justin" voices & songs that just had repetative lyrics. I don't see the talent in this album y'all are talking about. Sorry!
  
  WHAT A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT!
  
  
• OK .......Justin there is ONLY one Prince and you're not him!
  By A1TVKP73PANCUF on 2006-09-16
  I think Justin spent way to much time trying to sound like Prince and Micheal Jackson and not enough time sounding like Justin. This CD is a poor crappy effert.
  
  
• I want my money back.
  By A284BOKGHH60VX on 2006-09-27
  I am not a Justin hater. I bought his last CD and this one and have seen him in concert but I think this CD sucks. There are like 2 or 3 good songs and the rest are just a bunch of dribble. He hardly even has any vocals on most of the songs. You can't even tell most of the tracks are Justin songs.
  
  
• Role Model
  By A2A9SWV3T8XT2J on 2006-09-16
  What a great role model you are to young people Mr. Timberlake. You should be proud.
  
  
• Justin Timberfake Gets Over Again Thanks To High-Price Timberland Beats
  By A1X93ES4DITTWK on 2006-10-13
  All you need to do is imitate the vocals of a famous black singer (or two) and hire a big name producer like Timbaland (or the Neptunes) to give you the R&B sound you're incapable of making. That's pretty much it. I'm sick of this weasel. He said in an interview that Taylor Hicks couldn't sing in a bucket. Well, Justin's lucky in this day and age that you don't need much talent to become a successful singer. You just rely on looks, big name producers, and sex. Justin's not a great vocalist, he's average and he still sings like a girly girl. On this new "Futuresex/Lovesounds" CD he's still doing his Michael Jackson imitation as well as Prince. I didn't like this CD at all because it's just like most music you hear today: all style and very little to no substance. I looked at a few reviews where some people said they weren't thrilled with the CD but they enjoyed the beats. That's all this CD consists primarily of- hot, rhythmic beats and that's thanks to Timberland .That's it. Justin sounds like a woman in "Undefined" and "Damn Girl." He also sounds like a woman in "(Another Song) All Over Again". He tries to go for an old school R&B vibe with that song, but it doesn't work. "Until The End Of Time" sounds like it ripped off Prince's "Beautiful Ones." The beat from "Futuresex/Lovesound" sounds like it's sampled from an old school song, which escapes me at the moment. I didn't enjoy one single song on here, "Sexyback" and "Damn Girl" song irritated me the most. Anyway, Justin Timberfake is another player in the R&B genre who's bringing nothing innovative to the table. He better hope that nothing ever happens to Timberland or that Timberland doesn't raise his fees. Holler!
  
  
• TALENTED?????
  By AYSV126R7WTWT on 2006-11-05
  Creative, revoluntionary, amazing.....Could Justin do this without Timbaland? That is when we will see if Justin is talented. Only true talent I've seen from Justin so far is that he is talented in knowing who to get to produce him. I want to see if Justin is talented not Timbaland.
  
  
• Go `Head Be Gone with It
  By A1LHAXBM5GBJS2 on 2006-09-14
  In a measure of full discloser, for the age ol' debate of who from the boy band era sucked the least, I would always side with the Backstreet Boys. When it came down to, they were the better group to do karaoke to, and don't try to tell me you and you're boys never did a sing I Want it That Way at sometime in a drunken stupor. With that said, I won't let bias taint my review of former the former *NSync member not currently making out with dude (well at least not in public), Justin Timberlake and his second solo outing FutureSex/LoveSounds.
  
  The album starts out with the title track; well actually it is a little different as the song is entitled FutureSex/LoveSound because apparently the song just has a singular "sound" while the album as a whole has "sounds." You're a tricky one Justin Timberlake. The song plays almost like an intro that sets the mood with Timbaland futuristic beats that almost drown out the vocals that just repeat themselves anyways. Granted this intro drags on for almost four minutes, so the mood that is set isn't a good one. The trend of futuristic beats follow for the next few songs making me feel like I'm in a techno club, but I haven't taken the required mild altering drugs to make the music bearable.
  
