Justin Timberlake - Justified

Common wisdom holds that debut albums have an autobiographical slant, so it's hard to believe that Justin Timberlake's first non-'N Sync outing doesn't purloin much of its subject matter from the singer's breakup with Britney Spears. Half the songs are about the abrupt severing of a romance and the singer's rather hard-hearted stance. Sure, he may have been the wronged party, but that doesn't excuse the inflexible emotional posture revealed in "Cry Me a River," "Never Again," and the sniping "Last Night." But Timberlake apparently thinks it does, since he christened his record Justified. He also seems to enjoy boasting about the swinging single life, with many of the songs here almost gratuitously lascivious. Asides like "I could think of a couple positions for you" from "Right for Me" and "Better have you naked by the end of this song" from "Rock Your Body" will catapult the singer right off Radio Disney. But Timberlake shines when he moonwalks into more adult terrain, turning his back on the innocent dance pop that put 'N Sync on the charts. With the help of hip-hop producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of the Neptunes, Timbaland, and P. Diddy, Timberlake has turned out a remarkably cohesive and sophisticated slice of club-friendly R&B. --Jaan Uhelszki Amazon.com

Justifiable

Justifiable is the release of this album. Justin Timberlake has stepped into a new direction. Leaving *NSYNC to explore the solo venue has been the right choice.
He has grown ,significantly, from his Mickey Mouse and early *NSYNC Days. Co-producing "JUSTIFIED" Justin chose those he wanted to work with, and the singles with the right formulas. "Like I Love You" the first single, he fought for, and this push paid off.
Within days of the unofficial "Like I Love You" radio release it shot to #1 on Kiss LA,and other large scale stations, after.
This is a club record, with multiple dance tracks.There are also beautiful slow numbers with pure emotions. "Never Again" is one such piece.
Controversial "Cry Me A River" is more than hype. An explosion unfolds,exposing a cheating lover. It's a track, you always won't mind playing time and time again! June 3, 2008

An MJ Carbon Copy, Is That A Bad Thing?

Now I must say I'm a bit biased as I'm a huge fan of Justins, I think he's an extremely talented man and has the ability to take his career and carry it on for as long as he wants. Many people claim that it's a bad thing for how familiar sounding Justin is to Michael Jackson, I personally don't see this as a bad thing as it takes the great sound that we first loved MJ for and gives it a new face for a new generation.

Justin's a very talented man who's got an excellent voice for an album which gives us songs that are very much memorable. Like I love you was the first song to be released as a single and in kind was Justins first ever solo single; there was a rumour that this song was first offered to MJ himself who turned it down which led to Justin picking up the song and making it his own.

With all the comparisons to MJ that people want to throw out there, Justin really brings his own individual touch to this debut album. His individual sound is really expressed through the song Cry Me A River, which many will agree is one of his best songs to date. People believe this was written with the thought of his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears in mind as is apparent in the video. The song is soulful and powerful in giving off an energetic and emotional sound which is something that is unique to Timberlake and helps bring the critics away from this notion of him being a carbon copy of MJ.

Does Justin sound like Michael Jackson? The answer is yes he does. Is it a bad thing? The answer is no. Justin is an individual musician with a sound that is familiar to the old funk/disco of the 70s but he's someone who can make this sound his own and can make us think, WOW!!! That is precisely my reaction when I first heard this album and if you haven't heard this already then when you do finally hear it all you will have the same reaction. April 16, 2008

Very pleased customer

I am very happy with this product, arrived SUPER fast and was as promised, doesn't get much better! January 16, 2008

you're not justified to torture ppl's eardrums w/this

it's funny to see how just yrs ago, i was a huge fan of nsync and JT's solo work. now i can't even stand them.

what's all this hype about JT? i don't get it. he just got lucky b/c he came out at the right time w/the right songs. i would love to see him write a song all by himself. Justin is no different from everybody else on the radios -- fake, superficial, talentless. the man can't sing s***. see how the music industry has really lowered its music standards substantially? now the air waves are filled w/studio synthesized and squeaky/whiny voices...it's sad.

honestly, i think JUSTIFIED is even worse than any nsync album b/c it lacks harmony (am no longer a nsync fan either) and the quality of the music is just horrible. i can't possibly reiterate enough -- justin can't sing and this album is by far probably one of the worst albums i've ever heard. November 8, 2007

I love it.

I've been a fan of his since I was 9. And I really enjoyed this album. And I'm happy that he's become such a huge artist. November 4, 2007

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