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I can’t help but feel a certain personal connection to Trey Songz. You see, much like Songz, I’m an extraordinarily muscular young black man with a golden voice whose mere presence causes women to orgasm. Ok, so I’m actually I’m a white guy with a voice even auto-tune couldn’t fix. No, instead Trey and I both began our careers at the same time – he was swearing I Gotta Make It at the same time I was sweating through internships, and by the time he released his sophomore album Trey Day, his true breakthrough, I … ...Read the full album review
Fans can also check out Trey Songz's previous albums: Trey Songz - Chapter V | Trey Songz - Ready | Trey Songz - Trey Day
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I can’t help but feel a certain personal connection to Trey Songz. You see, much like Songz, I’m an extraordinarily muscular young black man with a golden voice whose mere presence causes women to orgasm. Ok, so I’m actually I’m a white guy with a voice even auto-tune couldn’t fix. No, instead Trey and I both began our careers at the same time – he was swearing I Gotta Make It at the same time I was sweating through internships, and by the time he released his sophomore album Trey Day, his true breakthrough, I had just begun writing the album reviews on DJBooth’s hallowed pages. I’ve watched Trey become a man in the r&b game, to some extend have become a man alongside him, and so can’t help but feel a certain sense of satisfaction in watching him become a true star on his new album Passion, Pain & Pleasure.
While Usher refuses to relinquish the overall r&b crown, thanks to both to the fall of Chris Brown and a slew of top shelf guest features, over the past year Songz has become, without doubt, the face of young r&b. While his previous effort Ready often found him imitating his older idols, on Passion, Pain & Pleasure it finally sounds like he’s stepped into his own. In fact, I began my review of Ready with one question, “Who is Trey Songz?” Now, finally, we know.
Trey Songz is god’s gift to the charts, and liquor companies. The last time I was in Vegas all you could hear was the steady hum of slot machines and a seemingly never ending chorus of Say Aah, so of course Songz went right back to the well for PP&P’s lead single, Bottom’s Up. (Note: It doesn’t look nearly as cool as Passion, Pain & Pleasure, but I’m already tired of typing it out, so from now on the album’s PP&P.) Like its predecessor Say Aah, Songz crafts a melodically light, alcohol drenched ode to, well, alcohol that should only further cement his reputation as r&b’s best club hit singer, even if Nicki did completely upstage him with a psychotic guest verse. Impressively, and tellingly, Bottom’s Up is PP&P’s sole club anthem. It would have been so easy for him to simply make 18 variations of Bottom’s Up, but the rest of the album is much more purely r&b. The electronically up-tempo You Just Need Me, and to a lesser extent Red Lipstick, are the closest we get to pop again, but they’re relative rarities. What’s missing from PP&P is actually more important than what it contains; gone are the painfully juvenile panderings to the teen set like LOL Smiley Face. Instead, Trey has become a man, and this is a man’s album.
Trey Songz is a babymaker. As he says in the intro to Unusual, “I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t get a little nasty,” and sure enough PP&P is filled with more casual sex than spring break in Cabo. Since I brought it up, we might as well stick with Unusual, a “anytime, anywhere” anthem that brings in Drake for what’s sure to become a steamy future single. But Unusual is unusually up-tempo for a real baby maker, so if you’re truly looking to, in the immortal words of R. Kelly, bump n’ grind, you’d be hard pressed to surpass the bouncing Doorbell , and if you can put aside the unintentional comedy of a title like Love Faces, Songz vocally proves he’s a master of the genre by showing restraint in all the right places on Faces. Songz can’t yet touch his idol D’Angelo in the infant creation department, but from the sparkling Message to the minimal Pleasure, he’s closer than ever before.
Songz, unfortunately, is not a particularly deep artist. Although his versatile voice is tailor made for bedroom sessions and black out partying, it lacks the depth, the hint of grit, to make any song truly emotional. It’s no surprise then that PP&P’s weakest moments come on regret-filled pleas for forgiveness like Please Return My Call and the haunted Unfortunate. Can’t Be Friends might just be the best break up record we ever hear from Songz, but even then his voice lacks that true heartache that singers like Lyfe Jennings and Anthony Hamilton can convey so powerfully. Still, these aren’t so much complaints as thing that hold back PP&P from perfection; perfection that, if this album is any indication, we might hear someday from Songz. Someday.
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Average Member Rating: Total Ratings: 30
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Solid review as always. I am overjoyed with this album. Trey did his thing!
Also, whaddup full version of panty droppa! |
| Posted on Sep 14, 2010 |
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Sh!t that is a crazy producers list!
Haven't heard it yet so can't rate... |
| Posted on Sep 14, 2010 |
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You Rated this over Vizzy Zone. AHHHHH. And Fantasia over Finally Famous 3, I Guess i just dont know Hip Hop.
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| Posted on Sep 14, 2010 |
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 I personally like less tracks on this album then I did on Ready, but the ones that I like are greater than my favorites from Ready. Great album overall though.
My Picks: Alone, Massage, Love Faces, Can't Be Friends, Bottoms Up, and Unfortunate. |
| Posted on Sep 14, 2010 |
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When I heard the first track off this album, not the intro, I knew right away that Trey had stepped his game up. Along with being a trending topic on twitter since it's release, this album really delivers, and is his best to date. The only track I didn't like was "Bottoms Up". It sounded like something that belonged on his last album and didn't fit in with the rest of the material.
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| Posted on Sep 15, 2010 |
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I don't know if it's because I went to a concert with Jay-Z and Trey Songz and was told that I looked kinda like him (phs) that led to my continuing loyalty to Trey, but this guy is Amazing. Trey Songz just seems to create an unconditional bond with his fans. Whether if your going through a break-up, make-up, or simply just planning on having a good time, Trey is here for ya!
