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Well I’ll be damned. If you had told me five years ago that a legitimate male R&B group was going to come out of Diddy’s Making the Band reality show, I would have said you were crazier than Bobby Brown on a crack binge. Yet here I am, holding Day26’s new album Forever In A Day and finding myself not only liking it in a guilty pleasure kind of way, but legitimately impressed. Not only did Robert, Brian, Willy, Mike and Que put out a very good sophomore album, they’ve managed not to disintegrate in … ...Read the full album review
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Well I’ll be damned. If you had told me five years ago that a legitimate male R&B group was going to come out of Diddy’s Making the Band reality show, I would have said you were crazier than Bobby Brown on a crack binge. Yet here I am, holding Day26’s new album Forever In A Day and finding myself not only liking it in a guilty pleasure kind of way, but legitimately impressed. Not only did Robert, Brian, Willy, Mike and Que put out a very good sophomore album, they’ve managed not to disintegrate in the process (like their sister act Danity Kane). Forever In A Day takes too many detours into commercial pop territory to be a truly great album, but as unlikely as it sounds, Day26 has emerged as the leader of the Black Male R&B Supergroup Renaissance (something I wrote about at length here). Anyone can get lucky once, but put out two solid albums and I’m forced to give you respect. Enjoy it Day26, you earned it.
Lest we forget, Day26 owes its life to the marketing machine that is Diddy. That means that while artistic achievement is great, Forever In A Day better make that goddamn money too. The boys’ bid for chart domination begins with the lead single Imma Put It On Her, a track that runs through the radio success checklist, from drum fills to chopped n’ screwed samples to an appropriately lightweight verse from Yung Joc. Day26 does their part to give Put It On Her some vocal heat, but I’m more interested in Diddy’s rap contribution (and I use the term “rap” loosely). In terms of his “rapping,” Diddy’s become hip-hop’s alcoholic uncle. He shows up to family functions, says something crazy, and everyone just shakes their head and says, “Yeah, that’s crazy Uncle Diddy, what are you gonna do?” Diddyness aside, if Put It On Her was born to live on the radio, Shawty Wats Up was tailor made for the clubs. Wats Up is a T-Pain creation from top to bottom: the production’s dope, the hook’s catchy and everyone’s vocals get auto-tuned to death. With their voices thoroughly robotized Day26 could be anyone, they even sound strangely like Chris Brown at times, but sadly it won’t matter much. Radio will eat this up. Actually, in terms of pure mainstream appeal the Jermaine Dupri assisted Need That might be the album’s best chance at a smash hit, but long story short, Forever In A Day shouldn’t have any problems keeping Diddy’s bank account bulging.
If Forever In A Day was full of radio-ready tracks the Black Male R&B Supergroup Renaissance would be over before it begun, but luckily the majority of the album revels in more traditional ballads and mid-tempo jams. I’m not saying Day26 is a regular reader of these reviews, but I’ve long held that any truly great R&B album has to have at least one baby-making song, and lo and behold Day26 drops a track titled Babymaker. Coincidence? I’ll let you decide. Either way Babymaker shows that the boyish Day26 can get their grown man on, dropping scorching vocals over softly echoing production. If nine months from now there’s a surge of babies named Que we’ll know why. Amidst all the reality show drama its easy to forget that these guys were chosen because they can f**king sing, and that’s why Perfectly Blind’s my favorite track on the album. A minimally produced affair, Blind gives each of the boys a chance to vocally freestyle, harmonizing over each other in falsettos and emotional breakdowns. From traditional ballad like Reminds Me Of You to the raucous but still musical Stadium Music, Forever In A Day is surprisingly full of well-crafted songs that chronicle Day26 coming into their own as artists and men. They’ve got a way to go before I start calling them the second coming of Boyz II Men, but hope for the Black Male R&B Supergroup Renaissance burns bright, and Day26 is its unlikely beacon.
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Average Member Rating: Total Ratings: 22
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def a banger. Classic? i think their first album was a classic. They mainly kept it r&b and they did good.
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2009 |
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good album get it on itunes
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2009 |
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is it realy good shit?
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2009 |
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wooooow i think this is the best R&B album of the year soo farr this is the SHITT. i was not a huge day26 fan until i heard this.
