I'm still waiting for him to be consistent with his style. Its sounds like a rushed album even though it was supposed to be released in December.
Instead he made a collage of different sounds that don't fit well together. He should have gone either all dance or mature R&B. Usher should have made a decision on this album. He was on superstar status but now he is struggling to stay relevant in the male R&B game. Maybe I held Usher to a higher standard than where he needed to be. Maybe it was my expectations that made this album a major disappointment. vs T.I.P.) So the title is very misleading. (Now Usher says the title is about the battle within himself. But for an album called "Raymond Vs Raymond", the only song referring to his divorce is the lead single "Papers". The JD produced "Foolin' Around" is solid. "There Goes My Baby" is a smooth mid tempo track. "Lil Freak" ft Nicki Minaj is another banger produced by Polow Da Don. The single "Hey Daddy" actually had me hyped to hear this album. And it seems Usher forgot how old he is on "So Many Girls" & "Pro Lover", save those songs for Chris Brown or Omarion. I'm not into the techno-dancehall thing so "Monstar" is not for me. The will.I.am produced song "OMG" is horrible.(I don't know how this guy keeps getting work). This album is heavy on dance songs and low on R&B. "Here I Stand" showed Usher's maturation into a respectable singer, not just a performer."Raymond Vs Raymond" is Usher's return to being the entertainer he once was. But of course I ignored them because I am a fan and enjoyed the last two albums. (The album being pushed back, the lack of record company support) These should have been red flags to me when thinking of buying this album. I should have paid attention to the signs. With Usher going through a divorce and this supposedly being a return to his roots, this album was built up to be great.
After the grown man sound of "Here I Stand" and two albums removed from the classic "Confessions", I expected a good combination of the two. Now single again, he’s back in the club and on the prowl with self-explanatory tunes like “Lil Freak,” “So Many Girls” and “Pro Lover.” Rest assured when the 31-year-old sings “Daddy’s home/ It’s time to play” on “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” he’s not addressing his two young sons.Where do I begin with the expectations I had for "Raymond Vs Raymond". With hot producers such as Danja and Sean Garrett, the Atlanta-based performer’s sixth disc is a sizzling mix of dancefloor bangers and grinding ballads that put the attention back on his warm, elastic tenor and off his personal life.Īfter the 10-million selling Confessions (2004) which seemed to catalogue his breakup with TLC’s Chili (though co-writer Jermaine Dupri has since said the tunes were about his exploits) Usher went all the way biographical with 2008’s Here I Stand, reflecting the fidelity and fatherhood of his then-married with children status, but sales were lacklustre. Having spent the last few years torn between two women - his wife and mother-manager (both of whom he’s dumped) Usher Raymond is trying to get his sexy back and this album is a step in the right direction.
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