Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
This is something different than what I usually listen to. I'm not into rap or hip hop at all, at least I wasn't. Recently I've been listening to more of it, and trying to become more familiar with it. I guess I like the stuff that's more poppy. I probably started heading more towards that genre with the release of the Gorillaz' first CD. Now I like some Outkast, and stuff like that. I was told to give Gnarls Barkley a listen, and I do kind of like it.
Gnarls Barkley is made up of DJ Danger Mouse and rapper Cee-Lo. I recently realized Cee-Lo appeared as a rapper on Adult Swim's The Brak Show. He had like 8 mouths and easily won a rapping contest Brak had joined. Funny episode. Danger Mouse I knew had remixed the Beatles' White Album with Jay-Z's Black Album, but I have never had the courage to give it a listen.
I won't say I like every song on St. Elsewhere, but it holds my interest to the end of the album. Of course, everyone has heard "Crazy." It's a huge hit. And for good reason, it's catchy, and a good tune. Cee-Lo has a great vocal range, and the beat gets me going.
Gnarls Barkley covers the Violent Femmes of all bands with "Gone Daddy Gone." I like the percussion used for this mix, and once again Cee-Lo's voice is great. "Smiley Faces" sounds almost like a cover itself, but it's not. It just reminds me so much of the '60s beat, that I could be fooled into thinking it was one.
Some other songs I like on the CD are "Just A Thought" and "Who Cares." The former uses a classical guitar, which I find really interesting. I like the second song for the chorus, especially the part where the deep voice asks "Who Cares?" Just sounds pretty cool to me.
There's two songs on the album I don't really care for. They are "Go Go Gadget Gospel" and "Transformer." Both are just too speedy for me, and sound a bit too chaotic and repetitive. Not quite headache inducing, but I still don't like it.
I don't think those two songs kill the album for me. I like all the rest, and it really grooves. I prefer the slower songs, but some of the fast poppy songs are fun too. I'm going to try to listen to more music like this and expand my horizons.
For further reading:
Gnarls Barkley's homepage
All Music Guide's Gnarls Barkley entry
Wikipedia's Gnarls Barkley entry
Gnarls Barkley is made up of DJ Danger Mouse and rapper Cee-Lo. I recently realized Cee-Lo appeared as a rapper on Adult Swim's The Brak Show. He had like 8 mouths and easily won a rapping contest Brak had joined. Funny episode. Danger Mouse I knew had remixed the Beatles' White Album with Jay-Z's Black Album, but I have never had the courage to give it a listen.
I won't say I like every song on St. Elsewhere, but it holds my interest to the end of the album. Of course, everyone has heard "Crazy." It's a huge hit. And for good reason, it's catchy, and a good tune. Cee-Lo has a great vocal range, and the beat gets me going.
Gnarls Barkley covers the Violent Femmes of all bands with "Gone Daddy Gone." I like the percussion used for this mix, and once again Cee-Lo's voice is great. "Smiley Faces" sounds almost like a cover itself, but it's not. It just reminds me so much of the '60s beat, that I could be fooled into thinking it was one.
Some other songs I like on the CD are "Just A Thought" and "Who Cares." The former uses a classical guitar, which I find really interesting. I like the second song for the chorus, especially the part where the deep voice asks "Who Cares?" Just sounds pretty cool to me.
There's two songs on the album I don't really care for. They are "Go Go Gadget Gospel" and "Transformer." Both are just too speedy for me, and sound a bit too chaotic and repetitive. Not quite headache inducing, but I still don't like it.
I don't think those two songs kill the album for me. I like all the rest, and it really grooves. I prefer the slower songs, but some of the fast poppy songs are fun too. I'm going to try to listen to more music like this and expand my horizons.
For further reading:
Gnarls Barkley's homepage
All Music Guide's Gnarls Barkley entry
Wikipedia's Gnarls Barkley entry
Labels: Cee-Lo, DJ Danger Mouse, Gnarls Barkley
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