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ThirtyYearsAgo this was Crazy! It was Sexy and it was definitely Cool. Today... not so much. The good songs are still good. Not interested in the rest. 3/5
it's horny and has waterfalls
went into this with very low expectations because i've never really liked waterfalls or no scrubs but this was actually quite good; not at all familiar with (or that big of a fan of tbh) this style of music but i enjoyed it a lot more than i thought i would! 3/5, mostly held back by the interludes, being a bit too long, and the second half being a decent bit weaker than the first also maybe this is a little bit TOO sexy for me; some of the moaning (esp in "sexy") genuinely made me a bit uncomfortable
I had this album growing up and I remember loving it. I used to dance to it in my back yard with this complicated walking scene down the back side of my sheep pen. It was super ridculous looking back on it but it passed the time. Overall still a good vibe, and I love the female strength and empowerment they brought to their music.
The R&B train continues. I've never listened to this whole album, so it was fun to hear what else TLC was creating beyond their hits. Is Waterfalls THE most iconic song of the 90s? Possibly so. I love how their vocals come together in their music. Did I love this whole album? Not totally, a lot of it is still that smooth/sort of slow style that I have a hard time totally connecting with, but I've always thought these three ladies were pretty cool.
tables ladders and chairs always fire 8.5/10 best song - diggin on you
Its okay
I really wish I was getting more out of listening to these older pop albums in full. The songs everyone knows still hit, but everything else just feels like worse versions of those 2 or 3 songs. This one in particular had way too many skits!
Heard before; 4; For Waterfalls and Creep alone, this is at least a 3.5 album in my mind. On top of that, the rest of the tracks are very solid and perfectly nail the 90s R&B vibe. The vocals are excellent as well; they run the gamut from smooth and sexy to rough and edgy. Really is an album that I can put on and enjoy from front to back, and sounds different from most of the music I usually listen to and enjoy. Favorite Track: Waterfalls
Enjoyed
Comes out swinging with some fun tracks, then fizzles out pretty quick in the second half.
Cool
Now we're talkin
I always think of Space Jam when it comes to this very specific "sound" of 1990s R&B -- and that probably invites negative connotations, but Space Jam's soundtrack actually kicks ass, so it's a compliment if anything. This is basically peak form for this sort of music, honestly.
tried listening to this in highschool wasn’t a fan but i love creep
Classic 90s r and b album! I've always liked waterfalls, and this was one I've never really listened to but it was decent
1. intro - 0 2. creep - 2 3. game - 1 4. digging - 1 5. fake - 1 6. crazy - 1 7 red - 2 8. fallz - 3 9. lude - 0 10. again - 1 11. girlfriend - 0 12. zezy - 0 13. time - 1 14. uuitnezz - 0 15. zuuitch - 1 16. uuicked - 1
Definitely an album title that would be a lot cringier if someone like Maroon 5 sang it There’s a couple of good songs on here; Waterfalls is obviously the standout that epitomizes that 90s R&B sound, and I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t damn catchy. Red Light Special and If I Was Your Girlfriend (also I never woulda guessed Prince came up with that one lol) are the other ones that I’d say are solid songs. Vocals are pretty decent on this one, lot of talent at play between TLC themselves and all the featured artists As always with 90s-2000s R&B though, I think it suffers from a pretty huge lack of variety and these albums are always like 20 mins longer than they need to. I really don’t like all the interludes and skits in this one, some of them are alright on their own but it slows the pace of this one to an absolute crawl. I don’t think there’s a ton of stuff I really don’t like in this one, though other than Waterfalls there’s not a ton I love. I’m just not crazy about the genre (though man I could really clean up at trivia if I had more knowledge)
I love the idea of crazysexycool because the base concept is that those are the three types of girls in the world and that it is in fact possible to be all three at once, hence the lack of spaces in the title. Fun songs on here, apparently they kept switching producers as they made the album, so it feels more varied and full compared to other R&B just solid fare (the backstabbers reference is so slickkkkkk btw love it)
Manufactured pop artists have a weird place in music. I already realized that bands like the Monkees hadn't evolved like the other bands I listened to, and I was sort of aware that some of the oldies music I listened to wasn't made the same way. There became a huge prevalence of manufactured music as you enter the 80s and 90s., as the Spice Girls suddenly were everywhere and then, not that long after, we got the boy bands and we got the wave of female teen pop stars. And by the late 90’s a majority of pop music was manufactured. But, through it all, it never occurred to me that TLC were a manufactured pop group. Was it the way they looked? Was it the fact that one of them rapped? Was it because I just really didn't pay much attention to hip hop and R&B? Whatever the reason, I thought they were an organic group. Of course, they are not. They are as manufactured as any of the numerous '90s groups, so much so that their original leader didn't survive the process that formed them. Does that matter? Before, I would have said "absolutely". As of now, I'm pretty sure I don't care anywhere near as much. It should come as no surprise that the strongest song here is the most famous one, and that the singles are mostly stronger than everything else. "Waterfalls" feels basically far superior to everything else here, both in terms of how catchy it is and how (relatively) reflective it is lyrically. Still, as manufactured groups go, the remaining material is decent, and I don't know that there's anything here that stands out as being as bad as anything on the other manufactured pop albums I'm familiar with. And I'd probably go ahead and say this was one of the better records I've heard by one of these prefab pop groups, if not for the interludes. If you were to play a drinking game where you drink every time at least two of the words "crazy", "sexy" and "cool" were used in any combination...well, you would be quite hammered by the end of this record. I get that the title is some statement about these women, and they want to reinforce that, but the interludes in particular take it to ridiculous levels. It gets quite annoying. On the whole, I could really do without the interludes, as with basically every '90s R&B record, and I won't be choosing to listen to it any time soon, but it's fine for what it is.
Not really the artist’s fault, but this genre of music is like my least favorite sounding music of all time so wasn’t really great for me.
Classic
This was all over the radio when I was in high school. Never my favorite genre, but I appreciate the fact that they sold millions with some great hits. It was cool hearing Andre 3000 on the track “Sumthin’ Wicked This Way Comes” at the end of the album though.
Es lo que quiero escuchar cuando busco rap de los 90
I mean, it's a'ight, like. But with most R&B, it gets boring real quick.
Unsurprisingly, a project with P Diddy does not have anyone considering anything but the oldest topic of mankind. And considering he is credited for some of the beats and instrumentals, I won't go praising them here. This is an album for teenage girls obsessed with men and finding "the right one" but who still enjoy a toilet skit. Only the last song where andre 3000 makes an appearance changes that up but by then it's too late.
HipHop, RnB, 1994 -> 2
Even if you don't like this type of music, this album is undeniable. Multiple songs from here have transcended genre and eras and are just modern classics. This isn't the type of music I go to turn on, but it was still just so enjoyable and fun. It has it's deep moments and fun pop moments. Definitely earned its spot as one of the best. It is quite long though and has a few skippable moments. Top Songs: Creep, Kick Your Game, Diggin' On You, Waterfalls, Red Light Special
Felt overly long, but the music itself is really solid.
My wife says this is a 5 star album, but this isn’t my wife’s list
4/10
Horrid sleeve, horrid music.
