Dayz, Bu, and other fans of the "Aaliyah" album...let's discuss, in depth

[King Baby]

Whether one wants to discredit Aaliyah's impact and/or contribution to the music world, can be a debateable topic but what cant be debated is that the "Aaliyah" album was undoubtedly a young woman(ahead of her time and sound) making a masterpiece full of promises and not only did she DELIVER on those promises but withthis effort she also showcased growth,fearlessness,and edge. Brandy nor Monica have an album that can even come CLOSE to what this album showcased. Afrodisiac was cute try but NO CIGAR..I'm afraid. The album is so fucking organic it satisfies every craving you could possbly have.Its truly something for everbody. I could talk about how this album is better than anything THEN or NOW ALL DAY...but I digress...lol. this is the FIRST album that made me listen to music in a different way than I ever had before (inside OUT,if you will).Not ONE thing about that album sounds dated or 11 year old..AT ALL. The album has no expiration date and seems as though it never will.

I love the WHOLE entire album collectively but "I Can Be" is my absolute FAVORITE for so many reasons...we'd be here all day.

Its a total masterpiece but then again most of her albums were great. "One In A Million" was way before its time as well and still sounds current to me.

[Paul]

Please, Full Moon and afridisiac were both better than Aaliyah. The album was good but had too much filler

[bu.]

Please, Full Moon and afridisiac were both better than Aaliyah. The album was good but had too much filler

But Full Moon and Afrodisiac had lots of filler too lol...mainly Full Moon. I do think Aaliyah had some filler but I seriously think it was ahead of its time.

[Paul]

But Full Moon and Afrodisiac had lots of filler too lol...mainly Full Moon. I do think Aaliyah had some filler but I seriously think it was ahead of its time.

It definitely was, and the videos and choreography she was doing were as well. Don't get me wrong, I loved some of the songs from the album. But when full moon came out, songs like what about us were ahead of their time too. It did have filler, but some of the best brandy songs too - Nothing is still amazing to this day and I love wow and he is, songs which some might consider filler

[bu.]

It definitely was, and the videos and choreography she was doing were as well. Don't get me wrong, I loved some of the songs from the album. But when full moon came out, songs like what about us were ahead of their time too. It did have filler, but some of the best brandy songs too - Nothing is still amazing to this day and I love wow and he is, songs which some might consider filler

Full Moon is my favourite album by Brandy. I hate that people shade it so much ! Anybody, Nothing, When You Touch Me . Love Wouldn't Count Me Out is so beautiful. I love Wow too! Ugh it's just perfection to me.

[Paul]

Full Moon is my favourite album by Brandy. I hate that people shade it so much ! Anybody, Nothing, When You Touch Me . Love Wouldn't Count Me Out is so beautiful. I love Wow too! Ugh it's just perfection to me.

I love singing to the song full moon. Her voice is so smooth! I love afridisiac album too - focus made so much sense at one point in my life and should I go is beautiful.

[bu.]

I love singing to the song full moon. Her voice is so smooth! I love afridisiac album too - focus made so much sense at one point in my life and should I go is beautiful.

Her harmonies are to die for. I just love what she does with her voice. Did you like Human?

[Paul]

Her harmonies are to die for. I just love what she does with her voice. Did you like Human?

I didn't as really disappointed with human when I first heard it but the albums defo a grower. Piano man, fall, 1st n love are all great songs. There isn't a brandy album that isn't good really. I just hope the new one is better than the 2 songs I've heard so far

[Utopia]

Full Moon is my favourite album by Brandy. I hate that people shade it so much ! Anybody, Nothing, When You Touch Me . Love Wouldn't Count Me Out is so beautiful. I love Wow too! Ugh it's just perfection to me.

YES. That's my fav from that album :wub: :wub:

[LyricalLesson]

:lmao: "Full Moon" and "Afrodisiac" cannot hold a candle to "Aaliyah"...and I think "Afrodisiac" is a great album. But I have always said that I think Tim was living Aaliyah's life variously through Brandy with his tracks on that record. Some of those songs were tailor-made for Aaliyah, ESPECIALLY the PHENOMENAL "I Tried". It is my favorite Brandy song, but every time I hear it, I get the feeling that it was intended for Aaliyah.

