Cee-lo Green "Cee-lo Green...is the Soul Machine" (2004) - got it
Like a few people, I was introduced to the immense talents of Cee-lo
Green via his duo Gnarls Barkley, also featuring producer Danger Mouse.
I immediately began investigating the back-catalogues of both members and discovered Cee-lo's solo albums. "...Soul Machine" is a heavyweight of an
album. The last track on the album asks "Damn 'lo, what DON'T you
do!" and it's an appropriate question as Green mixes speedy, clever raps in "Childz Play", electronic/dance elements in "I am Selling Soul" and beautiful singing in "Let's Stay Together". There's jazz in "Living Again" and huge stacked vocal harmonies in "Soul Machine".
The album is possibly a tad long, and do prefer Cee-lo's next solo
release "The Lady Killer" where he leaned on his singing/soul side a
little more. But as with all of his material, this one has some great
backing tracks, huge vocals and clever lyrics.
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