My Passion, Pain, Pleasure Review

Track Listings:

1. Here We Go Again Intro

2. Love Faces

3. Massage

4. Alone

5. Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki Minaj)

6. Pain Interlude

7. Can't Be Friends

8. Please Return My Call

9. Made To Be Together

10. Pleasure Interlude

11. Red Lipstick

12. Unusual (feat. Drake)

13. Doorbell

14. Passion Interlude

15. Unfortunate

16. Blind

17. You Trust Need Me

'While the words Passion, Pain and Pleasure immediately invoke sexual thoughts, for me they have become somewhat of a personal mantra because they so accurately describe this time in my life,' says Trey Songz. 'The passion I have for my art fuels my drive and work ethic, while the sacrifice of my personal life to benefit my career will always be a source of pain. The pleasure that I derive from my work and my accomplishments make everything worth it. When I began conceptualizing the new album, these three words stuck in my head. They completely infiltrated my creative process, so it was inevitable that they became the album title.'

'PASSION, PAIN & PLEASURE' is Songz' hugely anticipated follow-up to 2009s RIAA gold-certified smash, 'READY.' From the bouncy first single, 'Bottoms Up (Feat. Nicki Minaj)' to the driving, rock-infused 'Blind,' the new album sees the Virginia-based R&B superstar energized and evolving as he continues to refine his mastery of of sultry, soulful song-craft.

'This album is a step closer to me recording without inhibitions,' says Songz. 'It embodies the best parts of 'READY' with the heart of 'ANTICIPATION' and the originality of 'I GOTTA MAKE IT.'' 

'This is the album where I talk to the people who think all I can sing about is sex,' says Songz. 'I take a step further out of that realm, although I do keep one foot in.' 

'I've had three albums before this, but only one was really a hit,' he says. 'This album will show that I'm not going anywhere.'

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My Review:

  This album is quite different than his other albums. I love his pervious 3 albums but this one has left me kinda confused. Because I love Trey, I love whatever he puts out... I'm a true fan and I support him to the fullest. But lets dissect the album...

 Some tracks I loved and others I was wondering what was his producers thinking...

 Tracks I love: 2, 3, 4, 5, & 7.... 

Love Faces has kinda a R. Kelly feel to it.

I remember him performing Massage at the Passion, Pain, Pleasure concert, where he actually gave a young lady a massage on the stage(Boy how i wish I was her).  

Of course, I love Bottoms Up and Can't Be Friends, which are his radio singles. 

 As far as the rest of the cd: I love the hook/chorus on Made To Be Together. 

Tracks/beats I love: Unusual, Unfortunate and You Just Need Me. 

Doorbell track kinda reminded me of J. Holiday song Bed.

Red Lipstick was different for Trey Songz. 

I really didn't like Blind or his 3 interludes.

 So the over grade, I give it a C+.

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