CONFESSIONS

 

 

 

Now that we have seen and heard some of the songs our grandparents rocked to, let’s talk about more modern music that we all might have enjoyed. This album was more dedicated to our parents age group, but they played this album so much that we had no choice but to sing along and feel as though we actually understood what he was talking about. Confessions came and hit everyone by storm, this album in itself felt like a soap opera and we couldn't wait for the next album to drop. Usher have showed the world a different element in this album by airing his dirty laundry. The album of the year of R&B music was confessions.

 

 

Why was this album the album that stayed on repeat for our parents? Confessions told the real tale of usher infidelity, this was the album where he set the record straight for the entire world. This was truly his confession to his wife and the public. I’m pretty sure he told her exactly what happened before he dropped this album in 2004. The album had our moms in their feelings the most because of they took this album as “these men aint shit”. They also sympathized with him because usher acknowledge his mistake which showed his maturity level. This album was also our father’s favorite album, specially my father.  This album gave the men the courage in a way to just own up to their mistakes. For our parents, this album was therapeutic in a sense for them. Those married couples who were in the same situation as usher, felt this album as healing.

 

 

 Confessions was the album in which the world saw usher develop from a boy into a man. instead of him singing his same love songs, he turned the game around singing this album to the world about his infidelity. This album was the ultimate “I fucked up, but I am sorry” for men. Even though this album was usher confessions, he still made a sex song on his album called “Can you handle it”. It would not be a great album if he didn’t talk about sex just one time. This is what many can appreciate usher for, his ability to switch up his music and give you the right amount of sexiness. Besides everyone knows sex sells. In interviews that usher has went on, he specifically talks about this album being the album where he was able to express who he was and a way to tell the truth on what actually happened. He told many reporters that this album was his way of healing and mending things with his self. I mean who can blame the man for making an album to express how he cheated on his wife and made an outside baby. I think this album was the best album to me even still till this day. When this album released back in 2004, I was only 8 years old. I didn’t know anything about “grown up things” I just knew his music made me feel good and that it made my momma say “ O, that’s my song!”, so obviously it was my song  to. Now being 20 years old I still find myself playing many of his songs on this album. What makes it so great is that he starts to sing about the whole situation and how it unfolded. He told the story in a way where you could see his emotions and also the emotions of his wife, when he tried to plead his case. Even the video of confessions you would have thought you seen him actually talking to his wife the way they acted out the whole scene. This does make me wonder though, if there would even be a confession if a baby didn’t appear. That is the only reason why usher told his wife about his infidelity because his side piece got pregnant and she was keeping it. Confessions was so juicy in details because he states in one his song “she says she’s 3 months pregnant and she’s keeping it, the first thing that came to mind was you, the second thing, how do I know if it’s even mine, and is it true”. how do you not claim a child that you know for a fact you been sleeping with this woman for months? Usher definitely amazed the world with this album because he didn’t hold back a thing. Confessions was a diary for usher and his fans were the first ones to hear the details. Usher gave us so much emotions in every song, he honestly taught a lesson to men and woman, that if you mess up, own up to it. This era was definitely usher growth as an artist and as a man.