Reviews (page 8 of 8)
Great beats. Great soulful voice. Smooth
No me gustó tanto, quizás no es mi estilo de música.
It was alright. I'm not the biggest fan of Cee-Lo. It was nice to hear other music of his other than just the one I know. 2-3 stars probably.
Early 2000s Atlanta was clearly such a fun place to make a record, but this guy really benefitted from Dangermouse. The music of the early 2000s shows us how advanced the present always seems, and looking back, how primitive the present is. I like that the album is good enough to get us to ignore the somewhat rudimentary production, but this is no Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
This hip-hop album didn't draw me in.
no me gusto pero no es tan malo fjdajkfa
I have respect for Cee Lo as a creator and producer, but I found this album too monotonal for my taste.
Funky, macht gute Laune
A pretty solid album all around.
Actually not bad, good beats, decent lyrics, 3/5
Weird to see Green on this list... I guess he was more popular than I thought lol. It was pretty good! A bit dated but still worthwhile
Schon originell, aber nichts für mich!
Zu gewollt cool aber Potential
Surprisingly enjoyable!
Didn't even know this album was a thing 😂 I rate Cee-Lo though from the days of Goodie Mob, Gnarles Barley too. Halfway through and I'm not that impressed 😂 it's OK but it's nowhere near as good as Gnarles or Goodie. Feels like a bit of a swing and a miss. Shame, wanted to enjoy it. 2/5
Meh - I don't see when you would ever want to listen to this.
Bestimmt seit Ludacris keinen Southside Rap mehr gehört. Macht gut Laune, hat aber nicht genug Texttiefe, um mich zum Weiterhören zu animieren. Da höre ich dann lieber OutKast. Zum putzen& aufräumen OK
Werd ich vermutlich wieder vergessen und nicht nochmal hören.
This one really wasn’t for me. There are some very good tracks on it. I think it suffers from cd bloat, at over an hour long, there is some serious editing that could have probably made it a tight, better album. Good songs on it, but overall a slog to get through
Hip hop y Soul. Vocalmente impecable.
It is ok
Nah
Good
Buen ritmo, ñe la voz
3.4
Actually not too bad. Some interesting cameos and collaborations. But I bet Cee Lo Green would be an arsehole to hang around with. His songs are very ego centric. Just pipe down Cee Lo! Also I feel like when he really goes for it, it kind of sounds like his voice box is malfunctioning. I don’t even know if he can sing... he is just making noise.
Didn't listen to it all and skipped a few, but surprisingly not as bad as I was expecting. Few funky soul tunes in there... Can't say I didn't enjoy Soul Machine 🕺
It was fun.. not my genre, especially lyrically.
I don’t really like his voice, but there’s no denying that the production value is high and the songs are fun to vibe/bounce/verbs to. Stunned I went above two stars for this.
really catchy!
For me it was a bit meh. I got about half way through this album before I remembered that Cee-Lo Green features on ‘The Mouse and the Mask’ with Dangermouse and MF DOOM. Then I remembered how incredible that album is. Then I went and listened to that instead. Maybe the second half of this album is better than the first, but even if it is I still think I made the right choice. Cracking voice though, and I’m not sure Van Morrison’s ever been asked to appear on ‘The Masked Singer’, so he’s got that going for him.
I had never heard this one before actually, but I really enjoyed it bc it sounded so much like the rest of the hip hop/r&b that I listened to in high school
The best bit about this album is that Timbaland is on it and it reminded me of when I passed my driving test. Viva la Peugeot 106.
I hadn't heard any of these songs before - is it bad if all the worst songs were CeeLo by himself? This album was "fine"
Not my cup of tea, but found myself tapping my pen to the rhythm on a few songs on the back half of the album.
Cee-lo is so underrated. Wild, creative jamz. An amazing roster of producers. I think I might like his debut better, but this is still great.
One hit wonder
The run time is too long and I find his voice irritating by the end of it. The songs are also just not interesting at all.
Was ok, not a Cee-Lo green fan, probably wouldnt listen again
Rap meh
Nada interesante que ofrecer
Not my bag. A bit silly at times. Also listened to a whole other album I didn't need to, which may have skewed my opinion
annoying voice, and just boring music. not my bag :/
Hay que empezar por decirlo, Cee-Lo sí tiene talento; de hecho es un músico bastante talentoso con buen oído, muy versátil y es un excelente productor. Por otro lado, Cee-Lo es malo rapeando y siempre se ha empecinado en hacerlo. Tiene una voz muy particular que funciona en algunas canciones y en muchas otras no. El peor problema de este disco es que esa versatilidad la utiliza para mal; termina tratando de abarcar demasiado y, a diferencia de otros discos que nos han tocado, en este no funciona. Las canciones que suenan más a soul son buenas, muy bien producidas y de sonido brillante. El problema es que trata de hacer demasiado hip-hop con ritmos sosos que no dan nada especial y letras mensas; trata de hacer medio románticas que tampoco cuadran. Si este fuera un disco ceñido a la forma en que suenan las primeras dos canciones sería un buen disco, de la forma en que quedó es un desastre sin pies ni cabeza que se siente cansado y largo a pesar de durar solo una hora. El disco Lady Killer de él mismo es muchísimo mejor a mi parecer, más concentrado a enfocarse y con un resultado mucho mejor. Cosas rescatables perdidas en este pero el disco termina sintiéndose muy raro e incomodo.
