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Speakerboxx / The Love Below (double album)
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Some good material, but not enough for double CD.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this CD is mostly about sex, and even the edited version is obvious and explicit. Though musically imaginative -- perhaps even groundbreaking -- it isn't a great album.
What's the story?
There's a lot to like on SPEAKERBOXX/THE LOVE BELOW, but not quite enough for a high-profile double CD. There's no cohesive link; the double CD really does sound like two separate albums that happened to be packaged together. The CD offers alternative family values galore: The singer's baby-mama leaves him. A toddler who can barely talk tries to say the "M-F" word, to his dad's great delight. There's lost love, found love, drunk love, and careless love, all poetically recounted in more graphic detail than we may really need. There are also some very creative (some might say visionary) musical moments and clever rhymes.
Is it any good?
Although this CD contains some wonderful lyrics, terrific guest vocals, and excellent rhythm tracks, they are all marred by careless production and apparently hodgepodge sequencing. Andre and Big Boi deserve a lot of credit for daring to be musically different. But they often sacrifice artistry for weirdness, and one gets the feeling that they're throwing a lot of stuff at the wall, wondering what will stick.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether CDs that deliver daring lyrics and a daring production style tend to be entertaining or annoying.
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it's very coo!
I am a fifteen-year-old girl and i happen to think it's one of the greatest hip/hop albums of this centry.I think this is one of the best songs being that it was made in my favorite year.And im responicble enough to listen to it.
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YEAHH!!!!
This album is very interesting and good. Its a blend between Dj,R&B,and Rap/Hip Hop. I really like it!!
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Outkast's latest album "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" is an enjoyable CD to listen to. When I first heard "Hey Ya!" I was dancin' 'till I couldn't dance nomore!
The music videos were off the chain! I like the enthusiasm Big Boi and Andre put in their videos.
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Pretty good
IT was okay. I have the edited versin and I mostly got just for Hey Ya!, The Way you move, and Roses (I got before we got iTunes) but I have listened to all the songs but there are a few inapropriate things.
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A revolutionary Album in the Rap community.
This is most likely one of the best albums in the rap community and culture to have been produced. A revolutionary album from its great beats to its funkadelic sides, it's very musically diverse. It does discuss sex a lot, however not all of it is explicit. A lot of it is talking about love. A must have for any music lover.
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aaaaaaaaaaa 60+
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Stay away.
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Another great OutKast album
OutKast once again delivers with great songwriting, deep lyrics, and the funk we've all come to expect from them. As you know, there are actually two CDs packaged in this bundle: Speakerboxxx, Big Boi's half, and The Love Below, Dre's half. Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is tried and true hip-hop formula that delivers with each track. Dre's half is an intriuging experimintation. He sings his heart out on songs like "Spread" "Roses" and probably the greatest radio single ever, "Hey Ya". He also raps with mesmerizing flow on many tracks.
So, it's a good album. The content? Very sexually explicit especially on the song "Spread" which is about... well, I think you know. Not much violence except on "Tomb of the Boom" which features KONKRETE. The language can be pretty vulgar, F-bombs and other four letter words.
So, my final verdict: Another great OutKast album, just not for kids.
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good for any age
I have been listening to this album since i was in first grade, and i can say that there is nothing wrong with it. In fact, i was listening to sublime when i was 4 years old, and theres nothing wrong with me. music doesnt harm a child, especially when they are over ten years old. by that point if you are withholding music from them, there is something wrong with you. Shame on you, consumer media for saying children (and teens) cant handle eminem, 50 cent, ludacris, or even outkast. outkast has been a favorite in my family ever since they hit the music scene.
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For teens or older
This is a great but it does have some explict content.
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