Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
 

Just wondering, is anyone gonna buy this CD when it drops? I may buy it. Hopefully it's good!

I haven't bought anything from Outkast in awhile...I really should check some of thier newer stuff out.

That song "Hey Ya" rules ...

<i>Shake it like a polaroid!</i>

i just got it, 2cds, first is all big boi, second is all andre 3k. i like andre's cd a lot better, the song 'Spread' is really good. Big Boi's disk is really soulful, if you like r&b. Andre's is a lot more experimental.

This song annoyed the hell out of me for the first week or so of the radio playing it, now it is really growing on me.

For like a week I couldn't figure out what they were saying...it sounded like...."Shake it like a pony ride preacher" or "Shake it like a pony ride teacher" then finally I got it "Shake it like a polaroid picture", Well that makes sense.

Hey ladies!
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Hell yes! I've been waiting for about a month now. I plan on buying it the day it comes out.

dre's (the love below disk) is odd and takes some warming up to. its really funk inspired and i dunno how experimental it is, but with dre's unique voice it makes for an interesting listen. it sorta steers away from traditional hip hop. big boi's disk (speakerboxx) in my opinion picked up where stankonia left off. he has a tight flow and the guest mc's on it made it the better album. where are my panties though on dre's disk is funny as hell though :P

i love big boi's cd. Speakerbox is the kinda stuff we're used to from outkast, really funky New South shit, which is awsome. Jay-z and the dungeon family arepresented in full accord. as for Dre's cd. I kinda listened to it and said what the hell is he trying to do. I'm not a fan. I don't think Dre's talent is there in the new stuff. I like the kind of music it is. thats jazzy flavor and all but i don't think he does good with it. but as a whole the cd is worth checking out. outkast does they thang and there is some really incredible stuff on it. and if you want a good deal i think Bestbuy.com has it on preorder for 10.99. thats an amazing price on a dub cd

I heard that new song Ghetto Music on the radio the other day (hardly ever listen to the radio) and absolutely loved it, so many genres in one song, it's great!

I've been an Outkast fan for quite some time now, so i definitely plan on checkin out their new album.

I actually thought i would like Andre's disc better, but from what i've read here it sounds like BigBoi's is the peoples choice!

I'll let you guys know what i think after i listen to it.

The Way You Move rocks.

im gonna have to get it at some point i guess whenever i make it dow to the store...

im deffinately going to buy it, outkast is one high quality group of funky hip hop

Tomorrow's the big day!

So who bought it today? What are your opinions? I like it a lot.

I want the full rundown. One of my friends was driving all over town today trying to find a copy. I want details! Which CD is better?

Well, Big Boi's CD is more of what you'd hear from Outkast. It sticks to the sound and feel of Outkast. Has some nice guest artists on some of his songs like Ludacris, Jay Z, Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz and some others. Andre 3000's CD is more experimental. He uses a lot of different sounds and feels. His songs are more funk sounding. He has a song called "Pink & Blue" which to me, almost sounds like a Prince song. Overall both CDs are good and I think I'm actually liking Andre 3000's CD better, but that's just me.

Which one is the gay one? Big Boi or Andre?

I'm not anti-gay, but that skinny guy is seriously the most flamboyant rapper I've ever seen. I've always been curious what the hip-hop culture thinks of him, since that culture is generally pretty anti-gay.

I know he's probably not gay, but he totally reminds me of Chris Tucker's character in The 5th Element

I'm actually just a new Outkast fan, but I'm pretty confident that most of the hip-hop culture you refer to see him as the "coolest thing since sliced bread." And I don't think he's gay.

I don't think he is either. But he's pretty effeminate for the african american culture

So far i am listening to Andre's CD, Its awsome. I love the Funk man. Huge Parliment fan. So i dig. Cause it so damn bright gotta wear my sunglasses.

Anyways. Another good pick up.

Dammit. I'm going to have to buy it just to see which CD I prefer. Releasing two CDs under the Outkast name for a reasonable price was genius.

This album is straight up amazing. It's one of the best buys I've made in a long time

they are both great cds, big bois is more hip hop while andres has this wierd 50s feel to it

I want to take a minutes to say thanks to everyone who posted in this thread. I've always liked OutKast and downloaded their singles (except Ms. Jackson 'cause that song sucks) and after seeing the intellects of the TFP unanimously agree that this double-album is very good I went out and bought it... and oh my, what an amazing album!!! I never buy black music because I can only listen to a song about bangin' "yo bitches" and "drivin' by yo nigger ass" so many times.

This is such an excellent album, these guys really understand music and aren't just rappers who are fucked up the ass by white producers.

p.s. I think I'm the only black person I know who isn't keen on black music

yeah its definately one of the best albums of the year ... and there has been SO much good music released this year its fantastic.

I think its their best effort yet. They are going on my list of artists that shit gold. I'm really blown away by their genre-hopping madness. Andre 3000 spans every black artists in the past 4 decades! He's Sammy Davis Jr. one minute, then over to Prince, then he hops into Curtis Mayfield, and lands on John Coltrane, and then he stands alone. Incredible. Big Boi hits hard blasting you with a breakbeat big band fusion. These guys continue to shatter the boundries of hip-hop. Pretty damn refreshing.

Great Cd, love it !!

Im looking forward to getting this album. Thanks for the input.
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Im a W.A.S.P. and I was offended by that statement.

From the reply's I am reading, I am gonna pick it up when I get paid.

I only thier first 3 CD's and I love thier first CD

Wow, I like it a lot. The two CD's are very different, but I'm not sure which I like better at this point.

I must buy this album(es)

i'm not a huge rap/hiphop fan, but i've found i do enjoy listening to outkast, i think they're really talented guys, i'm probably going to buy the cd

Read about it in the newspaper today, sounded quite interesting. Usually rap music dosnt make it on teh cover page of a section in the paper where im at, but suprisingly it was there.. gonna have to pick it up soon.

Just so you know, I don't like mod rap. (old school, runDMC type is good tho.)
I have only heard a couple of songs from this album, but I'm am actually liking it. Hey Ya is fun, and the vid is a blast to watch.

"happy valentines day" is funky as fuck.

Very cool, both CD's are. Check out "Hey Ya!", "The Way You Move", Ghettomusick", "Take Off Your Cool", and "Tomb Of The Boom".

Andre 3000's "The Love Below" CD is, well, hit-or-miss, heh. A select few songs I don't care for much, but for the most part it's easy-listening and poetic music. Big Boi's "Speakerboxxx" CD is like Stankonia Part 2, which is a very good thing. However, despite the greatness of these two CD's, I hope they work together for now on...it's not normal to have them go their own ways.

Best album(s) of the year....

Both are brilliant in their own way...I've listened to Dre's more than Boi's to this point though, so I'd have to say I like his better.

I bought this CD last week, and I MUST SAY, it is wonderful.

I love "The Love Below" CD. The man is a GENIOUS!

Wow, this is like 100% praise for this album in this thread. I think I know what my next purchase will be.