Customer Reviews

Pleasure & Pain (Clean)

5 star:		(48)
4 star:		(28)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

Once again 112 return to bless us with another set of sounds for the '05. Everybody calls this album the redemption album but really its how it should have been even last time around. If they took there time the last time around they would have had an equally good album as the last. The intro is a song from thier first cd which lets you know that they went back to the begining(the roots) to get to the base of what made them and thier sound in the first place. Im glad to see they put the sweat and time into it this time around becasue the last cd could have really been better if they had more time put into it.
Now to the songs.....whats good here?:

*Intro
*Let this go
*What if
*U already know -- nice way to start things off
*My Mistakes
*If I hit
*The way
*Why cant we get along
*God knows


Overall I think 112 will satisfy lots of fans with this one. Not only did they return to their trade mark quilty sound but they also added in some new things like more of down south flavor from their home town. People like T.I., JD and three 6 mafia help to bring that around. They named the title appropriately "Pleasure and Pain" mostly for what they went through in the past and what they take you through on this cd. Fans and non fans need apply.

Get It!!

Having taken chances and experimented with changing their familiar sound, 112 has made another attempt to win over their fans with Pleasure and Pain. Although it is not quite a gem like the debut, it is much improvement from 2003's Hot and Wet. Introducing the CD with a sample of one of the best tracks from their first LP, 112 prepares us for a mixture of uptempo club songs and memorable ballads. "Last to Know" and "Why Can't We Get Along?" are reminders of why R&B lovers fell in love with this group in the beginning. Mike's solo on "What the Hell Do you Want?" is just as powerful and chilling as Part III's standout "Missing You". I could personally do without the club bangers like "If I Hit" and "Closing the Club" but so much is made up with songs like "What If" and the closer, "God Knows". I am proud of 112 for allowing me to find some appreciation in Contemporary R&B just when I had given up. If you didn't care for their last effort, don't worry- this is a worthy choice.

I really love this album, it has some really catchy joint as well as smooth R&B. 112 still havent lost their touch even though they are now with def jam. If your a 112 fan and love R&B then you will be feelin this album.

My Ratings
Tracks
#1 Intro - Taking from their song 'Pleasure & Pain' on their first album. I like this 8/10

#2 Let This Go - One of my favourite tracks very Catchy upbeat R&B Love It 10/10

#3 What If - A nice sweet smooth R&B song 10/10

#4 U Already Know - Another Catchy R&B Song One of my favourites 10/10

#5 Damn - A good jam It has a upbeat vibe 10/10

#6 Nowhere - I simply adore this song it is so sweet with great lyrics LOVE IT 10/10

#7 Last To Know - Is a different style of beat for 112 however I'm feelin it 9/10

#8 I'm Sorry (Interlude) 7/10

#9 My Mistakes - Very Catchy Smooth I love this song has 9/10

#10 If I Hit feat T.I - This is jam to play in your car, excellent song 10/10

#11 The Way Feat JD - Another jam for the car v. upbeat R&B One of my favourites 9/10

#12 We Goin' Be Alright - A nice acapella with sweet lyrics 8/10

#13 Why Can't We Get Along - A sweet soulful song with great lyrics I LOVE THIS SONG! 10/10

#14 That's How Close We Are - This song is different to the rest of the album. It is almost 70's soul but I like it 8/10

#15 Closing The Club Feat Three 6 Mafia - V different to soulful 112. It has a great crunk 'n B Vibe LOVE IT 10/10

#16 What The Hell Do You Want - This song is smooth and slow a bit depressing after a while 7/10

#17 God Know - Soulful with great lyrics 8/10

After the disappionting 'Hot & Wet' 112 has returned with 'Pleasure & Pain', which has more good songs than bad. Mostly every track is awesome. The album could have done without "We Goin' Be Alright", it's so short. Anyways I am very happy with this album. The reason I gave it 4 stars b/c they changed some of the lyrics of the chorus in "U Alredy Know"

Intro= N/A
Let This Go= 8/10
What If= 7/10
U Already Know= 10/10
Damn= 9/10
Nowhere= 7/10
Last To Know= 8/10
I'm Sorry= N/A
My Mistakes= 8/10
If I Hit f/T.I.= 9/10
The Way f/Jermaine Dupri= 7/10
We Goin' Be Alright= 3/10
Why Can't We Get Along= 6/10
That's How Close We Are= 5/10
Closing The Club f/Three 6 Mafia= 7/10
What The Hell Do You Want= 6/10
God Knows= 7/10

112 more than made up for their last album "Hot & Wet", which completely choked. Even though they didn't have more TIGHT interludes (like their first three albums), this CD got heavy rotation in my house, car, job, etc. "U Already Know" is a favorite by many, including myself, but I'm disappointed that some of the other singles weren't released. "What If" got some play for a bit, then disappeared. My other favorites are:

2. Let This Go
9. My Mistakes
10. If I Hit
11. The Way
14. That's How Close We Are
15. Closing the Club

I'm praying that 112 does not stop with this album because they are very gifted and I still can't get enough of them, even when they're at their worst.

this cd is better then then Hot and Wet. Very good songs on this cd. Very Hot!!

I LOVE THIS CD!!112 JUST KEEPS ON GETTIN' BETTER!!!! THEY DID THE DAMN THING ON THIS.GET THIS CD.YOU'RE MISSIN' OUT ON ALL THIS "PLEASURE":)

112 went back to the original self titled debut from 1996 and titled and began this new album with "Pleasure and Pain". This was a good thing letting everyone know they were going back to their roots and to their formula - BALLADS!!!

Vocally, they seem to have really matured (even though they have always sounded great & better than any other male group out now). Especially Slim- his voice is high and thin, but it seems that he may have had a vocal coach or something...a little stronger on this album.

In comparison to the last album, this one is packaged better. The 'different' songs are in the middle instead of at the beginning and end. And, I think they'll release the right songs this times allowing them to sell more records.

I give them 5 stars, but they actually get more like 4.8 b/c of 1 or 2 songs that they could have left off...but..........

Always been a 112 fan but they dissappointed me with the last album. They're at their best with the ballads. Best song on the album is "Nowhere". I'm disappointed that Def Jam isn't giving this album the push it needs.

This album is tight this must be the album of the year.I'm realy impressed and wasn't aspecting that they would come with such an incredible like pleasure and pain after the flopped hot and wet.Theyve won a new fan with this album i can listen over and over again to this album without skipping a song these fellas are very talented better than boyz2men and al those other rnb groups that used to exist so f*ck the rest 112 is the best.