CDReview:JustinTimberlake//FutureSex/LoveSounds

JustinTimberlake//FutureSex/LoveSounds

GRADE:OOO

Hey. Hazim here...again. N'Sync was lame and Justin was always ready for more. Here,Timbaland makes his dreams come true, Oprah-style.
WHATSGOODIf the Grammys give their award for Producer Of The Year to a person other than Timbaland for 2006, then they will lose a lot of credibility. After helming much of NellyFurtado's surprising comeback with the infectous Loose, he grinds out more futuristic-sounding landscapes, this time, for the ever ambitious Justin Timberlake. The terrain here has its peaks, the awesome "Sexyback", the sexy strutting "My Love" and Oscar-winning Three 6 Mafia duet "Chop Me Up". JT plays the tease, the guy who wants the girl badly but acts like he could have any girl he want so that the girl wants him badly too. This is especially convincing when he states that he's 'bringing sexy back'. That song is pretty much in the same vein of Nelly Furtado's recent smash "Promiscous" trading verses with Timbaland who manages to not only keep JT from floating into a world of his own where Prince and Michael Jackson collide, but also keep it popping. Yep, Justin pretty much wants to prove he can not only impersonate MJ in his heyday but also Prince. And guess what? He mostly pulls it off winningly.
WHATSNOTSOGOODWell, for starters,the product doesnt fulfill ambition here. JT was seeking to really change pop music with this CD but there isnt much originality here and he's basically just strutting without much substance, especially in his lyrics. I mean, the words 'sex' and 'sexy' surface in every single song and it's almost as if he thinks that by just mentioning the words, listeners will automatically feel 'sexy'. The beats are great but sometimes JT just gets a little repetitive and boring. He's probably wondering what he'd do without Timbaland or who he'll impersonate on his third album...Freddie Mercury,maybe?
GRADEB-.It's a pretty good album, mainly because Timbaland is the chief here. Sometimes JT becomes the background, his voice drowning in the brilliant beats Timbaland has produced. Sometimes he shines on his own such as on "Until The End Of Time". It's very uneven and patchy and while Timbaland does his part, the weak link is JT himself. Basically, ambition got the best of him. Still, it won't stop this album from becoming one one of the best-selling albums of the year.
HIGHLIGHTTRACKS"Sexyback""My Love""Until The End Of Time"
ARTISTWEBSITEhttp://www.justintimberlake.com