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>Like many, I’m someone who looked forward to hearing what
>Justin Timberlake would be doing with his third album. It has
>been almost seven years since his last release, during a
>period in the music industry where if you don’t have new music
>every three months, you’re considered a has-been. Arguably,
>Timberlake has the luxuries of not having to bow down to the
>industry at all, but there comes a time when the demand is
>great, be it from the public or your own. Timberlake has
>always been someone, at least from interviews, who loves
>music. He had wondered why MTV doesn’t cater to more music at
>a time when they have become everything but music, to no
>avail. With the release of “Suit & Tie” as a first single, the
>reception from it was enough to reveal what everyone had
>already known: don’t call it a comeback, he’s been here for
>years.
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>The 20/20 Experience (RCA) is a unique album for a number of
>reasons. It is very much a pop album, but its roots are very
>much in soul and that soulful touch is never distant from
>these songs. It is also a reflection of the soul music and
>albums that once were dominant in the 1970′s. The album
>consists of 10 songs, what used to be considered the ideal
>album length, but can you release a 10-song album in 2013? If
>you’re Timberlake, you can. If fans felt his
>FutureSex/LoveSounds had songs that were too lengthy, you may
>want to watch out for these tracks, as seven of the songs are
>over seven minutes in length. That might not be the path most
>artists are taking today, but I’m glad Timberlake feels
>confident enough to go at it with these lengths, and it works
>very well. The Wikipedia entry for the album has Timberlake
>quoted as saying “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.” As someone
>who enjoys it when an artist explores music and themselves
>with a long song, this is truly ear candy.
>===end swipe===
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