La Face Cendree

On this CD:

1. La Face Cendrée, for soprano, cello & piano
Composed by Harold Blumenfeld
Performed by Christine Schadeberg, Seth Carlin, Savely Schuster

2. Ange de Flamme et de Glace, for baritone, tape, & instrumental ensemble)
Composed by Harold Blumenfeld
Performed by Brian Delay, Randall Gremillion, David Kirby, Kathy Klein, Bill Manley, Heidi Mausbach, John Piskora
Conducted by Gerhard Samuel

3. Carnet de Damné, for soprano & 8 players
Composed by Harold Blumenfeld
Performed by Barbara Herr Orland, Richard O'Donnell, Christine Schadeberg, Robert Coleman, Warren Goldbeg, Elizabeth Macdonald, Vera Parkin, Thomas Stubbs
Conducted by Harold Blumenfeld

4. Illuminations: Symphonic Fragments after Rimbaud
Composed by Harold Blumenfeld

5. Illuminations: Symphonic Fragments after Rimbaud II: Diluvial
Composed by Harold Blumenfeld

Tracks:

Stupid Girls
Who Knew
Long Way To Happy
Nobody Knows
Dear Mr. President (Featuring Indigo Girls)
I'm Not Dead
'Cuz I Can
Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)
U + Ur Hand
Runaway
The One That Got Away
I Got Money Now
Conversations With My 13 Year Old Self
I Have Seen The Rain (Featuring James T. Moore)

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Some music is celebrated for its elegant subtlety; Pink's slams you over the head. Four albums in, she's not changing her formula. I'm Not Dead touches on bulimia ("Stupid Girls"), war-mongering politicians ("Dear Mr. President"), teen angst ("Conversations With My 13 Year Old Self," "Runaway"), overheated pickup artists ("U + Ur Hand"), and gross materialism ("I Got Money Now"). None of it, in other words, is for featherweight listeners. Then again, none of it suits eggheaded college tastemakers either. Where this translates, then, is with those willing to man up and embrace what makes Pink Pink: her spellbinding ability to render rebelliousness in all the many colors of the rainbow. Neil Young-inspired acoustic guitar is sketched into "The One That Got Away," but it's just as quickly scribbled over by Joan Jett-style ranting (on "Long Way to Happy") and Janis Joplin/Joss Stone-fueled howling (on "Who Knew"). Even R&B gets its turn ("I Got Money Now"). The album also includes appearances from the Indigo Girls, who duet on "Dear Mr. President," and Pink's father, who joins for the hidden track "I Have Seen The Rain." Pink pulls all of this off, and probably without even breathing hard. She's not dead. --Tammy La Gorce

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Customer Reviews:

Pink Rocks It.......2007-07-17

First, I think Pink just has a raw power to her voice that so many of the other pop starts don't have. Second, she sets herself apart by having tracks with relevant topic, a couple of ballards and then tunes you can dance too. Lasly, she deserves at least music award nominations.

love it, I've played it a lot!.......2007-07-14

LOVE HER! Tracks 7 8 and 9 are continually played in my car. I love the whole album including the song with her dad (no credit though, why not?). She's real, shares a lot in her lyrics, and real artists are hard to come by these days.

Fantastic discovery!.......2007-06-28

I never was a fan of hip hop/dance/rap music, so I never really paid attention to Pink. I'll be the first to admit that was a big mistake. I heard "Who Knew" on the radio and was absolutely bowled over! I immediately went out and bought the album based on that one song. Turns out the album is full of fantastic musical gems. I didn't realize she changed her style to more of a rock/pop style. "Stupid Girls" is a great social statement (and totally made me think of Paris Hilton). "Who Knew" is one of my favorite songs of all times. "Long Way to Happy" is so catchy and awesome, it's my 2nd fave on the album. "Nobody Knows", "Dear Mr. President" and "I Got Money Now" are all great slowed down songs. I almost cried the first time I heard "Dear Mr. President". Extremely political and so very true, beautifully sung and deserves a lot of attention. "U + Ur Hand" and "Leave me Alone" are fun and full of attitude.

I'd like to add that not only is this album awesome, but I finally found out that Pink is an incredible vocalist and performer. Based on that, I ended up buying Misunduztood and there are several songs on that album I loved as well. I just wish I had noticed Pink long before this! Buy the album, you won't be disappointed!

Fantastic.......2007-06-10

Great album! Pink has really shown some great range! This cd is way beyond some "Stupid Girls".

AH! SHE OUT DID HERSELF!.......2007-06-06

EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. A PINK MUST HAVE.

Intelligent, thoughtful, inspiring!

Average customer rating:

Latest album is much better
understood and admired
One of my favorite albums of all time. She is an amazing songwriter.
out of the gate and running hard
Pink

Missundaztood
Pink
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005RFAI
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

M!ssundaztood
Don't Let Me Get Me
Just Like A Pill
Get The Party Started
Respect
18 Wheeler
Family Portrait
Misery (w/Steven Tyler)
Dear Diary
Eventually
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Numb
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My Vietnam

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There's a rule in commercial pop: don't bite the hand that feeds you. Translation? If you're getting love on TRL, it's best leaving well enough alone and tinkering only slightly with the sound that pays your bills. So you have to give Pink a whole heap of credit. The Philly-raised songbird may have made her rep with infectious and rugged pop-R&B hits like "There You Go" and the remake of "Lady Marmalade," but like the fuchsia coif she once sported, that sound is gone. In its place is a more driving alt-rock attack, liberally laced with some late-night blues and heartfelt lyrics that, while they sometimes come off like diary entries (the simplistic bon mot "Your pain is painful" in "Family Portrait"), are clearly Pink's thoughts, as opposed to words someone put in her mouth. Helping Pink express her inner Alanis are Dallas Austin, who produced the insistent rocker "18 Wheeler," and former 4 Non Blonde Linda Perry, who Pink has resurrected from one-hit-wonder status. Mixing up thumping beats, ("Get the Party Started"), with folksy confessionals, Pink's potent vocals and her honest determination make this a risk worth hearing. --Amy Linden

Album Description

Asian exclusive limited edition pressing of her sophomore album includes one bonus track, 'Catch 22', along with a bonus CD sized spiral bound 40 page 'Dear Diary' note pad that's housed together with the CD in a special slipcase. Enhanced with photo ogallery and lyrics page. 15 tracks in all. 2002.

Album Details

Features a Track Not on the USA Version, 'catch 22.'

