Born from MTV’s Making the Band, Danity Kane could’ve been just another short-lived reality TV group - but their 2006 self-titled debut proved they were much more than a pop experiment. In this episode, Chris and Chantel Nicole revisit the Danity Kane album to see if it truly ranks among the best reality show-born releases.
We dive into the vocals, production, and standout tracks like "Show Stopper", "Ride for You", and "Sleep On It", and explore why this album still holds up nearly two decades later. With sleek R&B-pop, tight harmonies, and actual artistic direction (yes, even with Diddy in the mix), did Danity Kane deliver one of the strongest girl group debuts of the 2000s?
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- 0:00 - Intro
- 3:39 - "Danity Kane" Album Info
- 4:49 - Album Cover
- 8:15 - "One Shot"
- 12:33 - "Heartbreaker"
- 17:08 - "Want It"
- 22:43 - "Right Now"
- 29:09 - "Show Stopper"
- 37:58 - "Hold Me Down"
- 43:38 - "Come Over (Interlude)"
- 46:45 - "Ooh Ahh"
- 50:04 - "Press Pause"
- 53:40 - "Ain't True (Interlude)"
- 55:33 - "Ride For You"
- 1:04:27 - "Touching My Body"
- 1:08:51 - "Back Up"
- 1:13:13 - "Stay With Me"
- 1:18:54 - "Sleep On It"
- 1:23:43 - Cut or Keep
- 1:26:07 - Overall Thoughts & Final Rating
References:
- “One Shot” Live at Making the Band 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbdiLa2ecNg&pp=ygUUZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgb25lIHNob3TSBwkJAwoBhyohjO8%3Dc
- “Want It” Live at Making the Band 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wklK4qeuoYU&pp=ygUTZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgd2FudCBpdA%3D%3D
- “Right Now” Live at Making the Band 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gmyiscXrb8&pp=ygUVZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgcmlnaHQgbm93
- “Show Stopper” feat. Yung Joc MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO6J_UgmGxA&pp=ygUXZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgc2hvd3N0b3BwZXI%3D
- “Show Stopper” Live at CD:USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyMsNsD0bSY&pp=ygUXZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgc2hvd3N0b3BwZXI%3D
- “Hold Me Down” Studio Session from Making the Band 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92sgnSjljkA&t=16s&pp=ygUYZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgaG9sZCBtZSBkb3du
- DK3 - “Hold Me Down” Live at Irving Plaza 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvF5pmsfHzM&pp=ygUYZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgaG9sZCBtZSBkb3du
- “Ride For You” MV https://youtu.be/B8oeumqqFAM?si=TbSVxl5d9IQibAcr
- “Ride For You” Live on the Tyra Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqgPnB7PY7o&pp=ygUYZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgcmlkZSBmb3IgeW91
- “Touching My Body” on Making The Band 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--5sM73Ux94&pp=ygUbZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgdG91Y2hpbmcgbXlib2R5
- “Sleep On It” Studio Session from Making the Band 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH-1o9k6p_U&t=233s&pp=ygUXZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgc2xlZXAgb24gaXQ%3D
- DK4 - “Sleep On It” Live at House of Blues LA #DKLA 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neYKZR3EL_s&pp=ygUXZGFuaXR5IGthbmUgc2xlZXAgb24gaXQ%3D
00:00:00 --> 00:00:28 Before Dream Academy and Building the Band, there was MTV's Making the Band. And the girl group that was created debuted with a platinum record. We're talking about Danny Cain's self-titled debut album. We have over 6 subscribers on YouTube. Thank you all so much for joining the CCTV crew. And if you're on a podcast platform, please give us a rating, follow, and share the episode because it really helps us grow and find other people with great music tastes like yourself. Yes. Yes.
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00:00:49 --> 00:01:18 This is our first episode about Danity Kane. Yes, Danity Kane. Oh, man. They just announced their mysterious reunion for the Untold Chapter Tour. And obviously, we are going to the New York City date. So we thought it would be a perfect time to get into them on the show. But are you a fan of Danity Kane? Oh, am I a fan? Am I a Danity Kane fan? We in the car, we ride slow, pull up in the Sri Lanka.
00:01:19 --> 00:01:35 I would say, yeah. I mean, I think maybe a superficial fan, because we were discussing this in our last episode that we filmed. I was that kid that was like, I was listening, but like I wasn't going in depth because Ann couldn't afford the albums. Like I did not have my own capital at the time. I'll tell you that right now. But my sister...
00:01:36 --> 00:02:06 She sat me down every week when Mick and the Band was on, and we watched it from the beginning when they made Da Band to when they made Danny Kane, and Shakira was not getting those dance steps all the way up until the umpteenth season with Day 26, and so on and so forth. Point is, the lore, I know more than the songs, which is hilarious. Oh, interesting. Yeah. I can be like, oh, yeah, I don't want that happening. Oh, da-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di
00:02:06 --> 00:02:35 Their music had such an already developed sound. It was like we're trying to figure out what our harmonic stack is. Everything was really well put together. And I think this album, listening to it for this episode was really fun. Because I was like, holy crap. No one's harmony sound like this. You know what I'm saying? No one's doing this right now. So, yeah. I think I am definitely a fan. I've gotten older. And as I've gotten older, I've become a little bit more intelligent with my music listening. So, yes. Both albums we're doing now. Not just singles on YouTube with music videos. So, yes.
00:02:35 --> 00:02:54 I have almost the opposite experience of you. So I was living in Asia at the time. So obviously I did not have Making the Band. Actually, my discovery of Danny DeCain was actually with Damage. So it wasn't with the first album. I kind of went retroactively through everything. Once the episodes were available online...
00:02:54 --> 00:03:13 You know, and then I was able to kind of explore more. That's when I kind of got into them. So I'm actually quite late to Danny D. Kane, the second album I know well, but kind of all the Lauren stuff actually came afterwards for me, which is very interesting. And I have been very supportive of them since, you know, since the DK4 release.
00:03:13 --> 00:03:35 reunion i've been to all the shows they've done in new york i you know i went to the universe's defeat undefeated i went to the dumb blonde shows i've seen dawn live i went to see d woods on broadway i've been very supportive yes yes yes that's really exciting because your guys and you guys are going to get it from two fans who got a little bit of skin in the game
00:03:35 --> 00:03:50 Yeah, so let's start with the debut album, which was released in August 2006. And it was released under Bad Boy Records. And the album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, and it was certified platinum. Mm-hmm.
00:03:50 --> 00:04:17 And blending pop and R&B with hip-hop influences, the project features production from heavyweights including Timbaland, Darkchild, and Ryan Leslie. And of course, the album's creation and promotional period was documented throughout making the band three. So we will now discuss the production, vocals, visuals, performances, and then drop our individual ratings for each song. But beware, viewer discretion is advised. Your fave will be criticized.
00:04:17 --> 00:04:26 Hello. All right. So Danny Caners or whatever the hell the name fandoms is. What is the fan? I don't know what the fandom is. I don't know. There is a Twitter account called dedicated crew.
00:04:27 --> 00:04:55 Oh. With a K. With a K. So it's still DK. So I'm kind of here for that. Okay. I'm not mad. It's a long word for that. Dedicated. Maybe devoted. Yeah. But yes. So yes. We are fans. But we're going to give the scores. What are we going to give them? And starting with not the critique. But a little bit of the. It's kicking it off. We're going to talk about the album cover. Oh. We all recognize that sunset. And that arid barren land that they're walking on. Oh.
00:04:55 --> 00:05:14 In the studio? Yes. In the studio that they're in? Yes, but what I will say my biggest gripe with this is the positioning, right? You have black girls, blonde girl, and then Andre with the dark hair. Andre should be in the middle, not just because she looks different than her four other members, but she's the shortest.
00:05:14 --> 00:05:43 That throws me off with this little zigzag moment, but it's not a huge deal. I do enjoy what they're wearing only because if you're looking at like the album cover, it looks a little bit like a sunset from the Lion King, right? You have like this desert Sahara look and then each one of them is wearing a dress that looks like some kind of, you know, wild safari girly. Like, you know, you have Andrea in giraffe dress and then you have Aubrey in the zebra dress. I am grasping at straws, but that's what I got from this.
00:05:43 --> 00:06:03 But, you know, aside from that, the album cover isn't really telling me who they are. It's giving high fashion because I know those dresses did not come from Walmart or Target or Kmart at the time. Maybe Ross dressed for less. No, it did not. It may have come off the runway. It's giving couture. I just don't know if I care for what's happening. Let the album come.
00:06:03 --> 00:06:21 hover. Really? I unfortunately agree with you. Also, I can't tell. Does it look like the five of them took the photos separately and then they pasted them together? Oh. No. No? Yes. No? No, because the shadows are overlapping.
00:06:22 --> 00:06:37 Can't that be done in post, though? Okay, maybe you're right. I think that's the case. I don't know. It's fine. I just... I don't like this album cover. You're right. It just doesn't really tell me anything about anything, really. Yeah. And...
00:06:39 --> 00:07:01 Yeah, I don't even know what else to say. It's just not a fave. I do love their logo, though. Yeah. I will say that. It's giving high fashion. The logo's very cool. Yeah. And I think that was the whole point. Danny Cain was meant to be different from Dream. Oh, by the way, guys, we have spoken to another girl group from this 2000s era, a girl group member, Melissa of Dream.
00:07:01 --> 00:07:26 So it's interesting how Dream kind of had like this teen pop thing going on. And then years later, Danny Cain would come from that. So definitely check out our episode with Melissa Schumann of Dream. But yeah, I think with this one, it just looks like, you know, like House of Darien, you know, how the letters were nice and thin and kind of flow into each other. I think Danny Cain was meant to be a little bit more high fashion, you know, couture. So I was giving that, I will say. Whose dress is your favorite, though, if you had to make a choice? Yeah.
00:07:28 --> 00:07:52 Shannon. Shannon's. Interesting. Hmm. I would say I like either Andrea's or Dee Wood's. Not Dee Wood's. Dawn's. I like Dawn's like kind of, kind of like, you know, pants, I feel like hers doesn't match the rest of them. That's valid. Maybe that's why I like it. I don't know. Yeah. I don't know. I don't hate it. But yeah, I think it's, I think they're trying to do Chic Animal. Yeah.
