Usher :: The "Looking For Myself" Era

by **danbarj** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:57 pm

The updates!

"Climax" still climaxing, "Scream" really starting to shout around the world and "Lemme See" is starting to show us something!

I am pleased!

I can't wait for the intense promo to kick in! It seems spot on for through now!

by **truthless** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:43 pm

sanim02 wrote:For those of u who want snippets of the album here: http://soundcloud.com/jeff1317/usher-lo ... self-30sec

Be sure to download it before they take it down. Sounds like a KILLER!!!!

Thaaank you-

Can't Stop Won't Stop sounds nice.
I Care For U is generic in my opinion.. Don't like it.
Í love Numb. Amazing song.. Finally a cool Dance song. Scream can **** off. (Sorry for my words

)
Euphoria seems to be amazing too.
WOW at I.F.U sick beats.
2nd Round sounds also cool. Gimme them beats. 8-)

Last but not least, Hot Thing sounds epic. Cooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

I'm really amazed by these tracks. Love it.

Though some of the rest aren't that amazing, but i think i will get into some of these

.

by **sanim02** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:11 pm

truthless wrote:
sanim02 wrote:For those of u who want snippets of the album here: http://soundcloud.com/jeff1317/usher-lo ... self-30sec

Be sure to download it before they take it down. Sounds like a KILLER!!!!
Thaaank you-

Can't Stop Won't Stop sounds nice.
I Care For U is generic in my opinion.. Don't like it.
Í love Numb. Amazing song.. Finally a cool Dance song. Scream can **** off. (Sorry for my words )
Euphoria seems to be amazing too.
WOW at I.F.U sick beats.
2nd Round sounds also cool. Gimme them beats.
Last but not least, Hot Thing sounds epic. Cooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

I'm really amazed by these tracks. Love it.

Though some of the rest aren't that amazing, but i think i will get into some of these .

I think everyone will get suckerpunched by how good "IFU" will be. :lol:

I'm happy that it's a mixture of everything, that's when Usher is at his best imo.

by **danbarj** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:24 pm

Thanks so much for that link.

ONE WORD: FIYA!!! (fire for the slow minded!)

by **truthless** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:04 pm

LMAO.

I don't know what to think about Usher after that wierd Scream performance at the E3.

That was unexpected, but i wasn't pleasantly surprised...

by **sanim02** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:18 pm

I'm just laughing lol. I don't care though, E3 is about games, so it was just a random surprise that made rofl.

All I dread now are the stupid gifs and memes that the gaming community will start...

by **1rnbfan1** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:47 pm

What was that Usher ?? :lol:

I better go back to those amazing snippets from Looking 4 Myself

by **Nackar** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:52 pm

Eh? What happened at the E3? :lol:

Just listened to the snippets. It sounds epic! So far I've only been a fan of pop-Usher (I say "fan" but really aside from Yeah! and Burn the first song I ever heard of his properly is OMG, so yeah) but I love the entire album! Twisted sounds great. I didn't like most of RVR's album tracks but this... wow!

by **sanim02** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:05 am

Euphoria and Numb could be huge hits. I can see Dive being a huge hit on Urban too.

by **sanim02** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:21 pm

Scream
#2 United Kingdom
#7 Japan
#9 Canada
#13 United States
#13 Finland
#22 Germany
#24 Sweden
#30 Australia
#30 Ireland
#32 Belgium
#35 Netherlands
#35 Norway
#38 Austria
#39 Switzerland
#41 Denmark
#44 New Zealand
#46 France

by **danbarj** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:01 pm

"Twisted" is the DEFINITION of Funky Soul!!!

They've played the full version 4 times already on 92Q Baltimore! I am in love with this!

Can't wait for the album!

by **Hermes** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:28 pm

13. USHER - Scream: 77.165 (+ 0.630) ?
USHER - Lemme See f/Rick Ross: 21.696 (+ 0.641)

Good for LS. Bad for Scream.

by **danbarj** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:36 pm

Good updates!

Every update won't be + 1 million!!! But so long as it continues to climb, I am happy!

"Lemme See" has consistently recovered from the horrible updates it had last week!

That's great!

by **Hermes** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:04 pm

danbarj wrote:
Every update won't be + 1 million!!! But so long as it continues to climb, I am happy!

I know that but the song is so irregular that it makes me worried. But you're right, as long as it's increasing, we shouldn't complain !

by **Nackar** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:25 pm

To be honest though, if it hadn't been for the recent addition of extra stations to Mediabase the updates would be at a level that I might be worried... it just looks better now.

Having said that, until we actually see NEGATIVE updates for Scream, I'm not worried! I'd rather it keep chugging along and reach a proper peak and have some longevity than shoot up high and fall down just as quickly.

by **sanim02** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:26 pm

danbarj wrote:
"Lemme See" has consistently recovered from the horrible updates it had last week!

That's great!

Probably because "Touch N' You" had a deal... They wouldn't play both Usher/Ross songs over and over again.

Looks like Climax will be holding it for a 8th week hopefully too!

by **Nackar** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:12 pm

Japan Hot 100:

23 [54] - Scream

Should go even higher next week, might go top ten.

RVR sold about 70k there, I hope this one can go Gold!

by **Hermes** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:39 pm

12. USHER - Scream: 78.244 (+ 1.079) ?
USHER - Lemme See f/Rick Ross: 22.380 (+ 0.684)

I am loving this !

by **Bsquared** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:41 pm

Loving this album! Can't Stop and Looking for myself are great! Can't Stop features a classic song...can anybody tell me what it is?

by **1rnbfan1** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:53 pm

Bsquared wrote:Loving this album! Can't Stop and Looking for myself are great! Can't Stop features a classic song...can anybody tell me what it is?

The sample is from Uptown Girl , of course :wink:

Looking 4 Myself officially became my second favourite album from Usher. It's flawless 8-)

by **truthless** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:00 pm

I need this album.......................

by **sanim02** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:14 pm

Looks like JB's new single blocked Usher to top 10 this week it seems...

by **Bsquared** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:28 am

1rnbfan1 wrote:
Bsquared wrote:Loving this album! Can't Stop and Looking for myself are great! Can't Stop features a classic song...can anybody tell me what it is?
The sample is from Uptown Girl , of course
Looking 4 Myself officially became my second favourite album from Usher. It's flawless

Just making sure everyone caught that...nice touch/clever use of a sample!

by **tada** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:49 am

sanim02 wrote:Looks like JB's new single blocked Usher to top 10 this week it seems...

he essentially needs to perform it more and release the video NOW to score No.1!!! timing is almost here to maximize its chance

by **sanim02** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:38 am

A lot of people are saying "it's all club music! it's dance crap!" lately. :-?

Format wise, I see a lot more urban friendly tracks on it...

Can't Stop Won't Stop - Electro Hop
Scream - Dance/Pop
Climax - R&B/Electro
I Care For U - R&B/Electro
Show Me - R&B/Pop
Lemme See - R&B/Hip Hop
Twisted - R&B/Soul
Dive - R&B
What Happened To U - R&B/Soul
Looking 4 Myself - Alternative/R&B
Numb - Dance
Lessons For The Lover - R&B/Soul
Sins of My Father - R&B/Soul
Euphoria - Electro House
IFU - R&B
Say The Words - R&B/Soul
2nd Round - R&B/Electro
Hot Thing - R&B/Hip Hop

R&B = 14/18
Electro influenced = 6/18
Dance = 4/18
Pop-ish = 7/18

Definitely still R&B centered imo... 4 out of 18 club tracks doesn't make it a "club album".. -_-