nelson george wrote that the art of songwriting started to die out in the late 70s when technology started receiving top billing in studios, especially in relation to black music. maybe he was right........ i mean, timbaland is incredibly innovative, the way he EQs ALL his productions so exactly, and the way his programming is so unmistakably his, but would 'try again' or 'cry me a river' sound good alone on a piano? (well apparently beck has been playing it but i have no idea how it comes off)