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Cee Lo's debut album had been an interesting listen but resonated with very few listeners, so some changes were due for his second go-round, Cee Lo Green...Is the Soul Machine, which is indeed a drastically improved effort. Arista head honcho L.A. Reid had no doubt let Cee Lo fly his freak flag high and mighty for Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections (2002), for what resulted was an album that was, in a word, curious -- a sprawling carnival of Dirty South-inflected soul singing that knew no boundaries whatsoever, willfully professing its weirdness on out-there songs like the lead single, "Closet Freak," the closest Cee Lo came to crossing over commercially. In other words, cross over à la OutKast he didn't -- not by a long shot. In fact, most listeners took him at face value and wrote him off as a freak. It'd be a real shame if that happened again with Cee Lo Green...Is the Soul Machine. Sure, the big guy is still fairly weird here, but he's tastefully weird and, above all, focused this time. He's written a stronger batch of songs and has aligned himself with some of the best producers in the industry (the entire industry, that is): Timbaland and the Neptunes, most notably, and also Jazze Pha, Organized Noize, and DJ Premier. How he managed to rein in such a team of big-money producers is a good question (maybe the concurrently dismissed L.A. Reid can answer that one), but the result is nothing short of delightful. The album opens with a flawless run of radio-ready tunes -- "The Art of Noise" through "My Kind of People" -- and then spins off into a mélange of Cee Lo-isms: stream-of-consciousness spoken word-style raps that cut deep, stirred into kaleidoscopic musical arrangements that straddle the hip-hop and deep soul eras simultaneously, all of it utterly distinct from track to track, ultimately culminating all too soon at the 65-minute mark. Once again Cee Lo has recorded a peerless album, except this time he's recorded one that should connect, or at least deserves to. OutKast's Speakerboxx/The Love Below (especially André 3000's half) is probably the best touchstone you're liable to find this side of your imagination, in terms of not only style but also quality and vision.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Not Applicable, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - Traxx, Producer - Ben H. Allen, Recording Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Ced "Keys" Williams, Keyboards - James Young, Percussion - Russell Gunn, Horn - Gaelle Addison - Tori Alamaze - The Callaway Sisters
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring Pharrell, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Pharrell Williams, Composer, Lyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer - Ken Ford, Strings - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Chad Hugo, Composer, Lyricist - Tori Alamaze - Chris Carmouche, Assistant Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - John Horesco IV, Assistant Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Locksmif, Recording Engineer - Ben H. Allen, Recording Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Mark Mays, Drums - Russell Gunn, Horn
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring Timbaland, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Timbaland, Associated Performer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Senator Jimmy D, Recording Engineer - Timothy Mosley, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Douglass, Mixing Engineer - Javier Valverde, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring Jazze Pha & T.I., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jazze Phá, Producer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Ben H. Allen, Recording Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Phalon Alexander, Composer, Lyricist - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Clifford Harris, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring Jazze Pha & Menta Malone, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Ben H. Allen, Recording Engineer - Charles Pettaway, Guitar - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Russell Gunn, Horn - Jazze Phá, Drum Programmer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - The Good Time Guys & Girls
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring Ludacris, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Organized Noize, Drum Programmer, Producer, Programmer - Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Hartnett, Guitar - Sean "Shyboy" Davis, Recording Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Shorty B, Bass Guitar - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Christopher Bridges, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Eric Stamile, Producer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Charles Pettaway, Guitar
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - Traxx, Producer - Ben H. Allen, Recording Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Chris Carmouche, Assistant Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Charles Pettaway, Guitar - Aaron Clay, Bass Guitar - Horns Unlimited, Horn - Ken Ford, Strings
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring Chazzie & Sir Cognac the Conversation, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Drum Programmer, Lyricist - Chris Martin, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Premier, Producer - Ben H. Allen, Bass Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring Big Rube & G-Rock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Rico Wade, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Murray, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Greg Martin, Composer, Lyricist - Ruben Bailey, Composer, Lyricist - Organized Noize, Drum Programmer, Producer, Programmer - Ben H. Allen, Recording Engineer - Sean "Shyboy" Davis, Recording Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Mike Hartnett, Guitar - Aaron Mills, Bass Guitar - Sleepy Brown, Keyboards - Jimmy Brown, Horn - Dave Robbins, Strings - Nivea - Chimere - Jacasta
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Locksmif, Recording Engineer - Ben H. Allen, Editor, Guitar, Programmer, Recording Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Leon The Locksmif, Drum Programmer - Russell Gunn, Horn - James Young, Congas
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Charles Pettaway, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer - Locksmif, Recording Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Chris Carmouche, Assistant Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - DJ Base, Drum Programmer - Aaron Clay, Bass Guitar - Ced "Keys" Williams, Keyboards - Mark Mays, Drums - James Young, Percussion - Ken Ford, Strings
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Douglas III, Composer, Lyricist - Locksmif, Producer, Recording Engineer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Chris Carmouche, Assistant Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Ced "Keys" Williams, Keyboards
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring Pharrell, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Pharrell Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Chad Hugo, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - John Horesco IV, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Thomas Callaway, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Ben H. Allen, Recording Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - Claybourne Lewis, Guitar - Ced "Keys" Williams, Keyboards
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Not Applicable, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Presentación del Álbum
Cee Lo's debut album had been an interesting listen but resonated with very few listeners, so some changes were due for his second go-round, Cee Lo Green...Is the Soul Machine, which is indeed a drastically improved effort. Arista head honcho L.A. Reid had no doubt let Cee Lo fly his freak flag high and mighty for Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections (2002), for what resulted was an album that was, in a word, curious -- a sprawling carnival of Dirty South-inflected soul singing that knew no boundaries whatsoever, willfully professing its weirdness on out-there songs like the lead single, "Closet Freak," the closest Cee Lo came to crossing over commercially. In other words, cross over à la OutKast he didn't -- not by a long shot. In fact, most listeners took him at face value and wrote him off as a freak. It'd be a real shame if that happened again with Cee Lo Green...Is the Soul Machine. Sure, the big guy is still fairly weird here, but he's tastefully weird and, above all, focused this time. He's written a stronger batch of songs and has aligned himself with some of the best producers in the industry (the entire industry, that is): Timbaland and the Neptunes, most notably, and also Jazze Pha, Organized Noize, and DJ Premier. How he managed to rein in such a team of big-money producers is a good question (maybe the concurrently dismissed L.A. Reid can answer that one), but the result is nothing short of delightful. The album opens with a flawless run of radio-ready tunes -- "The Art of Noise" through "My Kind of People" -- and then spins off into a mélange of Cee Lo-isms: stream-of-consciousness spoken word-style raps that cut deep, stirred into kaleidoscopic musical arrangements that straddle the hip-hop and deep soul eras simultaneously, all of it utterly distinct from track to track, ultimately culminating all too soon at the 65-minute mark. Once again Cee Lo has recorded a peerless album, except this time he's recorded one that should connect, or at least deserves to. OutKast's Speakerboxx/The Love Below (especially André 3000's half) is probably the best touchstone you're liable to find this side of your imagination, in terms of not only style but also quality and vision.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 18 pista(s)
- Duración total: 01:05:15
- Artistas principales: Cee-Lo
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: Arista
- Género Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 2004 Arista Records, Inc.
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