Outkast

[GenePontecorvo]

What's so wrong with "The Love Below/Speakerboxxx"? Maybe you hate Andre's record. Big Boi's lp is still a damn good Outkast record. Throw on the four songs from the other one that might make an Outkast record and there you go.Am I completely out of touch or did "Idlewild" movie and soundtrack barely make a ripple. I've never even heard that record. The movie keeps comin on cable.....guess I should Tivo it. This is the enthusiasm I feel though. Why is that?

 

[faux_rillz]

Am I completely out of touch or did "Idlewild" movie and soundtrack barely make a ripple. I've never even heard that record.

It's not bad... but it's not an Outkast album.

 

[Brian]

idlewild had some really good songs (morris brown and hollywood divorce come to mind immediately) but it also had a lot of garbage on it.

 

[faux_rillz]

idlewild had some really good songs (morris brown and hollywood divorce come to mind immediately) but it also had a lot of garbage on it.

Most of Andre's contributions could've been left off.

I really like the two tracks with Janelle Monet (whomever she might be).

 

[Brian]

idlewild had some really good songs (morris brown and hollywood divorce come to mind immediately) but it also had a lot of garbage on it.

Most of Andre's contributions could've been left off.

I really like the two tracks with Janelle Monet (whomever she might be). she also had two tracks on the second purple ribbon all-stars. i think she was supposed to put out an album for a minute but i dont know what happened with that.

 

[Brian]

and big boi don't even need andre now that he's getting that "who's your caddy" money.

 

[Controller_7]

I like The Love Below. I'm not ashamed. It's also nice to hear him rapping again on things like Walk It Out, International Players, and Devin's 'What a Job."

I picked up an ep samplr of Idlewild, but haven't really listened to it all that much. I could say that about the majority of records I've bought in the past year. A messy room makes it hard to even remember where anything is.

 

[Young_Phonics]

idlewild had some really good songs (morris brown and hollywood divorce come to mind immediately) but it also had a lot of garbage on it.

Most of Andre's contributions could've been left off.

I really like the two tracks with Janelle Monet (whomever she might be).

Yeah I ride for Janelle Monae. Her "Lettin Go" song as well as the Scar track to the Purple Ribbon All-Stars are king kufi classics. At the right party they get people dancing.

Speaking of which I picked up the Sleepy Brown album today, it's not that great. Not terrible but not that great. THe best song to me is probally Margarita.

 

[Cosmo]

I actually listened to "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" the other day and found it was still pretty good.

As for "Morris Brown" it was hastily put together and it wasn't a true Outkast record, but it did have some of the best songs of the year ("Morris Brown", "Hollywood Divorce", "Peaches" & "The Train" come to mind.)

Scar is that dude.

 

[Junior]

I like The Love Below. I'm not ashamed.

 

[DocMcCoy]

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below holds up. I listened to it more times in the first week after I bought it than I've listened to Idlewild in the entire time since I bought that. I've not seen the movie, but for me the album was a bit of a mis-step. I kinda agree with faux that it's not really an Outkast album, although some people said that about S/TLB as well.

 

[tonyphrone]

I like The Love Below. I'm not ashamed. It's also nice to hear him rapping again on things like Walk It Out, International Players, and Devin's 'What a Job."

I picked up an ep samplr of Idlewild, but haven't really listened to it all that much. I could say that about the majority of records I've bought in the past year. A messy room makes it hard to even remember where anything is.

I never understood the hate on Love Below. Still enjoy it!

 

[GenePontecorvo]

Count me in the "dug The Love Below" camp as well.

 

[Jonny_Paycheck]

I hated it for a while but it grew on me. Still can't listen to it too often but I enjoy it more. I am still mad at Andre for not rapping. Peace, 'check . . .

 

[deej]

yeah i am still not a big fan of the love below, speakerboxx had some good tracks tho for sure.

 

[GenePontecorvo]

"Andre, this is Andre/Y'all is just gon' have to make amends..."

 

[Young_Phonics]

"She lives in my lap" is a classic.

 

[Jonny_Paycheck]

Neither of these records really stand up on their own although The Love Below does better mainly because of its novelty.

Easily the worst OutKast record... and I did enjoy it but feel very little impetus to return to it the way I do their previous records.

 

[GenePontecorvo]

Neither of these records really stand up on their own although The Love Below does better mainly because of its novelty.

Easily the worst OutKast record... and I did enjoy it but feel very little impetus to return to it the way I do their previous records.

I tried a few times to craft a rebuttal here but you're basically right. Maybe you are selling short the "thump" factor of "Speakerboxxx".

i.e., in the whip

 

[Jonny_Paycheck]

"In the whip" is about the only time I played Speakerboxxx. Big Boi had some joints for sure but there was way too much unnecessary baggage.