00:07:52 --> 00:08:17 you know all right so then i wish they were actually each different animals anyway there are giraffe a zebra a pelican a rhino and then um some other rough-skinned animal an elephant oh an elephant okay there we go yeah elephant because the gray you know okay let's let's move on to the actual album let's start with one shot
00:08:17 --> 00:08:22 which was done by wildcard Adonis and Brian Michael Cox.
00:08:28 --> 00:08:54 Yes. Brian Michael Cox is a name that I recognize. I think I can hear it for sure. This song sounds like a good opener. Like all you need is one shot. That's basically what they were saying to Bad Boy executive producer whose name will not be said on the show. So I feel like this is like one of those upbeat, confident openers. This is our moment. Also tied in with the idea of like, hey, all I need is one hit.
00:08:54 --> 00:09:19 And you will never be able to get enough of me, either figuratively or literally. And in this case, lyrically speaking, it is about saying, hey, buddy, go big or go home. Take me home and you'll be with me forever. But yeah, this is definitely like their, you know, futuristic R&B pop moment. Because there's like some weird little synths going on. The drums are kind of clunky here. You know, it's beyond that we've made out the band. I do like the...
00:09:19 --> 00:09:44 All I need is one shot the mantra, you know, just over and over again. The call and response is great here because right off the bat, you can hear the harmonies. It's not like, yes, here's a long verse of just one voice. You're getting all of the voices right off the bat. I do. Again, I do appreciate the twanginess of the production. And like there's a string instrument that makes it sound like, you know, I say Agrabah. I don't want to say Middle Eastern, maybe Middle Eastern, but I say Agrabah because I don't know.
00:09:44 --> 00:10:06 It's just vaguely reminiscent of the Middle East. But I'm not mad about that. But yeah, the drums are what captures the confidence. You're not begging this man. You're just saying, listen, I can make magic happen. It's up to you if you want to sit there and take a peek behind the curtain. And I do enjoy that. It's very much like, you know, glitter in the air, high heels clicking. You know? It says we're ready.
00:10:08 --> 00:10:36 Yeah, it is a powerful start. I like the loop of this instrumental. You've got the sirens, the percussion's super strong. I will say it doesn't really do... It really does just kind of loop the whole time, so not much is going on once you kind of get used to that. But I think the song itself that's written around it is really dynamic, and so it all kind of works together. And it does set the tone very well. You know, it's confident, and it is a strong showcase of all of their vocal execution. I also...
00:10:36 --> 00:11:06 have in my notes the call and response aspect because it happens right away. Yeah. You can identify right away that this is a girl group. And I love that. And yeah, vocally, they have a great dynamic between the five. They really balance each other super well. And it's awesome to hear it so early on that they were all placed so strategically in a lot of these songs. Like, for example, with this one, the second verse that Aubrey does...
00:11:06 --> 00:11:19 is perfect for... It sounds like it's written for her. Specifically. It's literally perfect for her voice. Yeah. And I love that. But yeah, the chorus is definitely catchy. I will say, though, I think the rest of the song is actually...
00:11:19 --> 00:11:49 I pay more attention to it than the chorus itself for some reason. Yeah. But I do think Dawn sounds good, you know, leading the chorus. I think she leads a lot of the background vocals here, too, and handles a lot of the ad-libs. I do think Dawn has the most instantly identifiable tone in this group. Yeah. It's kind of one of those where any time a DK song—I mean, obviously, I know all these songs very well. But I think in general, any time a DK song comes on, it's like when Dawn's voice hits, it's like you know it's them. It's very thick.
00:11:49 --> 00:12:15 Yeah, it's different. It's very different from the other four that rasp, you know, that it's very deep. Yeah, very thick. So yeah, it does make an impact for sure. And then I love Dee Wood's bridge here. There's like a cheekiness to it and the way she builds it. And then she then takes over all the albums for those last choruses as well. So yeah, I think it's a strong start to the album. And then they did perform it quite a few times as well.
00:12:15 --> 00:12:40 Yes. And it was the opener for the show. So it's like you heard it so often. It's like, it's kind of ingrained in you a little bit. So yes. What do you rate one shot? I'll do 8.5. Mine is at an eight. All right. Up next is Heartbreaker. And this is done by Crystal, Tite Oliver, Jim Johnson, Frank Romano, Calvin Puckett, and Angela Hunt.
00:12:46 --> 00:13:00 Okay. Yes. These aggressive guitar strums at the beginning make me think of JT's Like I Love You. I know this whole style was used quite a lot, but that song is just always my instant kind of reference for that type of...
00:13:01 --> 00:13:24 guitar staccato affected situation but yeah i think this song's fun it definitely feels like it had live performance in mind you know there's a built-in dance break and the way it's written with the girls kind of helping each other finish their lines oh yeah like it's like a live vocal arrangement kind of just built into it which is interesting um and then in that vocal arrangement there is a lot going on
00:13:24 --> 00:13:51 There's a lot of layers, little parts coming in and out. But again, it feels like it was written for a girl group, which is good. And then it matches the same vibe as one shot, you know, same confidence. Again, the vocal execution is kind of the same kind of sassy. But I don't know. There's an attitude in this that's just very similar. So, yeah, it's definitely setting...
00:13:51 --> 00:14:03 the scene very well for this group. Big shout out to Andrea for this one. She leads those verses. She is so good. Yeah. Her, the way she emotes. Yeah. Yeah.
00:14:04 --> 00:14:31 It doesn't matter what the song is about. She really is able to fully grasp it, which is awesome. And then I love the bridge as well. I think Aubrey is leading that one. But yeah, I kind of have the same comment as the last song where I like everything more than the chorus. Everything else more than the chorus. Yeah. Yeah, I understand that for sure. Because I think with the two songs now, it's been very much like...
00:14:31 --> 00:14:48 Title of the song, some low vocals. Title of the track, some low vocals. I'm a heartbreaker. I get it. I totally get it. But yeah, I think the song is like slightly edgier.
00:14:48 --> 00:15:05 self-reflective in the worst way like i'm hazard to your health i have you working for free that is bad that that i mean i'm joking it's not terrible um it's like i'm the trouble that you are not ready for okay um something about this song does remind me of the neptunes meet it's a marie like a marie in her like
00:15:06 --> 00:15:24 I would say, yeah. You know, like with the higher pitched R&B with the funkiness, like something like, um, don't be afraid to touch like that kind of that air, which was kind of singing really high in her range. Um, I, one thing even she could sing this song, but because it's a girl group,
00:15:24 --> 00:15:49 And I'm so glad they split everything up like this. Because if you think about one thing, right? She did have a lot of background vocals in it, which I thought was great to have. But again, who knows if that was an Amory track that got rejected. I don't know. But for me, it just sounds like it's really high up there. But also, if you think about the voices that you had, you have the Dreas, you have Shannon, you have Aubrey. Their voices are higher than...
00:15:49 --> 00:16:17 You know what I'm saying? So it's good that they were leaning on that to craft that sound. But yeah, I like the harmonies on this one are like fire. I think that's like a highlight I always will keep saying. Yeah. But it's got to happen. I don't know how I feel about that. I didn't know how I felt about the breakdown for a second. I was like, this is so cheesy. What is this breakdown? But then the voices came back in. I think I just didn't like the announcement. Breakdown, you know? Oh, yeah. I was like, okay, go on, I guess.
00:16:17 --> 00:16:39 But aside from that, this song is so fun. And that breakdown, but don't stop, don't stop. It's great. It's fun. And I do wonder what would happen if a girl group like Katzai got a song like this, where it was fast-paced. Because they have voices that kind of lean a little bit higher, too. But yeah, this one's fun. I enjoyed this one a little bit more than One Shot.
00:16:39 --> 00:17:06 Oh, yeah. I am kind of the opposite. I will say, though, I did. There are some fan cams of them performing it back in the day with chairs and magazine props. Yes, magazine props. And it's so good. And then I did see them. They did perform this, I think, on the Universe's Undefeated tour as DK3. And they did bring back the chairs for that. Shout out to the chairs. Yeah, we love the reference. Yes, chairography. So for me, this song sits at an 8.5. Okay, I'll give this one an 8.
00:17:07 --> 00:17:26 Next is Want It, done by Jim Beans, Timbaland, Carrie Hilson, and Dane Jaw. And apparently, this song was considered for the third single from the album, but ultimately, no further singles were actually released from the project. Oh. So annoying.
00:17:30 --> 00:17:44 I don't understand that, but go off to that man who will not be named. I mean, Ride For You didn't do great, so I'm wondering if that's why. I mean, no one told you to re-show stop it and then put out a ballot. Yeah.
00:17:45 --> 00:18:07 We'll talk about it when we get there. Oh. What do you think of Wan It? Before I get ahead of myself in the track listing, this one is interesting. You have some sassy, fast beats, touch of electronic. It's like that mid-2000s, like we're in a metallic bodysuit type beat. Like...
00:18:08 --> 00:18:28 Like, it's a sexy bodysuit, but it's, like, metallic. So it's... Because there's, like, this really funky synth in it. I mean, it's Timbaland. Are we not... Were we really surprised by the wonkiness of what came to be? I think where Aubrey, Drea, and Shannon are a little bit higher in that vocal stack, I appreciate it. I mentioned it before, but, like, here, it's almost like...
00:18:28 --> 00:18:44 You're talking about, like, stepping to a girl. And, like, although the harmonies do sound light and a little gentle, it doesn't sound weak. It sounds like a beautiful beatdown coming your way. You know? Like a cascade of angels with swords. You know? Yeah.
00:18:44 --> 00:19:13 And Vaseline, apparently. I do appreciate the lyrics being cognizant of their fame. Like, the op is talking mess. Saying that fame will change who they are and that their men will not recognize them anymore. Also, now knowing that Carrie Hilson worked on it, I can totally hear it. Danger. You know what I'm saying? That was like what Blackout. That was the Blackout trio right there. I don't think Timbaland had a track. But it was Timbaland, Danger, and Carrie on this one. Right? And Jim Beans. But yeah, Danger and Carrie on the Blackout album. Yeah.
00:19:13 --> 00:19:22 You know, I hear Carrie's style on this for sure. And it's so interesting because I'm like, oh, is that...
00:19:23 --> 00:19:45 The sound Carrie sound is very much this, right. But you have a group that can like articulate it with different layers. It's very interesting. It's not a bad thing, but it's really cool. Um, but yeah, I think D would has a bite that cuts through those higher tones and I love her parts. Um, I think those are fun. Um,
00:19:46 --> 00:20:10 Aubrey's bridge moment. I like that. You ain't getting it like I'm getting it. You mad, cuz. You ain't getting it like I'm getting it. You ain't pimping like I'm pimping. It's so fun to see the white girl. Encore, anyone says. I know our fans are very diverse from all over the world. But it's amazing to hear the white girl, the blonde white girl with the blue eyes go, you ain't pimping like I'm pimping. And she's giving in. I'm like, that's white girl. Yes.
