DAT 20/20

So, as I may have expressed in an earlier post, I am SO excited about JT's new album. One thing I think is SO cool and unique about 20/20 is it was created as an album, not a big compilation of singles like almost all other music being produced today. Another thing that makes the album so different is that almost every song hits the 8 minute mark. JT had a quote about it:

"If Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin can do 10-minute songs and Queen can do 10-minute songs then why can't we? We'll figure out the radio edits later."

SOCIETY DON'T OWN YOU, JT

Also, I did something you would be so proud of, I put in the CD, sat on my bed, and just sat and soaked in the entire album at one time. And it was an awesome experience, plus I was super proud of myself afterwards, that was a whole 70 minutes and 2 seconds of concentrated listening, who knew I still even retained that long of an attention span?

However, I gotta say, I am a huge JT fan (not even a guilty pleasure, I have no shame in my JT love) and the album was SUPER hit & miss for me. I really loved like 4 of the songs, hated 3 of them, and the rest weren't even memorable.

Here are some of the ones I got reaaalll into:

Mirrors



I LOVE. I'll admit, the beginning dramatic guitar riff kinda rubbed my fur the wrong way at first, but then BAM JT comes in and KILLS it.

Don't Hold the Wall:



I LOVE the harmonies in the beggining of this song. So pretty. Then this jungle-y bongo comes in with some Middle Eastern sounding music and then things get real awesome.


And now some I really didn't like

Believe it or not, I don't like Suit & Tie, the break out hit of the album



The music it super busy/ doesn't carry a super consistent melody and it kind of gives me a headache. Justin also sings a ton of falsetto in this song, which is awesome and impressive, but after a while I'm like ENUFF.

and Strawberry Bubblegum



This is one of those songs that just got ruined by the lyrics. He's talking about some girl smacking bubblegum and I have to just not listen to closely in order to enjoy this one.


Anyways, overall I am content with the album, I'd give it a 6.5/7. JT forever and ever.