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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0828765013321 Format: Explicit Lyrics Label: La Face Manufacturer: La Face MPN: 50133 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: La Face Release Date: September 23, 2003 Studio: La Face Editorial Review: Amazon.com: At a time when experimentation is taboo in most overground rap, that's all Outkast seem intent on executing. Firstly, this double CD has no cohesive link, other than the fact that it sounds like a pair of solo albums stitched together to demo exactly how Andre's yin works to augment Big Boi's yang. Andre 3000's Love Below disc rates as the more eclectic of the two, given that he's turned in his emcee credentials to become a full-on funk-soul-jazz vocalist who mostly sings about items of love ("Happy Valentine's Day"), carnal lust ("Spread"), and female adoration ("Prototype"). Minus the big band schmaltz of "Love Hater" and cheesy cover jobs ("My Favorite Things"), Andre's disc is sick (meaning great). As is to be expected, the Big Boi disc is less arty, more gangsta and worldly, and features the less-progressive guest raps of ATL crunk purveyors Lil' Jon and The Eastside Boyz ("Last Call") and Jay-Z who rhymes the hook on "Flip Flop Rock". Unlike Big Boi, Andre keeps his collabos to a minimum, once crooning alongside Norah Jones on the cool yet sappy "Take Off Your Cool", and once with Kelis. Boi fulfills his Dungeon Family duty with flying colors by flipping some dirty southern up-tempo raps over electro beats on "GhettoMusick". By the time Cee-Lo sermonizes on "Reset", Speakerboxx and Love Below rate mostly as majestic and inspiring, with the remaining 23 per cent being just plain incredible --Dalton Higgins Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Stop reading and BUY THIS ALBUM! I am a die-hard Outkast fan since I first heard SouthernPlayalistic...and when I heard that they were dropping a double, I had to get it. It's an amazing combination of two distinctively different artists which happen to complement each other. Notable track for me would include: Vibrate A life in the Day of Benjamin Andre Spread Dracula's Wedding Reset Unhappy Ghetto Musick Knowing But to be honest, each track is amazing in its own ... Read More Rating: - (3.5 stars) Sellout? Maybe. But I like it, whatever it isI think it's safe to say this is one of the most ambitious projects in hip-hop history. It's a double-album, which has done before, but it's essentially two solo albums: Speakerboxx would be Big Boi's, and The Love Below would be Andre's. I'm sure that has been done before as well, but how about this for you: this is The White Album (because it's two solo projects merged into one, as was the Beatles' world-famous double - come on, George and Ringo had five songs between them. It's a John v. Paul thing); ... Read More Rating: - A masterpieceI'm a big OutKast fan and they have consistently delivered outstanding album after outstanding album. But they outdid themselves with Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a collection of truly excellent songs. Without a doubt their best album. Rating:  - Half a doubleI very much enjoyed the Andre Benjamin half of this double album. He has a terrific voice, the tunes are melodious, and the lyrics are listenable. The second album was not my cup of tea. The two styles were so different I wondered why they were put together. Rating: - Interesting!I bought this for a friend so I really never listened to it myself. But from what I did hear, The Love Below is the better half of the two CD's. I love the fact that Andre can break out of the rap box and make it sound oh so good. |
