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Granted, if one were to stick this album on in a club full of half drunken 20-somethings, no one would leave the dance floor. There’s nothing wrong with singing about sex – it’s ever-present in our overly-saturated pop culture, but since it is so ubiquitous, an artist of Usher’s supposed calibre should be attempting to explore it with more originality. How about telling us something new? Not only that, but such eye-rolling lyrics are sung in the same manner and style, and to basically the same beats as those of the past – there’s no evidence of artistic maturity or development, it’s simply static. The album is formulaic and uninspiring, as Usher continues to sing about the same subjects he did 13 years ago, with lyrics such as “I’m not a player, I’m a pro” and “I’m guilty ‘cause girls always wanna show me love.” Puh-leese Usher, we all know you know you’re hot, you’ve told us continually. This may have been different and new in ‘My Way’, his first record in 1997, but after four albums it’s tiring, trite, contrived and of course fully predictable. It reeks of the over-sexualised narcissism that has come to characterise Usher’s public persona and his music. charts, but of course, I’m usually a little more judgemental than your average consumer.īasically, this album sounds a lot like his last four. At this point, I do have to acknowledge that it debuted at number 1 in the U.S. If this album was released, say, ten years ago, it may have been described in more complimentary terms, but now, it’s just fine.