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Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine
by Cee-Lo


9.4

based on 19 reviews
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MUSIC:

Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere

Official Artist Site

Like fellow Atlanta hip hoppers OutKast, Cee-Lo has trouble sticking to a single genre, as he mixes up styles throughout this sophomore release. Timbaland, The Neptunes and Ludacris guest.

LABEL:	Arista
RELEASE DATE:	02 March 2004
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rap, R&B

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Dot Music

A single-disc equal of "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below".... Even if it only sold 14 copies, it would still be the best record of the year.

100

Mojo

A masterpiece. [May 2004, p.103]

The Onion (A.V. Club)

A major album from a major artist, Soul Machine works with a sonic, lyrical, and emotional palette that encompasses everything from joy to rage.

PopMatters

Cee-Lo is one of those rare artists who may indeed embody the fullest range of the black aesthetic (Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Thomas Dorsey, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Prince, are a few of the musical performers who come to mind).

Stylus Magazine

With a more succinct drollery and a better sense of studio control, Cee-Lo Green has outdone his fellow Atlantans [OutKast] on Cee-Lo Green is the Soul Machine.

Village Voice (Consumer Guide)

Half God's gift to hip-hop, half man of the people, he never quite puts all his good tracks together or across.

Pitchfork

A strong experimental record that draws on Cee-Lo's malleable style of rap... one of the year's strongest hip-hop albums to date.

Spin

It's a testament to both Cee-Lo's vision and the producers' artistic sympathy that the collaborations maintain a coherent, vintage R&B vibe. [Mar 2004, p.91]

All Music Guide

Once again Cee-Lo has recorded a peerless album, except this time he's recorded one that should connect, or at least deserves to.

Q Magazine

Part Sly Stone, part raving Baptist minister, Cee-Lo proves he's every bit as exceptional as his neighbours. [May 2004, p.100]

Urb

[A] full clip of club bangers and radio rockers. [Mar 2004, p.108]

The Guardian

A gleefully non-conformist delight.

Village Voice

There are chakra-smacking pleasures here that could only have come from an artist of Cee-Lo's expansiveness.

Vibe

His potent fusion of blues, R&B, funk, rock, gospel and hip hop has morphed his sound into something more Bobby Womack than Biggie. [Mar 2004, p.184]

Entertainment Weekly

The forays into "soul"... sparkle, as do his playful raps. But boast-heavy collaborations with Timbaland and Ludacris drag things down. [19 Mar 2004, p.66]

Los Angeles Times

At times, Cee-Lo does show the value of holding on to some of his rap. But he is more distinctive and effective as a singer, which makes part of this long, 65-minute CD feel like wasted time.

Rolling Stone

The big improvement is in the songwriting: This time around, Cee-Lo works a memorable tune into almost every one of these eighteen overstuffed tracks.

Blender

Where his pals Outkast seem like genuine freaks of nature, he sometimes seems apologetically weird.

Austin Chronicle

If labelmates OutKast had condensed Speakerboxxx/The Love Below into one LP, this is the kind of mixed bag it likely would've created.

The average user rating for this album is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 27 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Larhonda C. gave it a10:
He is by far one of the best artist in the game today .

roula k gave it a10:
rollin down the block the woofer hits the spot so u know who got the props rollin past the block nonstop, hip hop all day and night cause ceelo got the funk bumpin ride on bye i.e.[musical lyrical genius]

Ashley L gave it a10:
The reson i gave you that 10 is cuz u me uncle

Eddie S gave it a10:
This is a mega masterpiece. This album just rocks. Ceelo Green is truly the soul machine!!

Tavares C gave it a10:
Cee Lo, this cd as more soul in hip hop.You really workedhardon this cd God gave you the gife soul and song and now you are blessing other with it.Be bless and stay rooted

AL-V SLOAN gave it a 10:
This CD is "ON POINT"! I recommend this CD to everyone! It has inspirational lyrics! This is the best sound of Atlanta right here!! It definately caught my attention!!!

Raelynn W gave it a 10:
This man is a musical genius that it alot closer to social and self actualization then most. Thats why is music is way over mosts heads. To the real peopl that can really "Hear" the music BIG UPS TO LO

Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine by Cee-Lo

Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine
by Cee-Lo