Nah. I heard the hits in their heyday. I don’t care to hear anymore.
Dit is nostalgie-baiting voor millenials
No sé
I can see why they didn't have very many popular songs. It just seems like it's trying too hard to be sexy, so it kind of isn't...
I had more fun with this one than I expected! Of course, I went in knowing a few songs from this album, and those are still my favorites, but there were a couple others that I enjoyed as well. I didn't care for the content or the quantity of interludes, but otherwise I thought this was pretty fun. The 90s R&B/soul sound really hits for me sometimes. Favorite tracks: Creep, Kick Your Game, Waterfalls
Buen album de r&b. Realmente disfrutable. Para ser 1994 me pareció que cumple con todo lo que puede pedirse. Dura casi una hora y ni se notó. 8/10
this is a perfect album. i was 11.5 when this came out, starting to really have thoughts about what i liked and what my peers were doing. everyone was in full consensus that TLC was great, cool, and we all loved them. They were effortlessly authentic and likeable. Can this really be 1994?! They co-existed with Nirvana?! What a wild alternate universe.
This album is actually gas. Obvious banger with Waterfalls. Unexpected Andre 3000 feature on the last track was the cherry on top. 5/5
I’m in an odd place. The production is top notch, it all sounds great, it’s performed well, it’s catchy, I fully get it, I do not like it. Even waterfalls doesn’t hit like I thought it would. I might need more time with this, I’m at a loss how I have nothing negative to say about it but I just didn’t enjoy it.
The features on this album. Wow!
just really good and liked it a lot
3,6
Solid 90’s R&B album with some guest spots I didn not realize were on here.
kvalitetno arenbijevsko repništvo, dosta više pjevanja, što je kod mene uvijek plus. načelno nisam sklon albumima u ovom žanru koje sam dosad dobivao, ali ovaj je stepenicu iznad njih, rekao bih, pa stoga jedna lijepa trojka
TLC may be more famous in recent memory thanks to Michael Keaton quoting their lyrics in The Other Guys, but they used to legitimately be one of the biggest bands on the planet (CrazySexyCool is certified 12x Platinum 😮). A weak flipside and far too many unnecessary interludes hamper the record, but there's no denying TLC's talent and ability to craft hooks that have remained earworms for decades.
06/08/2026 This is the sort of music I hate... I just didn't hate this. Spotify listeners: 17.8 million
Fun and cool
Chill vibey hip-hop/funk that never gets old.
This is pretty new to me except "Waterfalls" and "No Scrubs" which I now know is from the next album. It's all high quality stuff, except the skits, which are terrible, as I guess was required. The rapping is much better than you'd expect from a non-hip hop album. The production is pretty much perfect. There's a coherent feel across the whole album but each song has it's own cool details that don't get in the way of the song or the album. The fact that Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" fits in so naturally on this album is a sign of the care that was taken in putting every musical element in it's right place. I wasn't expecting the album to be so consistently slow and languid. It's full of slow headnod grooves that gently pull you back and forth. The surface of the water is smooth but you can feel the power of the waves below. It's a strong album and probably deserves a 4, but it's not really my vibe. I'm glad I had a reason to listen to it closely, but I'm not sure I'll seek it out in the future, so it's a 3 for me personally.
I slept through most of it, if that says anything.
Never listened to a TLC album before, god they were cool weren’t they???? Some great tracks on here and a consistent vibe throughout, doesn’t really drop much, a few skits which tbh I miss on more recent albums. 4.6/5.0 Best Song: Waterfalls
Superb stuff, Waterfall is one of the all time pop songs. Great tracks, great voices, just a lot of fun all round
I can appreciate the talent, but this era of 90s pop really doesn't do it for me.
started watching scream queens last crazy how they let women who just gave birth bleed to death in a bathtub cuz they didn't want to miss waterfall. shit bro id do the same thing shit gas (im jking fucked up show)
i fucking love this album, rip left eye
I think everything in this album has been done better by Destiny’s Child and Sade but it’s still a solid album. The callback to the title in every song is pretty funny but a tad repetitive, and the production is actually great. I love the layering and ear candy that occasionally shows up underneath the main instruments. Best track is red light special that guitar solo hits and waterfalls is a close second. Over all solid but a 3.5 still
The chords were cool but I don’t like the rap aspect and her voice wasn’t great either.
This album slaps. Production is smooth as hell. RIP Left Eye, love her parts on this. All the harmonies are ear candy. This album encapsultes everything great about this era of RnB. I miss a woman with a deep voice. Not groundbreaking enough to give a perfect score, but too enjoyable to give less than a 4/5.
Realistically like a 4.6, this album was really good and had allot of good songs as well as samples that added to the overall quality Favorites were switch, somethin wicked this way comes and lets do it again
Why do I like this? No idea. Its awesome tho
Not for me.
Troll skits W
One of my lesser favorite specimens from this genre.
Hard to hate this album, but I persevered.
Very much a tale of two halves. The first half of this album has some of the most engaging R&B I've heard; suave, sexy, and infectious. That energy drops significantly in the second half, and almost feels tacked on for more runtime. Notable decline that does take away from the fantastic highs the first half achieves. Top tracks: Creep, Kick Your Game, Diggin' On You
It’s just an inoffensive background music album, didn’t mind it but wouldn’t reach for it again
Blind album, know the hit. Another album where the hit was a hit cause the rest of the album id meh. Honestly don't know what I expected but at the same time expecting were met? 3.
fun & horny. too horny for far too long though lmao
This album definitely has that obvious 90s sound, but it transcended the 90s for me. This is an album that you can enjoy decades later even though it has that heavy 90s sound. I love how none of the songs are overly long because 90s r&b is known for dragging a song for wayyyy too long towards the end. The mix of r&b with that hip hop vibe is just *chef's kiss*. These interludes are funny as hell like this is just overall a great album. Before today, I had really only heard waterfalls, creep and no scrubs but TLC has some gold on their hands with this entire album. Can't wait to dive further into their music!
There were a few highlight tracks on here. I felt that apart from the highlights, it was just kind of mediocre. Favourite Track(s): Creep, Waterfalls Least Favourite Track(s): Red Light Special
It’s a low 3 but it’s not offensive. Just kinda boring
Never listened to this beyond their single, Waterfalls. The album is dynamic with early 90s, soul funk ballads, rap interspersed throughout, neo-soul, pop songs.
Not awful but it’s not going on a playlist
TLC was more of a singles act and this album is bloated. Those interludes, despite Phife Dawg's contributions, yikes.
373/1089 okayyyy i’m pretty excited for this one. intro to Kick Your Game is a great start to the album and i like how Diggin’ on you changes the vibe. Case of the Fake People is proving to me that these are the real Britney mothers in the music industry Red Light Special is one of the sexiest songs i’ve ever heard omg Waterfalls is just such a stone cold classic and somehow resists the overplayed curse imo Sexy Interlude was unhinged but great got quite into this as i expected, just some hood RnB vibes faves: red light special, sumthing wicked this way comes, waterfalls, take our time 83/100
This is #day717 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… how about some female R&B with a dash of hip-hop from the mid-'90s? I've never really heard of TLC before. It's a pretty chill late-Sunday-afternoon listen. And at this very moment, they're singing "Sunday afternoon" on "Diggin' on You." Too R&B for my liking, though. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day718.
