The Dream -
Love/Hate
1.
Shawty is da Sh*t (Ft. Fabolous) - 7.5/10
2.
I Luv Your Girl - 9/10
3.
Fast Car - 9.5/10
4.
Nikki - 9/10
5.
She Needs My Love - 10/10
6.
Falsetto - 8/10
7.
Playin' In Her Hair - 5/10
8.
Purple Kisses - 10/10
9.
Ditch That... - 1.5/10 (I could not listen to the full song. Just awful.)
10.
Luv Songs - 8.5/10
11.
Livin' A Lie (Ft. Rihanna) - 10/10
12.
Mama - 10/10
The-Dream only came to my attention earlier tonight, I was searching for news on R. Kelly when an article popped up about The-Dream being influenced by Kelly, and saying that he was this generations R. Kelly. So I decided to check him out.
I think a few of the songs on the album are great, with 'She Needs My Love', 'Purple Kisses', and 'Livin A Lie' leading the pack, and 'Mama' being a great ending to his debut album. 'Ditch That...' was the only song that I found to be anything less than good. Going from this album, The-Dream is not as good as R. Kelly, especially not 90's Kelly, but with some improvement he could compare to the likes of Ne-Yo and Akon.
Overall, I'm going to give the album a
8/10, and I'll be listening to his second, and most recent, album tomorrow.