The Lincoln Log

Robin Thicke's new album also includes a track that was recorded with Pharrell.

Robin Thicke’s new album, “The Evolution of Robin Thicke: Deluxe Edition,” from Interscope Records and released Feb. 13, 2007, is a mixture of Justin Timberlake’s vocals, lounge music, and sexual lyrics. Not exactly my style, so I didn’t really like what he was all about.

I found Thicke’s lyrics vulgar and offensive. He continually talked about how he was going to caress or make love to some girl. One of his songs, “All Night Long,” is extremely graphic, directly and indirectly at the same time. “I be going through your flowers baby, your garden’s open,” and “All night long Im a milk that honey” are phrases from the song that just stick out in your mind and, for me, it’s disgusting. So his ideas about love were unoriginal. The lyrics were so predictable that I found myself finishing the lines before it even ended. This happened mainly in the song, “Lost Without U.” The chorus goes “I’m lost without you, Can’t help myself, How does it feel, To know that I love you baby.” Apparently this song is supposed to be a single, but it seemed more like something that someone our age would write. Even if you do a google.com search for the title you can see that there are over five other artists who have done a song by that name. They had no substance, and didn’t woo me over in the least.

Thicke’s voice was too soft for my taste. He sounds like Justin Timberlake. It doesn’t seem like that of a thirty year old. Either he hasn’t reached puberty yet or he doesn’t seem to want to change the pitch or his voice.

I will admit, the music and the beats in Thicke’s songs were nice. Unoriginal as some of them were, they were relaxing in many songs. If it was just an instrumental CD, I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more. It was almost at a point where I felt it was a sort of lounge-type piece. In any case, the music was easy-going and not harsh on the ears.

This CD would receive two out of five stars, but as Thicke himself is pretty cute, I’ll give him three. “The Evolution of Robin Thicke” doesn’t seem to have evolved from anything that the mind of a teenager could have produced, but at least it wasn’t all terrible. If you like artists like Omarion, Beyonce or John Legend then you should listen to Robin Thicke. If you don’t want to hear offensive language, or just some of the same old material, then I suggest you go looking for something else, because this “evolution” has failed to do any advancement towards the improvement of our social music scene.

Rate: 3 out of 5 stars