00:20:10 --> 00:20:37 But yeah, no, I think the subject matter of the song is a little tacky. Like, cause I'll be fighting over a man. But I support women's wrongs as well as their rights. So let effing go. And the harmonies toward the end of that song are, they're like, they're like doing gymnastics around each other, like as a team. It's like synchronized swimming. Like everyone's doing something with their legs and kicking in the water, splashing, but it's beautiful. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's how I feel about this one. Yeah.
00:20:37 --> 00:21:07 I love this. I think the lyrics are very funny. They are. It's just so fun to sing along to this melody. I mean, going back to Aubrey's bridge, we didn't get to my favorite part because I actually love the transition from her to that harmony moment. Yeah. Like, this is what you sound like to me. Breeze blowing in the wind. Like, that's so, that is amazing songwriting. I love that. That's my favorite part of the whole song. But Dawn's pre-chorus is so much fun to sing.
00:21:07 --> 00:21:35 you know so tell me what you want yeah and she does give the slightly more aggressive kind of yeah side of things yeah uh and it's kind of perfect as the pre-chorus yeah and she has some great runs in the ad libs there yeah and she does that little one with andrea near the end as well which is so beautiful yes um but yeah i i agree with you with the background vocals in general there's a lot going on um
00:21:35 --> 00:21:53 But it's fun to listen to it and try to like hear all of it actually. Yeah. And then the performances of this were also very strong. Yes. Like the band version when with the dancers and Andrea has her lift and everything like this. This was such a strong performance in that kind of first big gig that they did. Mm hmm.
00:21:53 --> 00:22:13 yeah it's very involved um and then they did again do it for the universe's undefeated tour with dk3 and i remember they turned the breeze blowing in the wind into this really dramatic like a slow three-part harmony i'm into the breeze
00:22:13 --> 00:22:43 I'm joking. I'm joking. I wasn't like that guy. But yeah, I personally think this is one of their best tracks of this era. Actually. Yeah. Yeah. You know, like I said, aside from the subject matter, I support this. So this is my first nine here on the album. Okay, this is a 10 for me. I love this song. Okay, excuse me, 10? Okay.
00:22:43 --> 00:22:57 Right Now is the next track, and it was done by Danger, Timbaland, Carrie Hilson, and Jim Beans. I can't love you more like I want to. Right now. All right, right now.
00:22:59 --> 00:23:18 You do those, those breaths at the end. Yeah, no. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, guys. Oh, man. This song is audio, audio, audio corn. It's so funny. It sounds like, it sounds like Quinn. Guys, I'm not sure if it is. We're not sponsored by Quinn. I wish we were, because it'd be great. But if you were...
00:23:19 --> 00:23:31 have you heard um um what's that man's name from um the good place he is on a quinn episode i think i may need to sign up for that
00:23:33 --> 00:24:01 But I digress. This sounds like something that could have been on. Quinn. Yes. I mean, I would say Dawn... Okay, so it's very interesting, right? I think this, honestly, it really vocally, they did a great job. And you can really hear all five of them kind of bring something a little different, right? Yeah. Dawn is definitely the most kind of overtly sexy with that ending. Yeah. But she has some really intricate runs throughout it, which are really beautiful. Yeah.
00:24:01 --> 00:24:18 Andrea is super breathy. Aubrey's a bit more sultry. And then Dee Woods sounds super desperate. You know, Shannon's not really in this one, unfortunately, but she does get to take on the chorus, you know, in DK4, you know, when Dee Woods is gone.
00:24:18 --> 00:24:37 And she sounds great. Shout out to Shannon. She was shafted a little bit here in this album. But yeah, I think this is a cool song. I love the instrumental of it. It's got an interesting energy, right? Because it's kind of dark. Yeah. And even though the lyrics are so horny,
00:24:38 --> 00:25:05 The instrumental itself doesn't feel super sultry or anything. So it almost just adds a different dynamic to it. Word, word. And so it's not just a super sexy song. There's layers to it, which I appreciate. Yeah. And then, yeah, the harmonies again. I mean, we're just going to mention the harmonies, I guess, in every song. Might as well. Shoot. But beautiful. And the bridge is also beautiful. Yeah. This song is... I love the percussion going off in the back during that. Oh, yeah. It sounds like the hand drums, like some type of...
00:25:05 --> 00:25:15 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Goat-skinned kind of drums. But even just the build of the song is great. Like, every chorus is completely different because you have different members singing it, and they do something different with the melody, and...
00:25:15 --> 00:25:39 Wait, is this proper line distribution I hear? Proper vocal arrangement? What? We thought about who we're writing the song for and wasn't just trying to do a cash grab? Surprisingly? Like, oh, God. But one thing I can say about some of the groups that have emerged from Bad Boy Records, Total, Dream even, the songs have been good. Yeah.
00:25:39 --> 00:25:54 Yes, I think there's a sense of pride, even though it's like it might be like, I'm just doing this because like this is hot right now. There was an effort put forth and I do appreciate it. Because why the heck would you have a whole show around it? Right. But yeah, I agree with you. I think.
00:25:54 --> 00:26:21 Even just watching me live performances, Shannon did get shafted in terms of having solo moments, but she is like that blend on an eyeshadow. When you're trying to cut the crease, honey, she makes that stuff come together. Something about her voice is right in the middle. So when you're saying that she took on certain parts, I'm like, oh, that makes sense. But I was watching performances right now, but of like wanted. I'm like, I don't hear her until I looked and I was like, oh, she's singing right now.
00:26:21 --> 00:26:44 She's singing. So I think there are moments where she is holding down like the ex like the right now she's in there. Right. Moments like that. Yes, she is. Yes. You can hear her there. So it's like, unfortunately, kind of have to freaking like, you know, kneel in the haystack. But that's a very diamond coated needle. She is definitely a good girl group member for sure. And and you're right with Dawn having more of like a the she brings the drama.
00:26:44 --> 00:27:10 You know, she does the, you know, like, just, the runs are very 2000s. Not a bad thing. She was, she wanted it so badly. I remember watching the show. Like, she had been through so much. But, like, she wanted it so badly. And to, like, finally be able to show your chops. And her chops are here. The pork chops are out on this one. Especially at the ending. I'm not saying ew to her. I just mean, I'm like, ew. You know, ew.
00:27:10 --> 00:27:37 I'm being immature. But yeah, no, the urgency in this track is, like, they're not rushing, but there's tension. And like you said, because of the production sounding so pensive with the piano, like, if you think about any, like, cheesy drama show that you watch, there's, like, a very pensive piano that's kind of rushing and plot, like, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo. If something's happening with the piano, and the piano's creating that, like, will they or won't they energy?
00:27:37 --> 00:28:04 But yes, this song, the harmonies cascade and they come in waves and waves and waves and waves. You know, yeah, come on, eye glance. That's exactly what I mean. But yes, I think the lyrics are interesting, too, because it's like, you know, the time is up. Let's act. But also, I can't do it because we're not prepared to do it. Like, there's this one rule. I wonder what the rule is. Wait, wait, wait 90 days. He doesn't have a doesn't have a Jimmy on him. Who knows? But the point is, they're not doing it right now.
00:28:04 --> 00:28:26 Yeah. But yeah, I thought a man had written this. I was like, this is so breathy and moany. But carry on it again. Right now. She hits these kind of harmonies in her music. But yeah, this song is like you've been waiting on the elevator and you got stuck on with a really hot person. But you're not going to wait longer. But you want to wait longer because it's like it's an elevator and the doors open. Is this a Quinn story?
00:28:26 --> 00:28:54 Oh, this is definitely a Quinn story. Hey, Quinn, how are you? Feel free to give us any kind of sponsorship. Thank you. But yeah, I think this is one of the solid tracks on here. I will give it a nine. Okay, I will give this one. See, now I want to give wanted a 10. I gave it a 10. I can't go back now. But for the record, 10 for wanted. So this will be my nine.
00:28:54 --> 00:29:18 I'll switch it. Okay. I'll switch it because I get what you mean now. Next up is Showstopper, done by Crystal Tite, Oliver, Jim Johnson, Frank Romano, Calvin Puckett, and Angela Hunt. And this was released in August 2006 as the group's debut single with a version featuring a young jock and a song to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
00:29:22 --> 00:29:45 Yes, but we're going to talk about the single cover a little bit because they switched the dresses up. They did switch the dresses up for some of them. For some of them. Right? Isn't Andrea still in the—Andrea and Dee Wids are in the same thing. Wait, wait, wait. Shannon changed her dress. Shannon is the only one who changed. She's no longer the pelican. She is a— She is a—
00:29:46 --> 00:30:14 What's orange? I don't know. Because the giraffe is taken. But this kind of, they also changed her hair. This kind of goes back to what you were saying about, like, did they superimpose the girls? Why is she in a brand new outfit? No, for real. It's a little strange. Maybe she's a lion. You know? Maybe she's a, I know, I don't, don't. Don't. Totally. Maybe she's, maybe she's like a, she's a, she's a,
00:30:14 --> 00:30:40 a fox they don't that's not an african i don't want to give her anything that's like you know primate that's not fair a cheetah it doesn't have spots honestly she's she's maybe she's the hunter anyway i just looked up orange african animal me too i put orange there's an antelope okay that's kind of orange there's also a river hog no no no give her the antelope
00:30:45 --> 00:31:14 To be fair, the red river hog is very cute. Oh. I'm looking it up right now. Oh, it is kind of cute. It's better than Pumbaa. Golly. If I was a young water, I'd never... Okay, all right. Let's talk about Showstopper. Okay. What do you think? Watch it. Watch it. Because it was edited. Ours is supposed to be a red dress. Yeah.
00:31:16 --> 00:31:26 First of all, Shannon looks hot in that. I just want to say that. But Showstopper is, oh my God, man. I remember when I met my friend Slay Rez.
00:31:27 --> 00:31:54 We went to karaoke, played a bunch of girl group songs, and we were like, we need to put Showstopper on this. Mm-hmm. When I tell you this song goes off. It does. I've done many a performance at karaoke to Showstopper as well. Because why not? It's big and bold and club-friendly. And as big as I said it's big, it's not big because it's loud. It's big because it's so dang cool. And no one else had a song like this. Mm-hmm. Like, I can't think of a Singaporean... Like...
