Idlewild [Explicit Lyrics]

Outkast | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: La Face
• ASIN: B000BRLRUO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,889 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Despite its title title, this is not a soundtrack for the Idlewild movie--almost no songs appear in the film. Instead, the tunes seem inspired by Idlewild's narrative themes. Outkast extends the eccentric streak that began on Stankonia and continued through The Love Below/Speakerboxxx. Fans of that last album may enjoy Idlewild's continued eclecticism, especially from Andre 3000, who seems to be moving further away from "rap" every moment toward some bizarre love child of Prince and Melvin Van Peebles. A song like "Mighty O," which actually features both Outkast members rhyming, is a refreshing throwback to the duo's earlier days, but Idlewild is mostly divided between songs from Andre and Big Boi, with few points of intersection. By far the strangest Outkast album they've ever released--and this is saying a lot--Idlewild is a heady, dizzying trip. Awkwardly disjointed at times, it undeniably certifies the group as one of the most adventurous that hip-hop has ever seen. It's not easy to love but it's hard not to respect. --Oliver Wang

Product Description

Stars of the HBO film Idlewild, Andre Benjamin and Antwan Patton--the dynamic, multi-platinum, Grammy-winning duo who comprise the group Outkast--have unleashed another album that is bound to revolutionize mainstream music. Their colorful songs, "Mighty O", "Morris Brown", and "Idlewild Blue" will have you listening and dancing for hours.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Am I missing Something? This thing is great!, August 22, 2006

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A. B. Oppenheim (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Idlewild (Audio CD)

Wow did this album get panned in a hurry. I almost feel like I'm listening to something different from all these other negative and mediocre-reviewers. It's untraditional and it's funky. 3000 doesn't sound forced - like some of the "different for difference's sake" which oozed thorugh so many of the Love Below tracks. Idlewild flows, it's complete, it's a cohesive story, it's well produced, and Big Boi is smooth and deep as ever. Put down that hatorade and pick up the love.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good songs, but where's the soundtrack?, July 1, 2007

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JJGemini "Dude in a monkey suit" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Idlewild (Audio CD)

The movie of "Idlewild" itself had over 25 songs in it. So I didn't expect the soundtrack to have all the songs from the movie. But the weird thing is that there are actually 25 tracks on the CD, but only 7 of the songs are from the film! The soundtrack is still well worth the purchase. Listed below are the consistencies and the missing songs from the film.

The only tracks that are included on the CD
which are also in the movie are:

1. Morris Brown (Big Boi, with Sleepy Brown & Scar)
2. Chronomentrophobia (Outkast)
3. Makes No Sense (Outkast)
4. PJ & Rooster (Outkast)
5. Mutron Angel (Whild Peach)
6. Greatest Show on Earth (Macy Gray and Outkast)
7. When I Look in Your Eyes (Outkast)

The following songs are from the film, but are not included on this soundtrack and are available on other albums (as indicated).

Bessie Smith: The Essential
The Essential Bessie Smith
1. Do Your Duty

Cab Calloway The Early Years: 1930-34 [BOX SET]
The Early Years: 1930-34
1. The Nightmare
2. Moonglow
3. Kickin' the Gong Around

Outkast: Big Boi and Dre Present...
Big Boi and Dre Present...Outkast
1. Movin' Cool (The After Party)

Outkast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below
1. Bowtie
2. Church
3. She Lives in My Lap
4. Vibrate
5. Take Off Your Cool
6. The Rooster

Songs from the film that are unavailable:
1. Happy Days Are Here Again (Leo Reisman & His Orchestra)
2. Baptized (Angelic Voices)
3. Holy Holy (Angelic Voices)
4. Slum Swing (The Decon Band)
5. Drunken Rooster (Paul Rabjohns & Larry Lunetta)
6. The Bridge (Paul Rabjohns & Larry Lunetta)
7. On the Way to Heaven (André 3000)

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars May not be what you expect... but it just might be better., August 22, 2006

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Keith W. Johnson (Summerville, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Idlewild (Audio CD)

Followers of Outkast know that Big Boi and Andre 3000 always push the envelope of what people expect of them, and Idlewild is no different. It's a dizzying, hypnotic and wild ride, taking listeners far outside the boundaries of what might be called traditional hip-hop. If anything, this is what makes Outkast so great. They can hardly be called a traditional hip-hop group as they consisently take their music to places no one in the industry has gone before.

If you're looking for more of the same, you may not like Idlewild. Most of the Outkast faithful already know better than to look for more of the same from one of the most eclectic, surprising music groups in the last twenty years.

Some tracks have the distinct "Outkast" flavor that makes them so popular: take 'Mighty O' or 'Morris Brown' but on the other hand, take a single like 'Idlewild Blue' which features both guitar and a little harmonica or the deep, soulful piano on 'A Bad Note'... how many hip hop songs do you know feature any of those instruments? Not many.

Rather than sell out and give us remixes of the same single or melody or rhyme or style over and over, Outkast makes enjoyable, original MUSIC. If only more hip-hop and rock and pop artists would do the same.