So I go all the way - like I really really know. I'd draw myself going in the right direction "Life is a one-way street, and if you could paint it There was something so pleasant about that phaseīut it wasn't because I didn't know enough I remember, I remember when I lost my mind As a singer Cee-Lo is his best on slower tracks where he gets dark, a trend that clashes with his previous success on high-energy anthems such as "Closet Freak." Cee-Lo's best verses come on "Crazy": One of the few tracks where Cee-Lo sticks to rapping is the aforementioned "Transformer," where he effectively flips a fast-paced flow. Lyrically, Cee-Lo strays even further away from rapping, choosing to stick mostly to singing with mixed results. The only upbeat track where Cee-Lo sounds at home is the frantic "Transformer." The beats themselves aren't bad, but they don't match up with Cee-Lo well. "Go Go Gadget Gospel," "Smiley Faces" and "Feng Shui" all find Cee-Lo paired with beats that tend to clog up his voice rather than play the background. When things get upbeat or too happy DM's beats tend to sound like they are fighting Cee-Lo for attention rather than complementing his voice. The beat also fits perfectly as DangerMouse crafts another emotional track in the vein of "Crazy." "Just A Thought" also confirms the fact that DM's beats are best suited for Cee-Lo when the mood is dark and emotional. "Just A Thought" is a deep and almost scary track due to Cee-Lo's vocals. It's not a bad song, but it ventures too far away from Hip-Hop for this reviewers comfort. "Gone Daddy Gone" changes the pace considerably as DangerMouse serves up a beat that sounds like an 80's rock-pop hit. Despite the abundance of emotion in the beat, DM makes sure not to overshadow Cee-Lo and allows his vocals to make up the core of the song.
The lead single, "Crazy," features a very emotional beat driven by strings, both plucked and played, and smooth background vocals. Elsewhere" finds DM delving into the dark and serious side more often with mostly successful results. While the "DangerDoom" album found DM coming up with cartoon-like and quirky beats, "St. Already making a big splash overseas, the duo is hoping the American audience will be equally receptive to their unique brand of alternative hip-hop.ĭangerMouse shows another very versatile side to his production style on this release as his beats tend to match the album's mood and Cee-Lo's voice perfectly. The album itself is an interesting collaboration between southern "rapper turnt sanga" Cee-Lo and increasingly popular producer DangerMouse. So in the end I had to find a bootleg copy of the CD in order to put a review together, surely the opposite result that the record label had in mind when equipping their CDs with copy protection. Despite warnings on the CD that it should not be played on my computer, I decided to try to play it on my computer in the interest of getting a timely review done - still no luck. Elsewhere" worked fine on my stereo system for the first few days, but then on the day I decided to write up the review it decided it didn't want to play anymore. While I wasn't going to mention the watermarking system initially, things happened that made me change my mind. Elsewhere" is the first CD I've come across that is equipped with a unique watermarking system that allows the tracing of any individual MP3 ripped from a given copy to the individual the promo copy was sent to.
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