Gnarls Barkley

6th May 2008

This post was written by Benji

I’ll be honest – there were a few songs that I very much enjoyed on Gnarls Barkley’s debut St. Elsewhere. It was reasonable to expect something promising from the sophomore effort, something more mature and developed. But upon listening to The Odd Couple, I found it hard to actually get through the entire album. I’m sure they’ll sell a lot of records, and the bottom line is that they’re good guys with a good story–but that’ doesn’t make good music. “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” is a passable, quirky soul ballad that is decent at best. The more upbeat tracks fail to captivate–I’m not looking for an infectious anthem like “Crazy” or “The Last Time”, just some solid tunes. And there’s not much here.

So if any of these songs make airplay, that’s fine. Good for them. More of an excuse not to listen to the radio anyway.

Listen to “Going On” (4.4/5)

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1 On May 6th, 2008, Joel said:
Great post, I totally agree with you. The Odd Couple was an ok but not that good of a sequel. The thing is Danger Mouse. He is so good on coming up with new ideas when it comes to new artists he works with(MF DOOM, GEMINI, GORILLAZ, CEE-LO, ETC) as far as creating a mood and a sound. I dont think he is good at doing part 2 on any project. Dont get me wrong, I am not saying he cannot do it though I think his mind works like an artist of the older days, every project is always new with a new statement. The Odd Couple was a promised cash box, like my cousin said ” everyone sells out eventually”.

posted on May 6th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
2 On May 7th, 2008, Benji said:
Good point Joel. Even Of Montreal has faced that challenge with their Outback Steakhouse commercials. Part of me just says that they deserve to sell out and make more money than they would otherwise. Part of me also says that they could’ve done it by doing something other than getting “Let’s go Outback Tonight / where we can celebrate mother’s day” or whatever it is that they sing.
~Benji

posted on May 7th, 2008 at 8:06 am
3 On May 26th, 2008, davey from honolulu said:
“Surprise” is the standout b-side on their new LP.

posted on May 26th, 2008 at 7:55 pm

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