Andre 3000 was a welcome surprise! Waterfalls is a bop, the rest a very specific Mood
Blast from the past! Waterfalls is of course fantastic, and Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes is an excellent ending track. Also enjoyed the little interlude tracks (something you miss out on when you're listening to Spotify playlists and not a full album).
Instant classic that put Atlanta on the map. I love Radiohead and maybe they had the first Creep, but let's be real: TLC had the best Creep. Shortlisted for song of the decade. I did my post doc on how this beat was built, but really this song is the whole package, including crushing melody for timelessly provocative lyrics, very well performed. Timeless is a good word for this entire album - somehow it achieves escape velocity from the new jack swing milieu that sounds so laughably dated now. I was working at a record store when this came out and we sold A TON of this album to just about everybody and their grandmother. Also, probably the first time I heard of the Goodie Mob and Outkast, for that matter. Respect! I was really into underground hip hop DJ mixtapes around this time and I would drive down to NYC to buy them for resale at the record store. (DJ Clue was my favorite, if anyone reading this was familiar). For months, EVERY DJ chopped up Creep and used it in unexpected and delightful ways. The album title was supposed to represent their individual personalities. We all had fun with how boldly self-aware it seemed that Left Eye embraced her 'crazy' label, having just burned her own house down to get back at her football star boyfriend, but since then I've learned more about her troubles and just feel bad at how young she died. She deserved better.
I'm not sure I've really ever heard anything from TLC outside of their megahit "Waterfalls", so this is all new to me, which is always a nice proposition. I'm not really a fan of 80s and 90s pop music, so this wasn't really how I'd prefer to spend an hour of my life, but we've definitely had far worse from this collection, and "Case of the fake people" and "Switch" are pretty catchy tunes. I was kind of hoping the rest of the too-long album would be able to capture the sort of playfulness of "Waterfalls", but aside from the semi-playful but decidedly un-funny interludes interspersed across the album, most of the tracks (and especially their other singles) weren't all that fun or playful, and seemed more like lite-style lyrical-hip-hop. (And after watching the video for "Waterfalls", I now realize I never really paid attention to the song's not-at-all-playful lyrics or message.) Not that there's anything wrong with that style of music, but the album overall doesn't feel very original or distinctive, despite--or perhaps because of--Puffy Combs' contributions. But Lisa "Left-eye" Lopez' misadventures with the Bills' Andre Rison, especially how she burned down their mansion after setting fire to his shoes in a bathtub, and then spent time on probation and in a halfway house instead of in the recording studio, provide a certain amount of comic relief, although very likely not for her.
One of those albums that's really great despite being very flawed in places (can be juvenile, repetitive)--nice variety and some solid songs in addition to Waterfall, the only song I'd heard before.
7/10 - R&B is not something i really get into. I liked a lot of it tho! Fav Tracks: Diggin On You, Waterfalls, Red Light Special Heard before? --------–- ✅ Saved a new Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? -------–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? ---––– ❌
Wow this might be the "sexiest" album I've gotten on this list so far. Really enjoyed some of the tracks but others were misses for me. Might have been a little weird to listen to this one at work… Faves: Creep, Waterfalls
god gave us prozac but the devil gave us horny women
NormalAmountSexyCool imho
Godamnit, I was certain I was going to hate this shite based on the stupid ass Waterfall song, turns out it's not that bad out with, even like enough of it to point where it's probably a godanm 3-4. FML everything is wrong in the world 🤮🤮🤮
As advertised
I knew "Waterfalls" from childhood without knowing I knew it. Hearing it in context made sense of that memory. CrazySexyCool is polished 90s R&B — smooth production, harmonies, confidence. "Red Light Special" is very direct. The genre isn't mine, but the album is good at what it does, and some of it landed. 3/5 — better than expected, Waterfalls earned it.
Crazyness: 3/5 (all earned by "Sexy-Interlude", ugh, what in the name was that!?) Sexiness: 1/5 (tried very hard, achieved barely anything) Coolness: 0.5/5 (just no, sorry) This album really isn't for me. I found it to be forced and very artificial. It was't unlistenable, but I won't ever put it on again. Album rating: 1/5 - very weak
Okay album. Knew Waterfalls, but the rest was unknown.
'I love my man w/ all honesty / But I know he's cheatin' on me.' Cooler than Snoop & Dre, hornier than Prince, D'Angelo, & Marvin Gaye, &, I think most significantly, happier than DeBarge, TLC were the true masters of nineties r&b, the best female emulsion of hip-hop & the slower, more romantic arts. B.I.G. exhibited mastery of the synthesis on the 'One More Chance' remix & '#!*@ You Tonight,' Lauryn Hill was of course supreme singer & emcee, but I don't know of a more perfectly indulgent record as this masterpiece. 'Red Light Special' has a guitar solo for crying out loud! 'I was chillin' w/ my cool aid / Did not want to participate / In no silly conversations'; 'I'm feelin' quite sexy & I want you for tonight.' Too crazy, sexy, cool to resist. I won't resist.
The less hip-hop the track, the better. Some of this is fairly pleasant.
I expected "CrazySexyCool" to be another generic RnB album similar to the ones that plagued the '00s. Honestly, I'm glad I was proven wrong. Many girl groups tried to make their own "CrazySexyCool", but they failed most of the time. The singles on "CrazySexyCool" are perfect; "Creep" is the best one. The other tracks and interludes didn't reach the standards set by the singles. 4 stars for "CrazySexyCool".
Didn't really fuck wit this then and I'm not 100% sure I fuck with it now, but fake nostalgia is a very powerful drug.
8/10 Muy buen album. Buenos ritmos, divertido, me gusto
Girlband
Jezus Christus. Ik vind dit niet zo best. Sommige beats zijn nog wel aardig ('Creep'), maar het is jammer dat ze er overheen moeten mompelzingen. Ik vind het niveau van het zingen/rappen/mompelen ook niet zo heel hoog. Dat gemaakte geile gedoe vind ik ook een dikke afknapper met als dieptepunt track 10. Ik had in m'n hoofd dat dit leuker was, want ik ken ze wel. Ofja, ik ken 'Waterfalls' en dat is het denk ik. Ik vind het dus een beetje een misser, maar ik ben ook niet de doelgroep. Dit is meer voor meisjes uit de Bims die een jaar of 14 waren in 1994. En zelfs daarvan vraag ik me af of dit is waar die graag naar luisterden. Een paar jaar later hadden we in Nederland 'O die 3' met de hit 'Jongens'. Het is geen onluisterbare meuk à la Astrud, maar ik vind het wel echt matig. Derhalve slechts één ster.
Its a good album. Fit the time perfectly and still holds up. You can tell who wrote each song (if youre familiar with Jermaine, Austin and Babyface) but that doesn't take away from it at all. Solid 3.7
Besides Waterfalls, the lyrics are typical for this genre and were a bit of a let-down. Music and production were ok, the skits, or inter-ludes, were not as bad as most others I've heard.