Customer Reviews:

Latest album is much better.......2007-06-28

I LOVE Pink!! The first album I bought was the latest one - "I'm Not Dead", and I love it. So I decided to investigate her earlier work. While I am glad I have "Missundaztood", I didn't find it as compelling as her latest work. Good to see where she has come from though.

understood and admired.......2007-06-12

what a sharp lady...love her latest cd...so thought I'd give her older, breakthrough cd a try...great sound. fresh and original collection. smart, sassy, interesting, sophisticated but fun. love the lyrics. love the variety of different musical styles. pink is cool, and honest and real. and she makes fantastic, memorable tunes....already a classic

One of my favorite albums of all time. She is an amazing songwriter. .......2007-03-26

Not only is Pink an amazing singer, but her lyrics are soo deep and personal. I love people who write about the sad times because a lot of people needs to hear something they can relate to. Family Potrait speaks to a lot of people, including my brother, who overhead the song and keeps requesting me to replay track 7. The whole album is a work of art so it's hard to choose, but if I had to choose, my favorites are Don't let me get me, Just Like a Pill, Family Potrait and Lonely Girl. Pink's voice is soo raw and real that you can actually feel the pain in her voice. Once you listen to this album, you will want hear more. So I will go ahead and let you know that her third album is Try This and her fourth, which is her best thus far is "I'm Not Dead". So please give this album a chance. Pink is a real artist and she will be around for a long time because she is true to herself.

out of the gate and running hard.......2007-03-26

This is Pink's first album to my knowledge. It has some raw studio tape footage that is cute and rough. I loved it. The segments give a good hint of what this ballsy little girl is about, and a preview of the bold, strong woman she became. She has fun with this release and you get to hear it. It is cool to listen to the inside track banter between Pink and the recording engineer. She is a force to be reckoned with; and a sweet lady all in one.

Pink.......2006-12-31

I kind of like this CD. I don't listen to it as much anymore for some reason, but I think I'm overdue to listen to it again. One of my favorite songs on this album is "respect" which talks about how girls should act around guys and how they should not let boys push them around any time the boy thinks it's convenient for them "no freebies in the limosouine that's not what it's about. let 'em know just what to do give it up he won't call you respect is just a minimum, go on girl and get you some" Another song about not letting men push girls around that I really like is "can't get me down". Which talks about getting ready to face the day and anything that might come one's way. I love encouraging songs like that... they really help you face your problems in life. I don't like to many of the songs on here because of the swearing content but I do listen to "Mizundastood" constantly. She only says one swear word in the song but I don't mind. Otherwise I avoid songs on here that have swearing on them. I like this CD otherwise... but if you're under sixteen, I wouldn't recommend it because of the swearing. I forgot to add that another one of my favorite songs is "Don't Let Me Get Me".

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What I was wishing for!
awesome

Class of 3000: Music Volume One

Manufacturer: La Face
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2007-07-03

Tracks:

Class of 3000 Theme
Life Without Music
Throwdown
Oh Peanut
We Want Your Soul
Banana Zoo
A Richer Shade Of Blue
Fight The Blob
UFO Ninja
Kim Kam Jam
Luna Love
The Crayon Song
My Mentor
Cool Kitty

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Fall in, funketeers: the first soundtrack to "Class of 3000," the Cartoon Network show executive-produced by Andre 3000 of OutKast, mashes up a melange of beats and styles so beautifully conceived, so inner-city cool, that parents who once grooved to the "Fat Albert" gang will find themselves in thrall (cartoons able to make the grade with school-age kids while putting across a message happen once every 30 years, apparently). Here we have the whole "3000" crew cutting up to Andre, a.k.a. Sunny Bridges', whip-smart concoctions--Li'l D, Kim and Kam, Tamika, Madison, Philly Phil, and Edward trade the spotlight on weird but wickedly fun tracks like "Banana Zoo," "Oh Peanut," and "We Want Your Soul." The messages seep through, but in the end the grooves matter most. Future funkers of America, take note. And tune in immediately. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

Class of 3000 is the critically-acclaimed Cartoon Network original series from creator and executive producers Andre "3000" Benjamin and Tom Lynch. Each episode features a new, original song written and performed by Andre "3000" Benjamin accompanied by an animated music video. In addition, Benjamin contributes his visual direction for the series and its original music videos. The Class of 3000: Music From The First Season CD is comprised of 15 songs from the show, performed by the kids/characters in the show, and executive-produced by, who else...Andre Benjamin!

Customer Reviews:

What I was wishing for!.......2007-07-21

As a fan of the Class of 3000, I had been deeply disappointed that the songs weren't available as an album when I checked around Christmas time. But HOORAAAYYY! Cool non-babyish music by an "urban" artist that elementary school aged kids can enjoy with their parents? YES! As the mother of a nine yr old boy, I absolutely cringe at the lyrics of popular songs on the radio, and I would not consider myself particularly prudish at all. In fact, quite the opposite. I have been known to enjoy some down and dirty music myself, but for the kid? He's not ready for all that yet. As a music loving family, though, where do we look for jams? Especially rap or hip hop? Lil Bow Wow can only take us so far...

I have been lovin' Outkast for years and years and am so thrilled that Andre has made this creative choice. Never being one to play to stereotypes, he has made an awesome "family" album. If only other hip hop fathers would get over their gangsta selves and make music that they would let their own kids listen too!

awesome.......2007-07-08

the kids and i are jammin'!! great fun for the whole family... finally something we can all enjoy!

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Andre was great but Big Boi was questionable
Best Album Ever!!!
3 stars for tlb ;; 5 for speakerboxxx
Rap isn't what it used to be, but these two will continue to carry it a long way
The best Outkast's Album

Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below
OutKast
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ASIN: B0000AGWFX
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

The Love Below (Intro)
Love Hater
God (Interlude)
Happy Valentine's Day
Spread
Where Are My Panties?
Prototype
She Lives in My Lap
Hey Ya!
Roses
Good Day, Good Sir
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Pink & Blue
Love in War
She's Alive
Dracula's Wedding
Vibrate
Take Off Your Cool (with Norah Jones)
A Life in the Day of Benjamin Andre (Incomplete)
[Untitled Hidden Track]

Tracks:

Intro
Ghetto Musick
Unhappy
Bowtie
The Way You Move
The Rooster
Bust (with Killer Mike)
War
Church
Bamboo (Interlude)
Tomb of the Boom (with Ludacris)
E-Mac (Interlude)
Knowing
Flip Flop Rock (with Killer Mike)
Interlude
Reset
D-Boi (Interlude)
Last Call (with Slimm Calhoun)
Bowtie (Postlude)

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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

Customer Reviews:

