Just downloaded it and pretty blown away. double album, speakerboxxx and the love below.
PS Dave the gaffer give it a listen u might like??
Speakerboxxx
Intro - crazy, djing the word speakerboxxx being sung, techno crunk
Ghetto Musick- you know what it sounds like, I love it.
Unhappy- nice mellow nodder, you can ride out to this. about happiness, somewhat introspective
Bowtie - produced by Big Boi - definite Funkadelic/James Brown influence, this bridge is crazy, Sleepy Brown represents. your parents would get down to this.
The Way You Move- my first time hearing it, whne the hook kicks in its a thumbs up. but again, you know what it sounds like. a natural progression from so fresh, so clean.
The Rooster- from the start, you know its going to be some shit. down south hard hitting funk. Carl Mo (the producer) is nasty. Wait until this is performed live with the horns. this is fresh hip-hop in 2003 without sounding like anything else.
Bust- this has a rock sound to it. a bridge or hook from cee-lo would have been perfect. You'd swear he was a part of the background chorus, but his name isnt in the credits. Killer Mike comes hard
War - just when you think its one song, it changes. It starts off normal then gets crazy. The hook is being sung way in the back with dj-ing. He was rapping political, it ends suddenly but he killed it while he was rapping
Church - if church was this much fun I'd go every sunday. produced by dre, when i heard this i thought i was ready for his album. this has a little message, the ending proves dre is a genius
Bamboo (interlude) Pharcyde did it and so did J-Live and Count
Bass D, I'll let you take a stab at what it involves.
Tomb of The Boom - down south typical hip-hop track, but its good. when i say typical you couldnt imagine Ludacris on the rest of the album, but he's on here. It doesnt suck at all, butits no experimental dream.
E-Mac (interlude) someone from texas rhyming slowed down or screwed up as they putit
Knowing - takes me back to Atliens, think "and the beat goes on" from the dungeon family lp or "wheels of steel", spits some more common knowledge
Flip Flop Rock - I only heard this once before, the performances are good. The hook is simple, I guess its effective. "niggas wanna hijack the flyness, im on another plane" - jay-z. I like how it fades out at the end.
Interlude - spoken word about the duet and their longevity, either Big Rube's voice sped up or a female
Reset- Big Boi produced this, he's nice on the boards, he's spitting a message. Its dark but the keys are light. I cant see how Dre couldnt rap on these tracks. Cee-lo did good but we've heard better.
D-boi (interlude) slight comedy, random somebody speaking about being a real hustler.
Last Call - this might in some clubs down south this fall, Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz accentuate the hook. Dre produced this too. this proves he can still make Outkast hip-hop.
Bowtie (Postlude)- this is funkadelic homage
The love below
Intro - Beautiful piano playing and singing. But you really start thinking he's lost his mind.
Love Hater - oh shit. yeah he's lost it but this is incredible jazz lounge music. you arent ready, this is out of hip-hop's league.
God (Interlude) - yeah he's lost his mind but I love it. soeaking to God over a harp playing
Happy Valentines Day - this is a hip-hop beat, I've said this enough by now but he's lost it. speaking and singing back and forth. I swear anything he does will sound fly, rapping or not. He's cupid in this song, the bridge is nice. he does rhyme at the end, I need some of whatever influenced this. The closing is marvelous
Spread - wait until this hits down south strip clubs, okay he rhymes on this too and he goes off. the piano and trumpet solos are ill. album of the year, I'm calling it
where are my panties? - this proves, all that creative artist rhetoric aside, this man is a pimp at heart.
Prototype - Pharrell better step it the f*** up for this NERD album coming up. This isnt so much crazy as it is beautiful. I hope my future son dances face to face to this at his prom. I can see why dre isnt touring with this album.
she lives in my lap- you've heard it, i love it.