This is definitely not my usual genre, but I really liked this album. Fresh, funky, and just all-around enjoyable to listen to. I liked it so much I listened to it twice -- and it's a pretty long album. Five stars.
Really not that bad, but just not my favorite. The sound of the music is so synthetic, and most of the songs just don't hit for me. A type of hip-hop with the teeth pulled out. But, there are a lot of classics here, and there's a lot to love. Girl power. 5/10. Fave tracks: - Creep - Diggin' On You - Case of the Fake People - Waterfalls - Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes
Creep Waterfalls
Definitely a little aged, but still important and cool (and crazysexy too?) First half is stronger than the second. But the last track with the Andre 3000 track slaps.
It’s all three things.
Perfect album for a perfect group no comment.
Pleasantly more hip-hop elements than I expected. Really strong tracks top to bottom.
Decent fun here
Meh. For me, "Waterfalls" is the only thing that has stood the test of time from this album. I wasn't much of a fan of this album when it came out in 1994, and this re-listen hasn't done much to change that. I honestly don't recall "Creep" being a thing back in 1994-95. It is what it is, a 90s R&B record. I was surprised to learn how many people worked on this album. Passing along royalty earnings must be a nightmare of paperwork. Favorites: "Diggin' on You" and "Waterfalls" I enjoyed the funkiness of "Take Our Time" but the horny lyrics are bit of a turn off. A rare example of a popular album that I don't think was actually all that essential in the grand scheme of things. Not in the way that say Seal's self-titled 1994 album was in R&B.
Good - but feels of it's time
Just not a genre I need a whole album of.
a few iconic songs mixed in with a bunch of alrightness onto it. very much rnb vibes. interludes kinda felt pointless?
You know, it's a mid-'90s R&B album, and it does a great job at pushing that sound. Most of the album is fairly typical, with that more "seductive sound", exactly how I would expect this to be, and "Waterfalls" is a great single. However, the song "Let's Do It Again" is the highlight in producing the sound they really wanted (honestly surprised it isn't more popular!?!).
I remember how massive this was when It came out, so it here with merit I guess, but not really my thing. I was going to give it a weak 3 but yet again we have another R&B album with crappy raunchy interludes. i have no time for that shit. red light special was the best of the worst. 2.5 stars
Ok
2.5 - Meh
Couple of generational bangers I heard a million times in junior high & high school. We've seen TLC with New Kids on the Block, En Vogue, & Rick Astley as part of the Mix Tape Tour. Seeing the entire crowd dip during "Shoop" was a memorable experience. This has "Waterfalls" and "Creep" both massive. I didn't realize Andre 3000 did the final song with them (94).
It’s fine. It’s a slick 90’s r&b album with a hip hop edge. They’d grown up and left rap behind. Creep and Waterfalls were omnipresent juggernauts. The album has a couple of things running through it that don’t make me love it: 1. The focus on cheating and 2. The girls who made fun hip hop before grew up and wanted to be sexy and it just gives me the ick. Anyhow, plainly not for me but I can see why it made the list.
What a time to be alive in '95. I didn't remember how good this album is, and I didn't know until know the production by Organized Noise, Jermain Dupree and So many other great songs. Creep was gigantic at first, just as inescapable as Waterfall, so was Red Light Special. Kick Your Game, Diggin' on You, the Intermission-Lude, the Bustah Rhymes and Andre 3000 features. This album is a great representation of how R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop and Pop blended together in the 90s. It could very well been released in the 00's or the 20's and it would've been a hit.
A great album with some really fun songs, and waterfalls is of course a classic with a lot of real emotions. I feel like they should have made more songs like that with real feeling, the others felt overly braggadocio-us and only about sex. To me any way, it just felt like it got a bit old, which makes me sound like an old man but still a good album overall
Por lo general no me gusta esta música noventera/dosmilera yanqui, medio de club y medio de barrio afroamericano. Y este caso no es la excepción. Me aburre el sonido ese de película "para adultos", las temáticas de las canciones no me suman nada, aunque suenan eróticas no me suman en lo más minimo. La verdad, las cheetah girls de disney eran mejores que estás chicas. P.D: el "sexy-interlude" es lo menos gracioso del mundo y ADEMÁS, grosero. 2/10
Takes me back to middle school dances. Great album. They all come across so cool and in control. Super smooth musically and their voices work together so well.
Highlight: Waterfalls In a nutshell: girls to the front. This is a tough one. It's the first appearance of Southern (via Atlanta) hip-hop on the list, their music is good as a pop product yet they are most remembered for Waterfalls than the full album internationally. It's a pity the trio were ripped off. Overall: 4/10
ATL represent! Great songs with slick, polished production and the right mix of R&B/hip hop, soul and pop ensuring massive crossover appeal. All star guest cast cameos. The blueprint for many female groups that followed in their footsteps! 3.5⭐️
The toilet interlude nearly made me deduct a point, but the rest of it is irresistible.
Good
Угорел с одного отзыва, повторю его: Ни крейзи, не секси и не кул. Хз, типа айрэнбишка из девяностых, звучит прилично. По крайней мере, звучит достаточно олдскульно, чтоб отличалось от современного R&B которое в основном вызывает то ли зевоту, то ли рвоту. Ищо напоминает 3 и 4 Персонку, за что тоже плюс, т.к. там были довольно вайбовые r&b'шные OST'ы.
Finally, some women who aren't Joni Mitchell! R&B isn't a genre I gravitate towards but I enjoyed this. The three members sound great together and individually. There's a lot of filler but also a lot of personality. Catchy, naughty, vivacious fun.
If nothing else, this random album thing means forcing us to listen to stuff we would never give a second look let alone hear. Sometimes, as I've already seen, this means new sounds will override past prejudices and open up opportunity for new aural pleasure. This didn't.
TLC really really want to let us know that they are crazy, sexy and cool. Oh and they know you’re looking at them, they can see you watching and they are really horny ladies. This is pretty much the vibe of the entire album. It’s not for me, I have no fond memories of this record although I would say TLC would have been far too cool for me at the time (I think this was the era I was really into ABBA). It must have been quite unusual for a group of women to be so vocal and open about their sexuality so for that I can appreciate them. Also Waterfalls is a banger.
It feels like half this album is people explaining the title to you. I love Busta Rhymes but he was the 23rd person to tell me that a woman has got to be not only crazy, but sexy when she needs to be, and you know, why not also a bit cool, too? I get it, it’s fine, stop telling me. Anyway, this album was more fun than I thought it would be, relentlessly horny (and crazy and cool don’t forget!!) to the point of absurdity, and there’s a lot catchy choruses on here - and mercifully very few skits. And of course Waterfalls is one of the greatest pop songs ever.
Boring and blah.
I was skeptical about this album but MAN was I pleasantly surprised! I don’t think I would have appreciated it when it came out but it has aged well.
