Cee‐Lo Green… Is the Soul Machine

This was a good album. Fun, and unique. It’s way, way different than his work in Gnarls Barkley. It was initially an easy 4 stars, but it’s LOOOONG, clocking in at over an hour, and the last third of the album wasn’t as compelling. I wish I could officially give it a 3.5.

Taitava räppäri ja alkupään biiseissä siistejä nopeita versejä. Sit kyl vähän lopahtaa kiinnostus loppua kohti. 3/5

Serieus? Een rappende muppet? In de 1001?

Cee-Lo Green is a modern day hip hop/R&B artist, which is fine, but Cee-Lo sounds like an Oompa Loompa with his high ass voice. His only song I'm familiar with isn't on this record, but is called "Fuck You". That song is an earworm, and I spent the whole day today humming the tune to it, and wishing it was on this album.

It's kinda funny to listen to someone who sounds like they huffed helium sing about being strapped with Glocks and doing drive by's. I feel like Cee-Lo is trying to be gangsta rap, but he is just too soft. There shouldn't be a connection between self acclaimed soul singers and gangsta rap. Those are two very different spectrums. To be honest, I enjoyed the songs that featured other artists more than any of Cee-Lo's solo stuff on this album.

Overall, not bad, but not great. It felt like it was missing something, but I can't put my finger on what that is. This album also overstayed its welcome, coming in at over an hour in length and consisting of 16 songs (plus an intro and an outro). I wouldn't race out to listen to this album again any time soon. I had a hard time getting through it once today.

Favourite songs: Scrap Metal, Childz Play, The One, I'll Be Around

Least favourite songs: Sometimes, I Am Selling Soul, Let's Stay Together

2/5

Overall fun album, although a little on the long side. That said, it's got plenty of fun grooves and his rapping style is pretty awesome (Childz Play stands out for some crazy rapping. Also I Am Selling Soul). Same problem I have with a lot of rap albums - too much n**** this and n**** that and a bit too much cursing - it's not made for me, that's for sure. But I can appreciate and enjoy it. Favorite songs were the first few (Soul Machine, The Art of Noise, and Living Again). Liked the grooves on The One, All Day Love Affair (nice singing), and When We Were Friends.

A fast RNB rap album. Cee Lo's distintive voice is a little much across an entire album, though his singles have punch and his rapping is skillful. Childz Play is a standout track.

Filthy, funny, and very very funky. From before Gnarls Barkley, but with certain similarities. I enjoyed it, and love his voice, but would have liked a bit more light and shade.

So many awesome stand out songs. Enough filth mixed in to dock it a star, but definitely will be listening to All Day Love Affair and Childz Play again

Nah I'm good. Dude's a creep.

This is fun and he has a nice voice.

Wow, this is not really soul, huh? I liked almost everything with this album except the main part, Cee-Lo's rapping. His voice just does not much what he is saying at all. The couple times he actually did sing were far better, but that was rare on this overly long album.

Listening to this, it's a fun and uptempo album with a range of good producers, like Timbaland to the Neptunes. And they leave their respective marks on the songs.
But the album as a whole has way too much filler in between some really decent songs.
Not a standout.

Expectations were low but was pleasantly surprised. Timbland being on here just reminds me of the terrible songs that were on in the clubs all the time I was at uni. Not an album I’ll be rushing back too.

loooo

For ever reason this album has just never worked for me. I remember being so surprised that it was as lauded as it was back on release. I enjoy Cee-los voice and his rapping, but the sounds just are interesting enough to me. 1.5/5

2 good songs - the one with Luda and the one with Pharrell

It's fun and playful but I can't completely get into it. I think I prefer his Gnarls Barkley material.