Andre was great but Big Boi was questionable.......2007-06-04

I think that Outkast's Love Below/Speakerboxxx is unfairly bashed. Andre 3000's album was very innovative. Of course its not a hip hop album but its a creative album with hip hop elements added to it. When any great artist wants to break free from the tedious trend of rap or they just dont want to be confined to just hip hop only they make albums like The Love Below and Electric Circus. The only down side of this project is Big Boi's side Speakerboxxx. Standout Tracks on The Love Below: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY(crazy), SPREAD, PROTOTYPE, SHE LIVES IN MY LAP, HEY YA(before it got played to death by radio), ROSES, BEHOLD A LADY, DRACULA'S WEDDING, MY FAVORITE THINGS(even though its an instrumental Andre hooked it up) and A LIFE IN THE DAY OF BENJAMIN ANDRE(100 bars without slipping a step. FIRE!). Filler: Love Hater(awful) and Pink And Blue(not horrible but i cant get into it at all. Bottom Line: Andre 3000's The Love Below puts Andre above the average just by creativity alone. Not a dull moment on this side of the album. Standout Tracks for Big Boi's Speakerboxxx: GHETTO MUSICK, THE WAY YOU MOVE(before the radio killed it), WAR(Big Boi dropped some gems on here. I'll give him some credit), KNOWING, FLIP FLOP ROCK and RESET. Filler:Unhappy(garbage), Bowtie(what the ? is this?), The Rooster, Tomb Of the Boom(all those people on it and it still stunk),Bust(Killer Mike's verse was cool but the song is still suspect) and Last Call(the worst song on here and was Lil Jon on the hook necessary?). Bottom Line: Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is an obvious rush job. Besides the songs mentioned as standouts, the rest of the album is as bland as wheat bread. As a whole The Love Below/Speakerboxxx should not be missed by any OutKast fan. Andre 3000 side alone makes this a must have.

Best Album Ever!!!.......2007-04-13

These are my favorite albums of all time. These albums completely changed me and my prospective on the world. Once I finally got into this double album I felt that anything was possible. It took me about four listens all the way through both discs to really wrap my mind and spirit around it and truly feel how ridiculously amazing and ground breaking this album really was. If OutKast could put so much of their heart and soul forth and put together such a perfect funky, soul, ride of a double album and still teach, move, and inspire so much than there is no telling what I or anyone else could really do. These albums were the first and only "Rap" album to date to ever win the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2003 , but these albums are so much more than "Rap" albums. As a matter of fact Andre 3000's disc "The Love Below" has only four rap verses on it (three by him, one of which goes for the entire length of a song on "A Life in the Day of Benjamin Andre (Incomplete") and one by Big Boi). These albums perfectly meld together every genre, feeling, and vibe without taking one millisecond for a breath of air. These albums can be a little hard to keep up with, but if you let Big Boi and Andre 3000 pull you through their kaleidoscope world at their own break neck speed you will not be sorry. Every single song on both discs are amazing, no need to skip. Both discs are completely different Big Boi's disc "Speakerboxxx" is just so perfectly cool and straight up playarific and Andre's album is like nothing you have ever heard (I 100% guarantee that). These albums sound like they fell off a comet from outer space, because they can't possibly be from this planet. By the end of these albums you will be saying stank you smelly much OutKast, stank you smelly much (once you listen to these albums you will understand what I just wrote and I guarantee that you will at least think that).

P.S. It took me four years to get to writing this review. But I wanted to make sure I did these albums justice and listened enough to know every nook and cranny(although every time I listen I hear something new) and I also make sure I described it as best as I could. Although I could describe it a million times better, I needed to get this up already.

3 stars for tlb ;; 5 for speakerboxxx.......2006-12-21

the love below was okay, but not really my style. if you like more r&b, or slow rap songs, you will probably prefer this cd. i prefer big bois cd much more. i like "harder" rap and all the guest stars. this is still a great collection of songs, and deserved all the nominations it received.

Rap isn't what it used to be, but these two will continue to carry it a long way.......2006-10-23

This double album (one disc by each member), is simply one of the greatest artistic achievements rap has ever seen. You just can't sit down anymore and come up with something like "Happy Valentine's Day" or "She's Alive" in 5 minutes. It takes a brilliant mind to create rap music that is as deeply enchanting as this.

The best Outkast's Album.......2006-08-28

I have been an Outkast fan for almost 10 years. I have got every album they released since Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (which was hard to find in France), released in 1993-1994 in France.
According to me, this double album is their best, even better than Atliens, their second album, which was my favourite before I hear Speakerboxxx / The Love Below.
The strength of this double album is the diversity in music style : hip hop, rnb, jazzy, soul... The overall quality of "The Love Below" sounds higher to me, but Speakerboxxx features some masterpieces like "The Way You Move", "The Rooster", "Flip Flop Rock"...

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Another fantastic performance by PINK
good second album
great... i suppose
Okay, but nothing special
Can't Take Me Home

Can't Take Me Home
Pink
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Tracks:

Split Personality
Hell Wit Ya
Most Girls
There You Go
You Make Me Sick
Let Me Let You Know
Love Is Such A Crazy Thing
Private Show
Can't Take Me Home
Stop Falling
Do What U Do
Hiccup
Is It Love

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The contrivance level is high on this debut by an R&B singer named for her out-of-bottle hair color. La Face Records' latest female discovery is positioned midway between mainstream hip-hop soul and poor imitations of Kelis-style anger. Producer-writer She'kspere brings out his trademark machine beats for "There You Go," a pale copy of "You Oughta Know"; still, that single's more artful than "Split Personality," which clumsily attempts to acknowledge three-dimensional human reality but really sounds like a fit of whining until Pink unleashes the inevitable melisma over the song's coda. Elsewhere, she makes nice on standard-issue ballads ("Stop Falling") and lite-reggae proclamations of love ("Private Show"). "I just wanna make you feel things," Pink sings at one point. Unfortunately, the emotion the cynical Can't Take Me Home inspires most is annoyance. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Another fantastic performance by PINK.......2007-06-10

Once again another beauty album by Pink. They just keep getting better and better!

good second album.......2007-03-26

This album builds on lessons learned from Pink's first release "Misunderstood". It has some more polish and finese, but still maintains that hard edged "I'm gonna tell it like it is" style that makes Pink, Pink. I really love her bold confidence and pure scrappy attitude. She is a good performer and has a strong sultry voice. I am collecting her work in reverse order starting with "Try This" and finding the early albums great glimpses of what was to come later in her career. She is a strong person and will be around for a long time.
Go Girl! You kick major A## Pink !

great... i suppose .......2007-01-18

i heard all the stuff that pink has done since lady marmalade and i was curious about this album.
First of all, i was prepared for hear some r&b stuff but i was really suprised with this album.
I'm not a r&b fan, i'm a pop fan but pink makes something special with this rythms... she demostrates once more that she rocks for real!

Okay, but nothing special.......2006-11-10

I purchased Pink's later three albums before I picked this one up. I really like Try This and I'm Not Dead, both are really solid albums and show how Pink has matured as an artist. Can't Take Me Home is not a bad album just doesn't compare well with the later work.