  Then about halfway through the album, the beats slow down and the song become more tolerable starting with the I Think She Knows (Interlude). It's never a good sign when an interlude is one of the better songs on the album. This is actually attached to Love Stoned and in lies a major a major problem with the album, besides of course the music itself. A bunch of the songs blend into each other on the official track listing. To put it better there are sixteen different songs but there are only twelve tracks (if you are confused, check out iTunes or Amazon and it should make more sense).
  
  Back to the music, once the tolerable arrives, it leaves just as quickly with the arrival of Oscar winners Three 6 Mafia. After hearing this song I have a better understanding why Crunchy Black left group (okay, I really have no clue why Crunchy Black left the group, or who Crunchy Black is, but I make it my mission to reference Crunchy Black as much as possible because it's my new favorite name). And in his pitch to become the least credible rapper ever (which will be hard considering Nelly and Kevin Federline are still out there) the Antoine Merriwether look-a-like T.I. makes an appearance on My Love. Surprisingly his rap isn't the most annoying part of the song as the intro could easily cause seizers and I would recommend pregnant women not listen to it. Then the once creditable Will.i.am shows up on Damn Girl (and the obscenity only get worse on the album as shown by the Parental Advisory sticker).
  
  Then after fifty minutes of over-sexual music over headache inducing techno beats, TJ decides to make a social statement where he talks about how messed up things are in the world today on Until the End of Time. Ah, but wait, it's all a rouse because he was using the end in near trick to bed some chick. Classy. And Prince better contact his lawyers because the song blatantly steals from The Beautiful Ones. On the next track Losing My Way, Timberlake makes a social commentary on crack but comes across as pretentious especially after saying, "I'm tired of trying to save the world" in the previous song. Then the song goes into almost parody mode when he brings in the church choir to close the song. I can just imagine JT in the studio thinking, "hey let's bring in a church choir like on Man in the Mirror." And we all know what happened to the dude who sang that song.
  
  The album surprisingly ends with an actual song that doesn't suck. Not surprising that (Another Song) All Over Again is the lone song produced by Rick Rubin who has worked on iconic albums like early Run-DMC ones and Johnny Cash's American Recordings. The slow song recalls Memphis soul albums from the seventies to much effect. Now if Timberlake would recruit Rubin for his next album, make more songs like the closing track, and stop making inane goals like trying to bring SexyBack, that album may be worth listening to. And to that point, I don't know why anyone would want to bring SexyBack because as a wise man once said, "It's hip to be square."
  
