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| The Odd Couple | 
 enlarge | Artist: Gnarls Barkley
Label: Atlantic
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (63 reviews)
Sales Rank: 497
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 460236
UPC: 075678994692
EAN: 0075678994692
ASIN: B0013H8QEG
Release Date: March 21, 2008
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 ehh... May 5, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
2 stars- don't get me wrong, some tracks are pretty good, but as a whole lacks the stand out brilliance of St. Elsewhere. it's good but by no means is it great. the record almost seems like a bland characture of a formula that could be followed to recreate the magic captured in St. Elsewhere. left me sholder shrugging, sayin' "ehhh...."
 Nu old soul May 1, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
- Shows less eclectic diversity in both Cee-Lo's delivery and Dangermouse's production
- The character Cee-Lo created for this project is harder to distinguish from his regular persona shown on his solo albums (though he still never raps on this project)
- Subtle nuances are the focus of the show this time, in Cee-Lo's lyrical implications and voice as well as Danger Mouse's increasingly subtle means of experimentation.
- It begs the question "is this R&B"?
- Their aim this time seems to be to tone down the gimmicks for the purpose of exposing an almost Curtis Mayfield level of imaginative realism (minus the hooks)
Solid April 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is not a great cd, however, it is a good cd. I didnt like it the first time i heard it, but after a few listens and learned to like it - just like st. elswhere. A lot of songs are catchy and you will eventually find yourself humming it all day.
Don't be surprised April 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Back again, Gnarls Barkley cannot fail to deliver. Don't be surprised, though, if it takes more than one listen to get hooked. It happened on the second for me. Why, you ask? To me, it's because this is much more of a psychologically charged album than its feel-good predecessor. As exposed in St. Elsewhere, the feel of the soul-infused craziness moves deeper to a more manic state of soulful agitation in the Odd Couple. It may be a metaphor of the GB persona as there is a Jekyll & Hyde feel to this album; GB has descended from a self-aware state of craziness to a musical personality that seems to border on insanity, an ego uncontrolled and exploring its limitations.
There is a definite progression in the songs from "Charity Case" all the way to "Surprise". If one can get beyond the groove, the precisely orchestrated beats, you might just feel the transformation. Lyrically, the Odd Couple is kinda creepy, albeit gloriously set to music. In this way it's more subtle than St. Elsewhere, but its depth is piercing. It's about the pain of being a self-described natural disaster, an ugly wretch, an open book for all to see, though possessing a final chapter yet to be written. There's a whole lot of pain, but a whole lot of soul here as expected, too. Danger Mouse is a genius, and Cee-Lo has got to be the reincarnation of Otis Redding. A perfect match.
Great album April 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really love over half of this album. There is enough variety in tempo and style to enjoy end-to-end.
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