the 3 p's of crazy

"Passion, Pain and Pleasure," was released by Trey Songz on September 14, 2010.  the official numbers haven't come in yet but apparently it has become his most successful album to date.  where does the mania for Trey Songz come from? could it be his sex appeal or is what he's singing about really relevant to his peer group?  this week alone, i've listened to three radio interviews with him and previewed the album on his myspace page. hearing the album after learning how the album is made allows for a totally different insight.
trey admitted that his previous album, Ready, was a a pivotal point in his career and before "Passion, Pain and Pleasure," it was his most successful album to date.  this time around, he attributed his large fan base for giving him the space and the support to try some new things.  Ready is very different for any other material he's put out.  it sounds like a very personal album walking his listeners through what his life has been like, the good, the bad and the ugly.  maybe it's just because trey and i are in the same age group but a lot of what he is singing about is what we're currently going through. break ups, make ups and possibilities basically compromise the average [and i hate using the word average] 24-30 year old's relationship status.
this is not a record strictly for the radio.  it's a coming of age record, a record you can play while you're in a situation as opposed to coming out of one.  the arrangement flows well and it's something for both men and women, which we all know is rare since we never agree on anything.

he's grown up and for the first time, it feels like we all are.