00:31:54 --> 00:32:10 I think this was like the era of like what, Sierra and like, I mean, Beyonce was doing crazy. B-Day. B-Day at the time. Yeah. Yeah. So it wasn't like, Noah was sounding cool and kind of slinking and almost like rappers on a beat. Because this is a rap beat.
00:32:10 --> 00:32:32 for sure yeah this sounds like a rap beat um but yeah this is the lead single and it it is great um i remember the episode of them filming the music video which we'll talk about but it's just so it's so many memories attached to this yeah um this song is like their center stage we are showstoppers obviously we like all eyes on us self-confidence turned up by 11 um
00:32:32 --> 00:32:59 I think the Whisper singing and then the Whisper harmonies. Shout out to the songwriters. These names I can't say I'm like super familiar with. I'm pretty sure they've worked for years now. I do apologize for not knowing their other credits. But aside from that, like solid freaking song. I hate that the version that we freaking get on the album is jingled them keys. Go jingled them keys. I know. Why don't we have the version with the rap?
00:33:00 --> 00:33:30 We talked about this before on another episode of ours about with Girls Aloud. It's one of those things where it's just so strange and I'm glad they thought about it because Young Jop was hot at the time too with the snap music. Like it was, it was so trendy, but it was just super fun. But yeah, I think this song, gosh, had so many good moments. The, the, the, the sighing. I love Drea's part. I love Drea's part. I think boys do.
00:33:30 --> 00:33:58 I love her. Her and her little round head and her little dimple. She was my favorite in that video, okay? But yeah, I think, who was it? Who kind of like a little rap moment? Was it, it was Dee Woods. Dee Woods part, it was just good. It doesn't even have a bridge, no. It had Jingle Them Keys and Young Jock. Young Jock's rap was cool. No, I mean, I would say that kind of list of cars that Dawn and Aubrey do would be the bridge, right? This is for my ladies and the two ladies Mercedes. Okay, yeah, okay.
00:33:58 --> 00:34:23 Okay, it's a moment. Say oh, oh, before they jingle them keys. It's not a janitor. Jingle them keys. Jingle them keys. One time. Okay. So, but yes. I think the song is great. It's that red carpet entrance. It's commercial. It's memorable. It's good. Yeah. Look, I'm going to be honest. I don't think this really made it out of the U.S. Or at least not into Asia. Yeah.
00:34:23 --> 00:34:52 Maybe it went to Europe, but it didn't... This... I don't really remember. Again, this was retroactive for me, so while this was the introduction to the group for most people, this was not the case for me, which is interesting. But it is super catchy. I think the bass in the instrumental is... It's loud. Like, it really digs into your brain, but the rest of it is all quite understated, so then it all kind of balances pretty well. But yeah, honestly, the whole thing is just...
00:34:52 --> 00:35:14 catchy like everything about it like it's all so much fun it's just made to be sung along to yes it is which is what makes it so fun to sing at karaoke as well you know that's what made Spice Girls so great like every single part you can have a friend sing that one part and your friend this is what it is this is like the quote unquote urban Spice Girls mmm
00:35:14 --> 00:35:32 You can find someone that looks like you, that feels like you, that, you know? So I think overall it was a good package in terms of the audio. And then visually speaking, obviously you had making the band and then the episode that led into it and them having the hardest time with this choreography. I feel like that was staged, right? Yeah.
00:35:32 --> 00:35:58 It must be because the arm swing, arm swing, swing, and then knock. Y'all having a hard time with that? Man, we got to get this right. Yeah, I know. Dramatic. The music video is actually, it's not my favorite. You know, I think some of the freestyle moments are a bit awkward. I'm sorry. Can you pinpoint? I'm acting like the people in our comment section. But not you, identity caners, right?
00:35:58 --> 00:36:14 Right, Candy Canes? Danny Canes? Danny Canes. But yeah. But when they performed it, especially when you look at the later performances, they got it together. And the band arrangement is so good. This is true. I feel like one of their worst performances was MTV.
00:36:15 --> 00:36:43 One of the first ones with the car. Yeah, and the fish island, and Andrea was, like, skittering left and right like a little baby. That one was a little messy. She was running around. I'm like, leave this girl alone. It was much more polished. It did. It did. It did. But, yeah, no, I get what you're saying. You know what's so interesting? Like, they're talking about Louis Vuitton seats. I didn't know that the seat was covered in Louis Vuitton, like, print. Like, they got their ride pimped out. It was, like, exhibit kind of helped them out a little bit before. Um...
00:36:43 --> 00:36:59 Yeah, no, I don't I don't know this awkwardness you speak of. So we're just not gonna. I can see what you mean. Oh, Shannon's bangs and her hair being absolutely slicked down. She looked good. She looks so good. I'm trying to think of who's my favorite outfit.
00:37:00 --> 00:37:25 I think it was her. Shannon had my favorite outfit in D Woods. I like that whole like tomboy sexy thing that they had going on. And then Drea is just, it's just, she kind of coordinates. So I just, I'm not here for that. Yes. So what do you rate this one? 10. Oh, interesting. I'll give it an 8.5. I think they have better in their discography. I like it, but I think they have better. Yeah. Yeah.
00:37:25 --> 00:37:46 This is the episode where Chris and I break up on TV like Diddy Disney band. I don't mean any of it. I need you. All right, guys. We're going to move right along. Oh, by the way, if you disagree with Chris also, feel free to subscribe so when more episodes come out, you can tell him you disagree with me.
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00:38:19 --> 00:38:33 Mmm. Okay. Interesting. I don't know if I would have chosen this one. You know what? I think they're trying to make the girls come across as like R&B. Like, you know, because I was, because think about it.
00:38:34 --> 00:39:03 Mary J. Blige was, you know, hot at the time, too. And this kind of feels like a Mary J. Blige crying. And did he have a bad way to work with her, like, even at the beginning of her career? You know what I'm saying? So this kind of falls in line of that very dramatic, like, ride-or-die toxic struggle love songs. Okay, fair, fair. But that's kind of probably what they were thinking. Yeah. I will say, this song just kind of always makes me think of the Making the Band episode when they recorded this. And they kind of each had to sing it. And the producer was like...
00:39:03 --> 00:39:22 who do you think should lead the song? And they all had to say Drea, basically. Yeah. But I remember, like, she just sounds amazing. Like that bridge. Oh, my gosh. But yeah, the song has some fun moments. Um...
00:39:22 --> 00:39:37 It's, again, very fun to sing along to. I do wonder, though, how it would have sounded in a slightly lower key. Just a half step, maybe, even. Because it is high. Like, yes, Andrea can hit it.
00:39:37 --> 00:39:57 But you could, I don't know. I feel like it does feel very high. It's high. Yeah. It's like that pre-chorus for Dee Woods. Like she's in her mix. Her mix. It just sounds a little, it's hard. She sounds like a church lady. It's hard to do. She's a church lady. The Lord has got my heart.
00:39:57 --> 00:40:17 oh my dear like it's just that's it like yeah so that's I just would be curious if I maybe I would I don't know I feel like it could have been lowered a little bit and then they could have belted a bit more of the song yes I think you know I do one other memory that I have of this song mm-hmm
00:40:17 --> 00:40:29 It was in the 2019 DK3, like, Choose Your Own Adventure show that they did at Irving Plaza here in New York. Nice. And the song was chosen by the fans. And I was like...
00:40:29 --> 00:40:58 How are they going to sing this without Andrea or Dee Woods? But honestly, Aubrey and Dawn held it down. They killed that. Really? Yeah. Huh. I'm impressed. I'm impressed. And I will say, I remember in 2006, maybe like 2005, the Breakthrough album had come through. So Dark Child had just written for Mary J. Blige. And this is giving... She would do that.
00:40:58 --> 00:41:15 I love Mary. And funnily enough, I'm going to reference Mary a little bit later on. And you guys are going to be like, oh, my God, it's the same song. Just wait. And this is why you should stay tuned. But, yes, Hold Me Down is so interesting, right? Because it's like...
00:41:15 --> 00:41:34 Drea taking lead was the right choice. Her having to squeeze butt cheek just to get the note out should tell you enough. The song is high. I keep like joking about the bridge. It's high. I'm not very good about piano placement, but I'm pretty sure it's past that middle C. Okay. Yes.
00:41:34 --> 00:41:50 But yeah, I mean, the whole like supporting someone or finding someone that supports you, you know, it's about loyalty, you know, the song, you know, hold me down and I'll hold you down. Right. Even if it's a little toxic leaning.
00:41:50 --> 00:42:16 But yes, you're looking for your ride or die, but this one is kind of like, I got to convince you. I don't know. But yeah, I think the song is decent. It's not bad. It is very dramatic. Very like, Mary J. Blige-esque. Not a bad thing, but it is high. And like I said, Dee Woods, things like that take me out of the song, right? When I can actually hear you trying really hard. And for me, the... I just can't...
00:42:16 --> 00:42:39 The Wizards part takes me out. She can sing, obviously. But this does not display her voice well at all. And it doesn't give the other girls a chance to really sing, sing like that. Not at all. Because it's just so high. And then what you showed me, even Shannon didn't have much of a say in the latter, like the DK3 version. So, yeah. This is my middle of the road song. This is my seven.
00:42:39 --> 00:43:03 Okay, I'll do a 7.5. Okay. Andrea's Bridge gives that extra .5, I guess. You know, that is so valid. That's so valid. Yeah. I am curious, because obviously the rumor for the new DK3 is that it's Andrea, Dee Woods, and Aubrey. So I wonder if this song will make a comeback. You know what? Okay.
00:43:04 --> 00:43:11 Send away, girl, homie. I'm waiting for it. I'd love to hear that live. Yes. Hopefully no one's singing it.
00:43:11 --> 00:43:38 Because, boy, I want to hear them, not the fans. I know y'all are excited. They shit it. Thank God for earplugs. Shout out to Loops for earplugs. Granted, not sponsored again, but I just have to say, every single time we've gone to shows, bro, and we've had earplugs. It has saved me. Right. And we can actually hear who's singing. So shout out to Loops, man. We're not sponsored, but I wish you were. I don't have them on me, but I have the gold ones. I might get the iridescent ones. They're really pretty. Yeah. Nice. Yes.
00:43:38 --> 00:43:45 Now it's our first interlude. We have Come Over. I know you want to come.