Can't Take Me Home .......2006-09-06

I really dragged me feet on getting this disc because I have a real pet peeve about music artists who debut singing a particular genre of music then switch up on their sophomore releases saying "THIS IS THE REAL ME - THE LABEL MADE ME SING THAT OTHER STUFF". I was disgusted by Pink's switcheroo but remained curious enough about her debut cd that I finally decided to buy it.

After a few listens, I am decidedly underwhelmed by the disc mainly because Pink's voice is unrecognizable on most tracks and also to me there are no real stand out tracks. The only tracks I enjoyed listening to are:

HELL WIT YA - love her quick almost talking vocals a la Beyonce

MOST GIRLS - although the lyrics are monotonous, Pink sounds fantastic along with the interesting beats

LET ME LET YOU KNOW - beautiful ballad

LOVE IS SUCH A CRAZY THING - honestly, the music production & background harmonies are more interesting than Pink's solo vocals

STOP FALLING - very pretty ballad that showcases her voice

I really wouldn't recommend this disc because it's pretty generic "hip pop" with no truly standout songs unless you're really curious about Pink's debut to the music world (and can get the disc real cheap).

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the best Usher hands down
Confessions
Classic CD from R&B superstar
A great album by a great artist
If You Haven't Got This Yet...GET IT!

Confessions
Usher
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ASIN: B0002ZYDKQ
Release Date: 2004-10-05

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Throwback Featuring Jadakiss
Confessions
Confessions Part II
Burn
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Superstar (Interlude)
Superstar
Truth Hurts
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Can U Handle It?
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Follow Me
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Seduction
Confessions Part II Remix Featuring Shyne, Kanye West & Twista

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A CD is always more compelling when you know it's lifted from the artist's autobiography, and that's certainly the case with Confession, Usher's first record since 2001's 8701. The Atlanta singer's string of hits over the past decade have been decidedly PG-13 rated, almost veering towards teen pop, but he's changed all that on this co-produced offering, which he claims is "the real him." It would be too simplistic to just brand this record a break-up record, chronicling his public split with TLC's Rozonda "Chili" Thomas; it is that, but so much more. It would be more accurate to call this Usher's coming of age record, bridging the gap from boy to man, as he navigates the emotional fallout from the disintegration of his relationship, and the events that led up to it--real or imagined. But other than a guilty conscience, it seems unclear why Usher feels compelled to disgorge his secret life, as he documents his infidelities, transgressions, and emotional perfidy in the album's prodigious twenty one songs, that range from insinuating sultry R&B grooves to the decidedly crunky "Yeah," which pairs an insistent keyboard romp with Lil' Jon's assertive beats, and Ludacris' rather humid rhymes. --Jaan Uhelszki

Album Description

Includes four new tracks including the "My Boo" duet with Alicia Keys!

Customer Reviews:

the best Usher hands down.......2007-01-25

I never was a crazy Usher fan. Even the first single "Yea" wasnt what made me run out and buy the cd. It was once i heard "Burn" i thought let me give "Urrsher" a chance. This cd by far is the best yet. From start to finish. I dont even have a favorite song on it because there all good.

Confessions.......2007-01-09

Confessions from Usher is his best work yet. It give you the slow and the fast tempo that a music lover like me needs to hear.

I'm a 41 year old Usher lover.

Karen

Classic CD from R&B superstar.......2006-12-14

With Confessions Usher makes it known that he's the king of R&B and he's not going anywhere. At a first listen Confessions really didn't impress me but after seeing Usher on The Truth Tour back in the summer of 2004 I went back and gave the CD another listen I must I was presently surprised at how much I liked it. As always I'll do a track by track break down
1. Intro - Speaks for itself
2. Yeah ! - What Can I say no matter what this is always going to a club song even though I prefer the ATL remix.
3. Throwback - I never really cared for this song and Just Blaze gives us a horrible beat.
4. Confessions Part 1 - I first heard this one the import version of Confessions and I thought it was better than the sequel. Originally JD & Usher had planned to make the song ten minutes.
5. Confessions Part 2 - Nice Up-tempo although I prefer Part 1 because the beat is slower
6. Burn - The second single released back in 2004, it had to grow on me as Usher was singing poppy and not soulful.
7. Caught Up - One of the songs I gave a second listen to I really like this one
8. Superstar Interlude - Nice little intro leading up to one of the ballads on the CD.
9. Superstar - One of my favorite songs on the CD and a mix tape favorite.
10. Truth Hurts - Catchy song
11. Simple Things - Another Jam & Lewis wonder. Usher really needs to work with them so more of his next CD.
12. Bad Girl - After the concert this song kind of grew on me
13. That's What's It Made For - A bangin slow track that always works for me
14. Can U Handle It - Usher's bedroom track and my favorite song on the CD
15. Do It To Me - Usher's tries to give a tribute to Prince and doesn't fail completely.
16. Take Ya Hand - A popish song but not a bad listen it also grew on me.
17. Follow Me - The final Jam & Lewis track I really started to like this song and the beat by Dre & Vidal is some of their best work.
18. My Boo - I hated this song and I think that Alicia was the wrong choice to duet with
19. Red Light - Usher & Lil Jon reunite for another club banger.
20. Seduction - My second favorite song from the CD, Jam & Lewis always work wonders with this quiet storm slow jam.
21. Confessions Part II remix, with Shyne/Twista/Kanye West- It's all right nothing special.

Rare B-Sides
Usher recorded up to eighty songs and some of them have appeared on various mix tapes and soundtracks.

1. Doin The Most - A lovely ballad produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis that is reminds the listener of Ralph Tresvant's Sensitivity. This is one of the songs Usher should have kept on the CD as it's very soulful.

2. DOT COM - A very sexual song written and produced by Robin Thicke. This is another song that would fit perfect with the other sexual songs on the CD.

3. It Is What It Is - A kind of mid-tempo JD produced ditty, nothing to special and I'm glad they cut it.

4. Whatever I Want - Rich Harrison produced this one with it's blaring horns and catchy beat.

5. Ride - Another track co-written and produced by Rich Harrison, the song was later turned into Get Right for J-Lo.

6. Wifey feat. Pharell - A hot mid-tempo song in the vein of Excuse Me Miss by Jay-Z produced by The Neptune's.

7. Sweet Lies - Another Neptune's Gem that was supposed to appear on The Neptune's Clones Album.

A great album by a great artist.......2006-12-04

I think Confessions is a great album. Usher is such a good singer and he lives up to that with Confessions. I read alot of the negative reviews and it seems to me that the majority are criticizing Usher himself instead of reviewing this album. Just because the content is different from 8701 doesn't make it bad. This album would not be a waste of money. I recommend it:)

My Faves:
-Yeah
-Burn
-My Boo
-Do It To Me
-Red Light

If You Haven't Got This Yet...GET IT!.......2006-11-18

Considering the fact that "Confessions", the follow-up to 2001's dissatisfying multi-platinum album "8701", has already gone multi-platinum and scored a load of smash hit singles, I shouldn't even be bothering to write a review about this album. However, I choose to do so because this album is the reason I got hooked onto R&B in the first place.

