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Cee-Lo Green & His Perfect Imperfections

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Any GoodieMob or 'Kast fan or just anyone who has heard CeeLo spitt over anything, knew he had an extraodinary voice and mental gift that forced him to stand out. ... Deep doesn't even describe what's on this 4 & 3qtr inch plastic disc. More like a daily mental, musical vitamin that the finest doctors can't prescribe. When he first introduced "closet freak" on 106&Park, (I didn't hear the song until then cus' I just don't listen to mainstream radio) I was like ...!!.....Ceelo done perfected the true meaning of "SOMETHING DIFFERENT".....the preacher robe, long curly wig, platform shoes......yeah! Ceelo was way out there. A couple of weeks before the release date underground radio ... played "gettin grown" and "young man". I was convenced then that I needed this. You can't find another artist other than Andre3000 & Outkast with his approach to hip-hop and the way it should be evolving over the years. There is nothing on this CD you've heard before or heard anything like. That's the most beautiful thing about it.......like it or not.........your music collection has just gotten a whole lot better. Gems like "suga baby" and "under the influence" should be rockin your radio station right now.......but thats asking a lot from radio. JaRule has'em all blind! Get spiritually, mentally and lyrically blessed.....Amen!!

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stand out gems:
~big ole words
~super chiken
~one for the road
~spend the night in your mind
~suga baby
~bass head jazz
~under the influence

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Soul. Easily something that has been missing in hip hop recently. Bling blingin, cars,houses, killing, pimping and other mindless [stuff] is what controls the art form today. Time for a change. If you are a fan of Outkast, then you know who Mr. Cee-Lo Green is. He first appeared on Outkast's debut album on the song "Git Up,Git Out" He dropped a verse in that song that foreshadowed Outkast's own spiritual and lyrical evolution. I recently read a review of this cd that insinuated that Cee-Lo was a copy of Andre from Outkast. If this reviewer knew what they were talking about they would probably realize that the two are extremely different. And if you can see how Outkast's music has changed you would probably look at it the other way around. Goodie Mob's first CD, Soul Food, is a classic and if you enjoyed that cd then you will also enjoy this. This album contains various grooves and actually contains more singing than rapping. Cee-Lo has a unique voice and says what others in hip-hop are scared to talk about. Cee-Lo does not glorify an ignorant lifestyle and will not be popular among those who like hip-hop that promotes a lifestyle that they will never have. CD's like this give me hope for the future of hip hop and I highly recommend it. Stand out tracks:Closet Freak, Suga Baby,Bass Head Jazz, Country Love, El Dorado Sunrise. Truly worth your money.

Woah! This dude is on some next level material. And I knew that when I picked this CD up (it was dripping with funk), that I would have a good time listening to it, especially if the stuff he did with OutKast and, of course, Goodie Mob is any indication.

The lyrics are deep, sometimes too deep, and the beats are stupendous and innovative. He definitely knew what he was doing when he released this, because it sounds like he put a lot of time and effort into it. This album is Al Green, Jimi Hendriks, B.B. King, and Blues Traveler all rolled into one very entertaining set.

Best tracks (to me) are as follows:
1. Bad Mutha (Kind of an intro, but not really, a great way to start off an album)
4. Closet Freak (do I need to say anymore?)
6. El Dorado Sunrise (Super Chicken) (you have to hear it to believe)
8. One For The Road (simplistically awesome)
11. Suga Baby (awesome club track)
15. Under Tha Influence (an explosive track)
16. Medieval Times (Great Pretender) (very dark)
17. Country Love (just a great song, period)
18. Awful Thing (the best track on the album, a really really good song)

Basically, this album is a friggin' masterpeice. If you're still a big Goodie Mob & OutKast fan even after they funked it up, then you will love this album.

This album is a mixture of voodoo chant, gospel rant, and hip-hop re-invent, ya'll dig...Cee-lo like the tattoo on his back is about the revolution-revolution for redefining hip-hop. Listen to "Big Ole Words" [I am internally evolving / entirely extensive / eclectic, expressive / eloquently, instantly innovative / courageously creative, I'm driven / this god-given gift it comes naturally to the native] I am left to borrow the words of those in the studio booth "damn." I was a fan of Cee-lo since "Soul Food" and Outkast's "Get Up, Get Out, and Do Something" yet this album places Mr. Green far above those classics. "Bass Head Jazz" is just filler to this album but blends melodically `getting high, they say damn' I am so impressed by this and wonder why Outkast was excluded from this album. Though Outkast is truly not needed here, because this album is solid. Need more of a sales pitch, listen to "Under the influence (follow me)" this track/recording combines layers of funk, soul, keys that will have you thinking that you have heard this track before...you have it's the reincarnated soul of African-American music of the past.

...this album is the natural progression of what 70's SOUL MUSIC shoulda become...there is so much funk on this thang here that i jus might stop playin my zapp-II album altogether! (at least for a while anyway!)...man, i put an extra 30 miles on my car jus drivin around my subdivision because i kept waitin for a weak song to come on so i could go into the house - IT NEVER HAPPENED! brother cee shows his roots with this, some rock, some funk, hip-hop of course...THESE ARE THE MOST INTELLIGENT LYRICS I DONE HEARD IN A LONG, LONG TIME...this thang is somethin pure! if this dont go platinum then there aint no hope for us...for the best sense of what yall are gonna get with this, then imagine brother al green being the front man on your favorite p-funk album! that's how serious this is...enjoy it...

