gnarls barkley is awesome

Arcade Fire · 27 Apr 2006 at 20:47

Presumably everyone's heard the single 'Crazy' by now, since it's been playing roughly everywhere for about the last month and has the whole yadda yadda ten bazillion downloads thing.

But I just got the album St. Elsewhere and it's fantastic! It's tinged with 70s soul, r'n'b, Aphex Twin-style electronic beats, truly innovative production, the luscious voice of Mr. Cee-Lo Green, and songs about schizophrenia and necrophilia. It's produced by Danger Mouse as well, him what did The Grey Album and Gorillaz' Demon Days.

I highly recommend this if you get the chance.

Haly · 27 Apr 2006 at 21:06

Got to agree with you.
I was worried he'd be a one hit wonder but figured I'd take a risk and try his album.
Really impressed with the quality of it.

Carzy · 27 Apr 2006 at 21:19

I knew this would be good, just by looking at the people responsible for it.

Crazy is probably the only good song I've heard come out of the charts in years. It's a great tune.

Royality · 27 Apr 2006 at 22:54

I DON'T GET CRAZY! IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IN MY HEAD AND SAYING THIS IN CAPITALS EMPHASISES MY EVIDENT CONFUSION! :confused:

Sorry...

asim · 28 Apr 2006 at 00:21

I'll buy the album as I loved the song crazy.

00bob00 · 28 Apr 2006 at 01:19

Carzy said:
I knew this would be good, just by looking at the people responsible for it.

Crazy is probably the only good song I've heard come out of the charts in years. It's a great tune.

you must be pretty happy they named a song after you, i'll make you crazy!

dangermous is also producing the new rapture album XD

will pick this up sooner or later when i get a chance, i remember watching super sweet 16 when cee-lo daughter had her sweet 15th birthday... and it was ridiculously OTT and expensive. i love that program.

EasyG · 28 Apr 2006 at 01:34

nah hes not that good.

chrisd · 28 Apr 2006 at 01:58

EasyG said:
nah hes not that good.

It ain't one person foo'.

Carzy · 28 Apr 2006 at 02:33

00bob00 said:
you must be pretty happy they named a song after you, i'll make you crazy!

dangermous is also producing the new rapture album XD

will pick this up sooner or later when i get a chance, i remember watching super sweet 16 when cee-lo daughter had her sweet 15th birthday... and it was ridiculously OTT and expensive. i love that program.

That program makes me die a little inside each time I catch it while flicking through the music channels. It encapsulates just about everything that I find repulsive.

Sic · 28 Apr 2006 at 10:54

Carzy said:
That program makes me die a little inside each time I catch it while flicking through the music channels. It encapsulates just about everything that I find repulsive.

haha, dont lie - it's absolutely amazing!!! i love that episode!

i wonder if they'll do a DVD boxset!

EasyG · 28 Apr 2006 at 11:33

chrisd said:
It ain't one person foo'.

meh dont care.

Sirrel Squirrel · 28 Apr 2006 at 11:41

I got the album too, really like it although it's a bit short, some of the stuff really reminds me of another group although can't quite put my finger on it.

Arcade Fire · 28 Apr 2006 at 12:11

EasyG said:
meh dont care.

You are so too cool for this thread. Really.

MarcLister · 28 Apr 2006 at 13:06

I saw the video on TV at home last week and loved the look of the video. I didn't know who it was but I was enjoying the music so I suspended my channel hopping temporarily to find out who it was. When I found out it was Gnarls Barkley, I realised I'd read something about them on BBC News and how they had had a number one with a song sold only via downloads, which was a first.

Love the song, considering buying the single, maybe the album too if I like the sound of it.

mctrials23 · 28 Apr 2006 at 13:07

yeah deffo a good album, I was thinking that he would be a one hitter and the album would be budget but im pleasantly surprised.

Proc · 28 Apr 2006 at 14:04

Picked this up yesterday and i really like it. I still think Crazy is the best track on there, but the rest are good as well. Its different from most other albums released recently.

I got the album too, really like it although it's a bit short, some of the stuff really reminds me of another group although can't quite put my finger on it.

I thought this too, if anything it reminded me of some of the stuff Outkast have done.

Sirrel Squirrel · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:30

True some do sound like outkast, one of the songs also sounds a bit like oh my gosh by basement jaxx a little bit

Carzy · 28 Apr 2006 at 16:02

Yep it's very Outkast sounding. Which is no bad thing.

Chronos-X · 28 Apr 2006 at 20:15

Some of the production was like Kanye West. Did dangermous ever do any shizzle with him?

Spunj99 · 28 Apr 2006 at 20:21

Arcade Fire said:
Presumably everyone's heard the single 'Crazy' by now, since it's been playing roughly everywhere for about the last month and has the whole yadda yadda ten bazillion downloads thing.

But I just got the album St. Elsewhere and it's fantastic! It's tinged with 70s soul, r'n'b, Aphex Twin-style electronic beats, truly innovative production, the luscious voice of Mr. Cee-Lo Green, and songs about schizophrenia and necrophilia. It's produced by Danger Mouse as well, him what did The Grey Album and Gorillaz' Demon Days.

I highly recommend this if you get the chance.

Damn you! I was just about to post this same thread after i got in from my train journey and subsequent 14th listen of the album.

I hadn't even heard "Crazy" as i don't follow the charts...nor do i listen to the radio or have TV (shocking, but true) and i bought the album purely because it's producded by DJ Danger Mouse, and his Grey Album was on meh playlist for a long time!

Apparently that Cee-Lo guy used to be a rapper...

Best.change.of.direction.EVER.

Love it.

gnarls barkley is awesome

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