Usher opens the song with a deep sigh, so it's safe to say he doesn’t have good news to share. The LP's intro is a short offering, but it still sets the tone for what's to come. But in a weird way, the breakup afforded him the world's gaze and that's exactly what his album deserved. I doubt Usher wanted to endure a public breakup for the sake of his career. From strong vocals to meaningful lyrics, great production to smart sequencing-pretty much everything you could ask for in an R&B album is present on Confessions. But thankfully, the album itself saved Usher from being just a tabloid star. Some may see the drama that surrounded Usher's album and think it was all a cheap ploy to sell units. This sentiment remained as Usher and Dupri began the recording process, and it manifested in a song titled "All Bad." The singer had to ramp up interest in who he was outside of music. Reid and Usher himself had a solution in mind. But for Usher's team, there was still another level for him to reach. He had Platinum albums, high-charting singles and big TV performances. Usher was already one of R&B’s biggest stars prior to Confessions. But few would dominate a chapter the way Usher did with his breakthrough LP. If R&B was a story, lots of characters would be involved. This understanding helped to shape Confessions, the fourth album by Usher. Topics that strike a chord, characters that you root for, anticipation of what’s to come-these elements can make us rewind an album or turn the page all the same. Music and novels are decidedly different artforms, but they both demonstrate the power of a good story. It wasn’t my favourite album in the challenge, but they can’t all be.Happy 15th Anniversary to Usher’s fourth studio album Confessions, originally released March 23, 2004. Felt to me like they were quite sure what album they wanted to make, so they made them all. And while it is diverse, I did feel like it jumped around a bit too much. The album is a mix of genres, mostly influenced by rockabilly, Chicago blues, traditional Mexican music, even a bit of Heartland Rock ala Springsteen. That said, there are some alright songs following it. It kinda turned me off the album, to be honest. And then comes ‘Corrido #1.’ Holy shit, this song drove me crazy.
‘A Matter Of Time’ is a slower ballad that wouldn’t be out of place by a teen band from the 1950s. I like me some rockabilly, so good start. The album starts off with the rockabilly song, ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ (not a Beach Boys cover). One of the main reasons for that is that last time I only started writing reviews from #300 onwards, so while I listened to every song on every album before that, I might not have necessarily been listening as intently as I would when having to write about it afterwards.
I seriously have no recollection of it from the last list.
Apparently I’ve listened to this album before.
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