With the help of Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Lil' Jon, Rich Harrison, Bryan Michael Cox and a bunch of others on the production board, as well as a few guest spots (Jadakiss, Ludacris, etc.), Usher has crafted his best album to date, mainly mixing sensual slow jams with smooth mid-tempo grooves and catchy upbeat numbers. Without a doubt, "Yeah", the Crunk'n'B club-banging classic featuring Lil' Jon's Crunk production and Ludacris' witty 16 bars, is one of the best tracks on the album, but this album is a lot more personal and honest (and self-indulgent) than such a track might suggest.

The best example of the aforementioned fact would be "Confessions Part II", where Usher regretfully confesses to his leading lady about his infidelities and unintentionally impregnating another woman over Jermaine Dupri's piano keys and catchy guitar string loop. Although Jermaine Dupri provides less appealing production on the preceding "Confessions", Usher's emotional vocal delivery and honest lyrics are just as profound; ditto for the Jam & Lewis-produced "Simple Things", an amazing ballad which boasts a killer chorus and downright-brilliant lyrics about giving a girl less materialistic offerings and more emotional attention. On the soulful, smooth "Truth Hurts", Usher sends his paranoid ode to his woman about her infidelities, right before adding a twist to the end in the lyrics and admitting that his "guilty conscience is the real reason [he] wrote this song".

Even when the songs take a more universal turn on the album's other songs, the results are still amazing. On second single "Burn", Usher's voice remains emotional, smooth and soulful while he sings about letting go of a bad relationship over Jermaine Dupri's solid groove. Just Blaze's electric guitars (or wah-wah...can't tell) and rapper/songwriter/Usher's protégé Rico Love's progressively brilliant lyrics fuel Usher's emotional hurt on album highlight "Throwback", and the guitar-driven slow jam "Superstar" is the type of song that'll simultaneously pseudo-seduce female Usher fans and cause male listeners into rolling their eyes in mildly jealous boredom. "My Boo", a soulful duet ballad with R&B/Soul extraordinaire Alicia Keys, is definitely the best track on the album - the type of song that resonates with listeners of all ages and takes you back to the good puppy-love times of one's youth.

Apart from the album's lack of up-tempo material ("Caught Up", "Follow Me" and "Red Light -another Lil-Jon-produced club concoction- is as close as you'll get), this album does have some flaws, which (ironically) come around when he gets sexual. "Can U Handle It" falters with its dull production, weak lyrics and Usher's disappointing vocal performance.

"That's What It's Made For", with its heavily hypnotic guitar/flute groove, is perfect listening when you're "in the mood" (for lack of a less sleazy or explicit phrase), but some people might be displeased with a few things - the lyrics, the fact that it's a sex song, Usher's sense of egotism and the fake orgasms and surrendering come-ons of an infatuated/sexed-up/possibly drunk or stoned female. "Seduction", as predictable as its title suggests, works just fine with usher's melodically smooth vocals and Jam & Lewis' smooth production. What's most surprising about the track is Usher's unexpected rap towards the end, which isn't too bad, despite the fact that the lyrics are (once again) sexual. Nonetheless, I consider that song an actual highlight.

Altogether, a great album, Usher's best to date, GO BUY IT! 5 STARS!

Yes, I know I mentioned that there was some filler, which should mean Usher should not get his full marks. However, this is the album that turned me to R&B in all its forms - Pop, Soul, Rock, etc. Not only that, but the few weak tracks this CD are easily compensated for with all the other tracks, which usually range from great to stellar. Therefore, I refuse to give my favourite album less recognition than it deserves.

5 Best Tracks:
"My Boo (feat. Alicia Keys)"
"Yeah (feat. Ludacris)"
"Confessions (Part II)"
"Throwback (feat. Jadakiss)"
"Seduction"

Album Favourite:
"Simple Things"

Weaker Tracks:
"Can U Handle It"

Average customer rating:

It stanks in a good way
Outkast Does It Again - Another Classic
One of the decades best (so far)
basically
now THAT'S the stapler, Dan!

Stankonia
OutKast
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Binding: Audio CD

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Big Boi and Dre Present...Outkast

ASIN: B00002R0MA
Release Date: 2000-10-31

Tracks:

Intro
Gasoline Dreams
I'm Cool (Interlude)
So Fresh, So Clean
Ms. Jackson
Snappin' & Trappin'
D.F. (Interlude)
Spaghetti Junction
Kim & Cookie (Interlude)
I'll Call Before I Come
B.O.B.
Xplosion
Good Hair (Interlude)
We Luv Deez Hoez
Humble Mumble
Drinkin' Again (Interlude)
Red Velvet
Cruisin' In The ATL (Interlude)
Gangsta Sh*t
Toilet Tisha
Slum Beautiful
Pre-Nump (Interlude)
Stankonia (Stanklove)

Amazon.com's Best of 2000

Imagine if the ghetto got electrified. That's Stankonia, an album of street smarts doused with gasoline and ready to burn. When a thundering electric guitar collides with a relentless drumbeat on the molten "Gasoline Dreams," it dominates mind and body, setting the tone for the album. Dre and Big Boi spin a world of freaks, poets, preachers, and pimps, but most importantly, possibilities. This music messes with your head. --Lizz Mendez Berry

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Big Boi and Andre 3000 make a monumental mothership connection on their utterly stupefying fourth album. At a time when the hip-hop "album" seems to be sadly declining in significance, Atlanta's finest deliver a classic package of space-case imagery, curbside poetry, and delicious experimental funk. While the boys still celebrate their big pimpin' lifestyles, "Gasoline Dreams" and the breathtaking "Humble Mumble" overflow with striking images of dashed American dreams and urban frustration. Stankonia's most beautiful moments come in the name of love, whether it's a celebration of the current ("Stanklove") or a lamentation of the past ("Ms. Jackson"). The love movement is manifested on the album's revolutionary production, combining the oozing, organic licks of P-Funk, the fearless, sexual audacity of Prince, some down-home Southern crunk, and even a little drum & bass ("B.O.B."). While Stankonia certainly isn't an "easy" album, its ambition and vision easily rank it among hip-hop's greatest in some time. --Hua Hsu

Customer Reviews:

It stanks in a good way .......2007-06-20

Southernplayalisticadillacmusik was a classic. Atliens was virtually spotless and so was Aquemeni but this album does have its flaws and as reviewers we need to point out certain flaws of an album instead of saying that everything is good just because you love the artists. That is being rational. Lets look at the positives as well as the negatives of this album shall we.

