When I heard Timbaland was producing this album and not Quincy Jones, I expected the worst.
Despite having overdone it with the trap influences (808 and sub bass), there are
a few great tracks here which surpass their (probably unfinished) original versions that you
can hear on the Deluxe: namely Love Never Felt So Good and Loving You
And although the original version of the title track Xscape is fantastic, I'd say
Timbaland's version has its own charm (I like the way the sub bass sounds like its in a
different key, and is kind of dissonant).
But in the end its a compilation of unused MJ tracks, so its okay. Some fun, some boring.
Fave tracks: Loving You, Love Never Felt So Good, Xscape (Original Version)
Worst tracks: Chicago, Blue Gangsta, All those 'unfinished' sounding original versions
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