  
• This CD is Deadly !!!
  By A33X3ZY0JFQJ0K on 2006-12-27
  Yes I am coming to you from beyond the grave, here is some back story ...I just got fired from my job as a hand model after a sun-tanning accident, my whole family perished in a freaky chucky cheese mascot incident, and I had just gained 5 pounds. So I decided to end it all. Since I am anti-gun freak, that method was out.. I can't swallow pills..too big, they get stuck in my throat.. so that method was out. A noose wouldn't work, I never learned how to tie my shoes, always wore loafers since I was an infant as well as well tailored fitted suits..so that method was out.
  So on a whim I decided to go out and purchase the new Justin Timberlake CD. It solved all my problems.
  Listening to his music is a slow death, kinda like in Return of the Jedi at the Great Pit of Carkoon along the Dune sea where one can get digested for a thousand years or maybe like one of our many black deaths or great plagues. Anyway, painful as it was it got the job done. Let me explain further
  First thing I did was take the disc out of the casing which caused me malaise and fatigue, after falling on the floor and crawling to my CD player, I lifted up the disc and with much effort, and place it in it's proper spot. At this point my head began to pound, my lower back began throbbing, and a scratch formed at the back of my throat. I thought about running away but I've come this far, and so with much strife I pressed play.
  Here's what happened..
  Song 1 "Future Sex/Love Sound" - immediate nausea, projectile vomiting and a marathon of the "runs" occurred.
  Song 2 "SexyBack " - severe arthritis in every joint appeared and I fell into the corner in a fetal position calling out the names of all my mothers.
  Song 3 "Sexy Ladies" -Along comes Conjunctivitis , my eyes become fire, partial blindness developed .. which actually relieved the pain of actually looking at the cover of the CD.
  Song 4 " My Love" - After listening to this number I became hemorrhagic and my body became one giant rash, but I wasn't dead yet.. I was beginning to feel that this might not work...oh boy was I wrong!!
  Song 5 "Love Stoned" - made my genitals swelled in a not so good way and the roof of my mouth became blood red
  Song 6 "What Goes Around" - the pain in my skin became so intense that i tried ripping it off with spatula
  Song 7 "Chop Me Up" - Oh yes it did "chopped me up" with Gastrointestinal bleeding from the mouth and rectum, this CD gets betters as it goes, oh boy I wish I had that gun now.
  Song 8 "Damn Girl" - OH NO!!! I was starting to get worried when my eyes and nose started bleeding profusely but then my ears started too, with it a glimmer of hope that all that blood could muffle this awful song.
  Song 9 "Summer Love" - Now I'm in full seizure at which point i bit my tongue off.
  Song 10 "Until The End Of Time" . At last , delirium set in ... not even that could help me from this bile song
  Song 11 "Losing My Way" Now I'm in a comatose state and you know all the things you hear about comatose patients hearing everything that is said around them. Well it's all true, I heard every single note of this song ... not even a coma is relief.
  Song 12 "All Over Again (Another Song)" Just the title of the song made me freak out ... is this an endless cycle ... will I have to live this excruciating existence forever in a sort of Bill Murray "Groundhog Day" pattern of life. And just when I thought that ... death occurred as all my internal organs liquified.
  Now here I am in limbo to warn you against purchasing this CD, I don't care if I go to heaven, purgatory , or the inner depth of hell. I would rather burn eternally and get eaten alive on a daily basis than to have to live through listening to another Justin Timberlake recording.
  
  
• So Good I'm At A Loss For Words
  By A1O6AB2HZ5E0N7 on 2006-10-06
  I've been putting off writing this review for about a week now. Reason being: with the exception of one song, this is such a great album my words won't do justice to it. Either way I will try to give my honest opinion on each song below:
  
  1-"FutureSex/LoveSound" (5/5) Great song. Wonderful chorus. Love it's unusual beat and it's racy lyrics.
  
  2-"SexyBack" (5/5) The reason I got the album in the first place is this song. With it's off the hook beat and Justin's unique vocal arrangement, this song became a hit in my book.
  
  3-"Sexy Ladies" (5/5) Another awesome song. It's chorus is very catchy and Justin's voice in it is great.
  
  4-"My Love" (5/5) I loooooove this song. The prelude to this song and the
  actual intro. are insanely good. Justin's falsetto in the background is just bone chilling.I could listen to this song all day long. T.I.'s rap is very fitting and well written.
  
  5-"LoveStoned" (5/5) A great song with a very cool chorus and terrific lyrics. My favorite part is the interlude at the end. Justin's voice is wonderful in it. Overall, a great song.
  
  6-"What Goes Around Comes Around" (5/5) I love the message in this song. Many people can relate to this song which is what I love about it. Great lyrics + great vocals, inevitably = a GREAT song.
  
  7-"Chop Me Up" (5/5) A personal fave, this song is just flawless. I love the way Justin sings in it. It just suits him right. Timbaland's verse is also fabulous. This song's chorus is what has me hooked. Three 6 Mafia's collaboration with Justin was a great idea. Nobody else could have done a better job.
  
  8-"Damn Girl" (3/5) I was about to give the album a 4 instead of a perfect 5 stars because of this song. I simply don't get it. I hate it. I gave it a 3 because I have heard worse songs but really, it could have been kept out of this almost perfect album.
  
  9-"Summer Love" (5/5) Awesome beat and vocal arrangement make this song a great potential single. It's lyrics are mature and catchy making it one of my faves.
  
  10-"Until The End Of Time" (5/5) A very sweet love song. Its beautiful, touching lyrics will definitely touch the hearts of those who listen to it.
  