00:43:49 --> 00:44:18 Shout out to Shannon, who finally gets to sing a bit more than a line here or there. But yeah, she gets to start the song. She sounds great. She does. And it's so funny because I'm just like, it's like they're calling the girl from Dallas. Just come eat. Like it's like, come eat. And she ate finally. Golly. But yeah, again, she is a good girl group member, you know, like when she does finally get a chance, it's like, oh, she can sing. Y'all just don't use her. Got it.
00:44:18 --> 00:44:39 But I do wonder, like, did she know she was going to be signed up for like a quote unquote urban group? Because her voice is a little bit more pop, I would say. But it's not bad. She's good at like making it sound a little bit more thicker and mature where it's not like super nasal, you know? It's like a little bit more warmer. And she's singing like this.
00:44:39 --> 00:45:03 And there's like a slight twang as well. Oh yeah. Which I enjoy. Our country queen. She's staying country a little bit here and there now. Um, unofficially, a lot of performances. But yes, I think the song is shorter, obviously, because it's an interlude. It's transitional, gets you ready for the next phase after all that, you know, very passionate energy. Yeah. Yeah. It's an invitation. Maybe temptation, maybe connection. Who knows? Think of it as, do you want to come over?
00:45:04 --> 00:45:23 Come over, right? You wanna come over, right? You know, so I do appreciate it because the other song right now is like, I want to, but I can't. This one's like, I want to come, come now. We can, we can. I'm ready. The rule thing I had in place, you kind of met the expectation.
00:45:23 --> 00:45:45 But yeah, I think this is good. It's the breather. It is setting up the mood. It's whispery. The delivery really fits perfectly. The tone is great. And then you have the Don giving the counterpoint of the smooth and layered and controlled drama. Okay, this feels like that voice. Yeah, the BGVs from her are so good.
00:45:45 --> 00:46:10 It helps kind of keep the floatiness of Shannon's voice and weigh it down a little bit more. You know, balloon attached, helium, but with a little stone weight on the table. But yes, it's giving voicemail left at 1 a.m. when you know you shouldn't have. Or maybe you should have. Who knows? But also, it's softening the palate after that tightness from Hold Me Down. Yes. So, I like this one. But how do I... I'm ready to be allude.
00:46:12 --> 00:46:30 I mean, should it be a full song? And is that where the score is coming from? Or is it good enough for an in-ord? I mean, I think it's more like what is it trying to do? You know what I mean? Yeah, okay. Like, I think this does what it's trying to do. Yeah, I think so too. So I'll give it an eight.
00:46:31 --> 00:46:59 Okay. I wasn't sure what you'd give it, honestly. I'm not gonna lie to you. This one was a blank one for me. Um, but I get what you're saying with the eight. So I will match you because I understand why you gave it. This is a palette softener from the tight voices. Up next is Ooh Ah, and this was done by Ryan Leslie. I don't know what to do when you give it to me. You'll make me say ooh ah, ooh ah. Okay, we're stepping into the more low tempo.
00:47:00 --> 00:47:27 I mean, kind of. It's kind of high tempo still. Yes, it was mid. In terms of energy, though, it is not as... It's chill. Yeah, more chill. Yeah, the production is interesting with the piano. There's a lot of percussion bits going all over it. Speaking of the tempo, I almost wish it was slowed down a little bit. Oh, interesting. It almost feels a little bit too fast. I feel like the urgency doesn't match the vibe of it.
00:47:27 --> 00:47:47 Unless Vala, like, you're dancing with a guy at the club, and he's trying to, like, trust really hard. Right, like, you're trying to, like, do some slow body rolls, but you're, like, you've got to go really fast. He's going to be behind you. He's, like, off the beat, and you're, like, ooh, ah, ooh. He's, like, yes, he's so hot. He's so freaking hot. We both have been there.
00:47:48 --> 00:47:59 Because, yeah, I feel like there's a sultriness to it. Especially in the verses. But, yeah, they have to sing so fast. Yeah. Like in the verses, you know, it's just like...
00:48:00 --> 00:48:19 Yeah, the chorus is very catchy, though. And again, done. Great ad-libs here. I do wish they didn't have all the autotune all over it, but I get that that was just a super popular production choice at the time. But yeah, I think it's a solid album track. It's fine.
00:48:20 --> 00:48:40 I know what you mean. I know what you mean. I mean, Ryan Leslie has had some really big moments. He's very well known. I mean, I think of Cassie mostly and his solo stuff. I think his stuff with Cassie was always just so darn good. This one's not bad. I do like that it sounds a little bit more alive. He had some pianos, some sh...
00:48:40 --> 00:48:52 what I can only presume are shakers. But yeah, I get what you mean about the speed of it. But I do believe this was for the club. You know, I mean, kind of just like, you know.
00:48:53 --> 00:49:20 You know? Sure. Mm-hmm. Sure. It is sensual in terms of, like, how they're singing, which I appreciate. The Bridge, Chef's Kiss, Bone Apple Titty. Love it. It's not, like, amazing, but it just has, like, a nice little, like, there's a whole playfulness with this. Like, is this, like, the background track for, like, that look you gave to someone, like, you're on a date with, like, across the table, like, all the weirdos getting the food is, like...
00:49:21 --> 00:49:32 You know, the eyebrows are kind of... Oh, just me? It's not me. I guess it's all fan fiction at this point for me. But, like, the point is...
00:49:32 --> 00:49:59 If you guys aren't watching, I do apologize. I move my eyebrows. Unfortunately, we don't have closed captioning on our show. But yeah, I was doing the Groucho Marx eyebrows. But yeah, this one is okay, I would say, as well. It is romantic, but it is a little bit bouncy. You know? I wouldn't skip it, though. Right? I wouldn't skip it, but I wouldn't be like, oh my God, this is the track. Yeah. That y'all gotta listen to. Okay, I agree with that. I'll give it a 7.5.
00:49:59 --> 00:50:23 I'll give it a seven. It's kind of in the middle of the road for me. Mm, yes. Next up is Press Pause done by Lowdown, Mario Winans, Mike Winans, Michael Carlos Jones, and Derek D. Angeletti. You know, I don't know if I hate this one or not.
00:50:24 --> 00:50:45 Because, okay, here's the thing, all right? Like, this one's a weird one. The live production of it all sounds so bright and pleasant. And we've been talking about how, like, the pianos for right now sound pensive, right? So the lyrics make sense. Even though the song is very smexy, the lyrics make sense. Like, I want you so bad there's tension. With this one...
00:50:45 --> 00:51:13 I guess it's meant to sound kind of optimistic because the lyrics are like, you know, the lyrics sound a little serious and they are putting to a lover, like let's just slow down and figure out how we can make things better. But it still feels disjointed. There is something disjointed about the melody and the production. The production is good. I think I love that live band quality. I think that's like probably the best part of it. But I can't say that the vocals on here make sense to me. I'm not saying it has to sound miserable, but
00:51:14 --> 00:51:38 I don't know. Like, it's just not like, for example, in the second verse, there's some shimmer before the prehook comes around. It's like, I wish I could. Like, what the heck? You know, so I'm just like, guys, we don't play that before you guys get upset. We don't play the audio because guess what happens? We don't get ad dollars. So sorry. But the truth of the matter is like that part, it goes. I would say, let me say, let me look.
00:51:40 --> 00:52:07 I mean, that repeats in the loop. Okay, exactly. I know it repeats in the loop, right? But it just doesn't feel right there with those words or how she's singing. Obviously, it's in the right key. Melody of the track is not terrible, but it's okay. I mean, it does work as an introspective moment in this album's, like, otherwise marchy, kind of, like, going forward high energy thing. But again, it's okay. And then the flute has the last word.
00:52:08 --> 00:52:24 So, I don't know. Lizzo was going off on this. For sure. Okay, I think I like this song more than you do. I like the kind of rock drum flute situation. I think it's unique. Yeah, I think it does...
00:52:25 --> 00:52:44 Like it makes me stop and listen. You know what I mean? Like it has, yeah. Like I appreciate that out of it. And I like the melody of it. I like Dawn's lower tone. And so I think her leading this chorus is nice. I think it kind of grounds the whole song well. And then Dee Woods and Dawn have a nice kind of ad lib.
00:52:44 --> 00:53:06 dynamic across the track as well um and then you get two bridges you know the first one sounds kind of very classic r&b in a way with the melody of it and then aubrey on andrea get get a second bridge to kind of show off a little bit here so yeah i think this is one that has kind of grown on me through the years it's it's not one i think about too often but then every time it comes on i'm like
00:53:07 --> 00:53:19 I like this one. Yeah. That's funny. I told this one because I goes, oh. Oh. Just oh. A different oh. A different kind of oh. Oh. Yeah. So what do you rate this one?
00:53:22 --> 00:53:47 The 6.5, it just doesn't do anything for me. He has not, there's nothing for me. Okay. I know, I don't mind this one. I'll give it an eight. Jesus. That's a huge difference. All right, guys, moving right along to the next and final interlude on this album, Ain't True by Mario Winans and Mike Winans. Oh, look at that. I don't want to know. Has a brother. I didn't know that.
00:53:51 --> 00:54:20 Okay, this one's pretty. This one I don't fully get the need for as much as the other one, I think. Because I feel like going from press pause to ride for you kind of works. I don't fully get the point of this one, I guess. There are some nice harmony arrangements throughout it. Yeah. Yeah, I don't know. It's just kind of there for me.
00:54:21 --> 00:54:33 This one's so funny to me. Because it's a song about me being a cheater. I'm a cheater. I'm just a cheater. Scandal. It's Unfaithful by Rihanna, but confessional.
00:54:33 --> 00:54:52 I do wonder what it would have been like as a full track, though, because this concept of them being the cheater, like with Wanted, right? It's like very feisty. This one, it's like, I'm so sorry, and they sound good. Yeah. I will sound care for the production on this, whereas I like the melodic, I like the top line, right? Mm-hmm.
00:54:53 --> 00:55:20 Production-wise, I can do without the goatskin drums and whatever bongo else, whatever other bongo they have. But aside from that, they sounded good, but I do wonder what would have happened had this concept, the thematic elements of the song, had been explored more. So that's the only thing really saving it for me is like, ooh, new topic, you know? But aside from that, it's okay. So what do you give it?
00:55:20 --> 00:55:31 I'll give it a 7, not a 6.5, because the concept intrigues me. I mean, I'll give it a 7. I don't think it's bad. It's just kind of there for me. His meat not.
