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OutKast - ATLiens Audio CD

A fair review of the OutKast "ATLiens" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all OutKast reviews here, or go back to the OutKast tabs.

OutKast Band: OutKast
Title: ATLiens
Rating:
Release Date: 1996-08-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: You May Die (Intro) 2: Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac) 3: Atliens 4: Wheelz of Steel 5: Jazzy Belle 6: Elevators (Me and You) 7: Ova da Wudz 8: Babylon 9: Wailin' 10: Mainstream 11: Decatur Psalm 12: Millennium 13: E.T. (Extraterrestrial) 14: 13th Floor/Growing Old 15: Elevators (Me and You) [Onp 86 Remix]

Outkast cash in
. 3 1/2

Although it would take another album until this dynamic hip-hop duo would seemingly solely reinvigorate the genre, ATLeins represents them, and consequently rap at its late-old-school best.


ATliens is fantastic!
Outkast did a heck of a job creating one fun trippy album! This is classic Outkast and you cant hate on this awesome record they put out! Buy this!.


ATLiens
Big Boi and Dre continue with what they left off in Southernplayalistic. Outkast's second album is one of the greatest sophomore releases of all time. . . They have some of the best beats the South has ever produced and two of the best flows out there. It truly is a combination that can't go wrong. Idlewild and Speakerboxx/Love Below are decent albums, but do not judge Outkast until you listen to ATLiens and Aquemini. Both are easily 10 out of 10 classics.


(4.5 stars) Progressive hip-hop is so cool...
It manages to be totally out-there (the spacey "Wheelz of Steel", a favorite of mine because of the creepy Spanish guitar and weird synthesizer squeaks and what have you; "Elevators", which sounds like Pink Floyd meets rap), but really catchy regardless (title song; "Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)"). If all rap was like this album, I would listen to the genre a lot more than I do. They even screw with your standard "rap ballad" on "Jazzy Belle" with echoey backup vocals. These guys know how to use the studio as an instrument, that's for sure. It's not just the studio effects that make this such a good release, either. It's also about Andre 3000 and Big Boi - two charismatic rappers with interesting voices who are capable of just packing their songs with as many rhymes as possible - without getting tongue-tied. Plus some great social commentary on "Ova Da Wudz"; "Elevators (Me & You)"; and "Babylon", which might be the best "rap-ballad" I've ever heard. I love that song's chorus. . . "Oooh, I think the battle's just begun. . . ". Good stuff. And the beats are pretty sweet, too ("Over Da Wudz"). But the thing I really like about this album is the hypnotic mood it has, you know? Surprisingly, I even like the generic little interlude thingy that finds its way onto every rap album ("Wailin'"). It's quite funky. And I really like "Mainstream" - again, because of all the atmospheric "stuff". And our chorus. Now here's a group that understands the power of the chorus. "When it ain't all peaches and cream!" and so forth. "Decatur Psalm" isn't quite as big as the other songs, but it's got a nice chorus and a delicate wah-wah part, so it's good. Same with "Millennium" - not a standout, but a good song because of the mood. The only weak track is "E. T. ", a song where nothing happens. It seems as though something's about to happen, but nothing does. Very bad song on a very good album. But even then, it's tough to deny the power of the moving, piano-based "13th Floor/Growing Old". Get this right away. I don't care how much you think you hate rap. This isn't your average rap album. Awesome cover art, too.


ol' Southern player tip
OutKast successfully continues to make being country cool. makes accents and country ways more than acceptable -- it makes it a fad.


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