Crazysexycool. Let’s hope it is. Introlude: an intro and a fun play on words. I thought it had a bit of a bop to it. Going into Creep, it was ok but took all the energy the intro had and threw it away. Parts of Kick your game had that energy when the female vocalist rapped. Those were the only bits I liked. Case of the fake people had a nice drumbeat to it. OH, this is the album with Waterfalls on it. Well, I’d be a fool to disparage Waterfalls. I did end up quite enjoying the interludes! Sexy-interlude was probably the first time this album tried to live up to the sexy part of its name, but then it completely derailed at the end with the toilet. Take our time was actually quite pretty. Can I get a witness name-dropping the album title was sort of funny. Switch was quite fun! To close, Sumthin Wicked was probably one of the best tracks on this album! 3.5/5 ⭐️, just for waterfalls and sumthin wicked. I barely thought there was anything crazy, sexy, or cool about this album. 174/1089
I always thought it was Thick Lucky Cock. 2/5
Still slaps
I have no idea why 15 year old me bought and loved this album so much, it's was SO out of kilter with what I'd normally listen to, but I did, and I've loved it since. Extra 2 stars for the left-eye rap
Still stand up 30 years later. Rarely a more apt album name
I've got high hope for this one going into it. I really like the sexy energy on this one. "Let's Do It Again" is ultra horny. The songs I really find myself liking the most are all of the interludes/-ludes. At the end of the day, I cannot really see myself coming back to this album though. I probably would only ever play it if I was trying to seduce someone.
Crazy and sexy… was it cool. Eh
I won’t make my review something to do with the album name as much as I’m tempted to. I liked it a lot though and didn’t know TLC was that solid front to back
Looking at the writers on this album is insane
decent but held up by waterfalls
It’s a beautifully structured album - the use of interludes here makes it feel like a proper mixtape - but the music is extremely ordinary, and for that reason it sits squarely at a 3.
Not a fan
Great rnb
The hits are great, and the melodies and production are nice, but not quite interesting enough to warrant the runtime. 3.5/5.0: Very Good
really enjoyable album if a little long
Impeccable vibes with a couple all time great tracks and too many interludes.
Hip Hop Soul/R&B Favorite Songs: Creep, Diggin’ On You, Waterfalls, If I Was Your Girlfriend Least Favorite Song: I feel like I would be cheating if I choose Sexy (Interlude), so I’ll go with Take Our Time While I don’t have an outright non-interlude song that I hate, and there’s a few good gems in this album (with Waterfalls being my personal favorite due to this song charting the billboard charts on the week of my birth), I wouldn’t say that I crave on wanting to relisten to the entire album again. That’s not to say that it’s terrible or that it’s boring, but it’s more so that I’m not sure if this album is made for me. It’s a good album, but I don’t think that I want most of it in my personal music collection. 7/10
Creep dingue Kick your game dingueX10 Outro lourd des parties rap stylées RNB ClassicShit
Don’t be a Creep and give this album a listen. Can I Get a Witness??
Come on man, I'm at work.
Cheesy at parts between 3 and 4 but Def some bangers in there
Very good album
I’ll round up to 4*
What a load go keach!
This genre just isn’t for me. Generally the hits are great but even they haven’t really stood the test of time and my faves (No Scrubs and Unpretty) aren’t on here, maybe Fanmail should be the pick from them. And the skits are hugely cringeworthy and unfunny, half a star knocked off for them. 2.5
just boring to me sorry :(
objectively slayed but not for me. listened to while late night studying over a glass of red wine.
Absolutely not my genre, but it came out in my youth and I liked Creep and Waterfalls back then and it's kind of nice hearing them again. The rest does hold up and it's definitely very sexy and cool.
Wow what amazing woman
A solid R&B album with some really high peaks but also some very mid lows. The smoother songs vibe really well with me whilst the more hip-hop centric songs aren't really my favorites. Interlude parts on a track is also something I don't really vibe with since it takes me out of the moment. I can appreciate artist telling a story but those tracks are an instant skip for me if I come across them at any other time while listening to music.
90s hip hop. Really smooth mix of r&b and hip hop.
A milestone album for female empowerment.
If Tommy Wiseau would make a sequel to The Room he could use some of this music in the love making scenes.
I had no business listening to some of these songs in 5th grade.
Btw this is not going to be a serious review. This album was low-key so buns like it was actually painful, it started off fairly alright and just got worse and worse. I got a headache just listening to it. I don’t see why on earth this is deemed as an album you MUST listen to before you die, there’s absolutely nothing special about it, it’s just your average R&B slop, it’s not even special in its own genre which is already a genre I’m not that into, I mean if you want to listen to R&B listen to Ms Lauryn Hill or Erykah Badu or some shit not this rubbish. Also, the interludes were often unnecessary and instead of emplacing cohesiveness where it was much needed, it just highlighted how lacking of cohesiveness this album was. The sexy interlude is a whole conversation of its own, I mean how on earth does some inane joke about getting your arse wiped and then the sounds of shitting and a toilet flushing make an album more cohesive? I simply don’t understand. The problem with this album is that even the better (emphasis on *better*) songs in the tracklist were not songs I would in any case listen to outside of listening to this album for the purpose of doing the 1001 albums thing. Trash. Also that one verse by Andre 3000 was like the best part of the album and he’s not even part of flipping TLC, he’s an Outkast 😉
Якась попса з мого дитинства… :/ Creep класний трек. Гарна музика і не дратуючий вокал не таке солодке і приторне R&B, як я уявляв. If I Was Your Girlfriend теж клас, гарна басуха і майже індастріел біт. Коротше піде. Мабуть через те що це 90ті, то і звучання ближче до репу тих часів, тому мені більше зайшло ніж R&B з нульових би зайшло.
Truly classic ‘90s R&B—scratches that itch if it’s what you’re looking for.
This was not bad. I’d only heard their hits but overall was decent r&b with some hip hop.
Pretty decent R&B.
“But all the praying just ain't helping at all 'Cause he can't seem to keep himself out of trouble So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how Another body laying cold in the _______” Any sane person would choose rubble to complete the rhyme scheme here but these maniacs chose gutter??? What the fuck. How did they get away with this?
my loves highlights: creep, waterfalls
Cool songs. Overall the album was ok.
I mean.... this is R&B at it's finest. While I do think the album felt repetitive at times, it felt like a great piece to throw on in the background and groove to. Rating this a 3.5, feeling generous so I will round it up to a 4. Favorite tracks: Take Our Time Creep Case of the Fake People Waterfalls
1001 Albums Generator 306 (6/4/2026) Here's one that surprised me. Nothing comes close to touching Waterfalls, but there are some good tunes here. 3/5. Favs: Creep Case of the Fake People Waterfalls Least Fav: Sexy-Interlude
A fun 90s time!
I consider it my god-given duty to give all the pop girls their rightful flowers and even I was pleasantly surprised at how good this album was. Such great, hooky RnB, and all the members just work so well together on each track. Long live girl groups!
Pegajoso como los perros que se montan en la esquina, porque en escencia el álbum es así, prácticamente casi todas las canciones hablan sobre sexo y lo mucho que lo disfrutan las cantantes de TLC, no me es molesto ni me genera incomodidad, pero 56 minutos cantando sobre lo mismo se vuelve aburrido y cringe por momentos. La producción está muy bien, atada a su tiempo eso sí, pero a veces se alargan los temas innecesariamente o meten interludios a cada rato, de los 16 temas que tiene 5 son interludios. Objetivamente está bien pero a mí me gustó hasta ahí.
