as a group, they've continued to grow, evolve musically. i appreciate that in a group but i do realize that sometime this upsets devotees. you want a group to always stay the same as when you first discovered them. this is not the case for me, at least not now. as a teen i'm sure this was much more important. now, i am glad to see acts mature as musicians, hone their craft, experiment, etc. as a group, outkast has also moved beyond just being musicians. they invest in businesses, have a clothing line, and act. andre has been in a few movies, and big boi was in last year's movie atl. i didn't see atl, but am tempted to on demand it this afternoon. i saw andre in get shorty and four brothers and thought he did a good job in both.
so, as a fan of their music and a respecter of their acting ablility, i'm excited to see the movie idlewild that features them. and, as a bonus, it also stars terrence howard, who was fabulous in crash and hustle and flow, and great in other films as well.
now, today is tuesday. anyone know what happens on tuesdays? new music is released. so, the new outkast album came out today. it's a companion piece to the movie, although i'm curious to see how much of the album is in the movie. despite several factors that told me to wait, i bought the album. hey, it was a good price on itunes, came with 2 videos and an interactive booklet. and, the album is freaking 25 songs long. it's not some 30 minute wonder. it is over 70 minutes of music. so, it was worth the price to me.
to my review. i never do a song by song review, mainly because i'm too lazy to do album reviews like that. and, i really do like to think of albums as whole pieces rather than 2-3 singles, a couple of other good songs, and a bunch of filler. many artists make weak albums by my standard of whole. but outkast usually doesn't let me down. normally, i'm just thinking that there are only 1-3 songs that aren't good on their albums. this album is good, not great. it's not their best work, but it doesn't disappoint either. then again, as i listen more it may grow and become one of my favorites. it definately holds your attention the whole way through, and is very listenable. the second half is better than the first, but even in that first half there are still some really nice cuts. i advise you buy this album. if you want, borrow it from a friend that already has it, give it a listen. if you like it, then buy it. if you don't, hey, you gave it a listen and made your own decision. although, i would say that good art often takes time to appreciate and you may not like it on your first listen.
finally, this album is soooo much better than most of the crap that passes for hip hop on the radio. it definately makes this look like an embarassment. seriously, the worst track on this album is 20x better than that.
4 comments:
I see you made a reference to borrowing and then buying. Nice.
I thought you wanted to get Christina's Back to Basics.
And please even if the Outkast album is 20x's beter than K-Fed, it's still an insult to Outkast
i'm saying the worst track is 20x better.
and, just for the record, atl sucked. woody and i watched it in the bahamas. maybe its that we didnt know it was a boy roller-skate flick, maybe its that it really did suck, but we almost left half way through.
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