“Ringleader Man” - Review Of T-Pain’s Thr33 Ringz
ALBUM REVIEWS By David D. on November 25, 2008 at 1:55 pm
The creation of Thr33 Ringz presents a new set of challenges for T-Pain: how does he produce an album that is enjoyable while featuring an auto-tune device that has been all but abused by the likes of Yeezy, Weezy, Diddy, Berg, Snoop, Grumpy and Dopy? Teddy Pain answers this question by sticking to the script, showing that it takes true ability to make a great song. Though T-Pain’s fanbase has grown increasingly annoyed by the auto-tune/vocoder sound, the modern day Roger Troutman is undeterred in his resolve to flood the radio waves with his array of hits. Thr33 Ringz is nothing short of a never-ending maelstrom of catchy songs that make for an all-around fun listen.
T-Pain acts as a true ring leader, guiding the listener through songs with artists he’s teamed up with for blockbuster hits over the past year. Instead of simply rehashing old songs, Pain keeps it fresh by maintaining a varied sound. “Chopped and Screwed,” and “Can’t Believe It” utilize a slower, harmonized tempo from T-Pain that is just as intoxicating as his high-octane offerings “Freeze” and “Blowing Up” with Chris Brown and Ciara respectively. By the time “It Ain’t Me” and “Therapy” roll around, though, the song and dance gets a little tiring as the use of essentially the same double-timed snares start to blend together.
After the first ten exhilarating tracks are over, the album makes a few awkward missteps. “Long Lap Dance” lacks the sexy time mood-setting quality that slow T-Pain songs have delivered in the past while “Reality Show” is the equivalent of an ill-conceived R&B posse cut that never hits its stride.
Things finally get back on track with the emotionally driven “Keep Going” which demonstrates a true ability to construct deeper songs that would go a long way to substantiating T-Pain as more than a hit-making machine. And speaking of untapped potential, “Karaoke” shows that Tallahassee’s finest can spit with the best of them as he tosses his own bit of ether to a few of the autotune-biters while giving proper respects to Roger Troutman. This is T-Pain’s rap coming out party as he flips hot lines like “grab ya microphone, set ya autotune/and I’m a bust a verse on yo’ ass like I oughta do.”
At 17 songs deep, Thr33 Ringz is a tad bit long with a healthy dose of filler to make straightforward listening a little tedious. But T-Pain’s hit-making ability in the face of an over-saturated market is undeniable. One would be hard-pressed not to find at least a handful of infectious songs by the end of the album.
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41 Comments
First… I was gonna say “I beat Teefus”, but that would’ve needed a major pause. “Pause” anyway.
It might as well be The Ring 3 minus Samara.
Are you doing okay, David, after listening to this?
OWH MATHUFACKUZ Greums heard THE NEW BUSTA RHYMES JOINT. DaMn NeW SoNg !
IT’Z DoPE, SPaCE iSH, HoT BEaT, SpEED FLoW
and i don’t talk about the I Got Bass joint… . yEA hh
Oh shYt thAt ExclUsvity fRom bus/A/bus, stay tuned.
Dope album with one too many features & a little too much filler (especially if you’re including all the skits & bonus cuts). Lyrics aren’t this albums strong point, it’s all about the melodies & T-Pain’s production.
“T-Pain’s hit-making ability in the face of an over-saturated market is undeniable”
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As much as I wanna hate dude, I can’t. He makes hits.
I actually enjoyed the album
Y’all banned the cig rating?
808’s didn’t get any cigs either & I figure the reason is that those albums aren’t really considered “Hip-Hop” in the same way as all the other albums that get rated.
Damn…somebody scrap those please ^
YeeeeAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! (elongated melodic Auto-Tune voice)
ps: I’m checking this lady tonight so I need some commercial bangaz. Anybody got links for the following albums:
T-Pain
Beyonce
Brandy (I heard that she has a new one out)
I wouldn’t usually request this type of music but you know how some of the ladies get. “No thugged-out boom bap shit!!!”. LOL!!!
@ Flea
Brandy should be leaking anyday now since its a Dec release…
Theraphy off T Pain in the ass is my jam… the remix of I Can’t Believe with JT
Theraphy off T Pain in the ass is my jam
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I hope there are a bunch of typos in that sentence.
Theraphy off T Pain in the ass is my jam
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Wow. A hyphen or two would do wonders.
Theraphy off T Pain in the ass is my jam
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I hope there are a bunch of typos in that sentence.
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ROFLMAO
@ Derek: Thanks for the notice, I’ll keep an eye out some leaks.
@ Amp & Contra: You guys are soooooooo wrong!!! lol!!!
Therapy, off T Pain; in the ass…is my jam???
*wipes the tears from his eyes and continues to laugh*
Isn’t Britney Spears’ cd called “Circus”? Are these gonna be similar?
Pass.
@ the above….
KMA
@ Flea
You can find those other two albums in several Stray Shots. Just use the search.
LMAOOOO as well.
It’s okay Derek. We all have stupid bluders occasionally. Maybe none as funny as yours, but we do. Just ask Cousin Gruems.
I think his ass has got him into enough trouble for the day lol.
@ TC: Thanks man! If you were in Toronto I’d hook you up with her friend!!! It’s on tonight!!! Alllllllriiiiight!!! (Quagmire voice)
ps: Y’all some fools!!! lol!!!
we arent all perfect! damn it… im no greums *yuck*
quick fingers
@Amp
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Theraphy off T Pain in the ass is my jam
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Reaches for the remote and presses the PAUSE button
I feel sorry for those mini Ipod speakers; they weren’t made for anal work. LOL!!!!
It’s an insult to Roger Troutman to call T-Pain “the modern day Roger Troutman”….Roger actually had talent. Roger could sing without his talk-box, and was an accomplished guitar and keyboard player. FUCK T-Pain….and FUCK AUTOTUNE,
yall, everybody and DEREK’s PLOT !
greums iz here without be here ! all time !
greumsy this, greumsy that : OWWE!
where Greums passes, the style iz fixed !
barack’s victory, that’s what greums iz !!! feel this ; muhthuhfuhck@z !
greums > perfect
greums > perfect
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@ Huey
umm t-pain can actually sing…
And FTR.
T-Pain doesn’t use auto-tune on every song. Even on some of his biggest guest spots like “Low” and “The Boss.” I’m just saying…
@TC
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tr.v., -greums·ed, -greums·ing, -greums. (gr?-?ums’)
To bring to perfection or completion.
Now I know the world has gone topsy turvy
1) George Bush pardons John Forte
2) Gruems > perfect
lol
He Was So Greums in this movie, He Was The Perfect Actor For The Part”
cuz but yeah gurls wanna be greumsy too ! so
from the slang, some ladies talk greums also !
But in this sentence, without Perfect and with the greums word, that will say that the Actor Was really the best for the part !
TC, I listened JUST NOW, and on “Low” he doesn’t use Auto tune on his main vocals, but on his backround vocals he does. And it’s there on his main vocals, just really low (no pun).
3) Barack Won Without A Word For Greums !
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=sF32I18E0Hw
Gruems getting all intellectual & ish lol.
“Brandy should be leaking anyday now”
^ & y’all missed THAT? lol
OLE SOLE, What T-Pain does can barely be called singing. Mufucka can barely hold a note. I’m a musician….and that minstrel show fool CANNOT sing.
Damn…the standards have dropped soooooo much.