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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 17, 2018 20:12:16 GMT 10
Since it's release on the 4th January, "Filthy" has polarized music critics and fans alike. The Guardian gave the song a five-out-of-five, describing it as a "grownup funk masterpiece". In stark contrast, Entertainment Weekly reviewed it as being a "stuttering mess of electronic and funk". With the song generating strong responses, I thought I would give a review on the song.  I think the premise of the song/music video is quite good. I like the fact that Timberlake was experimental in his approach to the song and it's a breath of fresh air in a music industry over-saturated with EDM and trap. However, with that said, I believe the song could have been executed a bit better. The song starts strongly, but the bassline and synths aren't particularly great. It's like the song builds up to be something great, but then plummets down into mediocrity. That's my main issue with the song. It feels disjointed. To sum it up, I believe the premise of the song is good, but the execution could have been better. Please feel free to post your own reviews on the song!
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Post by #Infinity on Jan 20, 2018 12:02:27 GMT 10
"Filthy" is certainly not Justin's most polished or flawless single to date, but yeah, the thing is, in an era in which almost everything adheres to shallow formulas, those actually work to its advantage, in my opinion. It's a really chaotic and shouty dance number, certainly not as songful as "Suit & Tie" or "Like I Love You," but I can certainly distinguish its characteristics from everything else on the radio, which is pretty much more than I can say for most hit songs these days. It appears to be falling off the charts quickly, but I'm glad it at least made some sort of sizable impact, even if only for a short time.
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Post by rainbow on Jan 20, 2018 12:50:39 GMT 10
This is probably one of the worst songs I've ever heard so far. Hell, even "Can't Stop The Feeling" was better and that song sucks too.
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Post by Mibblez on Jan 20, 2018 12:52:37 GMT 10
It was alright, I remember hearing it on the radio the first time thinking "wtf is this?" But it kind of grew on me.
Out of the two songs that came out on the same day, I loved Bruno mars and cardi b's song MUCH better.
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Post by rainbow on Jan 20, 2018 12:58:34 GMT 10
It was alright, I remember hearing it on the radio the first time thinking "wtf is this?" But it kind of grew on me. Out of the two songs that came out on the same day, I loved Bruno mars and cardi b's song MUCH better. I'm not really a big fan of the song Finnesse by Bruno Mars and Cardi B, to be honest. However, I'd still take that song anyway over Justin Timberlake's awful song. Out of all the songs that came out this year so far, these are my most favorite:
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 20, 2018 19:43:50 GMT 10
"Filthy" is certainly not Justin's most polished or flawless single to date, but yeah, the thing is, in an era in which almost everything adheres to shallow formulas, those actually work to its advantage, in my opinion. It's a really chaotic and shouty dance number, certainly not as songful as "Suit & Tie" or "Like I Love You," but I can certainly distinguish its characteristics from everything else on the radio, which is pretty much more than I can say for most hit songs these days. It appears to be falling off the charts quickly, but I'm glad it at least made some sort of sizable impact, even if only for a short time. Isn't "Filthy" still within the Top-10 of the Billboard Hot 100? In any case, I agree that the dire state of the music industry works in the songs' favour. I'm not sure if the chart success of the song can really be judged, until the release of Man in the Woods in a few weeks time. It's like what happened with Harry Styles' "Sign of the Times". It achieved the most success after the release of the Styles' debut album.
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Post by #Infinity on Jan 20, 2018 21:16:05 GMT 10
"Filthy" is certainly not Justin's most polished or flawless single to date, but yeah, the thing is, in an era in which almost everything adheres to shallow formulas, those actually work to its advantage, in my opinion. It's a really chaotic and shouty dance number, certainly not as songful as "Suit & Tie" or "Like I Love You," but I can certainly distinguish its characteristics from everything else on the radio, which is pretty much more than I can say for most hit songs these days. It appears to be falling off the charts quickly, but I'm glad it at least made some sort of sizable impact, even if only for a short time. Isn't "Filthy" still within the Top-10 of the Billboard Hot 100? In any case, I agree that the dire state of the music industry works in the songs' favour. I'm not sure if the chart success of the song can really be judged, until the release of Man in the Woods in a few weeks time. It's like what happened with Harry Styles' "Sign of the Times". It achieved the most success after the release of the Styles' debut album. It just fell from #15 all the way down to #28 in the UK, whereas "Finesse (Remix)" climbed up to #3. The Billboard Hot 100 is not updated on the same day as the UK, so "Filthy's" current #9 is a few days behind the curve. I would not be surprised if it drops heavily next week, similar to such songs as "Scream" by Michael and Janet Jackson, as well as "Loverboy" by Mariah Carey. It seems that it's very common for sonically dissonant productions by massive figures in pop to chart high initially before falling off the charts very quickly. Unlike those two songs, both of which I absolutely hate, I do quite fancy "Filthy," but its likely short-lived success still doesn't surprise me, regardless. On another note, the release of Camila Cabello's debut album seems to have really bolstered the success of her new song, "Never Be the Same," especially in the British Isles, in particular. It's currently at #7 in the UK as a whole, #11 in Scotland, and #6 in Ireland. It's pretty interesting how well Cabello has been doing in that area, in particular.
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Post by #Infinity on Jan 24, 2018 19:51:27 GMT 10
Filthy went all the way down from #9 to #29 in the US. It's not here for long, folks.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 24, 2018 20:07:54 GMT 10
Filthy went all the way down from #9 to #29 in the US. It's not here for long, folks. That's a shame. It appears as though people still want to heavily embrace EDM and trap. 
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Post by Telso on May 3, 2018 9:30:48 GMT 10
I heard this song right after "Finesse" back in January, and I have to say I absolutely hated "Finesse" for being another cheap retro retrieve while I needed fresh new stuff for my ears. That's when I listened to "Filthy" and really liked it, it uses the abrasive style of brostep and puts in a funky rhythm section which works surprisingly well. It seemed futuristic and quite progressive for a pop song, basically the complete opposite of "Finesse". But of course people and their narrow minds immediately rejected it for being alienating or something, while embracing a disposable mini-revival of a genre long gone. It flopped badly of course, but at least it was a very nice risk-taking direction that I'm happy Justin went with.
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Post by rainbow on May 3, 2018 9:33:11 GMT 10
Easily one of the worst songs of 2018 so far.
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Post by SharksFan99 on May 3, 2018 10:51:39 GMT 10
I heard this song right after "Finesse" back in January, and I have to say I absolutely hated "Finesse" for being another cheap retro retrieve while I needed fresh new stuff for my ears. That's when I listened to "Filthy" and really liked it, it uses the abrasive style of brostep and puts in a funky rhythm section which works surprisingly well. It seemed futuristic and quite progressive for a pop song, basically the complete opposite of "Finesse". But of course people and their narrow minds immediately rejected it for being alienating or something, while embracing a disposable mini-revival of a genre long gone. It flopped badly of course, but at least it was a very nice risk-taking direction that I'm happy Justin went with. After listening to the song multiple times since it's release back in January, I would have to agree that "Filthy" is genuinely a good song. It's a shame that it polarized listeners to the extent that it did.
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