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The Odd Couple [CD]

Gnarls Barkley Audio CD
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Gnarls Barkley is a musical group collaboration between multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from New York, and rapper/vocalist Cee Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. Their first album, St. Elsewhere, was released in 2006; along with its first single, "Crazy", it was a major commercial success, and both album and single have been noted for their ... Read more in Amazon's Gnarls Barkley Store

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  • Audio CD (31 Mar 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • ASIN: B0014QNGUA
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,643 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10. She Knows
11. Blind Mary
12. Neighbors
13. A Little Better

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With its cinematic origins The Odd Couple is the natural title for the second album by a pair who seem to spend as much time in wardrobe as the studio and whose recordings are often compared to film scores. Their greatest hit, 2006's "Crazy" was even built around a chunk of a spaghetti western soundtrack. Yet after the success of 2006's excellent St Elsewhere, the collaboration of singer Thomas "Cee-Lo Green" Callaway and producer Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton has become a permanent institution. The Odd Couple certainly lives up to expectations, and though there is no obvious smash to match "Crazy", it's a smoother affair than their often hyperactive debut, the unsettling "Open Book" aside. Highlights include the excellent, agitated lead-off single "Run", a smart slice of off kilter pop-soul, and its most obvious successor, the instant classic "Surpirse". "Going On" manages to weld an eighties pomp-pop introduction to a surprisingly vulnerable Cee-Lo performance while the plaintive, bluesy "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" catches him at his most soulful. "Whatever" is a cute, rather bratty sixties pastiche halfway to Britpop (though no Englishman ever used the expression "y'all") while the warped bubblegum pop of "Blind Mary" and the more traditionally ominous "Would Be Killer" are opposite sides of the same twisted coin. Informed by rap and dance, but occupying their own unique genre, Gnarls Barkley continue to soundtrack the movie that, so far, exists only in their heads. --Steve Jelbert

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Deep and dark 6 April 2008
Format:Audio CD
The new album from Gnarls Barkley picks up very much in the same vein as St Elsewhere, with an eclectic blend of deep grooves and highly experimental production styles and beats from Dangermouse, and Ceelo's sombre lyrics fused with his unique, bombastic and heartbreakingly soulful delivery. The album has so much heart and reverence for 60's soul, pop and psychadelia, as well as embracing cutting edge experimentation that it's hard not to find something to love about it. Admittedly some of the tracks are more difficult than others, but this is an album that stands up to and grows with repeated listening. Personally, I'm a massive fan of Gnarls Barkley and feel this is a better all round album than their exceptional debut, so if that did it for you, there's really no excuse!
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4.0 out of 5 stars As good as the first album... 18 Feb 2009
Format:Audio CD
In a lot of ways this album is better than their first album! Despite the success of the first album, I felt this album was actually a better listening. Brilliant choruses and attractive rhythms with the band creating some top melodies and imaginative skills... a great album!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Bit disappointed 15 Feb 2009
Format:Audio CD
Hadn't been into Gnarls B - saw them on the Abbey Road Sudios Live sessions and figured I had been missing something.
The album sounds totally different - not bad - just totally different, so I should have listened to some sample tracks before buying.
The studio sessions were brilliant - check them out on iPlayer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Knarls Barkley
On the first couple of listens i have to admit i didn't think that much of the album but by the third that changed. My stand out tracks would be no.13 and no. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2011 by tiswas
5.0 out of 5 stars Review of The Odd Couple by Gnarls Barkley
With the exception of tracks 5 and 6 that I'm personally not keen on, this is a really good album; Great songs, great vocal performances and a really original sound. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2010 by Janey C
5.0 out of 5 stars I want to buy the MP3 album
This is an amazing album by two very amazing artists. I would love to buy this album as an mp3 album but I can't seem to find it available on Amazon. Read more
Published on 14 July 2010 by Sam
4.0 out of 5 stars Not so Odd - Gnarls
Like so much Gnarls Barkley music the tracks on this album are beefy, full on sounds with stacks of background filling. Read more
Published on 28 April 2010 by R. Hope
5.0 out of 5 stars More of The Same
A very similar and equally impressive album as their debut St Elsewhere. The beauty from my point of view is the fact that they are unique and sound like no other 'band'. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2009 by Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars Proof they are anything buy one-hit wonders!
What an exceptional sophmore album! I had heard 'Run' on the radio many times, found it to be a really likeable piece of music, so i decided to give the album a chance. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2008 by Iain Campbell
4.0 out of 5 stars The Odd Thing about the Odd Couple
I couldn't wait to listen to this new album - but after the first play I really didn't like it at all and was pining for the excellent St Elsewhere album. Read more
Published on 8 April 2008 by Redhotsal
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