The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
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76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critics What's this?

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the sophomore album for producer Danger Mouse and rapper Cee-Lo Green.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 35
  3. Negative: 1 out of 35
  1. Los Angeles Times
    100
    Odd Couple is every bit as musically inventive as "Elsewhere."
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    The Odd Couple contains few hints about where the pair will go next. For now, let’s revel in the fact that soul music hasn’t sounded this fresh and downright freaky for a quarter of a century.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    60
    Solid and safe fun perhaps.
  4. NOW Magazine
    20
    Boring grooves that last a couple of minutes before ending abruptly just don’t cut it. What a letdown.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. JacobS.
    10
    Awesome. There's only 2 or 3 tracks really worth complaining about (examples; Would Be Killer, She Knows), all of which I feel were great concepts that would have been astoundingly good had they been fully realized. Unfortunately, they are a little too repetive (for my taste, anyway). The rest of the album is amazing, though. I've listened to Open Book and Going On both many times, and I still get chills everytime I hear the chorus of either. Whatever is just annoying and whiny enough to be hilarious and somewhat addictive. A Little Better's lyrics/vocals are beautiful and eerie,perfectly sealing together and drawing to a close the somber feel of the album. Definitely worth a listen.… Expand
  2. SeanC.
    8
    Great blended album. I loved the incorporation of different sounds in music and Cee-lo voice makes a majority of the tracks really eerie and awesome.
  3. JayG.
    7
    Great album it's worth buying!
  4. ChrisW.
    1
    The guy can't sing. The music is nothing more than sampled experimental computer BS.

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