Albums BRUNO MARS x ANDERSON PAAK - SILK SONIC - 3rd single: SMOKING OUT THE WINDOW
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My Review:
By: Jay Marcase
“Smokin Out the Window” is an eventful tale of two musicians falling into heartbreak after simpin’ on the town jump off. Will this song live up to the epicness of “Leave the Door Open”? Who knows?
the Instrumentation
When viewing it through the lens of today’s watered-down RnB, the instrumentation is simply in a league of its own. But when you view it through the lens of 1970’s RnB, it’s routine and derivative…but that’s not such a bad thing in 2021.
During the Verse, the 16th notes on the hi-hat and silky-smooth driving bassline combine to create a groovy backdrop that gets your head nodding instantaneously. The Verse is kept grounded by some effects-laden guitar work deep in the mix and accented by staccato notes from what appears to be keys and a triangle.
The Chorus takes things a step forward with the defacto string backing arrangements common-place in 70’s RnB. Anderson really sets things apart in the Chorus with some really dope drum fills that give the song a little bit of its own character.
the Vocals
This duo has some of those coolest vocals flows in RnB, they effortlessly ride the backing track with swag and grace like very few can. They're also great at playing off one another, for instance, in the first verse Anderson .Paak is doing adlibs for Bruno Mars and on the second verse they switch. We also see this chemistry with how they swap the singer of the bridge between verses. Is Silk Sonic the RnB version of Jadakiss and Styles P? The Chorus also has some extremely warm and gorgeous harmonies that will bring you to tears if you’re listening to this after getting dumped. Another great feature of the verses is that they follow a long-standing tradition of rhyming the end of every bar from Rap.
The lyrics shine because they take the listener down a journey of grief. We begin with the reminiscing, then move to the feelings of anguish, and arrive at feelings of confusion which is refreshing in this era. How many of us can relate to Bruno Mars as he sings, “Must have spent 35, $45,000 up in Tiffany’s, got her bad ass kids runnin round my whole crib like its Chuck E Cheese”? Granted, we may have to adjust the number of zeros or the shopping locale but in the end, most of us have extended ourselves for someone who would end up betraying us.
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By: Jay Marcase
“Smokin Out the Window” is an eventful tale of two musicians falling into heartbreak after simpin’ on the town jump off. Will this song live up to the epicness of “Leave the Door Open”? Who knows?
the Instrumentation
When viewing it through the lens of today’s watered-down RnB, the instrumentation is simply in a league of its own. But when you view it through the lens of 1970’s RnB, it’s routine and derivative…but that’s not such a bad thing in 2021.
During the Verse, the 16th notes on the hi-hat and silky-smooth driving bassline combine to create a groovy backdrop that gets your head nodding instantaneously. The Verse is kept grounded by some effects-laden guitar work deep in the mix and accented by staccato notes from what appears to be keys and a triangle.
The Chorus takes things a step forward with the defacto string backing arrangements common-place in 70’s RnB. Anderson really sets things apart in the Chorus with some really dope drum fills that give the song a little bit of its own character.
the Vocals
This duo has some of those coolest vocals flows in RnB, they effortlessly ride the backing track with swag and grace like very few can. They're also great at playing off one another, for instance, in the first verse Anderson .Paak is doing adlibs for Bruno Mars and on the second verse they switch. We also see this chemistry with how they swap the singer of the bridge between verses. Is Silk Sonic the RnB version of Jadakiss and Styles P? The Chorus also has some extremely warm and gorgeous harmonies that will bring you to tears if you’re listening to this after getting dumped. Another great feature of the verses is that they follow a long-standing tradition of rhyming the end of every bar from Rap.
The lyrics shine because they take the listener down a journey of grief. We begin with the reminiscing, then move to the feelings of anguish, and arrive at feelings of confusion which is refreshing in this era. How many of us can relate to Bruno Mars as he sings, “Must have spent 35, $45,000 up in Tiffany’s, got her bad ass kids runnin round my whole crib like its Chuck E Cheese”? Granted, we may have to adjust the number of zeros or the shopping locale but in the end, most of us have extended ourselves for someone who would end up betraying us.
Read the rest here: Review - Silk Sonic - Smokin Out the Window
retro-soul is a real genre and its fire. Way better than this pop shyt.
This is fire brehs...
When I say that Bruno brought his career back with that throwback sound, he found a niche that was missing.
Tenchi Ryu
Ashtray B!tch
That shyt got me rollingNot to be dramatic
Not too dramatic just gonna die over here right quick
These nikkas are hilarious man. “This BYTCH got me paying her rent”.
While I enjoy the songs here and there it does feel like a sense of laziness with how they are jacking the 70’s style. Instead of seeing a duo It feels like they are a very very very very talented karaoke duo
While I enjoy the songs here and there it does feel like a sense of laziness with how they are jacking the 70’s style. Instead of seeing a duo It feels like they are a very very very very talented karaoke duo
MustafaSTL
Achievement In Every Field of Human Endeavor
The whole album with song list is on Apple Music:
1. Intro
2. Leave the Door Open
3. Fly As Me
4. After Last Night (with Thundercat and (looks like) Boosty Collins)
5. Smokin Out The Window
6. Put On A Smile
7. 777
8. Skate
9. Blast Off
1. Intro
2. Leave the Door Open
3. Fly As Me
4. After Last Night (with Thundercat and (looks like) Boosty Collins)
5. Smokin Out The Window
6. Put On A Smile
7. 777
8. Skate
9. Blast Off
IllmaticDelta
Veteran
^^very similar groove
some of that breezy shyt goes..
he useta be in Austin texas a lot...
I still remember this paak..with dreads..lol
dtb still gets rotation
HARD
Heavy_Handz
Superstar
Incredible 