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Despite its title title, this is not a soundtrack for the Idlewild movie--almost no songs appear in the film. Instead, the tunes seem inspired by Idlewild's narrative themes. Outkast extends the eccentric streak that began on Stankonia and continued through The Love Below/Speakerboxxx. Fans of that last album may enjoy Idlewild's continued eclecticism, especially from Andre 3000, who seems to be moving further away from "rap" every moment toward some bizarre love child of Prince and Melvin Van Peebles. A song like "Mighty O," which actually features both Outkast members rhyming, is a refreshing throwback to the duo's earlier days, but Idlewild is mostly divided between songs from Andre and Big Boi, with few points of intersection. By far the strangest Outkast album they've ever released--and this is saying a lot--Idlewild is a heady, dizzying trip. Awkwardly disjointed at times, it undeniably certifies the group as one of the most adventurous that hip-hop has ever seen. It's not easy to love but it's hard not to respect. --Oliver Wang

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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 07, 2008 Type: User Review GREAT!!!!!

This is by far their best album!Unique in a way that they are known for.For those that think this album is no good, open your mind!It's an ingenious album!
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 22, 2007 Type: User Review "Greatest Show On Earth" music is Inconsistent with the Movie

I recently purchased an "Idlewild" CD, the explicit music version of the show "Idlewild", specifically for the song "The Greatest Show on Earth" because, SPECIFICALLY, OF THE HORNS!!!!!!! BUT, (hint, hint, hint), when I bought the CD the song did...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 05, 2007 Type: User Review A real diappointment.

This is by far OutKast's worst album. I never though I would even be using the words 'worst' and 'OutKast' in the same conversation. Matter of fact, this was their only bad album. I am a die-hard outkast fan. Andre 3000 is my idol. However, I have...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 24, 2007 Type: User Review This is some good stuff

This is for sure one of there best albums so far. It is fun, sad, depressing, joyfull. Its got it all. Check out this CD if you love to hear musicans who can play a variety of music styles on one CD.
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 17, 2007 Type: User Review Not they're best work but certainly not they're worst

Continuing after the success of Speakerboxxx/Love Below is Idlewild. Its been a while since Ive heard Andre and Big Boi on the same tracks. This CD has a few of them on the same songs. First up is Mighty'O which, when I heard it at the time, I...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 10, 2007 Type: User Review Don't Waste Your Money!

This cd was weird and horrible both at the same time! I can not describe my disappointment. If you really like Benjamin then you might like it, but if you love Outkast...don't buy it!
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 01, 2007 Type: User Review Good songs, but where's the soundtrack?

The movie of "Idlewild" itself had over 25 songs in it. So I didn't expect the soundtrack to have all the songs from the movie. But the weird thing is that there are actually 25 tracks on the CD, but only 7 of the songs are from the film! The...
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 09, 2007 Type: User Review Outkast takes a risk - and wins!

Okay... so the critics don't like it. Big deal! Outkast did an amazing job blending different musical styles and they've created a fun musical that is great when I'm driving and wonderful for swing, too!

While I'm at it, the movie is...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 04, 2007 Type: User Review Dissapointing But Still Solid (Rating: 7 out of 10- -3.5 stars)

Outkast is probably one of my most influentual groups to come out of the hometown of ATL. That being said, this album was a slight dissapointment from all other Outkast albums that I've heard. Being based off the movie "Idlewild" I figured this...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 04, 2007 Type: User Review Im Giving 1 star for the reviews below...

Because they're too damn long! I mean who has time to read all that, let alone write all that. People can we keep the reviews down to like 1 or 2 short paragraphs please?!
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