00:55:32 --> 00:56:01 Okay, now we have Ride For You, done by Wildcard, Adonis, and Brian Michael Cox. And Ride For You was released as the second single from the album in December 2006, peaking at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100. During making the band 3's third season, this song was highlighted when Aubrey struggled recording the first verse, and she was replaced with Andrea. And the song was chosen as a single because Diddy and the label wanted to quote, establish them as credible R&B vocalists.
00:56:01 --> 00:56:05 But fans are divided over whether this was the right decision.
00:56:10 --> 00:56:37 You know what? As I was saying, it was like we want to come across as deep and pensive R&B urban artists. Yeah. But yeah, before we get into the song, I want to talk about the episode really quickly. I remember the episode because she was having a bad vocal there. Like maybe she was a little dry. It's New York. Okay. I don't know when they were like recording the album. They probably were recording like, you know, summer through like fall for a moment or second, maybe. But the point is,
00:56:39 --> 00:56:51 No, it was recorded February through May. So they recorded this in the spring. Right in springtime. But yeah, let's talk about the episode before I talk about the album, the single cover, right? So I remember the episode...
00:56:51 --> 00:57:16 Aubrey was just having a bad vocal day. Doesn't mean she can't sing. So that whole like kumbaya moment that they were having, I can sing. We know you can. Like it's just, she just couldn't do it that day. Like leave her alone. Yeah. Also with this, with the arrangement of this song as well, like the verse lines overlap each other and it was the perfect opportunity to just do some, you know, you get this line, and Aubrey gets this line, like just do more overlapping. But yeah, I guess it was...
00:57:16 --> 00:57:22 Wait. All or nothing, I guess? I don't know. But does that mean Andrea wasn't supposed to have a verse at all? Because that doesn't make sense either.
00:57:22 --> 00:57:48 You know what, I'm gonna tell you something, I'm gonna tell you something, you right. Cause not me sitting there praising them for having good line distribution and then not thinking about that. Got them sitting there, lately I've been trying to figure out what's the, how does it, the lyrics overlap, you're so right. But yeah, this song, it's single cover artwork is like the cool nighttime version of the album cover. It's just,
00:57:49 --> 00:58:04 Can you feel the love tonight? Like, they found the water hole in the evening time and set them by the rocks in the water. Because why are they in the wilderness? You know what? All jokes aside, though, I can kind of, like...
00:58:04 --> 00:58:33 I guess see the vision I Shannon serving legs I love it um but I still like that they're on a log that the girls are sitting in the the leaves you know like it's just the beautiful gowns honey it just doesn't look very comfortable like any of them I would have loved dropped I would love on the nose marketing for this one get them in the car have them all sitting across the car someone across the hood give me cat's eyes beautiful chaos you know before beautiful chaos came out like 20 years or like a playoff
00:58:33 --> 00:58:54 the video and do like something with the four seasons. Right. I mean, that's the chicken or the egg thing. That's like the video came after, right? Right, but I mean, you can have a concept that runs through. This is true. Continuity meant nothing when you have money. It's just throw everything out the wall, see what sticks. Couture gowns, Givenchy, Versace. We love a good Versace gown. But
00:58:54 --> 00:59:21 Yeah, so this one, I like this song. I'm not going to lie. I do like this song. It's very dramatic. It's ballad territory, emotional investment, commitment, loyalty, willing to go the distance. I'll ride for you, baby. It's deeper than I want you. It's, you know, it's commitment. We love that. The group shines when they harmonize, truly. The chorus feels like,
00:59:22 --> 00:59:44 You know how Stick With You, Stick With You from Pussy Got Doll Sounded? Like, the way Stick With You is supposed to sound with multiple voices and not just Nicole's. This is what that song did. Love you, Nicole. Love, Nicole. Don't get me wrong. She can sing her face off. If you're in a group, right? This is what I want to hear. Baby, when I tell you, yeah, man, man, man, man.
00:59:44 --> 01:00:09 Everyone's singing in unison. I don't need super cut out harmonies. I don't need 50, 11 part harmonies. Maybe three. Maybe it is five. I don't care. But their voices sound really good together. And it sounds like we're all together. Or how girl makes me feel with Destiny's Child, right? It feels like a very sexy couture gown blanket. You know? So yeah, I think Dee Woods takes it home with her, well,
01:00:11 --> 01:00:37 I love the ending. At the end, yeah. I skipped a little bit, but I do enjoy it. Shout out to Dom with her thick delivery. Lately, I've been trying to feel my best. You know? You know, I love it. Like, it's just, it's so dramatic. It's a lot of yearning. Yes. Yeah, it is. She sounds like a female Trey songs a little bit with that. Like, you know, like the...
01:00:37 --> 01:01:05 And I liked Trey's songs back in the day before, you know, the whole Kiki Palmer situation. Now, can't slid. Can't slid, sir, can't slid. But, you know, I like that thick I Might Cry thing. Yes. Yeah, I like that a lot. But yeah, I think overall, like the girls really do emote well. And this is the song that I told you sounds like Mary J. Blige. Be without you, baby. Mm-hmm.
01:01:05 --> 01:01:32 Oh, hello, the whoa. The whoa. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. This is Be Without You, Girl Group, Meets Stick With You. I see. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Interesting. I think this song is actually only okay. Both those songs you just mentioned, I think, are better than this song. I hear that. Yeah. That being said. I do think the chorus is nice, but look, I love a good girl group ballad. Yes.
01:01:33 --> 01:02:02 but I would not include that. I would not include this song in that list. Oh, no. Oh, no. I agree with you. I like the vocal mix on the chorus. You can kind of hear all five in there. And there are some, you know, kind of more subtle harmonies here. I do think the bridge is probably my favorite part. Like, D-Wood sounds really good there. Emotes super well. Tells a story. Yeah. I don't know. The song just kind of drags a bit for me. And this one's not that fun to sing along to.
01:02:05 --> 01:02:33 When you put it in perspective like that, yes. I think it's just fun to act out the walk, you know? Oh, yeah. I mean, I like the concept of the music video. The music video is what's so... Oh, dang it, I got caught up. Dang it. See, me in elementary school was eating this up. Eating this up. Because I was like, oh my God, like, wow. You know, they got the coats. They got the little snow. They got the leaves, you know? Even though only three of them show up for the majority of the video until like the last half. And then Shannon's like, oh!
01:02:33 --> 01:02:54 Hallmark movie. Let me come out. You know what I'm saying? Like, it was... I felt bad. She got slated to, like, Hallmark Christmas movies. You know what I'm saying? Like, they had her in the snow. And then she comes out like, Oh, yes, I'm here. But she looked great. She looked great. Okay? My little winter snow queen. The performances of this, I enjoyed. Oh. Yeah.
01:02:54 --> 01:03:21 Yes, I do love a dramatic mic stand dance. Yep. The Tyra Banks show. That one was, I remember coming home school. Coming home school. I remember coming home from school and watching the Tyra Banks show. And I was like, oh, wow. This is awesome. So again, I was young. I was impressionable. So for my little kid behind, this was like,
01:03:22 --> 01:03:46 Hmm. Wow. And some good harmonies as well. Yeah. They all do harmonies for D. Wood's little belt at the end, which is nice. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So they have better than this song. Ooh, this is, okay. So I agree with the fans. I would not have released the second single. I would say just keep going with the kind of want it or even hold me down. Like, I don't think they needed a ballad.
01:03:47 --> 01:04:05 You know what? I agree. I don't think The Bow was the right choice because it kind of slowed their momentum. There's another song I feel like could have been a really fun one. Like the first track. One Shot would have been... One Shot. Maybe not One Shot. I lied. Yeah. I have to think about that. We'll think about that. Because One Shot was already all over the...
01:04:05 --> 01:04:32 the series. So I was like, don't need to hear that again. So yeah, well, let's just keep going and find out what I would pick. Okay. Well, what would you rate this song? Oh, I'll give it an eight because I don't dislike it, but it's not like, oh my God, amazing. Yeah. I feel like you can give it a 7.5. 7.5. Ah, how you doing? Okay. Up next is Touching My Body and this was done by Adonis, Makeba Riddick, and Ryan Leslie.
01:04:37 --> 01:04:57 All right. How do you feel about this one? Um. Oof. The percussion all over this is fun at first. Mm-hmm. Okay. And it's nice because now that you get the energy again that you had from the first half of the album. So it's kind of coming back around in a circle a little bit. Yes. But.
01:04:58 --> 01:05:22 I do wish this production switched up a little bit because the loop gets a little tiring. Yeah. Because the drum pattern is really overpowering. And I think it almost takes away from how the song was written. Like the chorus doesn't make any impact because...
01:05:23 --> 01:05:43 Yeah, nothing can do. Yeah, there's no drama to the song. It doesn't take you on a ride. It's just kind of all at the same kind of level at all times. And so I do think there's actually potential in the song itself. Like, I like the chorus. I like the verse melodies. But I think that I'm very distracted by...
01:05:45 --> 01:06:13 The loop. Sameness of it all. Yeah. Yeah, drones on a little bit. And then also, the song makes me always think of that performance for making the band. I mean, you can't even call it a performance, really, because it was like this whole impromptu moment. And it's like so messy. Oh, my God. I was sitting with my friend watching some clips, and she was just... Her neck snout, like the exorcist, every five minutes, because she was like, was that on purpose? I was like, oh, my God. Some of the notes were kind of funky, those things. I mean, this one, again, I think...
01:06:14 --> 01:06:27 Supposedly this was impromptu, this one, but still. You know, I feel like this is one of those maybe men too high songs. Even Dawn's kind of at the top of her range here with this.
01:06:27 --> 01:06:52 And she's sitting and trying to hit runs. And what ends up happening is it can come across a little bit messy. She is an amazing singer, an amazing artist. So Don Richard, as, you know, who we know her as now. We're not talking about her. We're talking about young 20-something, you know, still hungry, hungry Don. You know what I'm saying? And unfortunately, she was throwing everything down.
01:06:52 --> 01:07:16 into this one vocally and like run wise not her best but a lot was done here but i think that's what was being axed of them because even d woods is kind of up there um and i think that they would have taken maybe more of a britney spears approach with this because in the beginning it does have like this nice upbeat sensual thing almost like a slave for you you know it's flirty physical attraction is your superpower let's go for it um
01:07:16 --> 01:07:23 this is okay. But again, I think they should have gone for more of like a Britney Spears slate for you. Like really whisper. Cause I like, um,
01:07:26 --> 01:07:52 I say that because they like, do you like it when I like that? Keep it warm, like, or whatever that little post-chorus moment is. That is something nice to kind of sit with. This song could have been quieter. I think I would have felt. Do-do-do-do-do-do. It's just like, it's all over it. And it's like, oh my God, that's what it sounds like. Yeah. You know, and it's like, I agree. Yeah, I think they could have done something sultry-er with the percussion or with the production. They did have a TI remix. Did you hear it? No.