I liked it
Too many skips
While some albums on this list stand out because every one is different, others stand out because it's such a cohesive vibe. The trope inversion of having the men say sexy nothings into the mic while the actual women of the group sing the song is fantastic. I especially loved Red Light Special, Take Our Time, and (of course) Waterfalls.
i really like waterfalls but the other songs are just ok. 3.5/5
минус балл за унитазный юмор.
I didn't really like this album when it came out. Decades later, it is an alright listen. Some good stuff mixed with a touch of 90's cringe in spots.
What’s better than one cool lady singing great R&B? That’s right, it’s three cool ladies singing R&B 🙏🙏🙏 great stuff here
4 stars for innovating music in their time. Waterfalls is beautifully performed and so pleasing.
Been thinking a lot about the skit that plays it up like its gonna be a sex but shes actually taking a shit. I didnt like hearing it at the time, but the more I think about it, the more I think its genuine genius. If its meant as a piss take of those self indulgent skits on countless early 90s albums, its great. If its just someone taking a shit, who knows The album is good apart from that. Good songs, done well, good features.
Habia escuchado en alguna oportunidad a TLC, la verdad que tienen muy buena música, un disco de buen ritmo y buenas voces. Solo conozco Waterfall, muy buena canción!
1/5
Okay overall. I think there may have been too many interlude tracks, but not a bad album by any a stretch.
Just a weird album. Some really high moments, but also a lot of lows. The interludes are not interesting enough for me to warrant their existence (as is the case for most interludes).
Waterfalls r good. Interludes were insane
I thought they were an unknown band to me, until I heard Waterfalls. At least, I knew them. Good music, by the way.
2026.06.01.
Lovely.
Some classics in here but overall not a fan of the album.
Its fine, enjoyable listen, nice summer album, drags a bit near the end
Soo good. Soo nostalgic
TLC's *CrazySexyCool* (1994) — In-Depth Review Released in November 1994, *CrazySexyCool* stands as one of the most consequential albums in R&B history. It transformed TLC from a promising hip-hop trio into global superstars, becoming the first album by a girl group to achieve diamond certification (12× platinum in the US) and selling over 23 million copies worldwide . What follows is a deep examination of its lyrics, music, production, themes, and lasting influence, alongside an honest assessment of its strengths and weaknesses. --- ### **Music & Production** The sonic architecture of *CrazySexyCool* represents a deliberate maturation from the new-jack-swing exuberance of their 1992 debut *Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip*. The production roster reads like a who's-who of '90s R&B and hip-hop royalty: Babyface, Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Organized Noize, Chucky Thompson, and Sean "Puffy" Combs . The album is built on a foundation of **sensual mid-tempo R&B layered over edgy hip-hop beats**. Tracks like "Creep" and "Red Light Special" slink rather than sprint, utilizing deep grooves, propulsive rhythms, and smooth, almost hypnotic production values . "Diggin' on You" features a subtly jazzy, almost surreal instrumental that grows more intoxicating with each listen, while "Case of the Fake People" interpolates the O'Jays' "Back Stabbers" over boom-bap funk courtesy of Dallas Austin . The crown jewel, "Waterfalls," showcases the spaced-out, funky production of Organized Noize (OutKast's producers), with airy, warped instrumentation that Pitchfork described as sounding "like actual carbonated water bubbles bursting on the track" . The song's blend of social commentary with irresistible melody proved that conscious R&B could dominate pop radio. Dallas Austin aimed to bring out the **Prince influence** in the group, and it shows in the slithering melodies and unabashed sexual craving throughout the album . Babyface's work on "Red Light Special" — with its spiraling string instrumental and saxophone notes that seem to perform slow body rolls — creates one of the most seductive sonic environments in '90s R&B . --- ### **Lyrics & Themes** *CrazySexyCool* is fundamentally a **coming-of-age album** that trades the "kiddie-cute hip-hop" of their debut for adult-female sexuality, romanticism, and youthful optimism . The lyrics explore relationships from both impassioned and erotic angles, but what distinguishes the album is its **sex-positive feminism** — women dictating the terms of their own pleasure and romantic agency. **"Creep"** presents infidelity not as victimhood but as strategic retaliation: "So I creep/Yeah" — T-Boz's low, conversational delivery makes cheating sound like a calm, calculated choice rather than a desperate act . **"Red Light Special"** and **"Let's Do It Again"** dive unapologetically into physical desire, while **"Kick Your Game"** features Left Eye taking comedic turns as both pursued and pursuer, flipping traditional courtship dynamics . **"Waterfalls"** breaks the sexual narrative to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic and drug-related violence with remarkable directness for a pop hit. Lines like "His health is fading and he doesn't know why / Three letters took him to his final resting place" managed to deliver heavy social messaging without preachiness, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks . The album's cover of Prince's **"If I Was Your Girlfriend"** (one of the rare instances Prince granted permission) recontextualizes the original's exploration of platonic female intimacy into a more traditional romantic framework while retaining its subversive spirit . --- ### **Vocal Performance & Personality** TLC's collective advantage was their refusal to conform to the "flawless, demure, coordinated confections" that typically defined girl groups . T-Boz's talk-sing style — that low, morning-voice register — became the album's sonic signature, perfectly suited for the overtly sexy material . Chilli provided the buoyant, ecstatic energy, while Left Eye's rap verses (though fewer than on their debut due to her legal troubles and rehab stint) added hip-hop credibility and raw personality . The album is bookended by hip-hop credibility markers: Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest opens with the "Intro-lude," while a then-unknown André 3000 delivers what many consider one of his greatest feature verses on the closing "Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes" . --- ### **Influence & Legacy** *CrazySexyCool* carved out space for R&B to be both commercially dominant and culturally credible. It proved that female groups could successfully merge hip-hop attitude with pop accessibility without sacrificing artistic integrity. The album's "unapologetic femininity and low-key swagger" directly influenced the trajectory of Destiny's Child, the Spice Girls, and later solo artists from Christina Aguilera to Ariana Grande . Perhaps more importantly, the album helped establish Atlanta as a powerhouse in hip-hop and R&B. Their success at LaFace Records created commercial pathways for labelmates OutKast and Goodie Mob to be "as weird and expansive as they wanted, and still make it pop" . Rolling Stone placed it at #43 on their "100 Greatest Albums of the '90s" and included it in their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time," calling it "the most effervescent and soulful girl-group R&B anyone had seen since the Supremes" . --- ### **Pros** - **Production Excellence**: The album benefits from top-tier production that still sounds fresh decades later, seamlessly blending R&B, hip-hop, and pop - **Sex-Positive Feminism**: TLC controlled their narrative in ways few women artists had before, presenting female sexuality as self-determined and joyful rather than performative - **Social Consciousness**: "Waterfalls" proved that pop music could tackle HIV/AIDS and drug violence without sacrificing commercial appeal - **Vocal Chemistry**: The interplay between T-Boz's smoky alto, Chilli's bright soprano, and Left Eye's sharp rap created a dynamic range that kept the album engaging throughout - **Cultural Bridge**: It successfully merged hip-hop and R&B at a time when those worlds were still somewhat separate, paving the way for future genre-blending - **No Weak Tracks**: Outside of the skits, the album maintains remarkably consistent quality — "Creep," "Waterfalls," "Red Light Special," "Diggin' on You," and "Switch" all stand as classics --- ### **Cons** - **Interlude Bloat**: Nearly a third of the album's 16 tracks are skits and interludes. While some (Phife Dawg's intro, Busta Rhymes' contribution) add flavor, others like "Sexy-Interlude" with its toilet humor break the album's sensual spell and feel like unnecessary padding - **Left Eye Underutilized**: Due to her legal issues and rehab, Lisa Lopes had significantly reduced input. She only appears on a handful of tracks, and her absence is felt — the album leans more heavily on R&B balladry than the rap-heavy energy of their debut - **Male Overshadowing**: The album's first voice isn't even TLC — it's Phife Dawg. The heavy involvement of male producers and the Puff Daddy-centric interludes occasionally give the impression that female artistry needed male validation - **Dated Elements**: Some production touches (particularly the more synthetic instrumentation and certain skit concepts) anchor the album firmly in the mid-'90s, which can feel jarring to modern ears - **Formulaic Moments**: Tracks like "Let's Do It Again" and "Take Our Time" occasionally drift into generic R&B ballad territory that could have come from any group of the era --- ### **Verdict** *CrazySexyCool* is a landmark album that successfully balanced commercial ambition with artistic credibility. It redefined what a female group could be — sexually assertive, hip-hop adjacent, socially conscious, and commercially unstoppable. While the interlude bloat and Left Eye's diminished presence prevent it from being flawless, the sheer quality of its best material and the cultural doors it opened cement its status as one of the greatest R&B albums ever recorded. It didn't just capture the mid-'90s — it helped create the template for the decades of pop-R&B fusion that followed.