The Good: B.O.B, So Fresh So Clean and Ms. Jackson were all great singles and B.O.B. showed the lyrical agility of Dre and Big Boi as they kick superb rhymes over a fast-pased beat. Gasoline Dreams was the raucous kick off to this album and Khujo Goodie is still on point. Snappin & Trappin(featuring Killer Mike and J-Sweet) and Spaghetti Junction are both banging highlights(and is it me or did Big Boi take shots at Lil Jon and Emperor Sercy on Spaghetti Junction?). Humble Mumble which features Erykah Badu is another creative single with beautiful production and Red Velvet is an obvious jab at bling-bling rappers which is well done and Gangsta S*** is awesome(the remix on Greg Street's mixtape is not bad either). Its hard to say which one is my favorite off all the tracks listed so I'll just say all of them.
The Bad: A lot of the skits are not funny. We Love Deez Hoez(featuring Backbone and Big Gipp)is the worst song that Outkast has ever made next to Land Of A Million Drums(off the Shaggy and Scooby soundtrack)! The hook is stupid plus the guy doing the hook sounds like Baby Huey. Hahaha We Love Deez Hoez??????

The Ugly: I Call Before I Come is straight up filler, The campy beat sounds like background music for Mork And Mindy and why southern rap gods like Outkast would make a song with Gangsta Booty is anybody's guess. Xplosion(with B-Real and Witchdoctor)is another stinker that sounds like a bad sample of a Korn song. B-Real stunk it up worse with a weak jab at that wegro publication XXL or XXLAX(pick one)and what kind of a hook is that? And finally Slum Beautiful and Stankonia are two bland tracks that make avoiding sleep an impossible task. Bottom Line: Outkast's Stankonia is still a solid album despite these flaws. They still gave you some heat and the production was hard but they just had some songs that they could have gotten rid of. I would still recomend it but I'm not going to gloss over the fishy moments of this album.

Outkast Does It Again - Another Classic.......2006-09-04

Another 5-Star Classic from the hottest duo in the game. Standout tracks: So Fresh, So Clean - Ms. Jackson - Spaghetti Junction - but the single B.O.B. steals the show - so fresh and clean itself you might put it on loop for a few days before you listen to the rest of the album. This CD a definite must for any music collection regardless of your musical taste.

One of the decades best (so far).......2006-08-10

It is a testament to Outkast's greatness that they made a cd that should be on many critics top 50 list of the decade, one that made many "best of" lists in the year it was released, and it's not even their best work (you will have to pick up 1998's Aquemini for that pleasure). But Stankonia does deserve its praise and place among great cds both within and outside of its broad rap genre. This record reminds me a great deal of the Clash's London Calling, a cd that came out twenty years earlier, if not in sound but in style and spirit.
Like London Calling, what Stankonia does is expertly takes the roots and influences of a talented group and effectively filters them through their own developed sound, at once paying tribute to those influences and also building on a diverse and eclectic range of styles. This creates something that is at once in line with what has come before it but also on a higher level. Not an easy thing to do.
From the Hendrix meets Public Enemy opener "Gasoline Dreams" to the soul swagger of "So Fresh, So Clean" to the bombastic "B.O.B" this is hip hop music for people who may not like hip hop as well as for the genre's most die hard followers.
In addition to those great songs, the huge single "Ms. Jackson" is also found here, as well as hidden gem's "Toilet Tisha" (a tragic tale of ghetto suicide) "Humble Mumble" (which features
some of Eryka Badu's best verses) and the truly dirty south "I'll Call Before I Come" a rap song that could have only come out of the south, generally, and by Outkast, specifically.
The skits may be a bit off putting for some, but in my opinion they set up and add depth to the upcoming track and gives the listener pause between the wide ranging and well made tracks of this truly diverse masterpiece.

basically.......2006-05-20

basically i bought this whole cd for songs4&5----

4. So Fresh, So Clean Listen Listen Listen
5. Ms. Jackson

now THAT'S the stapler, Dan!.......2006-04-11

Heh, to be Frank, or George with you the only other Outkast album I've ever listened to is Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, so for all of you hardcore Outkast fans who say they went to techno or some ehs on this, this may look like blasphemy. Well, I'm not sure about their other records but on Stankonia Outkast made hip-hop that is extremely unique. And the hooks omg the hooks, they're everywhere, it'll probably take a few listens though to see that. Andre's odd sexual obsessions detract from the record, that kind of self-indulgence always does, but almost everything he does on the record is still brilliant.... even if his weirdness does annoy you > <. All in all it's a suprisingly subtle and consistent album, the skits aside every track is phenomenal. It's one of the few records I think I HAVE to give 5 stars, I could lower it due to indulgence issuses...... but then I'd have to lower Sgt. Peppers rating... and god knows I'm not going to do that, lol. Only Greatest Hits compilations show more consistant brilliance than records on par with Stankonia. Certain aspects of the duo remain overrated but the fact is, Outkast is one of the best things to happen to modern pop music. ALSO, heh, another one of the many things that make this record stand out is the level of maturity, arghhh now I'm sounding old. This kind of maturity could only have come from great artists, artists that see far more than just the exterior of the issues they're addressing. But before I start heaping on the praise, I'm gonna say it... omg, it's being said.... MS. JACKSON IS THE MOST OVERRATED SONG EVER OMG, well, that's exaggerating, but you get my point. Best song you ask? B.O.B., no doubt in my mind, one of the greatest hip-hop songs ever recorded. Stankonia is a timeless album, a classic record, one of the best of all time. =) you can't argue so don't try.

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Hands down the greatest hip hop album of all time.
Only One Song Really Counts...
Another Outkast Classic
Best of the best
...~AQUEMINI~... One of the best rap cd's I've ever heard

Aquemini
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ASIN: B00000BKI1
Release Date: 1998-09-29

Tracks:

Hold On, Be Strong
Return Of The 'G'
Rosa Parks
Skew It On The Bar-B
Aquemini
Synthesizer
Slump
West Savannah
Da Art Of Storytellin' (Part 1)
Da Art Of Storytellin' (Part 2)
Mamacita
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Y'All Scared
Nathaniel
Liberation
Chonkyfire

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It takes a few listens to sink in, but on Aquemini, Outkast have pulled off a rare feat in hip-hop: they've made a good record that's a masterpiece of subtlety. What's more, it's their third record, and they've yet to fall into a rut--and that alone puts them in line for an award. The Organized Noize production crew is sublime, working with live musicians and crafting hook-filled soundscapes that complement Big Boi and Andre Benjamin's melodic patter. (See "Rosa Parks," "Chonkyfire," and the epic "Liberation," which features Erykah Badu, Cee Lo, and Big Rube--and clocks in at just under nine minutes.) Classy and intelligent, Outkast haven't sacrificed anything in their quest to make challenging, innovative hip-hop that forgoes idle boasting for the duo's message. A sample, from the title track: "Now, question: Is every nigga wit dreads for the cause? / Is every nigga wit golds for the fall? Naw / So don't get caught in appearance." --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

Hands down the greatest hip hop album of all time........2007-07-16

It really gets no better than this. This album gets better every time you listen to it. Absolute brilliance.

