From Hip-Hop to Pop - Is Timbo Losing Focus?

As a longtime tracker of his career, beginning with the new sound of Timbaland & Magoo in the nineties and the discovery of Missy Elliot, I have to this album really does not give. But you should also really his style does not compare with that of 15 years ago. Timbaland has got off to a outliers in the pop world to Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado a great balancing act .... and this is gained not only a large network of artists from the genre, but also saddled truly. In this balancing act, he suffered a nasty sprain, no question. The album starts with an intro defitgen by a guest DJ, he would even get it as well! After that enhances the album from a weak Timberlake song about some rap tracks, to clean cases as the numbers IF WE EVER MEET AGAIN with Kate Perry and EASE OFF THE LIQUOR. We fluctuate between goosebumps Club Joints to chills EUROPOP / TRANCE disasters. Towards the end of the album there is something slower again, it actually come the better songs on the album. At the end I have to say, however, that nothing really tears me up to MEET IN MIDDLE THA and MORNING AFTER DARK (Burner) from the stool. Vocally the features are already above average, but I prefer but then a Timbo beat on a Jay-Z album this oeuvre before, which is quite clear to me too strenuous in the long run. Shock Value I was there really a better number. So be it ..... I think in the end he is far despite this misstep. Timbaland is one of the most creative producers in the business, the nunmal sets with many Styles and Artists apart. At least you can not accuse him that he had blinders on. After three rings I hear through my 3 star rating as from, because some rock-tinged tracks I find not bad - but even such a thing, and there are pick :)