Better than expected, better than gnarls Barkley
La música está muy bien, muy movido y bien rapeado pero hubo algo que no me atrapó. Creo que es demasiado, muchos sonidos, mucho rap, mucho por todos lados y termina aturdiendo. Creo que el disco es muy bueno pero algo no me dejó disfrutarlo.
The best thing I can say about this album is that the music is better than the hideous cover art.....but that’s a low bar
I know CeeLo mainly from Gnarls Barkley, not familiar with much from him earlier than that. I was expecting to like this more than I did. I liked a few of the songs but most of them I just found uninteresting. It was fun to see all the guest artists he had on the album though.
damn this was good asf
Pretty fun. Need a half star here, this album is right at 2.5 for me.
twas fine
Quizá si lo vuelvo a escuchar pasa de uno a tres, pero no lo quiero volver a escuchar.
Tiene varias que me laten... no están en éste album
i know i'm biased but i just really don't like him as a person so i cannot justify giving him anything above a 2
-1 point cos it wasn’t fuck you album
some catchy hooks but mostly corny
Very tight initially, but failed to hold together as well for me in the latter half.
It's fun and playful but I can't completely get into it. I think I prefer his Gnarls Barkley material.
I do find Cee-Lo Green's vocal styles kind of interesting, he has an interesting cadence and good range. There is some neat instrumentations/flows here but, not quite the potential it could be, weighed down by some of the themes. Not my jam, but not bad.
Me pasó algo interesante con este disco. En primer lugar, no conocía al amigo Cee-Lo, y este estilo de música como R&B no es mi favorito, por lo que la primera vez que lo escuché lo hice sin poner mucha atención y se me hizo equis... Luego, volví a escucharlo con audífonos y ohhh, qué diferencia! (la primera vez lo hice con las bocinas de mi computadora). Los arreglos de este disco son muy interesantes, la composición de los samples con efectos (ruido de ciudad, voces, etc.) le dan a varias canciones un ambiente muy rico y agradable. Desafortunadamente creo que el disco tiene demasiadas canciones, y algunas simplemente son aburridas, por lo que dejé su calificación en 3.
2.5|La mitad del disco está bueno bueno, lo malo es cuando comienza a meter demasiado hippity hoppity o a rapear de formas extrañas, mientras se enfoque en el neo soul y R&B de balada bonita todo fluye muy bien. Su timbre no ayuda mucho para esas canciones raras y el rapeo termina siendo incomodo y rebuscado.
Cuando empezamos y hubo hip hop con The Roots pensé que podría tener espacio para que algo de este estilo me guste, pero este disco me demostró que mñeh… hay cosas realmente aburridas y sin ningún interés para mí. No me gusta la voz, no me gusta el estilo de rapeo y no me gusta que casi en ninguna canción la instrumentación. Le rescata la segunda estrella que en algún momento me recordó a un desfile en NOLA.
expectations very low. very pleasantly surprised.
Like the PG version of Cee-lo's best song, I think I'll say "forget you" to this album
Starting to notice that anything with the Pharrell touch is a good sign. Old school southern styles big Outkast vibes. Can also hear a bit of Anderson Paak as well. The One was my highlight, sick TI verse
This was not good. It seemed pretty soulless. Also Mr Green appear to be not a good person.
Really doesn’t do it for me. Find his voice annoying, also don’t think it was very soul
I can dig this. Has a range of tempos and overall moods.
Nope!! 1.1
Cee-Lo can do better than this, I've heard it. There's a couple of decent tracks on here, but it mostly feels self-indulgent and repetitive. I'm rather disappointed, I expected more.
Gross.
The soul machine indeed
false
Not for me, i did like the ludacris song
Cee Lo's comments in recent years have soured his reputation. Solid production by the Neptunes and Jazzy Pha, but the album contains too much filler.
Not bad but just average, lack of big hits and memorable songs
It's like a soulful panda learned to make rap music
dontt like it
Tries to be cute, and has some boppy moments. But the singing is boring, the mix is mediocre, and the clean version on Tidal is annoying. Neptunes production that ends up being bad makes me sad, but it is what it is.
6/10 FT: The Soul Machine
Very good album, and his voice is incredible.
very rappy, i think kim will like this
Don't like his voice and found the songs consistently boring. Only managed the first half of the album before I switched off.