VMP Magazine
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The Revelations and Redemption of ‘Confessions’
It all begins with a sigh.
On Usher’s fourth and unquestionably best studio album, the R&B singer sets the tone of the record before a word is ever spoken on his “Intro,” inviting the listener into an hour-long journey of vulnerability, joy, heartbreak and, somehow, redemption. For it is on this record that Usher uses a confession of infidelity — and subsequent pregnancy — to traverse the moral and emotional landscape of contemporary romance. It is uncomfortable subject matter for a listener more inclined to revel in the syrupy R&B of the past. But that is also what makes Confessions such a compelling record.
