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Justin Timberlake is treating the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana, like his own Broken Arrow Ranch.
Timberlake is the last of a Hollywood breed that has since been discontinued.
They were dapper, they were talented, and they shut the hell up.
Weighing in on matters of political and social import could split audiences.
The media poise that once protected the singer from ill will has become his primary source of it.
The heavy-handed marketing forMan of the Woodsoffered a clean hit; naturally everyone took it.
People of color dont all live in cities.)
(Hey, all of the locals are happy to get out and meet a new face.)
Woodsalso ditches the long-form dance tracks20/20reveled in and loses a measure of its predecessors horny weirdness.
The smart stuff here feels carefully pieced together from seemingly incongruous pieces of music history.
The Hard Stuff bests20/20s Drink You Away for Timberlakes best pairing of country songwriting and hip-hop drums.
The soaring guitar in Higher Higher carries a whiff of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils Jackie Blue.
Man of the Woodsis packed with quirky ideas, but not all of them work.
Pharrell produced an entire Little Big Town album in 2016 that has a keener sense of adventure.
The one partyMan of the Woodss failures share in common is Timberlake.
The singers best songs are about the rush of attraction.
/ I make a run at find the words but they hide and thats the truth.
Settling down shouldnt spell doom for a singer-songwriter.
The root trouble ofMan of the Woodsis that JTs conflict has been resolved.
