paroles de chanson Now That You're Fed - Chris Brown

I like Chris Brown.
There is something great about songs that defy your expectations.
When I first heard the album, Now That You're Fed,
I just thought there was something
Nice and comfortable about the sound.
There is no doubt in your mind when you first listen that
You are listening to someone that enjoys a good pop tune.
Here is a man that clearly was brought up on a
Healthy diet of Beach Boys later maturing to Matthew Sweet.
And I think that is the closest comparison I can make to Chris Brown.
But the comparison extends beyond the
Pop sensibilities and into the production.
Sweet plays a majority of the
Instruments on his albums and Brown does the same.
And also, like Sweet, the fun of Brown comes from his lyrics.
A perfect example would be the first track on the album, "
Right on Time." This song has the Beach-Boy-iest (my word,
Soon to take the world by storm) layered vocals,
Dripping with honey sweetness as they build on top of each other. "
I see you're right on time.
" By the time you reach "time", you're at the apex and you're hooked.
What Brown does wonderfully from there is that he proceeds to take
Your expectations of simple song about being on time to be all lovey
Dovey and flips it or-to quote Benicio Del Toro from Usual
Suspects-"flip ya for real.
" This song is about an ex coming to
Pick up a child for their visitation.
Say what?
Exactly. "
But I'll awake to greet the dark.
My tights." A West Side Story reference?
Are you kidding me?
This is awesome.
Brown isn't only a songwriter but he is a filmmaker as well.
I think that his strength in creating engaging,
Imaginative lyrics comes from his ability
To paint convincing characters in his songs. "
Waiting for Caroline", "
Things She Laughed About", "
April", and "
Another Girl" all are songs that breathe life into female characters.
Whether Brown knows these women personally or has
Shaped them from nothing, they are fully realized. "
April" has a tragic single mom trying
To get her life in order but failing. "
Life she's giving.
" The desperation that April presents is
Counterbalanced with the confidence that Jill from "
Another Girl" is given. "
Football from good ole' Charlie Brown.
" It is through these extremes of light and dark,
Happy and sad that gives the listener
The space to comfortably fit in-between.
My only complaint with this album is the
Tendency to sound a little over produced.
This is never more evident than in the song "
Waiting for Caroline.
" The vocals have been overdubbed so many times that the
Song ends up sounding like it was sung by a mens chorus.
And I'm not sure that is a good thing.
It did make me curious as to how Brown would sound if all of that
Was stripped away and you were
Left with only a guitar and his vocals.
I imagine the songs would still hold up.
But maybe there is a reason that the
Beach Boys didn't do an unplugged album.