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DJ Ryan · 04-04-2004, 07:01 PM

OK, from now on, about weekly, I'm going to make an album review, Feel free to give feedback

This week:

OutKast: "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"

The album(s) good overall, there is a total of 40 songs, three of which contain BOTH members ("Knowing", "Ghetto Musick", and "Roses" the latest single)

The group is mostly known for it's mainly hip-hop songs, but ever since Andre 3000 changed his style in "The Whole World" (2001 or 2002), R&B became part of the group, but anyway now for the A.R.

"Speakerboxxx"
In my opinoin, the bad side of the album (hell I love both), "Speakerboxx" has 19 tracks, the most noticable being, "Ghetto Musick" with it's touch of rock, "Rooster", "Unhappy", "Church", "Reset" featuring Cee-Lo and Khujo Goodie of the Goodie Mob, OutKast's label-mates, and the single "The Way You Move" Feat. Fellow artist, Sleepy Brown.

Speakerboxxx, is mainly about struggles in Big's Life, along with THREE Party hits, "Last Call", "The Way YOu Move", and "Ghetto Musick"

It features apperances from Sleepy Brown, Killer Mike, Konkrete, Ludacris, Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boyz, MEllo, Jay Z, Slim Cutta Calhoun, Khujo Goodie, and Cee-Lo Green.

Overall ("Speakerboxxx"): 7/10
Lyrics: 6/10
Beats: 8/10
Guest Appearances: 9/10
Comparison to Group/Artist's Other albums:
Not as good as Southernplayamistikcaddilacmuzik
or Stankonia, ATLiens, Big Boi and Dre Presents: OutKast, and Aquemini in other words, it came short, I expected more.

"The Love Below"
The more soulfull side, Andre3000 shows some goofy love/life songs, among my favorites are: "Happy Valentine's Day", "Prototype", "Spread", "Roses" "Behold A Lady", and "Hey Ya", which got old fast, rEAL fast.
"Roses" features Big Boi, (they recently put a video out for this), a message about a girl who was fine and all, but she was really bi**hy, here is a sample of the song:
I know you like to thank
Yo, s*** dont stank
But lean a lil closer see....
Roses really smell like Boo-Boo, yeah
Roses really smell like Boo-Boo
I like "The Love Below" better, but towards the end, it loses communication with the Earth, "My Favorite Things", and "Take Off YOurCool" weren't to good, but I loved the Outro, a freestyle by Andre 3000:

Are You Startin to gather what I'm gettin at?
Now If I'm losing you tell me then I'll double back
Keep in mind, at the time Keep It Real Was The Phrase
Some even said those were the daze
When Spring Break aand Daytona,
And "Freaknicks", made you wanna
Drop outta college and never go back
Move to the south but that aint a Kodak
Moment, but onwent, me and Big bo....well you knew him as 'Twon
That's right you were around before this s*** begun

So rating time:

Overall: 9/10
Lyrics: 7/10
Beats: 10/10
Guest Appearances: 6/10 (Kelis, Norah Jones, Fransworth Bentley[P.Diddy's assistant], Big Boi)
Comparison to Other OutKast albums: (see Speakerboxx)

Double Disc Overall ratings (NOT AVERAGED!)
Overall: 8/10
Lyrics: 7/10
Beats: 9.5/10
Guest Appearances: 7/10

Next Week: Usher "Confessions"

[ September 07, 2004, 07:08 PM: Message edited by: Trap Muzik ]

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