The very minimal filler on the Aaliyah album is much less copious than the filler on both of the aforementioned Brandy albums, IMO of course. Neither of them flow as well, and neither appeal to all of the senses. Full Moon was generic R&B. Afrodisiac was MUCH better. But neither was a "complete experience" like Aaliyah. Brandy, nor any of her contemporaries, have an album of that caliber in their catalogues.

[LyricalLesson]

Whether one wants to discredit Aaliyah's impact and/or contribution to the music world, can be a debateable topic but what cant be debated is that the "Aaliyah" album was undoubtedly a young woman(ahead of her time and sound) making a masterpiece full of promises and not only did she DELIVER on those promises but withthis effort she also showcased growth,fearlessness,and edge. Brandy nor Monica have an album that can even come CLOSE to what this album showcased. Afrodisiac was cute try but NO CIGAR..I'm afraid. The album is so fucking organic it satisfies every craving you could possbly have.Its truly something for everbody. I could talk about how this album is better than anything THEN or NOW ALL DAY...but I digress...lol. this is the FIRST album that made me listen to music in a different way than I ever had before (inside OUT,if you will).Not ONE thing about that album sounds dated or 11 year old..AT ALL. The album has no expiration date and seems as though it never will.

I love the WHOLE entire album collectively but "I Can Be" is my absolute FAVORITE for so many reasons...we'd be here all day.

PERFECT ANALYSIS

[LyricalLesson]

Track #3: "Rock The Boat"

RTB is a bonafied classic, and it's the epitome of CLASS. Sexy done classy. This young 21 year old woman belied her age, and was successfully able to make an extremely suggestive and potentially explicit song a feel-good experience. The video fit the song to a T, you get a laid back, chill, soothing, summery vibe when listening. Watching the video is hard though, because you can't get out of your mind that it was filmed literally days before she was tragically taken from this life. And I, personally, get an angelic-feeling from Aaliyah in certain parts of the video, specifically the scenes in the ocean.

This song seems to be well loved within the R&B community, from fans and non-fans alike.

[*~WhitePicketDreams~*]

This album is amazing. Period. I can see why some would say "Gurl please the only reason people like this album is because she died" and etc but that is NOT the case. That album, from start to finish, is great. The true definition of artistic growth. :thumbup: Say what you will, "Aaliyah" is a career defining album.

[King Baby]

http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/aaliyah-aaliyah/1

Long before the new wave of teenage pop stars, Aaliyah made headlines with her all-too-sophisticated R&B and a sordid romance with R. Kelly. But who could have predicted that the talented young teen would emerge a leading lady of hip-hop by the age of 21? While there's no doubt that slick production has been key to Aaliyah's success (courtesy of Kelly, Missy Elliott and Timbaland), the multi-faceted entertainer's personality glimmers on every track of her self-titled third effort. Mostly coquettish snake-charmer, sometimes scorned lover, Aaliyah almost always recalls Janet (only with slightly better pipes).

Aaliyah is also further testimony to the indelible watermark Janet's big brother has left on today's hip-hop artists and producers. With its relentless sci-fi video-game blips and sticatto vocals, "U Got Nerve" is a sharp ode to the Jackson dynasty. Elsewhere, "What If" deftly incorporates industrial-strength guitars and enough pop-drenched angst to make Michael proud. But what sets Aaliyah apart from other artists reared on '80s retro is that she often does it better. "Rock the Boat" and "It's Whatever," though reminiscent of Janet's sex dramatizations, are more Marvin Gaye than Jackson. Lyrically, Aaliyah's metaphors are more fully-developed and far sexier: "Like a candy to an apple...You're so sweet on me."