This was pretty crazy and sexy and cool.
Favorite Track: Waterfalls
Totally classic 90s r’n’b with some absolute stone cold hits. All the big name producers in evidence and the sound just takes you right there.
Es ist ein geschmeidiges, warm produziertes R&B‑Album, das seinen größten Glanzmoment mit „Waterfalls“ erreicht – ein Song, der das ganze Projekt trägt und ihm bis heute Relevanz verleiht. Vieles drumherum klingt angenehm, aber auch etwas gleichförmig: butterweiche Grooves, entspannte Vocals, ein Hauch 90s‑Coolness, der manchmal eher Hintergrund als Highlight ist.
I really wanted to love this more you know but it does have some iconic songs
круто музыка для секса плотные биты и ненадоедающий вокал коллектив хороший переслушивать буду 3.5
The soundtrack for Pony Club teen girls getting edgy.
Eh.
Wel funky old school, maar beetje t zelfde altijd
nog wel fire eigl
respect om toiletgeluiden te gebruiken in het midden van een album 🫡
1. Was okay, favorite songs were Waterfalls (no surprise there) and Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes.
Volvemos al hip hop en éste reto (claramente hay un favoritismo de parte de Robert Dimery para con éste género) y con una banda que desconozco. El disco arranca muy bien con "Creep" y se mantiene en un mood sexy y relajado, diría que en la línea de Sade. Gran recomendación. Hasta mañana, gente
The introlude and Creep are great and then this just falls completely off for me. I'm almost a year into this list and I've heard so many awful interludes and skits. The lyrics are bad, the music is okay when there is actually any. Creep got my hopes up because that one is great.
Good album a anthem for feminisim in music. Few bangers but a lot of the other songs feel like the same exact beat. Last two songs were the best and the different one of the pthers was waterfalls. Definitively aimed for women not my thing. Sone good interludes even sone are better than actual songs.
A weak 3, but still had enough good songs to make it. Having 5 interludes is crazy.
Made love to myself to this, candles and all…. Then silly ho came on and it was a naked dance party.
Legendary trio who I haven’t listened to until now. I always liked Left Eye Lopez’s eye black. Points for that.
It was a lot of fun but also full of sex songs
Este tipo de música no me va.
This fails my 'take away the vocals, and what is left' test. It's also not for me. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★☆☆☆ (4/10) Total reviewed : 323 Already owned : 74 Purchased : 15 To buy : 4 Nope : 230
Crazysexycool as the name says, hits all the marks! It's crazy sexy AND cool! The style of this album is so very 90s, from the lyrics to the production to the Busta Rhymes and Andre features! Each one of these girls have such unique and beautiful voices-- I just might have to look into more girl r&b groups bc the harmonies here were really the best part of this whole record. This one was very nostalgic to me despite it releasing before I was born, technically. Maybe it's the sound? It sounds warm and comforting... Highlights: Creep, Diggin' On You, Waterfalls, If I Was Your Girlfriend
Everyone knows creep and waterfalls but most of this album is pretty good.
pariu todos os girlgroups da coreia!!!!!! MÃES
Not very interesting apart from Waterfalls.
Sometimes you just have to give an album 5 stars because of 1 song and that song is Sexy Interlude.
Diddy mentioned
Creep, Waterfalls, and Sumthin Wicked This Way Comes are my favorite tracks on the album. Definitely takes me back to the 90’s and summertime as a kid.
no me agrado, fue dificil de escuchar por momentos
Quintessential 90s RNB . Waterfalls is an all time favourite of mine . polished production and the great mix of R&B/hip hop, soul and even pop resulting in massive crossover appeal. Still sounds great today
This is definitely not what I was listening to in 1994 but it's certainly something I should have added to the mix.
Perfectly respectable
Incroyable
nah
That was a great snapshot of the car radio in the mid-late 90s. While some of these songs were pretty forgettable, I enjoyed the themes and the singles are incredible. 3.5/5 -> 4/5
The three hits are still fantastic. As always, skits/interludes are a damn waste of time.
Ese ya lo había escuchado, está buenardo
Felt the quality dipped after Waterfalls a little bit but I still really enjoyed a lot of what was on this.
Look. I love TLC. I really do. They're innovative, groundbreaking, EXTEMELY talented, and worthy of ALL the praise they've received over their career (RIP Lisa!)... I didn't love this album. I LIKED it, I just didn't LOVE it. It's likely not their fault, but much of it is repetitive; it just starts to sound like the same song over and over. The hits are FANTASTIC (hence the description). Whoever chose those to be singles was right on the money... but the rest of the record just falls a little flat for me.
Not really my choice of music, but I was cruising along in intending to give it a four until I got to the asswipe lyric which cost it a star
I could do without the interludes, but other than that, this was a very solid album you know big things happened with this music playing in the background. I’ll just leave it at that solid album, but I feel like the Interlude bring it down a little bit so I’m not gonna give it a five star solid four stars indeed.
Not really my bag, but enjoyed it more than I expected. Waterfalls is still a great song.
Quite enjoyed listening in the train but not one im likely to revisit. The singles are the best tracks.
Mixed quality and doesn't quite hold my attention for the full length but the highlights are very high.
Among the best of the one star albums so far, but not one I’d listen to again I’m afraid. Tom.
