St. Elsewhere
by Gnarls Barkley
  • Record Label: Downtown
  • Release Date: May 9, 2006
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Billboard
    60
    Some of the record gets bogged down in its own deliberate weirdness.
  2. Blender
    60
    It's always peculiar, and often a mess; it's also occasionally brilliant. [Jun 2006, p.142]
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  3. NOW Magazine
    50
    It's a disappointing underachievement.
  5. Prefix Magazine
    60
    A disappointing missed opportunity.
  6. Uncut
    50
    DM's production is unfocused but showy and the album's postmodern lurches suggest a frustrating attention defecit disorder. [Jun 2006, p.90]
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Awards & Rankings

58
#58 Best Album of 2006
39
#39 Most Discussed Album of 2006

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 111 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 95 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 111
  3. Negative: 7 out of 111
  1. grandpajoe6191
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    The only reason I listened to the album "St. Elsewhere" is because of "Crazy".
  2. MikeK
    Jun 1, 2006
    9
    I agree, if you think this is a "0" or a "1" type of album, you ARE crazy. This feels like a breakthrough in r&b - yeah, it's supposedly I agree, if you think this is a "0" or a "1" type of album, you ARE crazy. This feels like a breakthrough in r&b - yeah, it's supposedly hip hop, but the best cuts sound like a new kind of soul record, where the r&b vocals (not rapping) are married to a cool atmospheric production - DJ Danger Mouse sounds like the Brian Eno of r&b here. I don't think this is a start-to-finish engaging record, but the best tracks are amazing ("Summer" sounds like neo-NEO-soul rather than straight up dance).… Full Review »
  3. ChrisW
    Jun 25, 2006
    3
    1) First off it is way too confusing to listen to. Like pick a style and go with it! Don
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