  11-"Losing My Way" (5/5) This is just a great song about the typical drug addict that finds he/she is losing grasp of their life. Wonderfully written and sung in a deep, mellow way, this song leaves me speechless.
  
  12-"(Another Song) All Over Again" (4/5) This has to be the song I have listened to less along with "Damn Girl". I feel it could have better lyrics that would make it more touching.
  
  Honestly, this album has got to be the best one in my collection thus far. I am in looove with it and only hope Justin keeps it in mind for his next release. If he keeps his crazy, electrifying beats and his mature lyrics, I will be buying his albums forevermore. Justin should also continue collaborating with Timbaland and Nate Hills when it comes to writing and his dope beats. Great job, Justin!
  
  I can listen to this album in its entirety except for the song "Damn Girl" therefore I will not write my Faves because I'd have to list 11 out of the 12 songs.
  
  
• THIS ALBUM IS AWFUL, PEOPLE WHO GIVE IT 5 STARS
  By AMXI7LYE20XYY on 2006-12-18
  ARE OBVIOULSY BEING PAID BY J.T.'S LABEL OR ARE HEARING IMPARIED.
  
  THIS IS THE WORST ALBUM EVER. GLAD I BORROWED IT FROM A FRIEND.
  
  IT'S ALREADY MARKED DOWN TO HALF PRICE. THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING.
  
  IT IS GARBAGE, STRAIGHT UP CRAP!!
  
  
• Who knows; maybe it'll grow on me
  By A200C7YQJ45LRR on 2007-04-27
  I initially gave Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified a 2-1/2-star rating, but if I were to review it NOW, I'd knock it up to at least a 3 because a few of the songs grew on me. And even for the songs that DIDN'T grow on me, you've still got to hand it to JT: you might not like a song from him, but when you hear him perform it live, you can't help but sing right along ("Rock Your Body", anyone?). Maybe that's going to be the case with FutureSex/LoveSounds too, because right now it really doesn't do much for me.
  
  As to how I can give a chart-topping artist's album a three-star rating, I think I'll briefly compare Justin to Usher, because both of these artists make very good SINGLES; the rest of the albums leave a little to be desired. Actually, I never could get into "SexyBack". It really isn't that bad of a song; but I agree with reviewer Ken Chien because I also don't understand why his voice is distorted like that. But "What Goes Around" is great; and you'd have to be dead to not be able to get into "My Love" (especially the "Let Me Talk to You" interlude).
  
  As I said before, though, the rest of the album suffers, and the reason why is, well, it all goes back to what I said to my brother a year or so ago. I was like, "Back in 1998, if you told me that Justin Timberlake would become a big R&B star, I'd be like, `You have GOT to be crazy.'" And sure, that's what happened, but the thing is, it almost seems like he's trying too hard to fit into the hip-hop scene here, which is something he shouldn't have to do on his second album. This is shown on the pointless Three 6 Mafia-assisted "Chop Me Up" (complete with a screwed and chopped chorus). And "Love Stoned" and "Sexy Ladies" are mindless club tracks.
  
  "Losing My Way" is a song that's reminiscent of Everlast's "What It's Like" about a man with a messed-up life (this time told in the first person), but it starts off sloppily with: "Hi, my name is Bob/And I work at my job". But the album's lowest point would probably have to be "Damn Girl". Not only does it have a generic chorus, but Justin goes 100% thug with "b" words and all (note to Justin: only rappers can get away with doing that, not R&B singers -- which seems kind of backwards, but...); and it isn't helped by Will.i.am's stuttered verse.
  
  Justin Timberlake can still sing, and he definitely has no problem selling records, but after a four-year absence he could've done a lot better than this. As I've said in the past, your best bet is to just download the singles.
  