Only One Song Really Counts..........2007-05-11

The only song I really liked on the CD was Rosa Parks but since I could not buy just the single...the CD was worth it!!!

Another Outkast Classic.......2007-03-25

It is hard to say which album is Outkast's greatest. I have all of their albums and have thoroughly listened to each and every single one repeatedly. To me, these guys haven't missed yet on an album. But on Aquemini I noticed that Andre and Big Boi have grown up a little, and so has their material and lyrics. This album is the one that has placed Andre 3000 on the list of great mc's of all time. His verse on "Return of the 'G'" was outstanding (What's up wit Andre? is he on coke/ is he on drugs? is he gay?/when y'all gon' break up?/when y'all gon' wake up?/ I'm feelin better than ever/ whats wrong wit you? YOU GET DOWN!), as with all his other ones. Every single one of his verses on this album are classics. Not to forget about Big Boi, he also holds his own on this album. On this album, more so than the others, is when their two styles weave together perfectly and make every track great. The production also matches the tight lyrics from the two. Notice the unique production on tracks like Rosa Parks, Synthesizer, Aquemini and you'll hear production like none other. Just give it a few listens and you'll see and feel and hear the masterpiece at hand. A must buy for any Outkast fan, whether you just started listening to them or you've been listening since their first album.

Best of the best.......2007-02-28

I think Outkast is the best rap act of all-time. This album represents the zenith of of their work. On it, we see Big Boi's flow evolve into the smooth and catchy yet relevant offering (check out Skew it on the Bar-B) that he continues to deliver to this day. At the same time, we see Andre at his peak, when he was fully exploring creativity of his sound (see the sweet distortion in his verse on Da art of Storytellin' pt. II) while still snappin' like the best M.C. on the planet (unlike his later experimental singing on The Love Below and Idlewild). If you have jumped on the Outkast bandwagon with the likes of Ms. Jackson or Hey Ya, you should definetly cop this classic (along with 1996's ATLiens and 1993's Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik) and see how much Outkast has evolved over the past 1.5 decades. Every track is awesome except #11 (Mamacita).

...~AQUEMINI~... One of the best rap cd's I've ever heard.......2007-02-19

This CD is tight on all levels. Beats, production, and lyrics. Outkast is called outkast because they are different than any artists out. They got unique styles. They got the most creative imaginations I've heard of. This CD is classic. Pick it up if you got a ear for creativity and real rap music. This is one of my favorites and i've got around 400 rap cd's.

Average customer rating:

Good songs, but where's the soundtrack?
Outkast takes a risk - and wins!
Im Giving 1 star for the reviews below...
Dissapointing But Still Solid (Rating: 7 out of 10- -3.5 stars)
Great CD!

Idlewild
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ASIN: B000BRLRUO
Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

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Mighty 'O'
Peaches
Idlewild Blue
Infatuation (Interlude)
N2U
Morris Brown
Chronomentrophobia
The Train
Life Is Like A Musical
No Bootleg DVDs
Hollywood Divorce
Zora (Interlude)
Call The Law
Bamboo & Cross (Interlude)
BuggFace
Makes No Sense At All
In Your Dreams
PJ & Rooster
Mutron Angel
Greatest Show On Earth
You're Beautiful
When I Look In Your Eyes
Dyin' To Live
A Bad Note

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Despite its title title, this is not a soundtrack for the Idlewild movie--almost no songs appear in the film. Instead, the tunes seem inspired by Idlewild's narrative themes. Outkast extends the eccentric streak that began on Stankonia and continued through The Love Below/Speakerboxxx. Fans of that last album may enjoy Idlewild's continued eclecticism, especially from Andre 3000, who seems to be moving further away from "rap" every moment toward some bizarre love child of Prince and Melvin Van Peebles. A song like "Mighty O," which actually features both Outkast members rhyming, is a refreshing throwback to the duo's earlier days, but Idlewild is mostly divided between songs from Andre and Big Boi, with few points of intersection. By far the strangest Outkast album they've ever released--and this is saying a lot--Idlewild is a heady, dizzying trip. Awkwardly disjointed at times, it undeniably certifies the group as one of the most adventurous that hip-hop has ever seen. It's not easy to love but it's hard not to respect. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

Good songs, but where's the soundtrack?.......2007-07-01

The movie of "Idlewild" itself had over 25 songs in it. So I didn't expect the soundtrack to have all the songs from the movie. But the weird thing is that there are actually 25 tracks on the CD, but only 7 of the songs are from the film! The soundtrack is still well worth the purchase. Listed below are the consistencies and the missing songs from the film.

The only tracks that are included on the CD
which are also in the movie are:

1. Morris Brown (Big Boi, with Sleepy Brown & Scar)
2. Chronomentrophobia (Outkast)
3. Makes No Sense (Outkast)
4. PJ & Rooster (Outkast)
5. Mutron Angel (Whild Peach)
6. Greatest Show on Earth (Macy Gray and Outkast)
7. When I Look in Your Eyes (Outkast)

The following songs are from the film, but are not included on this soundtrack and are available on other albums (as indicated).

Bessie Smith: The Essential

1. Do Your Duty

Cab Calloway The Early Years: 1930-34 [BOX SET]

1. The Nightmare
2. Moonglow
3. Kickin' the Gong Around

Outkast: Big Boi and Dre Present...

1. Movin' Cool (The After Party)

Outkast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

1. Bowtie
2. Church
3. She Lives in My Lap
4. Vibrate
5. Take Off Your Cool
6. The Rooster

Songs from the film that are unavailable:
1. Happy Days Are Here Again (Leo Reisman & His Orchestra)
2. Baptized (Angelic Voices)
3. Holy Holy (Angelic Voices)
4. Slum Swing (The Decon Band)
5. Drunken Rooster (Paul Rabjohns & Larry Lunetta)
6. The Bridge (Paul Rabjohns & Larry Lunetta)
7. On the Way to Heaven (André 3000)

Outkast takes a risk - and wins!.......2007-04-09

Okay... so the critics don't like it. Big deal! Outkast did an amazing job blending different musical styles and they've created a fun musical that is great when I'm driving and wonderful for swing, too!

