Must-hear songs from Justin Timberlake’s ’20/20 Experience’

By Aymie Telinski

Justin Timberlake has created another awesome CD.

After a seven-year break from music, Timberlake finally released his third album, “The 20/20 Experience.” This CD is like nothing I have ever heard from Timberlake before.

Each song averages around eight minutes in length. When one song fades out, the next song comes in perfectly. I really enjoyed that synchronized aspect to the tracks because it made listening to the whole CD very relaxing.

I’ve saved you the trouble of listening to the entire album and narrowed down a list of my personal favorite songs.

“Pusher Love Girl”

Timberlake compares his love for a girl to a drug in this track. The song has catchy lyrics and the music accompanies it with a good beat. The first time I heard “Pusher Love Girl,” I knew I was going to be obsessed. The way Timberlake hits those seemingly impossible notes makes me remember why I love him so much.

“Strawberry Bubblegum”

This song starts with a voice similar to Barry White’s telling the “pretty lady” who is listening that this song goes out to them. When Timberlake comes in it becomes instant perfection. I love how he sings the melody part in this song.

“Mirrors”

This is the most soulful song on the album but it is not a slow, sappy ballad. The track has a fast tempo and a great hook. It reminds me a lot of another one of my favorites, his song “What Goes Around… Comes Around.”

“Suit & Tie”

This song is beyond amazing, and I completely understand why it’s a top hit on iTunes. I love how it starts out slow with him saying, “I’ll be on my suit and tie”–then boom (almost out of nowhere), it picks up and is just what I’d expect from Timberlake. This song really displays his vocal talents: He hits really low notes and then jumps back up into high notes. It’s just amazing the variety he has with his voice.

I’m glad Timberlake waited so long to release this album because I feel he really got it right this time around. The only thing I would change about the album is the fact that most of his songs are eight minutes long, and the last three minutes of almost every song is him repeating one phrase over and over again. An example of the repetitiveness this album can have is at the end of “Mirrors” when he sings, “You are the love, the love of my life.” Okay, I think we get it–she’s the love of your life.

I would definitely recommend this CD to anyone. All the songs fuse so well together, and yet they have the ability to stand alone and are just as strong and perfect.