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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
What's So Different?, May 10, 2003
R&B is known for its long-standing producer/singer relationships. Janet Jackson has Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Toni Braxton has Babyface. TLC has Dallas Austin. And Ginuwine had Timbaland, and for his first two albums, the match yielded some strong results in the form of hits like "Pony," "What's So Different" and "Anxious." But "Senior" is the second Ginuwine album sans Timbaland, and without the producer's hip-hop flavored beats, it's as generic as an r&b record can get. The songs here aren't bad, but, frankly, they could be sung by virtually ANYONE: Tyrese, Tank, Joe, or any of the first-name-only male vocalists that get aggressive rotation on 106 & Park. And you know an album is off to a dubious start when it kicks off with a spoken endorsement by, of all people, Mike Tyson. Thematically, it's deja vu, with Ginuwine cruising through same-old cliches in tracks like "Get Ready" (with Snoop Dogg, in his umpteenth cameo appearance), "In Those Jeans," and "Sex," a song that states, in no uncertain terms, what's on Ginuwine's mind. All ain't lost, though. The single "Hell Yeah" is above standard fare; and it's hard not to like the jam "First Born," in which he pays tribute to "the most precious thing in the world." But they don't compensate for assembly line beats and hooks that pervade much of "Senior." And the album has so many guest appearances, it feels like Ginuwine is a guest crashing his own party. Whatever the reason why he didn't team up with Timbaland for this album, it's my hope that they reunite the next time, as this album proves that they both need each other. Save for a couple tracks, this "Senior" isn't ready to graduate.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ginuwine scores again with The Senior, November 5, 2003
This cd is tight as hell, and is better than his last cd The Life. I'm feelin almost every song on here, so let me break it down for ya....1.) Mike Tyson - Just an intro, not that special 2.) Get Ready - (4/10): I thought a song with Snoop Dogg would be good, but this ain't that great 3.) Chedda Brings - (7/10): This song is pretty tight, and I'm really feelin the beat 4.) Hell Yeah - (8/10): It's the first single, so of course it's gotta be good, and Baby really accents the song 5.) In Those Jeans - (8/10): This song is really, really sweet, and the chorus is really catchy... a really good song for the ladies 6.) Stingy - (7/10): Off the Barbershop Soundtrack and is one of his best songs, but it's still like a bunch of his old songs 7.) Love You More - (9/10): Not since "Differences" have I heard such a touching song, and it's on the same level as "Differences", so you know the ladies should love it 8.) Bedda To Have Loved - (7/10): The lyrics are really tight, but the beat is a little on the strange side, I wasn't really feelin it 9.) Locked Down - (5/10): It's about being in jail and missing all the things you have, but since I've never been in jail, I wouldn't know nothing about it 10.) On My Way - (7/10): This is a really great slow jam, so grab your girl, and hold her close..... 11.) Sex - (9/10): OMG, this song is soooo great!!! It's a really great dance song, and it's all about sex for all you freaky people out there!!! 12.) Bedda Man - (7/10): I like the lyrics and the beat is pretty cool, but it's not that great. It's kind of a filler song 13.) Our First Born - (7/10): A great song for married couples when they have their first baby, and a great song all together 14.) Big Plans - (10/10): This is one of the best, if not the best, songs on this cd and Method Man tears it up on here!!!! One for the clubs, for SURE!!!!! 15.) Hell Yeah (Remix) - (7/10): A great remix with Clipse and R. Kelly, but Kelly kind of brings the song down with his wack-a** verse 16.) Tigger & The Gizzle - Outro-type track, just Tigger interviewing Ginuwine So, if you're a fan of Ginuwine, and you liked his last cd, you gotta get this cd, for real.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Real G..., April 8, 2003
Ginuwine "The Senior". The man has graduated, and got a hair cut. This album is a mix between all three of Ginuwine's previous albums, even though you notice more of last one on this. You'll start to recognize that it was produced by the same people from "The Life" when you get to the sixth song "Stingy". Speacially the bassline in "Love You More", which is a mix between "Differences" and "Superhuman", two great tracks. "Love You More" it's one of those songs that makes you wanna be in a serious relationship, if you're not in one, it should be a classic. Compared to the last album, this one has a lot of features starting with Mike Tyson's "stamp of approval", then to Snoop Dogg's recognizing G as a true playa, next up is rapper Jose Cequentez in the song "Chedda Brings" talking about goldiggers. We already know Baby a.k.a. Birdman & the #1 Stunna is featured in Hell Yeah. In the song called "Sex", you'll hear, Sole, sexying things up with G. And what came as a surprise to me, it's the presence of Method Man, simply because I never pictured these both artists in the same song, but when thinking about the result, it didn't surprise me at all how good the song, "Big Plans" about a possible marriage, turned out. Like "100% Ginuwine" there are a lot of interludes in this album as well, but when it comes to G, interludes get you ready for the songs, and it's exactly what happens in the song "Locked Down". He talks about the things he'd miss if he was to lose his liberty. And it's a song a lot of brothas could relate to, specially youngsters out there with no sense of consequences, throwing their lives away. "In those Jeans" is a good ol' fashion R&B song, talking about meeting and trying to hook up with a girl, and it has a funny interlude to it. It's a song that reminded me of "100% Ginuwine" along with "Get Ready" with Snoop & Rook. "On My Way" and the interlude to "Sex" made me think I was listening to "The Bachelor". "Our First Born" is self-explanatory and "Bedda To Have Loved" should get to the heart-broken women. If you, thought G kinda sounded like R. Kelly in "Hell Yeah", like I did, well it's because Kelly hooked G up with the song, and you'll hear both of them plus Baby and Clipse on the Remix. And Big Tigger from "Tha Basement" shows his skills in "Tigger & The Gizzle", quick song and of course a funny interview. I missed Timbaland again, but the reason the two weren't together in this album was due to their busy schedules. But G said he was gonna try and hook up with Tim to work on the next album(the whole thing!), so we should wait for that, because it's gonna be worth it. Closing it up, it's an excellent album, Ginuwine proves once more he is a level above all other R&B singers, with the exception of Brian McKnight. Worth buying it for sure.
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