Try mixing soul,hip hop,jazz,mc-ing and rapping. THis is cee lo he does this all. He knows how to write lyrics. He produces nearly everyone of his songs.
My favorite songsof the album is:

Super Chicken
Under the influence
One for the road
Awful Thing
Young Man

Cee-Lo is a poet, pure and simple. I don't know how to describe this CD. All I know is that I can't stop listening to it. The songs are so new and fresh, yet basic and funky, I have to keep listening. I find myself having a conversation with the music...saying uh-huh, yeah, I see where you're coming from, bro. Cee-Lo knows how to get his message out and let you see things in him that you know you've been afraid to admit you've been struggling with, too. This is true hip-hop--innovative and bold. The CD is out there, but if you have an open, curious mind, it'll hit you deep down in there somewhere. Favorite tracks: microhard (just flows), bass head jazz (speaks for itself), under that influence (funky), country love (if you a country boy or girl, no explanations needed), medieval times (very poetic), young man (simple beautiful...pianos, cee-lo rhyming, message, soul, poetry). Good stuff!

for those of you that haven't ever heard cee-lo, you're missing out. cee-lo is one of the four members of atlanta's goodie mob and probably has the most versatile skills of anyone in goodie mob.

cee-lo can sing, he can rhyme, and he can most certainly get your attention. he's a soulful rapper, a true lover of hip-hop, "not one of those thug rapper guys," as he says in track #8 "one for the road." this isn't no limit or any of that other fake sell-out "gangsta rap." cee-lo's songs have truth and meaning behind them. back on older goodie mob albums, cee-lo used to rap about "my music's all that i got" and "i gotta keep the heat and the lights on." now that outkast has brought goodie mob and the other dungeon family members into the spotlight, cee-lo doesn't have to worry about money and can put all the energy into his music.

cee-lo shows his versatility on "gettin grown", cee-lo sings -- that's right, SINGS, not raps, and he does it well -- about learning and growing up. cee-lo seems to be able to change his voice to suit his mood, whether he wants to rhyme fast with his scratchy voice or sing a soulful tune about growing up.

this album is awesome. with jazzy hip-hop beats, short interludes that poke and prod at sellouts and "gangsta rap," and rhymes that provoke the mind and heart, cee-lo's first solo album should go platinum. oh yeah, and if you haven't yet listened to goodie mob's other albums, GO BUY "SOUL FOOD" AND "STILL STANDING"! goodie mob's last album, world party, was a bit of a failure and pales miserably in comparison to the previous two.

if you want a taste of southern hip-hop, i recommend the song "in due time" by outkast featuring cee-lo. and "git up, git out" by outkast featuring cee-lo. and... oh, let's face it, i'd recommend every single song released by outkast and goodie mob. it's just *THAT* good.

if you really like the soulful hip-hop and get offended when people say "rap," also check out "the roots" or "a tribe called quest." keep hip-hop true. peace out.

can't rhyme"

Cee-Lo, arguably the best member of the super-group Dungeon Family, drops his own debut album. As well as being a talented rap artist, he also could pass for a pretty good gospel/soul singer. He drops his knowledge and theories on each and every song making it very satisfying listen. Cee-Lo also handles all of his production on the album and writes every single lyric. That right there is pretty amazing folks. He creates his own melody and vibe that is entertaining as well as fulfilling. The set is basically FUNKY with a capital F. He makes you nod your head and the instruments in the songs are well-crafted.

On first listen, I didn't really feel it as much as I do now. But I kept letting it spin and now I can't get enough of it. The rewind button is getting mad play from me now. Even more incredible is that he has no shame in his lyrics because he puts every single lyric in the book and while some may not think that is too big of a deal, for fans it just makes it extra special. Cee-Lo fuses different musical influences in his music such as Bass, and Rock as well as Gospel , Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, and others and he does it to "Perfection". This album also has very few guest appearances with Backbone and Big Gipp being the biggest names to show up. The only gripe I have is that this album ( as well as many others ) contains some stupid skits that make you wanna jump off a bridge. To me, they just mess up the flow of the album and give the album a deceiving 21 tracks when there are only 16 real songs. Also the album is a little on the long side but that is minor.

My favorite songs include One For The Road-flow is sick on this cut, Close Encounter, Big Ole Words, Closet Freak, Bass Head Jazz, Getting Grown, Spend The Night in Your Mind...heck all of em.

FINAL VERDICT: Cee-Lo's album keeps the South on top and is further proof that Southern artists other than Outkast can make classic and monumental albums that move the genre forward. Pick this up immediately, ASAP, and as quick as you can because if you don't later on you will realize your mistake and you will be S.O.L. Recommended.

This is an amazing disc. It's not a hip hop album but a fantastic melange of soul and funk with a bit of hip hop. I can't understand why amazon does not have any sound clips for this disc or his new disc "the lady killer"