01:07:52 --> 01:08:18 They do have a remix with T.I. That's random. Why is it not on streaming? You know, YouTube, I had to dig a little bit. Is it real? Yes, I think so. All right, so Chris just looked. It wasn't official. It was a rap from an A. Marie track. I hear I thought I discovered gold. But yeah, so T.I.'s verse from an A. Marie track. And it fits so perfectly because this touching my body also sounds like an A. Marie track.
01:08:19 --> 01:08:47 Okay. Don't be afraid to touch. I'm stuck on that touch song. But it sounds like a Marie song. So, all right. All that being said, this song touching my body is not that great. So I'm going to give it a 6.5 because it kind of sits there with the interlude. Fair. You know what? I'll match you with the 6.5. Not somebody. That's my favorite track on the album. Good for you, baby girl. Tell us why. Tell us why in the comments below.
01:08:48 --> 01:08:55 Okay, next up is Back Up, done by Sherry Dennis Wildcard and Brian Michael Cox.
01:09:00 --> 01:09:24 All right. Back up. Well, Sherry has a song. Come and send a portrait of love. This ain't the Mona Lisa. I don't know if I know that. It's cute. No. It's cute. She's one of those like, you know, inverted Bob, like Rihanna, Carrie Hilson, like girls who kind of got lost in the shuffle but could write a good song. But yes, back up. It's assertive.
01:09:24 --> 01:09:42 We like that. You know, boundaries, empowerment. I do appreciate it. I think this one has the right kind of energy. Because I can't imagine a girl being like, oh, back up. This one's like, back up. You know, it's like, it's mixed voice. It's mild belting. But yeah, it's like...
01:09:43 --> 01:10:04 This is a song that I would have for that one guy that's recently sliding to my DMs talking about some you so fine and he looks like he, boy. Oh, I should send him this link. But yeah, the girls deliver attitude really well. You know what I'm saying? And I feel like with them, even though some of it might be a little bit put on with a little bit of the feistiness.
01:10:04 --> 01:10:21 it doesn't feel like, like accented. You know what I'm trying to say? Like no one's pulling like an R and B accent, but they are trying to figure out how to have a good swing. And I think because people are emoting well in this song, Drea, Aubrey, like they sound really good.
01:10:21 --> 01:10:38 You know, because their voices are a little bit more like pure pop, a little bit or like a little bit purer, if you will. And then Dee Woods and Dawn, obviously, because they are the two black ones, they have a different timbre to their voice. So it's like, yes, they can deliver this. So it's good to have other group members, including Shannon as well.
01:10:38 --> 01:11:07 get in there and be able to blend well. So this song I like. I like its delivery for sure. And this is a part of the album that's like, reminds you, like, respect me and respect yourself. You know what I'm saying? So they do feisty well, and I enjoy it. Yes. I agree. I do think this song, not as bad as Touching My Body, but this has a similar situation, again, where their percussion is so...
01:11:07 --> 01:11:14 powerful, that it kind of does just kind of... The girls are kind of
01:11:14 --> 01:11:40 taken over by it a little bit oh um not again not as big a problem as touching my body but i i feel kind of similarly with this one and and it's also there's just not enough of a ride that it takes you on like again it's just looping the same thing over and over again so the verses have the same energy as the chorus yeah and i don't love that like that works for rap songs but i don't think that really works for songs like this because i'm
01:11:40 --> 01:11:57 Like the chorus doesn't have an impact in these cases, you know what I mean? Yeah. Or as big an impact as I think they could. Because actually, again, similar to what I said about Touching My Body, I think the base of this song itself is actually very good here. Yeah. And I like the chorus melody a lot.
01:11:57 --> 01:12:20 I especially like the second verse as well, like, because they just sound like they're having fun singing it as well. Yeah. And then that bridge, especially, like, if that was pulled back a little bit more in the production, just to give it, again, that drama. I don't know. I just feel like there's so much potential in this, and I feel like it's not fully there, and it annoys me a little bit. That's valid. That's valid.
01:12:20 --> 01:12:48 But it is a step up. I think that whole drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drumming. Right. It's a little like... Even hearing me do it probably annoyed a lot of our listeners. That's how Chris is feeling. Okay? And I get that. So, I mean, I do like the attempt here. I do appreciate the energy. But I think the former half of this album is the stronger bits. Yes. I would say. Right? So, that being said, this is a lesser form of, you know...
01:12:48 --> 01:13:11 you know hold me down or like you know yeah it's interesting because like it's quieter almost in the first half but the energy is better in terms of dynamics I don't know how to describe it but something is like it's not bad though yeah this one's a 7.5 for me I don't dislike it yeah it's 7.5 though I will match your 7.5
01:13:12 --> 01:13:19 Next is, say with me. And this is one by Makiba Riddick, Arnthur Bergson, and Rami.
01:13:25 --> 01:13:47 Yes. Also, I do apologize for the pause in that name read, y'all. We are probably one of the only shows that give shout outs to the songwriters and the producers. Sometimes we have names like Arnthor's name. That throws me off. It's the still good producer and songwriter. I just had a hard time. Sorry. All right. Stay with me. How do we feel about stay with me? That yearning is back.
01:13:47 --> 01:14:14 Yes! Love her growing her. It's okay. I mean, I do think we needed another ballad on this album just to kind of balance it all out. But this is not my fave. Oh, no! I think the vocal is good. Like, Andrea, again, super breathy. And then, you know, you mentioned Dawn just always bringing the drama. Yes. So I...
01:14:15 --> 01:14:43 It's definitely not a boring listen. Like, they definitely do everything they can with it. I don't know. It's just melodically, though, it's just kind of meh for me. Yeah, I get it. I get it. I will say, though, it has a ton of streams on Spotify, at least. Like, it has more... Actually, I think...
01:14:44 --> 01:15:10 I think out of every album track, it has the most. Because it's good, Chris. Hello. Sorry. As much as I'm making fun of it, y'all, I am a lover girl, and I like this one, like, vulnerable stuff, and like, you know. I like a little bit of like the, you know. I don't know what that is. How would I describe that vocal delivery? Yeah.
01:15:11 --> 01:15:35 It's low and husky and, you know, like, it's like, I don't know. I like it. It sounds like the, like, a Disney princess song, like, one of the sadder ones, you know? Like, imagine if it had a little bit more of an orchestral build. Like, the piano's already there. It is leaning more toward, like, quote-unquote urban radio with, like, the drums. But imagine if it had a little bit more of an orchestral, like, sound.
01:15:35 --> 01:15:55 build like the strings are there yeah yeah yeah right i feel like this song is a little bit of an outlier in that sense like this name here with with the with the with the s's and the burger just sent it sounds a little swedish to me i could be wrong i could be wrong but i think that it sounds very haunting you know um and i think that's why i like it because i'm a sad
01:15:55 --> 01:16:22 Sad lover girl. But yeah, it's vulnerable. It's slower. It's like it's a desire for stability. Like remain, stay in my life when it's so easy to leave. Right? It's one of those moments. And if this is one of those songs that got really high streams, I do feel bad for those who love this song. I'm so sorry because I understand. But damn, pick a happier song. Things get better. And this is coming from someone who's like, I love this song too. But yeah, I think the whole like...
01:16:22 --> 01:16:35 You know, can you just stay five more minutes or like for the rest of our lives? It's an emotional closing piece, you know, is reflective. So I do appreciate that. Everyone does sound very like...
01:16:35 --> 01:16:54 Like, I haven't heard anything live with this, but I can only imagine, like, how everyone's kind of like, you know, the harmonies toward the bridge is, like, delicious. It's giving, like, a sad muse song, the muses song. Like, Meg, like, her please realize, like, you're doing what you're doing to me. You're terrible. And she's, like, dying still with me.
01:16:57 --> 01:17:19 Yeah, no, I agree. I do have in my notes the background vocal arrangement is very beautiful. Okay. Stay with me. Stay with me. You know? And, you know, yeah, I mean, I think, I mean, Dee Woods gets like two lines, right? Like she gets to end the song. Yeah. But, yeah, I mean, Andrea and Dawn are killing it. Like they did what they could with it, for sure. She gets the ending, too.
01:17:20 --> 01:17:46 Yeah, Deewood gets the last line. Need your stay! You know, like the, yeah. So, like I said, it's giving, like, high stakes. And I like that. Yeah. It's giving Dancing with the Stars. Maybe so you think you can dance contemporary with the smoke. That I could see, yes. You know? Yeah. I'm trying to. Y'all hear me trying to vouch for this song? Okay, so this is a high score for you. Yeah, I think this is a better ballad than...
01:17:47 --> 01:18:17 The other one. Ride for you. Yeah. So I'll give it, okay, yes. But not by much. Because it is a little for the snails. I will say that. But I will give it a higher score. I think it's a nine for me. If not 8.5, depending on the date. But I think it's a nine. Saying that a nine is dramatic and D-Wood takes it home. So I'll give it a nine. Okay. I will give it a seven. You want to give it a seven. It's a dramatic song.
01:18:17 --> 01:18:46 You know what, guys? This is coming from a place of he knows their album tracks. And he knows Welcome to the Dollhouse. Uh-huh. So it's like, it's one of those things where I'm joking with him totally. But I agree with him. They have stronger songs before they had to disband. But I think they have stronger songs as well. Ecstasy, poetry, you know. Yes. So if you do want to hear us do Welcome to the Dollhouse, you might want to drop some comments. Let us know. Share with your friends. You know what I'm saying? Like, help us help you. You see how this works? Yeah.
01:18:47 --> 01:18:58 Yes, well we're now at the last track Of the Denny Decayne Debut album, and that is Sleep On It Done by Scott Storch and Pooh Bear Music
01:19:04 --> 01:19:33 And of course, one of the first studio sessions shown in season three of Making the Band 3 is the group working on this song. Yeah. With extra emphasis on Dawn and the bridge of the song. Oh my god. But this song does always make me think of Making the Band for sure. Yeah. Because it's so silly. Sabone! Sabone! And then like the staccato. Yeah, the verses. Yeah. I will say about this one, like, I think in terms of...
