It's been nearly seven years since JT last hit us with an album. 2006's FutureSex/LoveSounds. One of my favorite R&B/Pop albums ever. So it's easily understandable why this was such an anticipated release for 2013. Fans have been feinding for more since 2006. Well here it is...The 20/20 Experience. I can honestly say...the wait was well worth it. This album was just as great as the last. Well right off the back, the first thing I noticed was the length of these tracks. They're like....incredibly long. It's a ten track album but it seems longer. In fact, "Suit & Tie" is the shortest song on the album and even that is like five and a half minutes. I guess with such good production on here, mostly courtesy of Timbaland, I guess letting the beats ride a little longer extending the song isn't so bad. So here's some notable tracks for me. "Pusher Love Girl" was a cool song. Not something I would start the album with but cool nonetheless. "Strawberry Bubblegum" surprised me. Just reading the title I thought this would sound like some weak ass simp shit but I like it. Probably has the best beat and tempo combination of the entire album. Like many of JT's hits, there's a lot of songs on here I could see becoming major dance hits and that's one of them. "Tunnel Vision" is another one. This almost sounds like a sped-up version of his classic hit "Cry Me A River". It's a dope song. "Mirrors" was another well produced track that I enjoyed. Kinda sounds more like a rap beat. Though the pros out-weigh the cons by a large margin on this albums, I did have a few gripes with some tracks. The last track "Blue Ocean Floor" really took the momentum away from the whole album. This was way too soft and mellow. It sounds like a lullaby, like he's trying to put a baby to sleep with this song. If a little more simp sauce was added to this then it would sound like something Drake would make. It didn't mesh with the rest of the album's sound at all. "Let The Groove Get In" will probably have to grow on me. This sounds like some dance floor salsa music. I'm not a salsa fan. For now I could do without that track. "Don't Hold The Wall" would have been better if Timbaland wasn't trying to steal JT's thunder on the track. I mean we know you produced it Tim but shut the hell up and let the man sing! He made it sound like Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake instead of the other way around. Well, like I stated before, the pros out-weigh the cons and overall I was very pleased with this album. I give it a final grade of a B+. I honestly can't see a JT fan NOT liking this album. You know, the last artist that waited seven years to drop another album after dropping a classic name was Dr. Dre. That album that followed became a classic a well. Will that be the case for Mr. Timberlake with this project? Only time will tell. But from now on sir...a two to three year gap minimum at least. Please and thank you. End.
Final Grade: B+
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