OutKast - Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below

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 Amazon.com

Speakerboxxx is brilliant too!

A lot of people keep saying 'The Love Below' by Andre 3000 is better but I think Speakerboxxx by Big Boi is brilliant! Its beautiful rapping and the music is wonderful... really funky & fun , I love the use of instruments instead of machine generated beats ! Big Boi is very creative and has great flow as a rapper.. his style is totally southern style rap and I love it. It makes you feel like shaking your rump and bobbing your head at the same time.

This double album is truly a classic record, totally original and a great album for any lover of American music..especially hip hop... its so creative! March 14, 2008

A few good songs and the rest is no good.

In this album, we have two sides of things. Speakerboxx and the Love Below. Speakerboxx is mostly rap based. Pure hardcore rap. The Love Below is hiphop with some more soul. The Love Below is better. All in all, you are only buying this for 2-4 songs, so you might as well download them. January 5, 2007

Great Album - But Come On

Yeah this is a great album with songs ranging from jazz to rap and evrything in between but I just want to know - Does anybody remember Outkast? It did not use to be about "TRYING TO BE ORIGINAL" they used to be great MC's. This album is definitely a fall-out in those regards but non-the-less this is a wonderful album and you would not expect anything less from Outkast. Pick this up but if your a fan than you know my pain. June 29, 2005

Andre 3000's The Love Below is BRILLIANT

I love their latest double CD Album:-Although Big Boi's Speakerboxxx side has some brilliant tracks on them, Andre 3000's The Love Below is HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. I cannot stop playing these tracks on The Love Below CD.

( In order of preference )

1) Hey Ya.......(The best song this millennium..PERIOD)

2) Spead ...... (The hook and pull on this song is out of this world. Its like you're speeding home in your car during the night)

3) Happy Valentines day .....(Designed for ALL parties and clubs)

4) Love Hater ....... (This song is full of STYLE)

5) Love in War ...... (Well put together)

6) Dracula's Wedding ......(Exciting cartoon superhero style type of tune)


January 6, 2005

best outkast album

great cd
best outkast album.

every song on both cd's are great.
i like speakerboxx a little better b/c ts rap but there both good(speakerboxx and the love below)

buy this if u dont have it
it dosent matter if u get clean or explicit version November 29, 2004

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