The Odd Couple Accessories
 Consolers Of The Lonely
St. Elsewhere
Third
Accelerate (Bonus Tracks)
Attack & Release
Viva La Vida
Last Night
Modern Guilt
Narrow Stairs
Vampire Weekend
The Odd Couple Reviews
Elsewhere but this joint, The Odd Couple, is crazy nice. I think they did a great job at exposing blues-like emotions through lyrics and melodies. I haven't listened to St.
So okay, this second effort is not as good as the first one, but solid none the less. Take this album home and you'll see where I'm coming from. Without the dark lights she may not look as good but still worth serious consideration. Its like the girl who looks really hot at the club and then you get to see her on Wednesday out and about.
The album's without a single standout song, but almost all of them are good enough to keep the album enjoyable all the way through. "Open Book" sounds almost tribal, but has a syncopated rhythm keeping it modern and some powerful singing. There aren't any crazy songs like "Transformer", but they still have some fun in between some more depressing and downbeat songs. They've stated they're only going to create one more album, so I hope it continues to evolve their sound as much as this did. Despite the shift in tone, it's identifiably the same band, with Danger Mouse coming up with some great beats and Cee-Lo providing nice R&B vocals.
"Blind Mary" is the record's lightest-hearted song, and a pretty catchy one. "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" has a great music video, and is a very good song, with a morose but memorable beat and nice chorus. It's not what I'd call better than their debut, but it's hard to say it's worse, and it's definitely more focused. It's not quite as fun, but it's still plenty entertaining.
Nothing is as immediately grabbing and infectious as "Crazy", but few songs ever written are. Gnarls Barkley's second album is a good step forward for the duo. "Neighbors" also has nice vocal work. Some enjoyable moments are the female vocals in "Charity Case", the chorus in "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)", and the hand claps and backing choir in "Surprise".
It's a pretty consistent album, it just doesn't quite reach their previous effort's heights.
I love this CD. Its kinda a psychadellic, rock mix. Each song is just long enough not to bore you.
The CD works excellent but.the case was cracked when I got it and I don't think it was because of the sipping. So.good but not a great experience.
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