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2009 |
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Classic ratings? Naw, I don't think so. (@ liltib3 - have you heard "Love vs. Money"? It's a pretty safe bet this album doesn't hold a candle to it, haha) Anyways, the album definitely has potential and the boys are definitely talented but there's no real classic tracks on here; a few bangers and some that are in rotation but nothing to get excited about. As Nathan said, it will definitely get money in Diddy's pockets (or is it P. Diddy again? That's how he's listed on the CD credits)
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2009 |
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Great Review Nate! Everyone knows that my favorite R&B group is Day 26 and I been saying this since they were formed! They are super talented and this album proves it! This album was good overall and it is definitely SOLID. But I don't know if its a classic like the first album. But nevertheless it is still very very good! This will be in my MP3 Player for a while! This Album IS A CERTIFIED DJ BLAZE BANGER!!!
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2009 |
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I've only heard 4 tracks and I can tell Im going to be listening to this album for quite some time!
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2009 |
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Dope album. They have some songs that they made that should have made the album, but all in all, this is a banging CD. The bonus track, One Night Only, is a great, great song.
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| Posted on Apr 17, 2009 |
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dope album nuff said
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| Posted on Apr 17, 2009 |
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I really like this album. I'm a little disappointed by some songs because theyre so forgettable. Like someone else said, yes One Night Only is a banger and for me Truth is a Lie is too for some reason. But anyways has anyone heard Honest, it was on the pre-order version of the album and i was just wonderin if it was any good?
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| Posted on Apr 18, 2009 |
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OMG I JUS GO THE NEW ALBUM LAST NITE AND I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT ITS A REALLY GO ALBUM
AND I REALLY CANT COMPLAIN ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT SEES LIKE THAT WENT THROUGH ALOT JUS TO MAKE THAT ALBUM BUT I CAME OUT TO BE A GREAT ALBUM |
| Posted on Apr 18, 2009 |
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Theres no questioning that Diddy’s intent on making 112 2.0, no matter how many times he try’s to deny it. you can have the best blueprint in the world, put all the sheen you like on it and pull out all the stops and have the best producers money can buy but in the end, you can’t buy conviction and you cannot cover up for mediocrity. That’s what happens when you’re illegitimised with very little to say and little worth to offer the industry. The novelty and cheesiness is glorified on Forever In A Day (a possible reference to their career lifeline?) and recycled. No points for originality. It was painful listening to the album in its entirety. Forever in A Day feels like a retread of ideas already gone; the songs were impatient, didnt really progress or go anyway and did nothing to fill up just under an hour of running time.
After repeated listens and after all the gloss has gleaned, it all sounded like background music. The horrendous adlibs and runs were too much. Tone it a down. Less is more. Whats the saying, too many fingers....too many cooks Your Heels, which kinda sounds like Electric Red’s So Good but pacier, is the albums most out of place song, perhaps because it’s the album’s most mainstream and pop-orientated, but I will admit it’s the only song I cared about. Its energy, confidence and catchiness, even if a little cheesy, is undeniable and impossible to ignore. Its the one most likely to do well on the charts. If only they had more studio time and capitalised on Jazze’s signature, maybe become a male @*#$! cat? Perhaps Q was right after all. |
| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Most of the tracks carry banger status but not classic. Nice review Nath.
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| Posted on Apr 21, 2009 |
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THESE ARE MY HUSBANDS I LOVE THEIR SOUND...I THINK THAT THIS ALBUM IS GOING TO BLOW UP!!
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| Posted on Apr 22, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 122 |
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Great album. I like it better than their first. Truth is a lie is my jam.
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| Posted on Apr 22, 2009 |
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| Posted on Apr 26, 2009 |
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Classicc album!!! Album of Tha year!!! Keep em comn day26 gon b here 4 liife!!!
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 5 |
i can't really say anything bad about day 26 i love there music there BOMB!!
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2009 |
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HEY I LOVE THIS BAND SOOOOO MUCH!!
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2009 |
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DEf IS HAWT LUV IT
SHOULD GET ON I-TUNES LUV YOU DAY 26 |
| Posted on May 06, 2009 |
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| Posted on May 14, 2009 |
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LoVe It
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| Posted on May 15, 2009 |
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| Posted on Jun 04, 2009 |
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This album was great!!! first one was a little deeper though!!!
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| Posted on Nov 17, 2009 |
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DAY26 DID GREAT ON THIS ABLUM
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| Posted on Apr 09, 2010 |
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