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Who is Gnarls Barkley, and how did he ascend to the top of the British charts with a song that brings an eerie clarity to the cloud of mental illness? (Hint: It wasn't just the fact that Britain began factoring download data into its chart equations.) If St. Elsewhere sounds like one of the best rap-based pop productions since the second Gorillaz album, then look no further than the common link, producer Danger Mouse. And if the vocal performances are twisted with the type of unbalanced wisdom not seen in pop music since Sly Stone (or at least OutKast), credit Cee-Lo Green, the former Goodie Mob seer/sage/freak. A pop album straight through, St. Elsewhere is as good as Danger Mouse's two earlier landmarks (Gorillaz's Demon Days and Danger Doom's The Mouse and the Mask), but not because of any inherent similarities in the three records. The reasons for greatness here include DM's uncommon facility for writing (or sampling) simple hooks that stick, his creation of productions that entertain but don't detract from the main action, and his ability to coax a parade of enticing vocal performances from Green. The hit "Crazy" and the title track are perfect examples. Over detached backings, Green croons, growls, scats, and generally delivers fine neo-soul vocals while Danger Mouse blankets the tracks with choruses of disembodied harmonies and a well-placed string section or crackling organ to conjure an appropriately minor chord atmosphere. The focus on instability doesn't end there -- paranoia, suicidal tendencies, and multiple personalities are all in the cards, and there's also "Necromancer": "She was cool when I met her, but I think I like her better dead." Then, just to make sure listeners understand this is a concept album and not a message from a mind playing tricks on itself, they drop "The Boogie Monster" (although even the lyrics here can give pause: "I used to wonder why he looked familiar, and then I realized it was a mirror"). With the help of Danger Mouse's platinum ear and intricate vocal productions, Green is revealed as a top-notch post-millennial soul singer. Even when he's floating another mass of wise, serene gibberish, DM simply drops another production trick to keep things tight. Much like DJ Shadow's Private Press, Danger Mouse relies on samples from the downcast end of obscure '60s pop -- prog, psych, and Italian soundtrack music (his most valuable lieutenant here, Daniele Luppi, has the requisite Italian connection). Although Gnarls Barkley topping the charts was a slight fluke, the excellence of St. Elsewhere could have been seen coming a mile away.
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Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Ced Keyz International, Piano - Nicolas Flagello, Writer
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Gian Piero Reverberi, Writer - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Ced Keys International, Piano - Gian Franco Reverberi, Writer
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
David Piltch, Bass Guitar - Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Daniele Luppi, Arranger, Organ, Synth Bass - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Barry Clarke, Writer - Celia Humphris, Writer - Stephen Brown, Writer - David Costa, Writer
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Gordon Gano, Writer - WILLIE DIXON, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Dr. President, Keyboards
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Dr. President, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ - Mark "Exit" Goodchild, AdditionalEngineer - Menta malone, Backing Vocals - Tomika Walden, Backing Vocals
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Armando Trovaioli, Writer - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Dr. President, Bass Guitar - Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Writer
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Mark "Exit" Goodchild, AdditionalEngineer - Nino Nardini, Writer
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Composer, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Daniele Luppi, Arranger, Synth Bass, Moog - Cee Lo Green, Composer, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Eddie Reyes, Acoustic Guitar - Kevin Peek, Composer
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Mark "Exit" Goodchild, AdditionalEngineer - Marlene Moore, Writer
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Daniele Luppi, Arranger, Organ, Synthesizer - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Mansfield, Writer - Chris Tedesco, Trumpet
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
David Piltch, Bass Guitar - Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Daniele Luppi, Arranger, Mini Moog - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Eric Bobo, Drums
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Daniele Luppi, Arranger, Organ - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Ced Keys International, Synthesizer - Dr. President, Electric Guitar
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Daniele Luppi, Orchestra Leader - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Chris Tedesco, Trumpet
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Cee-Lo Green, Vocals - Ben H. Allen, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gnarls Barkley, MainArtist - Danger Mouse , Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Kennie Takahashi, MixingEngineer - Cee Lo Green, Writer - Mike Lazer, MasteringEngineer - Ian Langley, Writer
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
Albumbeschreibung
Who is Gnarls Barkley, and how did he ascend to the top of the British charts with a song that brings an eerie clarity to the cloud of mental illness? (Hint: It wasn't just the fact that Britain began factoring download data into its chart equations.) If St. Elsewhere sounds like one of the best rap-based pop productions since the second Gorillaz album, then look no further than the common link, producer Danger Mouse. And if the vocal performances are twisted with the type of unbalanced wisdom not seen in pop music since Sly Stone (or at least OutKast), credit Cee-Lo Green, the former Goodie Mob seer/sage/freak. A pop album straight through, St. Elsewhere is as good as Danger Mouse's two earlier landmarks (Gorillaz's Demon Days and Danger Doom's The Mouse and the Mask), but not because of any inherent similarities in the three records. The reasons for greatness here include DM's uncommon facility for writing (or sampling) simple hooks that stick, his creation of productions that entertain but don't detract from the main action, and his ability to coax a parade of enticing vocal performances from Green. The hit "Crazy" and the title track are perfect examples. Over detached backings, Green croons, growls, scats, and generally delivers fine neo-soul vocals while Danger Mouse blankets the tracks with choruses of disembodied harmonies and a well-placed string section or crackling organ to conjure an appropriately minor chord atmosphere. The focus on instability doesn't end there -- paranoia, suicidal tendencies, and multiple personalities are all in the cards, and there's also "Necromancer": "She was cool when I met her, but I think I like her better dead." Then, just to make sure listeners understand this is a concept album and not a message from a mind playing tricks on itself, they drop "The Boogie Monster" (although even the lyrics here can give pause: "I used to wonder why he looked familiar, and then I realized it was a mirror"). With the help of Danger Mouse's platinum ear and intricate vocal productions, Green is revealed as a top-notch post-millennial soul singer. Even when he's floating another mass of wise, serene gibberish, DM simply drops another production trick to keep things tight. Much like DJ Shadow's Private Press, Danger Mouse relies on samples from the downcast end of obscure '60s pop -- prog, psych, and Italian soundtrack music (his most valuable lieutenant here, Daniele Luppi, has the requisite Italian connection). Although Gnarls Barkley topping the charts was a slight fluke, the excellence of St. Elsewhere could have been seen coming a mile away.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:19
- Main artists: Gnarls Barkley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: WM UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2006 Gnarls Barkley under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.
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