Letters to the Editor
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The Love Below was the better half...
...in my humble opinion. C'mon? "Behold a Lady"? "Spread"? "Happy Valentine's Day"? "Roses"?! "Dracula's Wedding"?!!
Even if I heard "Hey Ya" 5 times a day for the rest of my life (Like we were all doing when it broke; shit was everywhere), I'd still get shivers from the breakdown every time I heard it.
Sure the weird skits aren't funny in a ha-ha way but in a "O.K., what-the-fuck ever.." Andre 3000 way (what's with every recent hip-hop album's need to prove their comedic chops with an average of 4 "skits" per album? Note to Eminem: You are not a stand-up comic!). I mean, post-one-night-stand inner monologues? Yea, we know, its tough to find love when you're a huge hip-hop celebrity... but I digress. Most of The Love Below was above-average or excellent. Only about 3 tracks too long...
Speakerboxx, on the other hand, lost me completely half way into it. Now, after "The Rooster" I just skip ahead to "Last Call". What's with "announcing" the title of the album over and other again like a breakfast cereal jingle? Speakerboxx! Yea, thanks for the reminder, I almost forgot... And the skits weren't as good...