I played this album so much back in the 90s. I definitely thought I was CrazySexyCool even though was a preteen. It holds up well. I almost have the whole rap from Waterfalls still memorized. lol
I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed this album. It's not perfect by any stretch, but it's well above average from start to finish. Hooks galore.
you know it aint bad but it aint amazing, girlypop music you go but its not so impressing that i would rate it any higher
Fav- waterfalls 3/5
me calenté
Haf me reading up about them on Wiki...
It's just okay. Probably won't listen to this again.
Sumthin’ wicked this way comes was a highlight for me. Enjoyed the album overall and may revisit some of TLC’s catalog in the future. Happy listening all!
Favorite Song: Waterfalls
Always avoided this group and most RnB artists. Felt nostalgic and gave this a shot and actually enjoyed it.
Me surpreendeu positivamente. É um disco divertido e bem feito. QKZxHBB Khan.
Gear: HEDD Audio HEDDphone Two Artwork: ️👱♀️👀🟥 Production: 🎚️🧈🧼 Music: 🥵🏙️🫧 Rating: 🏞️🏞️/5
I like TLC, I used to listen to Fanmail all the time. This was a pretty decent album. The hits from this album are my favorites.
The music is pretty good, and the singles are catchy at times, but beyond that, it is unmemorable. Michael Keaton's character in "The Other Guys" unwittingly quotes this album to great comic effect throughout the movie. I will absolutely rewatch "The Other Guys." It is way less likely I will revisit the album.
The vibes are great. There is only so much smack about frontin' and makin' I can abide, though. A whole album full of it is a bit much.
Crazy. Sexy. Cool. But most importantly FIRE! What an album you, I’ve never heard the entire project before. It was just a smooth classic R&B sound with hip-hop elements at the right times. Chef’s kiss!
Went on a long time or felt it. Some interesting instrument choices
I thought I didn't have any recollection of this group, I got a hint of a memory when Waterfall came up, but still felt some nostalgia with the energy of the record. I appreciate the classic hip-hop sound, let's separate the art from the artist with Puffy bringing something very important to this record. It took midway through a second listen before I recognized them from the All That theme song I would listen to a lot in my youth. Which means..there's a lot of darkness surrounding this, I started tying Puffy to the Nickelodeon and then a few names start popping up and... this album is just a bit too sexy overall, even when they're talking about wiping their ass. They got away with a lot by playing off how ridiculous or funny some fetishes can be. Conspiracy theories aside, this was an interesting listen. It's definitely got a theme to it, and TLC have a distinct enough sound to be appealing if your brain's already been exposed to them. I'm not sure I'd highly recommend this, I'm not sure I'd give it another listen past today, I feel like the highlights of the record are the features, top quality hip-hop acts meshing pretty well with TLC and the theme. Definitely a must listen, I just don't see the replay value. 3.4/5
The most zoomer album of the 90s.
no me gusto tanto algunos temas malisimos otros meh 6/10
Got jumpscared by reading the Wikipedia. What a great album filled with great and catchy tunes!
Just like makin' love; it's starts off hot, sweaty 'n sultry with some deliciously produced beats (?), then climaxes around 30 minutes with a Waterfall (???)... but then it just goes on and on, and you're just kind of waiting for it to finish. ...amirite fellas??? idk man I swear this analogy worked in my head
It's a bit of a silly album, but not terrible
There are some big hits on this and overall enjoyable, album as a whole average however.
Sounded like a standard 90s pop album, albeit with a couple of belters - not sure that I'd bother with the whole album again
Waterfalls ist ein bekannter Hit. Der Rest pätschert so vor sich hin. Nichts störendes, aber für mich auch keine Highlights. 2-3/5
Honestly remembered Waterfalls being better than it is...the rest of the album is just kind of there. This sold *how many* copies??
It really laid the blueprint for contemporary R&B, unfortunately it’s not a genre I care for. One of those that I respect but don’t enjoy. Rating: 1.9
Hard pass
Surprisingly credible. I had this down as pretty mainstream (manufactured?) pop and pretty lightweight. There is some solid music to appreciate. Actually pretty enjoyable. It's very horny. Almost prince levels of horny. Maybe attractive young women being kind of horny is one of the elements that my brain shortcuts as a marketing angle and makes me think it's lightweight (which isn't fair)
Thought I'd get fed up but I kinda vibe with it
Decent album, obv I liked Waterfalls, but I think some of the other songs are strong too. Probably wouldn't listen that often but I could see myself putting this on in the background. Didn't like the interludes too much
Didn’t make my whole way through. The songs I did listen to were pretty stinking. One of them sounded like a transition tune in always sunny or something
Me aburre r&b rap 2000 byenbye
CRAZYSEXYCOOL IS ON THIS LIST???????? OMFG AN ALL TIMER LETS GOOOOOOOOOO I LOVE TLC I LOVE TLC I LOVE TLC CREEP WATERFALLS YES! Robert I was unfamiliar with your game. So, fair warning: CrazySexyCool is one of my favorite albums of all time, on some level it fundamentally changed the way that I listened to music. Dare I say it is the perfect hip-hop/R&B album? I don't know I am so far from a music critic I don't even know if I can explicate why this album is so perfect to me, it just is. Variety, beautiful vocals, great backing and composition. Its so, so good. Let women be horny!!!(TLC_BonJovi_YoureSweet_HumanResources_meme.jpg) 5/5
Get it girls!
I don´t get caught by this album... pop music is just not for me. anyway i have to admit that i liked a lot the track number 7. not so much to say, i can get why some people love it. This job sounds solid, well produced, it mix some hip hop with some slow funky grooves and some jazz. being absolutely imparcial, and not going for my personal taste, i think its a 2.5 out of 5 well deserved, but i can´t put halfs here, so im more on the 2 side than a 3.
my vibe
I feel the sexy cool, but lacking in crazy. Was alright for what it was. 2.5/5
Its a no from me
Not really my type of crazy sexy or cool
2nd attempt to listen. Really didnt mind it. Its of the time. And too long. But first few songs especially, and Waterfalls are pretty good. 2 seems harsh. So 2.5 it is.
Waterfalls carries it Why’s every 90s hip hop/rnb album always gotta have a sex noise skit on it?
Fine. Lots of attitude.
Some really great tracks and some boring ones
Listened to the entire album while in line for Record Store Day. Waterfalls was my jam in fourth grade! Nice to hear Andre 3000 make a cameo.
3.5 stars
Pretty good. Like the vibes.
no llegue tampoco
A couple great tracks but a lot of it was just bland to me. Maybe it was fresher in its era and only seems bland in hindsight.
loucasexylegal FAVS (top 3): kick your game, diggin on you, lets do it again mençoes honrosas: creep, red light special, waterfalls, if i was you girlfriend, take our time, switch, sumthin wicked this way como todo album de girlgroup daqui, MUITO BOM! um grande arraso e empoderamento, dei uma rachada no interlude sexy KKKKKKKKK oh mulheres bestas... mas mt bom! nota final: 4.5/5
One hit wonder, the album ft. Diddy.
This albums makes me think of two things. First, it teleports me back to watching VH1 and MTV as a kid. Second, I think of Michael Keaton's character in The Other Guys. Good, but pretty front-loaded. Appreciated this more on subsequent listens. Highlights: Creep, Diggin' On You, Waterfalls