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| Posted on Sep 15, 2010 |
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This is yet another solid album from Trey Songz. The tittle sums it up best. This is a cohesive album that sticks to a concept. It takes you on a emotional roller coaster ride that anyone could relate to. "If you're looking for a album full of singles, this isnt it" This album is full of great conceptual songs. Trey has carved his own lane even more with this release by not going down the "POP" lane as Usher (OMG) has. Classic.
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| Posted on Sep 15, 2010 |
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this album is treys best so far...cant deny it...he certainly identified himself on this one
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| Posted on Sep 16, 2010 |
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Dj Freestyle - Over 1.5 million people visit DJBooth every month, and considering how diverse our audience is I think I do a damn good job of balancing r&B and hip-hop, mainstream and indie albums, thank you very much.
When XV and Big Sean release albums you can be sure they'll get reviewed. Wow, I gotta a little touchy there. My bad Freestyle. Sorry people, back to the PP&P comments. 
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| Posted on Sep 16, 2010 |
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He is on his way to developing a classic album, I agree he needs a little more material to really push the emotional envelope, but his vocals are coming to perfection and the production was what rb should be all about, simple background and powerful vocals. Great album was a pleasure to listen to!
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| Posted on Sep 16, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 17, 2010 |
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Dj Freestyle- If you don't like what they are reviewing on here then go to that other website that gives great reviews of a wide selection of music and artist that most people don't know about....oh shit. there isn't any other site like this.
Songz always has put out some great CDs. idk if this matches up to Ready but its def a solid CD |
| Posted on Sep 18, 2010 |
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I liked Ready more this album disappointed me the only songs I like on it were
Here We Go Again Unfortunate Unusual Bottoms Up |
| Posted on Sep 20, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 29, 2010 |
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this was actually a pretty good album. Quite surprised.
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| Posted on Oct 06, 2010 |
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I like this album, but yes I do feel Minaj in the title track does sound a tad psychotic.
But overall the album is a smasher, but I feel I'm drowned in quite a low of seductive low-key tracks and need more speed-beats. |
| Posted on Oct 06, 2010 |
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yesssssssssssssss!
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| Posted on Oct 18, 2010 |
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I LOVE TREY SONGZ! This album made me cringe just hearing the tracks the first time and thats not very often that happens to me. My favorite songs are: Alone, Massage, Made to be Together, Usual, Doorbell & Red Lipstick b/c oooo weee them songs could and will get started any day with my new man! (LOL)
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| Posted on Nov 02, 2010 |
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HIIIIIIIIIIISZ SUCH A SWEETHE8RT SND LOVE HIIISZ ALBUM
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| Posted on Nov 03, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1805 |
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trey is great
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| Posted on Nov 03, 2010 |
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luv it
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| Posted on Nov 04, 2010 |
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This album is one of the best R&B albums to come out in recent memory. Songz has proven himself time and again to be one of the best young R&B artists, and this addition to his catalogue is no different. Let the baby making commence.
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| Posted on Nov 08, 2010 |
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This new Trey album reminds me a lot of Usher's R vs R in terms of how good it is. It contains a lot of bangers, some good songs and absolutely no bad songs. While Trey didn't make any classics on this album, he has shown considerable growth and maturity from all of his other music.
Of course, Trey continues to include his alcohlic party anthems, but hey I'm sure he wants to sell albums and Bottom's Up is how you do it. In terms of quality and pleasing hardcore Trey Songz fans, Can't Be Friends is the song to accomplish that mission. This is the best song on the album, easily. This song can be located in the Pain department of the album, which is the best section. The next best section on the album is Passion. Blind is what I find to be the highlight of this section. It reveals Trey's genuwine emotions for a woman who he has lost out on. Last, we have the Pleasure department. I'm not surprised this section is the weakest since it contains most of the pop music. Red lipstick is weak musically and artistically. However, I did find enjoyable to be one of the best songs on the album. If Trey wants to be the face and king of r&b, no doubt he has work to do, but I could easily see The Dream taking the throne as well. The one advantage Trey has though is he makes a lot of chart topper's and does many guest feature that considerably raise his popularity. Rather than going any further into the king of r&b topic, I'll finish by saying this is a very solid album that will be a competitor for r&b album of the year. |
| Posted on Nov 24, 2010 |
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In the fourth paragraph third line I was referring to the song Blind.*
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| Posted on Nov 24, 2010 |
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There is not one single track I don't like on this album. This is real R&B at his finest. This is in my opinion the best R&B album of the year and it's a shame it didn't got any Grammy nominations.
The only thing I'd change at this album would be making "Unusual" feat. Drake a single. I love how he splits the album in 3 parts. This album has it all. I loved "Ready" but this one is a killa! |
| Posted on Dec 13, 2010 |
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yuh sexy do wat yuh do show moe body tho ii lk dah tats,,,,
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| Posted on Dec 14, 2010 |
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this album is tight. check out his lyrics!
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 25, 2011 |
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One of Trey's most solid albums, a few radio friendlies as expected.
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| Posted on Feb 24, 2011 |
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| Posted on Mar 08, 2011 |
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| Posted on Apr 15, 2011 |
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only mainstream actual R&B artist left. usher went pop so this album is definately a good one.
my favs are cant be fiends, love faces, and unusual. |
| Posted on Jun 12, 2011 |
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The production is seriously dope. My favourites are: 'You just Need Me', 'Unfortunate', 'Massage', 'Door Bell', and 'Can't be Friends'.
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| Posted on Jul 11, 2011 |
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this is my shitt i love this album so much haters get off trey
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| Posted on Aug 05, 2011 |
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