Oct. 16th-Trey Songz "Passion, Pain, and Pleasure" Album Review

My fourth week at the Clarion Ledger went well. After I finished the Lou Writer spotlight, I began looking at album reviews. I looked online at a site called "HipHopDX" and looked at some album reviews there. They had a great variety of artists from "John Legend" to "The Roots" to "Lil' Wayne." An employee there named Nickalaus Lovelady gave me some advice about writing album reviews.

Lovelady said to never begin an album review with a quote or a lyric from a song. He also said to never describe the songs in order. Mix the songs up. Chances are the most hype song is not the number one song on the album.

01. Here We Go Again (Interlude)
02. Love Faces
03. Massage
04. Alone
05. Bottoms Up (Feat. Nicki Minaj) | MUSIC VIDEO
06. Pain (Interlude)
07. Can’t Be Friends | MUSIC VIDEO
08. Please Return My Call
09. Made To Be Together
10. Pleasure (Interlude)
11. Red Lipstick
12. The Usual (Feat. Drake)
13. Doorbell
14. Passion (Interlude)
15. Unfortunate
16. Blind
17. You Just Need Me

Lovelady also said to put yourself into the review, meaning put your thoughts into it. Say what tracks you like and say what tracks you don't like. He said to NEVER review ALL of the songs on the album. A good album review is one that you could read about an artist you've never heard of and it makes you want to buy their album.

This advice gave me the stepping stone I needed to start my album review. Overall, the album deserves an A grade. The album is split into three sections-Passion, Pain, and Pleasure, and features artists such as "Drake," and "Nicki Minaj." My favorite song on the track is 'Unusual,' featuring Drake. I have listened to the entire album and I am ready to begin reviewing. I hope Lovelady's advice come's in handy.