His voice is autotuned to fuck in that track, which ruins it for me.
I am liking that Umbrella track, she's got an amazing voice.
Rihanna - Umbrella
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His voice is autotuned to fuck in that track, which ruins it for me.
I am liking that Umbrella track, she's got an amazing voice.
Jaie Miller
Well-known member
Mostly, when I first heard this track, on Radio1, it was enjoyed. One of the things that I noticed was that, hers is a voice that in parts, would be difficult to replicate, if one was a smoker for example.
28 Gun Nice Boy
Well-known member
Or a heavy drinker. Or if you ate too many kebabs.
mistersloane
heavy heavy monster sound
Jaie Miller
Well-known member
Or if you were 'a retarded kid named Greg with a wooden leg.'
First time listen generally good..prepare for the rinsage.
Guybrush
Dittohead
Still dodgy.
This is how the backing should sound like:
Megan Rochell – «My Mistake» (Produced by Ryan Leslie)
This is how the backing should sound like:
Megan Rochell – «My Mistake» (Produced by Ryan Leslie)
Guybrush
Dittohead
I like the album so far, even though none of the songs exactly scream «classic» (but then I hated «S.O.S.», so don’t take my word for it...). It’s like the Ciara album done right: less soulless bangers and more variety («Don’t Stop the Music» is full-on euro-cheese, with a very familiar sample). Favourite so far: the low-key «Say It», with a marvellously slick production. Actually, I’m not sure there is much of a tune there, but ear-candy goes a long way.
mos dan
fact music
i have been listening to it pretty much constantly since i got to work two hours ago. amazing hangover cure.
mos dan
fact music
ive heard it about 50 times in the last couple of days. theres a youtube version with jay-z on it but i cant find the audio of it anywhere
http://hypem.com/search/umbrella/1/
launch the player and you're away!
Pulchritude
Active member
I don't think it's the vocal production but there is something about that track that I really really like. I'm really not a Ciara fan, but the first time I heard it, I loved it (it sounds best with the volume turned right up).
It does sound a bit like the dreaded Cranberries with a pointless Jay Z intro, with the caveat that it's absolutely brilliant as well as bonkers (ella/ella/ella/eh/eh/eh - eh?) - this, Fergie's Glamorous and Timbo/Furtado/JT's Give It To Me are owning the radio waves right now, and as an added bonus every play starves an indie dullard of oxygen/light.
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yeah, thats what i thought. the drums add to that effect too.
Guybrush
Dittohead
I can only speak for myself, but I find it annoying when a select group of people first rashly crown a song with the «pop song of the year so far» coronet and then become peevish when it turns out not everyone approves of their snap judgment. The praise for «Crazy», «Maneater» and «LDN» last year was far more unanimous, I seem to recall, and the same goes for the buzz about «1 Thing» and «Pon de Replay» in the spring of 2005. I think that goes to prove that when the «pop song of the year so far» does appear, its excellence is mostly not contested all that much. This, in turn, could suggest that you are all wrong about «Umbrella», but who knows.
it's not the "not feeling this" comments i'm talking about so much as "lol bad 80s rock" etc. Best pop song of the year so far for me obviously, yr mileage may vary, what I'm referring to is the implication this thread gives that not only is this song not good but could not possibly be good because it's a big pop ballad.
My review of this said:
What makes this the best pop song so far this year? Certainly not Jay-Z’s rap; it’s all about the crashing monolith of the song itself, a power-ballad propelled by crushing old-skool drums and cascades of synthesisers, plus a surprisingly intense performance from Rihanna that makes this the most directly affecting R&B track since Beyonce’s Irreplaceable. The two songs are exact opposites, content-wise: Umbrella appears to be a vow of friendship in the face of a failing affair, and perhaps it’s the fact that modern R&B usually can’t talk about such things that makes this so special. If thematically Umbrella resembles That’s What Friends Are For or Have A Little Faith In Me, it distinguishes itself with its extremity: rather than depict the comfort of reliability, Rihanna pits her fidelity against the elements – this literally sounds like a thunderstorm. Great, melodramatic lyrics too: “Said I’ll always be your friend/took an oath, I’m a stick it out ‘til the end.” Rihanna, I got your back too.
My review of this said:
What makes this the best pop song so far this year? Certainly not Jay-Z’s rap; it’s all about the crashing monolith of the song itself, a power-ballad propelled by crushing old-skool drums and cascades of synthesisers, plus a surprisingly intense performance from Rihanna that makes this the most directly affecting R&B track since Beyonce’s Irreplaceable. The two songs are exact opposites, content-wise: Umbrella appears to be a vow of friendship in the face of a failing affair, and perhaps it’s the fact that modern R&B usually can’t talk about such things that makes this so special. If thematically Umbrella resembles That’s What Friends Are For or Have A Little Faith In Me, it distinguishes itself with its extremity: rather than depict the comfort of reliability, Rihanna pits her fidelity against the elements – this literally sounds like a thunderstorm. Great, melodramatic lyrics too: “Said I’ll always be your friend/took an oath, I’m a stick it out ‘til the end.” Rihanna, I got your back too.