While I'm at it, the movie is also 5 stars and worth every minute. Andre3k actually stretches by portraying an uptight shy man, not his usual persona. Both the CD and the movie are a fun romp!

Im Giving 1 star for the reviews below..........2007-03-04

Because they're too damn long! I mean who has time to read all that, let alone write all that. People can we keep the reviews down to like 1 or 2 short paragraphs please?!

Dissapointing But Still Solid (Rating: 7 out of 10- -3.5 stars).......2007-03-04

Outkast is probably one of my most influentual groups to come out of the hometown of ATL. That being said, this album was a slight dissapointment from all other Outkast albums that I've heard. Being based off the movie "Idlewild" I figured this would be a nice album in connection to the movie it was based on. Like a lot of people noticed, this album is like "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below". In fact it's a little too much like it (I'm suprised it wasn't a double disc as well). With Andre 3000 doing more singing, he sounds a little off with his vocals. I understand that he was experimenting with his singing vocals on "The Love Below", but I just wasn't feeling it on "Idlewild". Newer fans od Outkast (post "Stankonia") will like it, but those who have been down since "Southernplaya..." will be scratching their head. Nown old fans feel relieved when they hear Andre spit some rhymes, like on "Hollywood Divorce" and "Mighty O", two of the best songs on this album. Personally this is the Andre I wanted to hear. If I wanted to hear him sing, I would have stuck with their double disc.

As for Big Boi, he does a good job pulling his weight on his solo tracks. Another favorite song on here was "The Train", that was done by him solo. His style really hasn't changed much since the last album, which is actually good for me. He can still pull some dope rhymes. Some of his solo songs I wasn't feeling as well, like "Morris Brown".

Overall this is a solid album to me. Not as good as other Outkast albums, but it's still good. I just don't like the fact that there are a bunch of Big Boi and Andre solo songs with some of the songs they are on together (about three total), and then called an Outkast CD. As I said before, most of their previous albums they were rhyming toghether and very little singing (i.e. "Funky Ride" & "Liberation"). Also I found there were very limited guests from the Dungeon Family (except for Sleep Brown, Killer Mike, Khujo from Good Mob), as well as others like Macy Gray. I still love Outkast as one of my favorite groups, and how much sucessful they have became, especially with a good movie along with this. But if I had to choose their worst album, it would be this one. But thats not saying much, because all their albums are worth hearing.

Lyrics: B-
Production: B
Guest Appearances: B
Musical Vibes: C+
Overall: B-

My Favorite Tracks: Mighty O, Peaches, N2U, The Train, Hollywood Divorce, PJ & Rooster, Buggface

Honorable Mention: Life Is Like A Musical

Favorite Outkast Albums From Best To Worst:
1. Southernplayaisticmuzik
2. Aquemini
3. ATLiens
4. Speakerboxx/The Love Below
5. Stankonia
6. Idlewild

Peace Everyone!!!

Great CD!.......2007-02-22

OutKast is really great - I've gotta say this is my favorite CD.

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Outkast's often forgotten classic sophomore joint.......
Classic...'nuf said
Outkast....ATLiens.....What.....Enough Said....
...~ATLiens~...
My 1st cd by theM

ATLiens
OutKast
Manufacturer: La Face
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000013GT
Release Date: 1996-08-27

Tracks:

You May Die (Intro)
Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac)
ATLiens
Wheelz Of Steel
Jazzy Belle
Elevators (Me & You)
Ova Da Wudz
Babylon
Wailin'
Mainstream
Decatur Psalm
Millennium
E.T. (Extraterrestrial)
13th Floor/Growing Old
Elevators (ONP 86 Mix)

Album Description

OutKast has almost singlehandedly defined the sound of Atlanta rap. Tongue-flippin', rhyme-spittin' and Cadillac-ridin', all with a Southern accent, Big Boi and Dre have proved tobe the South's ideal MCs. ATLIENS continues in the same vein as Outkast's 1994 debut, SOUTHERNPLAYALISTICADILLACMUZIK, with producers Organized Noize back to accompany the duo's laid-back flow. Big Boi and Dre proclaim to prove a point with every rhyme, never wasting a line. They like to think of themselves as outcasts from the hip-hop community--aliens,so to speak. Their tracks have an outer-space feeling to them--a feeling that, ironically, has warmed the community right up to them. They're so out, they're in.

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Outkast's often forgotten classic sophomore joint..............2007-03-13

Outkast dont get enough credit for ATLiens. This joint dropped in 1996 at the height of the East Coast/ West Coast rap beef. They had the balls to be different but still maintained their dopeness. This joint was and still is light years ahead of the competition when it comes to artistic vision, flows and beats. Bow Down!

Top Joints:
Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac)
ATLiens
Wheelz Of Steel (A Summer Banger)
Jazzy Belle
Elevators (Me & You) (Classic, what more can be said?)
Babylon
Mainstream (Aint all Peaches N Cream)Classic
Decatur Psalm (Negroe Spiritual Banger)
13th Floor/Growing Old (Kast version of Hip Hop Is Dead. Big Rube nails the spoken word.)

Classic...'nuf said .......2007-03-07

I have always stated that this is in my top 5 list of classic hip hop albums. In my opinion, this is Outkast's best cd. Love it.

Outkast....ATLiens.....What.....Enough Said...........2007-02-23

Outkast! The best of the best, this is my fourth copy of this CD, it never gets old at all, you can put in ATLiens and just ride out all day, all night! 13th Floor/Growing Old, that's some real stuff this whole CD is real, this is when Outkast was not concerned about being politically correct or appealing to everbody i.e. the pop community. This is probably their greatest CD ever, it actually a toss up between Aquemini and this one. You will not be disappointed with this at all! This is their best works here!

...~ATLiens~..........2007-02-18

This CD is tight on all levels. Beats, Lyrics, Production. It's all good. If you don't got it, pick it up. Outkast is called Outkast because they are different than other rappers, different than any artist of any genre for that matter. I don't see any of their CD's as being their best, because all their CD's are their best. It is their second CD, but it sounds like it could have been made this year. Andre paints pictures with his words, he's got an unseen imagination, and he's a true artist. Big Boi has real tight flows. Pick this up for sure, You definately wont be disappointed if you like that real rap music and have respect for creativity. ~If you like the style they got on this, Aquemini has a similar style. So get that too.~

My 1st cd by theM.......2006-12-11

Wow this is crazy 2 b the 1st I got from them it's very very good I like it a lot expect 1 song Decatur Psalm idk about that song but every other song is hot I never new there where so good till I just needed a new cd cuz hip-hop is ok now so I just thought about going bac in time and a friend recommend this cd it has every type of song on it so u don't need 2 switch atrtist to get a taste of different types of stories this has it all but if there is n e 1 out there who tell me which cd 2 get next please do hit me up till then I am just chilling with ATLiens

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