CD of the Week
This one is for Rachael:
N.E.R.D. - In Search of...
Tracks
N*E*R*D (pronounced 'en ee are dee', often referred to incorrectly as simply 'nerd') is the name of a rock band consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and their friend Shae Haley. The band's sound is hard to categorise, but is described by some as a mixture of hip-hop and soulful rock. Pharrell explains: "What does N*E*R*D stand for? N*E*R*D stands for No-one Ever Really Dies. The Neptunes are who we are and N*E*R*D is what we do. It's our life. N*E*R*D is just a basic belief, man. People's energies are made of their souls. When you die, that energy may disperse but it isn't destroyed."
InSearch Of...
Williams and Hugo originally recorded the album for European release in 2001 using similar digital production techniques used on Neptunes-produced records. However, they decided that if N*E*R*D was to be different from the Neptunes, it should sound different. This led to them re-recording the album (still titled In Search Of...) with the power pop band Spymob for worldwide release in 2002.
In Search Of... achieved moderate success in the U.S.: the album reached number 59 on the Billboard 200; its first single, "Lapdance", reached the top 40 on the modern rap charts; and its second single, "Rock Star", reached the top 40 of the modern rock charts in the US. "Lapdance" also went top 40 in the Netherlands and its music video received heavy airplay on American MTV2. The album was well-received by critics even though it was not as successful as many of the Neptunes' previous productions.
The album won the second annual Shortlist Music Prize, awarded (by a group of musicians, journalists, and other music professionals) to the best album of the year which had sold less than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination. The band performed at the show, bragging that the week prior to the ceremony, the album had, in fact, achieved gold status by selling over 500,000 units
In case you missed the link the first time, here it is: N.E.R.D. - In Search Of... Very good album. I highly recommend it!
In other news I just got another job today. I am now the newest RSA in Hattiesburg Hall, I was hired on the spot after Logan so rudely quit, j/k Logan ( though Joe is really pissed).So I am about to quit my current job at joe mugs. I am also getting really pumped for this party Rachael is having, I can't wait to wear my $10 suit and see Laura in what I have been told is a very sexy party dress. W00t!
N.E.R.D. - In Search of...
Tracks
- "Lapdance"
- "Things are Getting Better"
- "Brain"
- "Provider"
- "Truth or Dare"
- "Run to the Sun"
- "Stay Together"
- "Baby Doll"
- "Tape You"
- "Am I High?"
- "Rock Star"
- "Bobby James"
N*E*R*D (pronounced 'en ee are dee', often referred to incorrectly as simply 'nerd') is the name of a rock band consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and their friend Shae Haley. The band's sound is hard to categorise, but is described by some as a mixture of hip-hop and soulful rock. Pharrell explains: "What does N*E*R*D stand for? N*E*R*D stands for No-one Ever Really Dies. The Neptunes are who we are and N*E*R*D is what we do. It's our life. N*E*R*D is just a basic belief, man. People's energies are made of their souls. When you die, that energy may disperse but it isn't destroyed."
InSearch Of...
Williams and Hugo originally recorded the album for European release in 2001 using similar digital production techniques used on Neptunes-produced records. However, they decided that if N*E*R*D was to be different from the Neptunes, it should sound different. This led to them re-recording the album (still titled In Search Of...) with the power pop band Spymob for worldwide release in 2002.
In Search Of... achieved moderate success in the U.S.: the album reached number 59 on the Billboard 200; its first single, "Lapdance", reached the top 40 on the modern rap charts; and its second single, "Rock Star", reached the top 40 of the modern rock charts in the US. "Lapdance" also went top 40 in the Netherlands and its music video received heavy airplay on American MTV2. The album was well-received by critics even though it was not as successful as many of the Neptunes' previous productions.
The album won the second annual Shortlist Music Prize, awarded (by a group of musicians, journalists, and other music professionals) to the best album of the year which had sold less than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination. The band performed at the show, bragging that the week prior to the ceremony, the album had, in fact, achieved gold status by selling over 500,000 units
In case you missed the link the first time, here it is: N.E.R.D. - In Search Of... Very good album. I highly recommend it!
In other news I just got another job today. I am now the newest RSA in Hattiesburg Hall, I was hired on the spot after Logan so rudely quit, j/k Logan ( though Joe is really pissed).So I am about to quit my current job at joe mugs. I am also getting really pumped for this party Rachael is having, I can't wait to wear my $10 suit and see Laura in what I have been told is a very sexy party dress. W00t!