  Anthony Rupert
  
  
• no future&no up-dated sounds. dime a dozen
  By A9Q28YTLYREO7 on 2006-09-13
  back in the day Phil collins Released "No Jacket Required" which was slick for it's time using a style&Sound that reflected his time period.Linn Drum programming machine. now I mention this because Justine Timberlake used the same slick strategy in making this album. now I've been waiting for Timberlake to stop coming across as a broek George Michael&he hasn't yet. still haven't gotten that "Carless Whisper" or that "Father Figure" track yet from him. he has some talent,but just like Lenny Kravitz he wears his influences all over himself,but never leaves his own stamp. His first album was a Poor Man's attempt at being like Michael Jackson which was a Mix bag.Timberlake just like Usher are both Broke MJ knock off's. but Usher is a little more orginal with his concepts. anyway this Album moves away from the Michael Jackson/Steve Arrington Produced&Generic Emulation to this Album which is take on Prince, Stevie Wonder&Rick James. again with mix results. Timberlake just doesn't have the Chops at getting to the Point&it hurts him. this Album is very polished just liek Windex,but the table doesn't show any extra shine. Timberlake is limited Vocally&as a Writer as well. Timberland is a Hired Hand at being Hip&I see why Ginuwine turned him away because these beats are tired&dated. all the shine in the World can't hide the limitations that are the Artistic growth or lack of from Justin Timberlake.
  
  
• Hit! Hit! followed by miss! miss! miss! miss! boy, where are you aiming?
  By A1HIOSHOIZ03XP on 2006-09-13
  Yeah..so there are some good things about this album. SexyBack was soooo encouraging....promising even. but this boy is FULL OF HIMSELF. get over yourself justin!! you are not all that!
  
  I liked the direction that he tried to take, but he veered off the path too poorly. it takes risks and it tries to be edgy and sexy and voyeristic. but it becomes REPETITIVE and FORCED, suffers from a lack of ideas and creative lyrics. it's all about the beat.
  
  Justin is not a songwriter. he's a beat maker. well...TIMBALAND is. He does rely too much on others.
  
  what i also noticed is that his voice........it's not that impressive. on the first single i remember thinking, where is Justin on this song? then when i heard the last track, Another song all over again, i realized...i wasn't missing much.
  
  HOWEVER. the album is not without it's graces. the interludes make for seamless listening and are some of the most interesting parts of the album. i love his use of strings.
  Stand out tracks would most definitely be:
  My love
  Lovestoned
  What goes around
  Futuresex/lovesound
  Summerlove
  Another song all over again.
  
  Also!!! there is this tendency towards minimalist production on the album. in cases this can and does work. i think of Thom Yorke's The Eraser. definitely an example of that. however what Thom has and Justin doesn't, is what i mentioned before.....strong melodies and meaningful lyrics.
  
  Boo!!!!! Justin, BOO!!!!
  
  if you want a good timbaland album this year go pick up Nelly Furtado's Loose. way better than this album, even if it is present tense (and knows it)
  
  
• Sorry
  By AI1PM8ZC4CEET on 2006-09-13
  I'm sorry that I ever purchased this CD. Can Justin really sing? All of the tracks with the exception of All Over Again sound as if they were put through some kind of filters.
  
  
• THE CD of 2006!
  By AIW5KNFD2114D on 2006-09-12
  I must say, this CD is a masterpiece! Every song is in a league of it's own as well as original and very melodic. I could see this becoming one of those staple classic CD's that everyone eventually owns. It is THAT good. With some great producers: Timbaland, will.i.am, Rick Rubin etc...who just make pure magic out of every song on this disc! I just want to calrify something up quick: When going to purchase this CD don't be all thrown off by all the Interludes and the Preludes. I got a little nervous thinking they were going to be like 'skits' or 'intros' or when an artist is running out of things..filler! These are NONE of those things. They are simply a continuation of the song in a different beat or tone or a segway into a "mini-song". They are GREAT! It adds a whole other dimension to the song and adds a new spin on the music. Truly a unique thing.
  Most of the song on here are of a mid-tempo beat with Justin singing in his well known falsetto. This time around it so much better than the material on 'Justified'. The songs on 'Justified did not make me feel the way the songs on this Sophmore effort do.
  Who can escape the Billboard #1 single: "Sexyback" - so catchy and SO infectious. With Timbaland on the sidelines (Which he is on a lot of this CD) it adds that extra something that makes this CD 130 percent. "What Goes Around Comes Around" is somewhat of a "Cry Me A River" Part 2. But, I could not get enough of that song the first time around. Very smooth and aimed at a certain someone?? You make the call! "My Love" F/ T.I is the second single off of this CD and it if great! Justing sings in his true, signature falsetto voice accompanied with a great rap by T.I - these 2 have some great chemistry. I can not get enough of the smooth R&B sound of "Summer Love". Such a HOT song!! Another noteworthy song is one where Three 6 Mafia shine in and that is: "Chop Me Up" - this song has the classic Timbaland beat, JT's signature voice and a tight rap my Three 6! HOT! This set just ooozes hotness throughout it from start to finish! I can see so many hits spawning from this CD.
  
