Product Description

'St. Elsewhere' is the debut album from alt-rap producer supremo Danger Mouse and former Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo. Thisis hip-hop with its tongue firmly in its cheek, recalling everything from the underground work of MF Doom to the playground crassness of Sir Mix-a-lot. Includes the hit single 'Crazy'.

Track Listing

1. Go Go Gadget Gospel
2. Crazy
3. St Elsewhere
4. Gone Daddy Gone
5. Smiley Faces
6. Boogie Monster
7. Feng Shui
8. Just A Thought
9. Transformer
10. Who Cares
11. Online
12. Necromancer
13. Storm Coming
14. Last Time

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1813 in Music
• Released on: 2006-04-24
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
In 2006, Danger Mouse is King Midas of the music world. He has an uncanny knack for creating jagged, dense, frenzied beats and odd, eerie, vivid soundscapes that never compromise the music's natural flow. Meanwhile, rapper and singer Cee-Lo, a veteran of Atlanta's Dirty South scene, has never been one to be constrained by hip-hop conventions, and is a willing partner in adventure. The result is an intrepid psychedelic blend of pop, hip-hop, soul, and rock that consistently challenges and delights. It's no wonder that "Crazy," with its modest riff, irresistible hook, and disarming opening line ("I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind") became a worldwide Internet sensation a full six months before the official release of St. Elsewhere. But that relatively simple soul-pop gem is the tamest track on this wide-ranging, often dark and introspective collaboration. (In fact, the duo considers Gnarls Barkley to be a wholly new creation, as opposed to a collaboration of existing artists.) "Everybody is somebody, but nobody wants to be themselves," Cee-Lo croons on "Who Cares?" He and Danger Mouse try very hard not to be their old selves as they creatively and confidently break down boundaries, but the brilliant cores of their musical personae--Cee-Lo's eccentric spiritual soul man and Danger's bold sonic explorer--remain. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews

Not for lovers of speedy gratification or conformism
Terrific energy, honesty, depth and meaning.
Will not appeal to those who expect more of the same (with respect to the signature track) or who are threatened by musical freedom of expression, which is evident here in many eclectic forms.

Wonderful experiment...
For the first time in ages I have been assualted and challenged by an album....Gnarls Berkley manages to pull in the past, twist it, reinvent it, and come up with a new mix, a new challenge to our ears. This is a real achievement in the age of crank-the-handle-spit-it-out-for-the-proles age.

We are at a time when everything seems to have been done, dusted, and T-shirted. Gnarls makes a wonderfully brave attempt to re-mix and re-discover it all. Some of the songs are instant masterpieces, others are an adventure, some an experiment. Finally, real artists having a go....

We can only stand aside and applaud, every song is engaging and, a new thing for these days, both entertaning and challenging.

I think this is a wonderful laboratory, and can't wait for the next three albums...it can only get better....something new for once!

P.S. great musicianship, lead singer excellent, backing superlative, and if nothing else, it is ALIVE!!!!

Buy, feel, discover what energy is again, listen to the lyrics and agree.....gagging for more! (4 stars as I know more is to come......)

I almost wish I had bought it on CD to skip the weird bits
There are quite a few lovely great funkin' (I said funkin'..) tracks on here. 'Crazy' etc, but there are some tracks which are maybe not quite so easy to listen to for some people....certainly at first listening. the more you listen the better it gets but it takes time.

Dont buy this expecting it to all immediately sound like the lovely smooth funky tracks that have brought them to fame, it doesnt. When they hit it right they sound great but...there are a couple of odd bits.

Vinyl wise...its an OK album cover, (Sgt Pepper styleee) the inner is totally black both sides and you get a sleeve note with lyrics too small to read..blank on the back...what a waste of an opportunity... I give 3/10 to Mr Record Company Sleeve Designer..! So sleeve wise its nothing special. My advice is to make sure you REALLY like it all before you buy it on vinyl, or buy the CD. You have been warned....

P.S anyone remember the 80's band The Christians? If you like Gnarls you should definitely check them out....very similar vocally but much more easy to listen to immediately out of the box...one the wife will approve of!