The fourth N.E.R.D. album "Nothing" hits stores today, but I'm not really sure how to feel about it. It has similar musical style and lyrical content to their previous albums, but has less of a hip-hop feel. A couple of the songs sound very similar to each other. The grooves are more band-oriented this time around and less synthesized (they would probably sound great live). My problem really isn't the music, it's their lyrics. How many times do we need to hear about threesomes and partying? Just seems like they have already covered these themes many, many times before. They should have other things to talk about. To give them some credit, a couple of the songs are politically themed, but don't seem to work as well as some of the other songs(I guess they are trying to expand a little bit). To sum it all up, their music is great but the lyrics sometimes leave a little to be desired. Good, but could be better.
The CD did get better with additional listening, maybe I'll completely love it someday (but not today). The high points are "Life As A Fish"(which is way too short), "I've Seen The Light," "Nothing On You," and "Help Me."
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