01:19:35 --> 01:19:58 I think in time, in terms of like the production, it sounds like a demo. Something about it just sounds very like clunky and not mixed well with their voices. The vocals are mixed a bit oddly. Okay, maybe it's the vocals. I don't know. It's chicken or the egg. It might be the egg. But I don't want to blame the egg. The eggs have no part in that. But I think the track is so interesting because it comes in like a rap.
01:19:58 --> 01:20:24 Like, it's like, it sounds like a sample. Like, it's so strange. So, but I like the staccato opera singing. Yeah. So there's like highlights throughout. Telling the guy like, hey, let's chill out for a second. You're pressing me real hard. Let me sleep on it. AKA, I will not call you back. It's like that. I'll think about it. Like, you know, I'll call you back. We're never going to do it.
01:20:24 --> 01:20:41 But I do like the song, because I keep referencing it. I was at your house, kept singing it. So I don't dislike the song. I just think there's a little bit of a disconnect in terms of the audio with the production with the top line. But yeah, it definitely sounds like an early...
01:20:42 --> 01:21:02 Like, we're trying to figure out what works for them thing. And the urban, quote, like, leaning super heavy on the urban thing, I think they realized was not the right idea. Because I think this album would have gone a whole different direction had this song been... The blueprint. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, no, I do think the vocals are a bit odd, but I actually...
01:21:03 --> 01:21:30 Yeah, it's interesting because in some ways it kind of sounds like a demo because some of the levels sound off. Like sometimes the backing vocals sound louder than the lead or like they're not fully on the same note. Or I don't know, like it feels a little rough in that way. But then at the same time, it feels almost overproduced in the sense that there's almost too many backing vocals sometimes too. Like even during the verses, they have each member like emphasize certain words and it's kind of unnecessary. Yeah.
01:21:30 --> 01:21:48 It seems like you're doing too much. And there's like layers of oohs and ahs and like all over it. And it's like, okay, like choose one. Yeah. Sometimes, you know, so it's a little messy. And it's almost like they were just trying to test them in the studio with different things. And they just like put it all in the songs.
01:21:48 --> 01:22:12 yes and yeah yeah totally totally but the actual song itself is so much fun yes it's just so fun to sing along to because yes the staccato verses are fun to imitate uh d's pre-chorus is fun the sleep on it and then it's like the attitude of of it is very fun yeah uh and then uh
01:22:12 --> 01:22:33 they did open their dk4 shows with this song well they did like a ride for you course and then they they'd go into sleep on it and um they killed it i remember because i was so excited about the reunion and i remember the first clip i think i saw was them performing sleep on it yeah and i was like oh
01:22:33 --> 01:23:02 I was like, whoa. Like, yeah, I was just very excited. So now I have like really positive memories of this song. And then even like a vocal arrangement in the, like the updated DK4 version, like Dawn especially is just killing it. It's just like, whoa. And honestly, like through the various reunion shows these past, I guess, 10 years or whatever, this has continued to be a staple of the show.
01:23:02 --> 01:23:18 Yeah, it's a good, you know, so it's grown on me a lot. Like, I feel like when I first heard it, you know, back in the day, I was kind of just like whatever with it. And I just thought about the TV show, you know, after I saw it. Right. But now that I witnessed it live multiple times, I'm like, okay, this song is pretty great.
01:23:18 --> 01:23:39 So what is your score for this song? Did you tell us right now? I wanted just to sing this song because it's so catchy. It's a nine. It's a nine. Oh. As much as I do enjoy the sleep on it. Sleep on it. Sleep on it. Sleep on it. And I give a package. This was my eight. Okay.
01:23:40 --> 01:23:55 Okay, so we're now at our cut or keep section. Okay, if you had to cut a song on this album, what would it be and why? Oh, dang. Okay, the song that I would cut...
01:23:55 --> 01:24:24 You know, I'm not gonna lie to you. It's probably gonna be holding me down. They can't sing that. I'm sorry. Like, okay, okay, in my defense, like I have a song called Here I Am, it is high. I cannot sing that alone. I don't think I'll ever try to sing it all straight through the way I did one time. And if everyone ever finds it, feel free to drag my ass. It is hard to sit there and belt the whole song. Dee-Wiz is singing in her mix and sounds like a church lady.
01:24:25 --> 01:24:48 Mm-hmm. I'm not dragging anyone. They can all sing, and this song did no justice to anyone except Andrea. So maybe I might hold onto it, just that section, cut around that section. You know? But yeah, I don't... Mm-mm-mm. I can do without it, I'd say. Okay. Because if not, press palms.
01:24:48 --> 01:25:15 Yeah. I would choose between touching my body and stay with me, probably. Oh. I guess touching my body. Yeah. It's kind of the most, I don't know, the way it's produced is just not what I want. That's valid. Yeah. You know, you and I have very similar tastes, so I'm not against that at all. Okay, in terms of a keep, want it.
01:25:18 --> 01:25:46 I love that song so much. I'll make it a face that Chris if y'all are not watching. He took mine. He took mine. We have some more taste. Let me see. Can you imagine? Stay with me. I'm joking. No, absolutely not. For me, dang it, man, he took wanted. You know what?
01:25:48 --> 01:26:07 I like Right Now. I feel like that's a good, sexy, schmexy song. And I want to do some heels choreography to it. It's very schmexy. I like it. And then as we get into the next album, too, you get, like, strip tease. And, like, it's, ah. Right Now is a great, like, precursor for all of that. Oh, man. Okay. Overall thoughts. The debut Danny DeCain album.
01:26:07 --> 01:26:24 I think this album is solid. I mean, if you think about like how girl groups are formed and like what we know about them and how they need to figure out their sounds and things like that. Current K-pop girl groups, Katzai does have a sound, but as they get, they develop, what is it going to be when they start working on the harmonies and stuff like they start focusing on that.
01:26:24 --> 01:26:50 If you think about Destiny's Child, you had Beyonce and Kelly. Didn't matter who the heck was coming in and out. Sugar Babes, Moutia and Keisha, it did not matter who was coming in and out as long as you had a core. With them, it's like they had to learn who each other were. You know what I'm saying? The chemistry came with working together and being competition and then also having respect for each other, so I think
01:26:50 --> 01:27:06 when they finally did figure out their vocal stack and things like that, it was good. So shout out to the vocal producers like throughout the project, shout out to their vocal trainers because they listened and figured out what makes the girls sound different. I will say the album is safe in terms of Sonics.
01:27:06 --> 01:27:31 If you think about what was hot and popular at the time, it is safe in terms of sonic. There's no experimentation, but that doesn't mean there's a lack of talent. I do appreciate it. There are some songs that did not make the album that Aubrey had mentioned, like Come To Me featuring Nicole Scherzinger and Tell Me with Christina Aguilera. Can you imagine if this had been on the album? Oh, yeah. You know what I'm saying? So it's like, oh, wow. All these moments. It does stink that they only had two singles.
01:27:31 --> 01:27:52 But it is one of those things where it's like, hey, what can you do? The songs are pretty good. You know, I was like a mixed bag of like good and meh, but not so much where it's like, dang, do not give this girl, this girl group another. You know, I'm saying like everyone. Oh, yeah. Not at all. Yeah. I like this one for sure. I liked it.
01:27:52 --> 01:28:15 Yeah, I think it's a strong debut album. I think, yeah, they had a very clear, like, direction that they wanted to take them in. It definitely has an identity. Yeah. And every group member, again, maybe except for Shannon, really does get to show off kind of everything they can do on this album. Yeah. You know, and they all stand out vocally. Yeah.
01:28:16 --> 01:28:36 they casted really well. Yes, they did. The five voices blend really well together. And it does, again, I don't keep talking about the second album, but it's just so good. But the harmonies, they get even better. You know what I mean? And this alone already already has so many great moments in the harmonies. And yeah, I think...
01:28:37 --> 01:29:06 Especially, you know, we've been listening to a lot of more current, you know, K-pop groups or K-pop adjacent groups like Cat's Eye, where the vocal dynamic, they don't have any. No, it sounds the same. They don't feel like a girl group. They don't do the call and response. They don't do the helping each other finish each other's lines. They don't do all of that. And hearing all of that in all of these different vocal arrangements is really nice. Yes. And part of what makes me love groups so much. Yeah.
01:29:06 --> 01:29:12 So yeah, I do like this album. I am very excited for this tour coming up.
01:29:12 --> 01:29:39 Yes, me too. And listening to this has made me more excited. I'm just so curious which of these songs we will get to see this new iteration of Dany Cain do. Oh, for sure. A thousand times. And then say, we saw your review on the show. We're going to do it again and again until you like it, Chris. Oh. I'm teasing. I'm teasing. But that'd be awesome if they actually didn't watch our episode. So guys, listen, share this with Dany Cain, you know?
01:29:39 --> 01:30:00 Or Danity. I don't know who the heck. I don't know who's coming. But like show it to them. Aubrey for sure. Let's share it with Aubrey. Oh yeah, Aubrey. Aubrey, come on our show. And she'd be a great addition on the show. Just to talk about the album. Oh my God. I'd be a super guest for us. Listen, we already got Melissa Schumann on the show. We had Kylie Minogue, song director. I mean, I mean, steps.
01:30:00 --> 01:30:23 the steps my bad musical director yeah yeah he's both he's both but we have to make sure we clarify what episode we had them on but guys we always have like super duper awesome names here on our show so aubrey would be also miss okay call us but yeah so as a final rating for the album i would give it an eight how about you oh oh i'm not mad at that eight
01:30:25 --> 01:30:46 I was thinking about a 7.5 only because there are some weak moments and the weak moments do kind of drag it down a little bit. And if you guys are laughing about this course, it's just funny because I'm like, I hype this album up like a lot and I enjoyed listening to it. But I can understand some of the weaknesses, the weaker points.
01:30:46 --> 01:30:58 And then what comes next really does matter. Before a debut album, it is solid. I know who the girls are. I know what they sound like. And I liked what I heard. So I will match your eight. Okay. Yes. Yes.
01:30:59 --> 01:31:24 Well, DK fans, let us know what you think of the debut album. Are you going to the Untold Chapter Tour? And do you want us to review the other two albums? Because I really want to. So I want this episode to do well. So please share it with all of your fellow fans. Yes, if you disagree. Yeah, and let us know all of your thoughts. Comments are really helpful. And we will respond. So give us all your thoughts. What did you agree with? What did you disagree with? Let us know.
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