Grade: B
As expected, the second volume of Justin Timberlake’s “20/20 Experience” delivers another 75 minutes of smooth, soulful baby-making music. No, it’s not as good as the first installment, but that doesn’t make it bad. There may be no “Mirrors” or “Pusher Love Girl,” but “just OK” for JT is still better than most current pop music. Tracks like the Tennessee-flavored “Drink You Away” show that Timberlake’s more grown-up sound is here to stay, while the beatbox breakdown in “TKO” reminds us that he hasn’t given up his roots. “Amnesia” marries strings and production to bring together both sides, but I kept waiting for it to really take off. Though it doesn’t shock or awe, this addition to “20/20” brings the project to a solid finish.