On its surface and from a musical perspective, I found each track to be uniquely disjointed and not always in a good way. Some tracks switch tempos at awkward intervals while others play straight through swapping vocals. I found Speakerboxxx to be be much too long. Each song plays like a novel within itself and true appreciations of the deeper meanings within the album require multiple listens. I'm talking days, not hours. (Also, Rosario Dawson?) Based on the length of this album and the time it was released, I think this was perfect for the time it existed. These days, we're overwhelmed with information and choices, we're spread thin more individualized and opinionated and have short attention spans. Though there's some good stuff but there's nothing that makes me want to pay attention to it. For this album to exist today, it would need to slap me in the face and irritate me or someone I decided I don't like. It would have to take sides, make some egregious declaration and alienate someone. But mostly it would need to be much (much) shorter.