Comments on: Ciara: Fantasy Ride

By: DJ Pain1

DJ Pain1 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:56:42 +0000

Wait… “Darkchild” is considered “future school?” He made his debut over 20 years ago.

By: CT

CT — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:33:18 +0000

Even though I’m a mad crazy Ciara stan(who bought two copies of “Fantasy Ride) I do agree with this review. Much of the album plays futuristic sounds as well as sounds from the past, similiar to Aaliyahs work. Maybe “Fantasy Ride” Is to technical to be understood during this point in time. But the album is pretty good if you actually take the time to enjoy the ride

By: dj valroy

dj valroy — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:03:44 +0000

i like regular bitches! lol

By: Charity

Charity — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:36:39 +0000

FTW: “She’s still good, just a regular bitch.”

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:43:12 +0000

Only thing I can say is wow to these comments. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I’ll leave it at that.

By: Ab

Ab — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:58:58 +0000

I agree with valroy on his idea of the rating system. It’s kind of like girls (stay with me here). Like a Victoria Secret model is a dime or a strong 9 and then you got these regular bitches who guys are callin 8s and 9s? A 5 is average so if she is about 5 she’s still good, just a regular bitch.

So an album to me that’s a 5 is something that’s nothing special, 6 and 7 are decent maybe worth a try, 8 must have, 9 instant classic, 10… is it possible to achieve perfection? That’s a whole different story because we all have different perceptions of perfect but I’m sure we can all agree that there are some close to it or were at one time…..

By: dj valroy

dj valroy — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:31:00 +0000

i hear what your saying, and i’ll always take note of you album reviews, my thoughts are that if real classic albums like the chronic, ready to die, illmatic etc are 9/10 albums then 8 or 7/10 albums should be yo, bum rush the show, reasonable doubt, kanye’s first 2 albums, balloon mind state (de la soul) do you get my drift? on that basis i dont think that much albums today would warrant a 7/10 rating if they are not as good as lets say, showbiz and AG’s first two albums…..its all about keeping up a certain standard, IMHO

By: Addi "Mindbender" Stewart

Addi "Mindbender" Stewart — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:10:58 +0000

word, Erin.
and an 80 for a rap album and an 80 for an R&B album wouldn’t mean the same to me. sorry.
make up your own mind. reviews are guides, but shouldn’t form the basis of your opinion.
we’re credible as ever. these are just some thoughts on the album, no big deal if you violently disagree with them or not. just hope you gain some extra insight from reading the review, in one way or another.
thanks

By: eA

eA — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:01:36 +0000

DJ Valroy, trust me, the rating system has not changed…we’re as hard as we’ve ever been. Ratings are based on production, lyrical content, delivery, creativity and how smoothly everything works together overall, amongst numerous other factors.

Although I personally don’t agree with the rating in this review, it’s justified by what Addi heard from this CD and what he’s said. In addition to that, II can say I don’t agree with the rating *******because I’ve heard BOTH albums.*********

Just because these albums recieved higher ratings than that of a “real” (and I use that term LIGHTLY) rapper solely means that the album was better put together and delivered.

Even the best of the best have shit albums you never wanna replay.

By: dj valroy

dj valroy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:44:52 +0000

its interesting that both this and black eyed peas albums have both got basically 7.5/10 which makes me think, has our standards for rating albums sunk so low that they should go above a 5/10 at the very most? if you was reviewing this album in the 90’s when the chronic/baduism/ready to die etc was out, would they only be worth 1.5 more than ciara/BEP latest offerings? as much as i love this site, i’m beginning to wonder about your album ratings. The source used to be a credible hip-hop magazine, i stopped buying it when they started awarding 5 mics out like candy…..please dont fall into this trap!

By: YouDontHaveToLoveMe

YouDontHaveToLoveMe — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:24:43 +0000

A good album review saves the reader from having to listen to everything themselves… this is well-done, man. I could hear each song you were talking about because your descriptions were so spot on. Thanks for saving a solid hour or so for the rest of my life. I owe you one fam.

By: Charity

Charity — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:31:28 +0000

*pause*

By: nick

nick — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:12:06 +0000

Also worth checking out is the Fantasy City mixtape

By: Greg Kennear

Greg Kennear — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:23:46 +0000

WOW.

By: Sean Deez

Sean Deez — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:39 +0000

what? we reviewed Ciara? this site sucks
I hate it
i hate life
i wanna bang ciara
i hate this website

Very eclectic listen though. Sounds like a Wanna-be of JT’s FutureSex/LoveSounds without the soul and rhythm at times. I’m not a huge Ciara fan at times, I think she’s hot (and frankly, if she was a man, where that rumour came from I found freaking hilarious, call me a FLAMING homosexual), And I think she’s a really dope performer but she never did much for me vocally outside of one or two songs an album

By: eA

eA — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:51:58 +0000

I couldn’t stand this album. I mean, at the end of the day, maybe I didn’t give it a fair chance. But I don’t wanna hear Ciara moaning …. you boys may all beg to differ.

I remember her seeing live, too, way back when. She was wacker than wack. She SHOULD stick to dancing, IMO.

By: Charity

Charity — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:48:12 +0000

Turntables made me feel like I was in pop hell.

By: Cenzo Beatz

Cenzo Beatz — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:06:56 +0000

turntables leaked a couple of month ago. sounds dope!!!

By: drew j

drew j — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:04:41 +0000

I think Ci-Ci better stick to dancing. Seems like she’s trying too hard. Sometimes people just need to stay in their lane.

By: Nobody Famous

Nobody Famous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:04:06 +0000

Is it just me or does Ciara have a VERY limited range vocally?

Really nice production on “Ciara to the Stage” though