  Those are just some of the highlights but, every single song on here is a standout from todays music. There is not one song included here that I skip over. I was VERY suprised because I never found myself to be such a big fan of Justin until now! I really respect his music a lot! This CD really proves that he has what it takes to make some really amazing R&B/pop music and make it VERY well. Get this CD: now it will be a classic > Mark my words!!!
  
  
• Stop Hating & Actually Listen To The Music!
  By A1QXLR8T6SWEUU on 2006-09-12
  i used to not like justin timberlake but yo...u gotta show & give props where they need 2 be given and real talk this album CRACKS! every song flows & the beats is d-d-d-damn so so sick! timbo is back mos def lol but it aint like he ever left but newaiz only real R&B headz gon feel this CD
  i aint really like that sexyback song until u actually just opened up and nodded ya head to it lol but thats just how every song is on the album u actually gotta listen to and be like damn...this is sum tyte work lol
  
  My Top 5
  My Love
  What Goes Around Comes Around (if u can relate to this song is classic)
  Chop Me Up
  Love Stoned
  Summer Love
  
  Oh & That Set The Mood Joint At The End Of Summer Love Mos Def Sets The Mood LoL
  
  Go Cop This Disc Freaaaaaaaal
  Already Baby 8-)
  
  
  
  
• Can't believe I like this album
  By A25QXIFEHR6900 on 2006-09-13
  I've never been a fan of NSYNC, or Justin himself, but this album caught my attention. So I bought the cd and was thrilled to hear an artist taking risks, and being unique for once. He's fallen out of the boy band rut, and is making a name for himself. It's clear that he wrote this album trying to create something different and not just to please his fans, and in doing so has created new fans. I respect anyone who can try something new, and I love it when it actually works - and Justin, it works.
  
  
• Expectations met and exceeded
  By A2K3OTPNO8TT4F on 2006-09-13
  I liked Justified, not as much as others, but I liked Cry Me a River and a few others a lot, but it was 3.5 stars to me. It was choppy. There was a lot I skipped or didn't even put on the ole iPod.
  
  FutureSex/LoveSounds is really well made, amazing flow. I can rarely listen to a cd through (especially since it's easy to shuffle on an iPod and skip/delete the bad), but honestly, this one I can, and have enjoyed doing it too. Tracks that I really liked were:
  
  1. FutureSex/LoveSound
  2. SexyBack
  4. My Love
  6. What Goes Around
  7. Chop Me Up
  8. Damn Girl (the chorus anyway)
  9. Summer Love
  11. Losing My Way
  
  So, out of 12 tracks, 8 made my list of likes...not too shabby! I can see a long run of singles coming from this cd. Alone they are good, together they are better. This CD was definitely produced to flow. It's a whole cd, not a few tracks and filler. Listen to Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope for a similar production.
  
  There you have it! Don't assume it's an overhyped CD, I did and I was wrong. I wish I'd listened to it yesterday.
  
  
• Horrible
  By A2YWNHL9BKJVN8 on 2006-09-18
  If you like someone sounding total monotone and stuggling to sound black, then you might like this. If you like clean cut music, music with more than a note or two ~~ forget it. And definitely don't watch him performing the new song live - he is grabbing at his crotch every two seconds. No class.
  
  

• Loose
• Justified
• The Dutchess
• Back to Basics
• Timbaland Presents Shock Value