Timbaland
Shock Value
(Interscope)
Having made a name for himself as Missy Elliott’s right-hand man, Timbaland has emerged as one of the premiere producers in the music industry. He’s helmed Nelly Furtado’s Loose and Justin Timberlake’s Future Sex/Love Sounds and his fingerprints can be found on albums by the Pussycat Dolls, Redman and Jay-Z. Timbaland moves back to the forefront with his own Shock Value. The guest roster is as long as the track listing, making it hard to consider this a solo effort. Elton John, Fall Out Boy, The Hives and both Furtado and Timberlake appear. Though the album isn’t 100 percent gold, it proves Timbaland could start calling himself Midas.
Trevor Savory
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.