Most of Aaliyah traces the slow erosion of relationships, from an overzealous courtship (the key-shifting "Extra Smooth") to the brilliant first single, "We Need a Resolution." With a seductive Middle Eastern vibe and a guest rap interlude by Timbaland, "Resolution" maturely presents two perspectives, the yin and yang of passive-aggressive miscommunication. Our female protagonist coyly asks, "Where were you last night," while a backward loop echoes the sentiment through the end of the song. The ballad "Never No More" is a gem that sustains the classic sound of Lauryn Hill's Miseducation. Showcasing a more sultry side to Aaliyah's voice (not unlike Sade, another confessed influence), the track is old-school soul injected with future hip-hop.

But like she says on "Loose Rap," "It ain't just rhythm and blues." The track is doused with subtle Neptunian electronica and aquatic sounds that gurgle beneath Aaliyah's distinct velvet harmonies. If the beyond-burgeoning actress was ever approached to play a cartoon superhero, the synth-heavy "More Than a Woman," with its millenium-ready empowerment and sensitive vocals, would make the perfect theme song for the fictional vixen ("You go, I go/'Cause we share pillows"). From the very first seconds of its sampled cinema, "I Refuse" is steeped in melodrama. A theatrical orchestration of pianos, guitars and strings progressively builds to a dramatic climax with a minimalist percussive backdrop straight out of Björk's Homogenic.

Timbaland, Aaliyah's main maestro, is, after all, hip-hop's Björk and like Elliott's genre-bending So Addictive, Aaliyah provides a missing link between hip-hop and electronica. The album's biggest flaw, however, is the absence of a vocal cameo by Elliott (though Timbaland's unrivaled production skills will make you swear you can hear the rapper's sly laugh throughout the disc). Following in the footsteps of some of today's biggest icons, Aaliyah has learned how to align herself with A-list producers without losing her individuality and, instead, makes the sound her own.

[janetDAYZ]

Its a total masterpiece but then again most of her albums were great. "One In A Million" was way before its time as well and still sounds current to me.

Well of course. That album and sound influenced music and artists on a larger scale as a whole.

:lmao: "]"Full Moon" and "Afrodisiac" cannot hold a candle to "Aaliyah"...and I think "Afrodisiac" is a great album. But I have always said that I think Tim was living Aaliyah's life variously through Brandy with his tracks on that record. Some of those songs were tailor-made for Aaliyah, ESPECIALLY the PHENOMENAL "I Tried". It is my favorite Brandy song, but every time I hear it, I get the feeling that it was intended for Aaliyah.

The very minimal filler on the Aaliyah album is much less copious than the filler on both of the aforementioned Brandy albums, IMO of course. Neither of them flow as well, and neither appeal to all of the senses. Full Moon was generic R&B. Afrodisiac was MUCH better. But neither was a "complete experience" like Aaliyah. Brandy, nor any of her contemporaries, have an album of that caliber in their catalogues.

Not EVEN close. Full Moon is MAINLY fillers..Afro is half fillers. The "Aaliyah" album incorporated so many differenet genres...sounds and moods. FM and Afro just AINT DOIN' IT. Not to mention LYRICALLY the "Aaliyah" album trumps them..just on THAT alone.

STRONGLY agree with ur 2nd paragraph.

[janetDAYZ]

Track #3: "Rock The Boat"

RTB is a bonafied classic, and it's the epitome of CLASS. Sexy done classy. This young 21 year old woman belied her age, and was successfully able to make an extremely suggestive and potentially explicit song a feel-good experience. The video fit the song to a T, you get a laid back, chill, soothing, summery vibe when listening. Watching the video is hard though, because you can't get out of your mind that it was filmed literally days before she was tragically taken from this life. And I, personally, get an angelic-feeling from Aaliyah in certain parts of the video, specifically the scenes in the ocean.

This song seems to be well loved within the R&B community, from fans and non-fans alike.

I KNEW "Rock Da Boat" was destined to be a single. It was the INSTAN standout track..it stuc out like a sore thumb. My very first tim skimming thru he the abum..thi one stopped me DEAD IN MY FUCKIN TRACKS! It was something..new,fresh and mature for someone like Aaliyah..the holw caribeean,islandy sound...was so refreshing and just HOTT!I was like "Ah,SHIT!!!!".. i remember thinking" Wow..Aaliyahis taking about sex..she has never really done a song like that before"....I was instantly smitten..