Hey Ya - my first time hearing it. this was a stretch, he's on his
own shit, its different but it would have been a hit in the 60's
Roses - the song that blew big boi away. I'll say this much, its clever and pretty incredible. I've felt this way before and kind of still do sometimes. It sounds like Big Boi rapping on this but he isnt credited. Prince couldnt come up with this today. Money went through some shit to inspire music like this. Controversial but you'll love it
Good Day, Good Sir (interlude) he's lost his mind, Kool Keith would love this
Behold A Lady - has more of a grown message, more of a "hip-hop" sound, funky. He could have rapped on this.
Pink & Blue - When it starts you have to prepare yourself for madness. Prince influenced this. "Funky in a Claire Huxtable type way". The end is beautiful, this is better than hip-hop, this is music.
Love In War - he's going far with the vocals. the drums and the music clash but it shows "hip-hop" has no boundaries
She's Alive - I hear MF Doom if he produced a slow song for Andre3000 written by Michael Jackson. (our very own) Science Fiction will either love or hate this one. I cant wait to hear dre talk about this one.
Dracula's Wedding- funky, his muffled vocals contrasting Kelis' clarity is crazy. "plus i make great peanut butter and jelly sandwiches" this is somewhat of a neptunes knockoff but a good one
"my favorite things" over super speed drums. not innovative (unless it spawns a new genre, but its certainly creative)
Take Off Your Cool - this is the norah jones collab. guitar based, no drums. he can come up with a decent melody on guitar. this is the furthest departure from hip-hop thus far.
Vibrate - jazz mixed with a turntable reverb (?), the "paul revere" type sound. spoken word at the end by dre
A Life In The Day of Benjamin Andre (incomplete) - for all of you who thought he couldnt rap anymore. I want to learn this verbatim. rhyme of the year, he covers it all. mentions a singer who has an album coming out a week before his by name.
This gets a certified 10. It succeeded everywhere Phrenology and Electric Circus failed because while all 3 acts said "f*** hip-hop", the roots and common still tried to make hip-hop and Dre just tried to make heartfelt music. I respect this because he tried something new and he definitely succeeded in making black music that wasnt what we had come to expect. I want him to abandon the hip-hop sound, make more jazz/classical based music, rap on the next "Outkast" album and put out more solo music like this.
PS Dave the gaffer give it a listen u might like??
Speakerboxxx
Intro - crazy, djing the word speakerboxxx being sung, techno crunk
Ghetto Musick- you know what it sounds like, I love it.
Unhappy- nice mellow nodder, you can ride out to this. about happiness, somewhat introspective
Bowtie - produced by Big Boi - definite Funkadelic/James Brown influence, this bridge is crazy, Sleepy Brown represents. your parents would get down to this.
The Way You Move- my first time hearing it, whne the hook kicks in its a thumbs up. but again, you know what it sounds like. a natural progression from so fresh, so clean.
The Rooster- from the start, you know its going to be some shit. down south hard hitting funk. Carl Mo (the producer) is nasty. Wait until this is performed live with the horns. this is fresh hip-hop in 2003 without sounding like anything else.
Bust- this has a rock sound to it. a bridge or hook from cee-lo would have been perfect. You'd swear he was a part of the background chorus, but his name isnt in the credits. Killer Mike comes hard
War - just when you think its one song, it changes. It starts off normal then gets crazy. The hook is being sung way in the back with dj-ing. He was rapping political, it ends suddenly but he killed it while he was rapping
Church - if church was this much fun I'd go every sunday. produced by dre, when i heard this i thought i was ready for his album. this has a little message, the ending proves dre is a genius
Bamboo (interlude) Pharcyde did it and so did J-Live and Count
Bass D, I'll let you take a stab at what it involves.
Tomb of The Boom - down south typical hip-hop track, but its good. when i say typical you couldnt imagine Ludacris on the rest of the album, but he's on here. It doesnt suck at all, butits no experimental dream.
E-Mac (interlude) someone from texas rhyming slowed down or screwed up as they putit
Knowing - takes me back to Atliens, think "and the beat goes on" from the dungeon family lp or "wheels of steel", spits some more common knowledge
Flip Flop Rock - I only heard this once before, the performances are good. The hook is simple, I guess its effective. "niggas wanna hijack the flyness, im on another plane" - jay-z. I like how it fades out at the end.
