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Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere

Genre:
Funk / Soul, Hip Hop
Year:
2006

Tracklist

Go-Go Gadget Gospel 2:19 X
Crazy 2:58 X
St. Elsewhere 2:30 X
Gone Daddy Gone 2:28 X
Smiley Faces 3:05 X
The Boogie Monster 2:50 X
Feng Shui 1:26 X
Just A Thought 3:42 X
Transformer 2:17 X
Who Cares? 2:27 X
Online 1:48 X
Necromancer 2:57 X
Storm Coming 3:08 X
The Last Time 3:25 X

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
St. Elsewhere (CD, Album) Warner Music UK Ltd. 25646 3267 2 UK 2006
St. Elsewhere (CD + DVD) Warner Bros. Records 51011 8236 2 UK 2006
St. Elsewhere (CD, Album) Downtown Music 8 7803-70003-2 0 US 2006
St. Elsewhere (CD, Album) Warner Music (Australia) 2564632672 Australia 2006
St. Elsewhere (CD, Album) Downtown Music CD 70003 Canada 2006
St. Elsewhere (LP) Downtown Music 8 7803-70003-1 3 US 2006
St. Elsewhere (LP) Warner Music UK Ltd. 2564 63267 1 UK 2006
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Review by Billy_binoculars Oct 31, 2008

referencing St. Elsewhere, LP, 8 7803-70003-1 3

No offence Ibbjamin, but according to me you're writing complete nonsense about this very good album.
I think it's one of the best post 2000 albums overall!
Necromancing, St. elsewhere, The boogie monster, Crazy, Just a thought and especially Who cares are my favorite tracks, even though there are no fillers on this LP. Cee Lo's voice is superb, just like Dangermouse production skills. 5 on 5 for this neo-soul / hip hop project.
I wish I can witness them live once.
Rated 5/5
Review by spiers69 Aug 11, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing St. Elsewhere, LP, 8 7803-70003-1 3

I argue, in direct contradiction to 'ibbjamin', that this album is well-worth the purchase. While is only short (less than 40 mins?), it has such a huge, eclectic collection of songs that you won't even notice (i only noticed because someone else mentioned it, it had never even occured to me prior to that).

There's the dangerously catchy, and love-at-listen-loveable 'Crazy' (you've probably heard it somewhere), the WEIRD 'Necromancing', the brilliant and slighly laid-back, but oh-so-beautiful 'Who Cares?' and one of my favourites, the simple, progressing and bouncing, "Gone Daddy Gone"

This is a seriously hard album to classify; the mix of genres is incredible. Crazy is kind of Nu-Soul
Necromancing is verging upon Abstract Hip Hop (or 'Trip Hop')
Gone Daddy Gone is verging upon Big Beat (as in modern, Palookaville*-esque Big Beat)

Give this album a go, odds are you'll find something to your liking.

*Palookaville is Fatboy Slim's latest album, with a much warmer and more relaxed Big Beat sound (on the whole) than some of his other works, or others of the genre.
Rated 2/5
Review by ibbjamin Aug 04, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing St. Elsewhere, LP, 8 7803-70003-1 3

Purchase the Crazy single; there is nothing else noteworthy on this LP. Regardless, Crazy will be in contention for track of 2006; instant classic after 20 seconds of hearing it the first time. Some of the house remixes of Crazy are great as well.
Review by ethan May 18, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing St. Elsewhere, CD, Album, 8 7803-70003-2 0

How the hell do you classify this CD? One review has said "psychedelic soul" or something that Marvin Gaye would record if he were still alive in 2006. For now, I'll go with that. The Cee-Lo/Danger Mouse pairing may be a bit weird for some; and this CD confirms it. 14 tracks clocking in at less than 38 minutes - but, man, is there a lot crammed into that short a timespan. Both members take their own unique styles (the cartoonish, dark, deftly-layered textures of Mr. Barton; the at-times-frenetic, jovial, beautiful tenor of Mr. Calloway) and create something even more individualistic. Hard to classify; even harder to ignore once tracks like "Transformer", "Just A Thought", and, of course, the history-making "Crazy" (BTW, have you SEEN the video?), are imbedded in your brain. A critics' top 10 pick for 2006 for many, and deservedly so. Now, about those "Clockwork Orange" photo shoots.....