Review of Looking 4 Myself (Deluxe Version)

Usher is back. The singer of Tennessee is experiencing a rebirth of sound artistic and personal torment (in place is an uphill battle with ex-wife for custody of their two children) that led him to seek new horizons. Two years ago, announced they would take a different disk and revolutionary. "Revolutionary Pop" called him and some work with David Guetta for the song "Without You", has opened a lot of new musical possibilities. It is no coincidence therefore that, in addition to the usual well-known producers like Rico Love, will.i.am and Pharrell, have been engaged names like Swedish House Mafia and Alesso.
"Looking 4 myself" opens with "Can not stop will not stop", the expected number will.i.am who borrows "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel, but has the merit of illustrating the versatility immediately Usher. The album title may suggest an existential crisis, but is soon clear that the singer is actually in search of the many facets of his artistic identity. In fact, it can be seen already dall'impetuosa "Scream" that Usher has in mind something more than just riding the wave of "Euro-dance." Through the power of his vocal chords, the artist is able to offer valuable performance marking his new musical territory. It uses the wisdom of the team Swedish House Mafia (in song "Numb" and "Euphoria"), but does not neglect his innate propensity for sensuality ("Climax" produced by Diplo) or the love for the old school ("Sins of my father "produced by Salaam Remi). In truth, there can be no truly revolutionary element that may go down in history. However Usher seems to have taken a more precise way, that reminds the world that it is not just a balladeer. In fact, before the proliferation of various Rihanna, Lady Gaga and the latest version of the Chris-Brown, Usher had dominated the world with the hit that was truly innovative "Yeah!", But also "Caught Up" and "OMG."
"Looking 4 myself" has the right numbers for evolution rather than a revolution. There is "Show Me" produced by Danja, but there is also the genius of Pharrell in "Twisted" and the amazing collaboration with Luke Steele (Empire of the Sun) in the title track. Usher could rest on their laurels of the previous "-V-RAYMOND RAYMOND", but prefers to take a chance and get back in the game.
It 'a perfect interpreter of his time this "Looking 4 myself", imbued with those sounds that now depopulated and that make it increasingly difficult to relegate to a specific category of new musical productions.
Usher is back. It has, however, started a revolution. But a metamorphosis