Interlude - spoken word about the duet and their longevity, either Big Rube's voice sped up or a female
Reset- Big Boi produced this, he's nice on the boards, he's spitting a message. Its dark but the keys are light. I cant see how Dre couldnt rap on these tracks. Cee-lo did good but we've heard better.
D-boi (interlude) slight comedy, random somebody speaking about being a real hustler.
Last Call - this might in some clubs down south this fall, Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz accentuate the hook. Dre produced this too. this proves he can still make Outkast hip-hop.
Bowtie (Postlude)- this is funkadelic homage
The love below
Intro - Beautiful piano playing and singing. But you really start thinking he's lost his mind.
Love Hater - oh shit. yeah he's lost it but this is incredible jazz lounge music. you arent ready, this is out of hip-hop's league.
God (Interlude) - yeah he's lost his mind but I love it. soeaking to God over a harp playing
Happy Valentines Day - this is a hip-hop beat, I've said this enough by now but he's lost it. speaking and singing back and forth. I swear anything he does will sound fly, rapping or not. He's cupid in this song, the bridge is nice. he does rhyme at the end, I need some of whatever influenced this. The closing is marvelous
Spread - wait until this hits down south strip clubs, okay he rhymes on this too and he goes off. the piano and trumpet solos are ill. album of the year, I'm calling it
where are my panties? - this proves, all that creative artist rhetoric aside, this man is a pimp at heart.
Prototype - Pharrell better step it the f*** up for this NERD album coming up. This isnt so much crazy as it is beautiful. I hope my future son dances face to face to this at his prom. I can see why dre isnt touring with this album.
she lives in my lap- you've heard it, i love it.
Hey Ya - my first time hearing it. this was a stretch, he's on his
own shit, its different but it would have been a hit in the 60's
Roses - the song that blew big boi away. I'll say this much, its clever and pretty incredible. I've felt this way before and kind of still do sometimes. It sounds like Big Boi rapping on this but he isnt credited. Prince couldnt come up with this today. Money went through some shit to inspire music like this. Controversial but you'll love it
Good Day, Good Sir (interlude) he's lost his mind, Kool Keith would love this
Behold A Lady - has more of a grown message, more of a "hip-hop" sound, funky. He could have rapped on this.
Pink & Blue - When it starts you have to prepare yourself for madness. Prince influenced this. "Funky in a Claire Huxtable type way". The end is beautiful, this is better than hip-hop, this is music.
Love In War - he's going far with the vocals. the drums and the music clash but it shows "hip-hop" has no boundaries
She's Alive - I hear MF Doom if he produced a slow song for Andre3000 written by Michael Jackson. (our very own) Science Fiction will either love or hate this one. I cant wait to hear dre talk about this one.
Dracula's Wedding- funky, his muffled vocals contrasting Kelis' clarity is crazy. "plus i make great peanut butter and jelly sandwiches" this is somewhat of a neptunes knockoff but a good one
"my favorite things" over super speed drums. not innovative (unless it spawns a new genre, but its certainly creative)
Take Off Your Cool - this is the norah jones collab. guitar based, no drums. he can come up with a decent melody on guitar. this is the furthest departure from hip-hop thus far.
Vibrate - jazz mixed with a turntable reverb (?), the "paul revere" type sound. spoken word at the end by dre
A Life In The Day of Benjamin Andre (incomplete) - for all of you who thought he couldnt rap anymore. I want to learn this verbatim. rhyme of the year, he covers it all. mentions a singer who has an album coming out a week before his by name.
This gets a certified 10. It succeeded everywhere Phrenology and Electric Circus failed because while all 3 acts said "f*** hip-hop", the roots and common still tried to make hip-hop and Dre just tried to make heartfelt music. I respect this because he tried something new and he definitely succeeded in making black music that wasnt what we had come to expect. I want him to abandon the hip-hop sound, make more jazz/classical based music, rap on the next "Outkast" album and put out more solo music like this.
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