112 Album: “Pleasure & Pain [PA]”
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Additional personnel: Jermaine Dupri, T.I., Three 6 Mafia.
<p>It's somewhat ironic that 112's first parental-advisory album sticker would come after leaving the umbrella of Bad Boy Entertainment. However, that's not to imply that 112 have altered or toughened their style in any manner. PLEASURE & PAIN, sharing its name with a track off the foursome's 1996 debut, contains more of the sensitive, impassioned, consummately clean-cut love songs that made the act famous. (The warning sticker actually stems from relatively polite guest raps from Three 6 Mafia, T.I., and Jermaine Dupri.)
<p>For loyal fans of 112, PLEASURE & PAIN certainly won't disappoint, as the Atlanta quartet delivers more of their tender R&B/gospel love odes, with a couple of sufficiently danceable up-tempo numbers thrown in for good measure. The men of 112 relate tales of love in a mature, all-encompassing manner; few R&B groups would have the inner strength to express the phrases of self-doubt and reflection ("What If") or wisdom ("Let This Go") presented here. 112 can as effectively pull off the luxuriously funky "U Already Know" as they pledge eternal dedication on "Nowhere." With PLEASURE & PAIN, 112 continues to exhibit a flair for heartfelt, impassioned, introspective songs of devotion.
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UPC:602498811474
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:R&B - Contemporary R&B
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Artist:112
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Producer:Daron Jones; Darrell Allamby; Jerma
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Label:Def Soul (USA)
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Distributed:Universal Distribution
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Release Date:2005/03/29
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Original Release Year:2005
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Discs:1
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
- 112 has come a long way
Having taken chances and experimented with changing their familiar sound, 112 has made another attempt to win over their fans with Pleasure and Pain. Although it is not quite a gem like the debut, it is much improvement from 2003's Hot and Wet. Introducing the CD with a sample of one of the best tracks from their first LP, 112 prepares us for a mixture of uptempo club songs and memorable ballads. "Last to Know" and "Why Can't We Get Along?" are reminders of why R&B lovers fell in love with this group in the beginning. Mike's solo on "What the Hell Do you Want?" is just as powerful and chilling as Part III's standout "Missing You". I could personally do without the club bangers like "If I Hit" and "Closing the Club" but so much is made up with songs like "What If" and the closer, "God Knows". I am proud of 112 for allowing me to find some appreciation in Contemporary R&B just when I had given up. If you didn't care for their last effort, don't worry- this is a worthy choice. 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
- 112 has finally come back!
After the disappionting 'Hot & Wet' 112 has returned with 'Pleasure & Pain', which has more good songs than bad. Mostly every track is awesome. The album could have done without "We Goin' Be Alright", it's so short. Anyways I am very happy with this album. The reason I gave it 4 stars b/c they changed some of the lyrics of the chorus in "U Alredy Know"
Intro= N/A
Let This Go= 8/10
What If= 7/10
U Already Know= 10/10
Damn= 9/10
Nowhere= 7/10
Last To Know= 8/10
I'm Sorry= N/A
My Mistakes= 8/10
If I Hit f/T.I.= 9/10
The Way f/Jermaine Dupri= 7/10
We Goin' Be Alright= 3/10
Why Can't We Get Along= 6/10
That's How Close We Are= 5/10
Closing The Club f/Three 6 Mafia= 7/10
What The Hell Do You Want= 6/10
God Knows= 7/10
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- Hot
this cd is better then then Hot and Wet. Very good songs on this cd. Very Hot!! 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- Thankfully, 112's Back
112 went back to the original self titled debut from 1996 and titled and began this new album with "Pleasure and Pain". This was a good thing letting everyone know they were going back to their roots and to their formula - BALLADS!!!
Vocally, they seem to have really matured (even though they have always sounded great & better than any other male group out now). Especially Slim- his voice is high and thin, but it seems that he may have had a vocal coach or something...a little stronger on this album.
In comparison to the last album, this one is packaged better. The 'different' songs are in the middle instead of at the beginning and end. And, I think they'll release the right songs this times allowing them to sell more records.
I give them 5 stars, but they actually get more like 4.8 b/c of 1 or 2 songs that they could have left off...but..........
Customer review - October 04, 2005
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- 112 rulez
This album is tight this must be the album of the year.I'm realy impressed and wasn't aspecting that they would come with such an incredible like pleasure and pain after the flopped hot and wet.Theyve won a new fan with this album i can listen over and over again to this album without skipping a song these fellas are very talented better than boyz2men and al those other rnb groups that used to exist so f*ck the rest 112 is the best. |
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