Idlewild

by

OutKast

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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 soundtrack is still well worth the purchase. Listed below are the consistencies and the missing songs from the film.

The only tracks that are included on the CD

which are also in the movie are:

1. Morris Brown (Big Boi, with Sleepy Brown & Scar)

2. Chronomentrophobia (Outkast)

3. Makes No Sense (Outkast)

4. PJ & Rooster (Outkast)

5. Mutron Angel (Whild Peach)

6. Greatest Show on Earth (Macy Gray and Outkast)

7. When I Look in Your Eyes (Outkast)

The following songs are from the film, but are not included on this soundtrack and are available on other albums (as indicated).

Bessie Smith: The Essential

The Essential Bessie Smith

1. Do Your Duty

Cab Calloway The Early Years: 1930-34 [BOX SET]

The Early Years: 1930-34

1. The Nightmare

2. Moonglow

3. Kickin' the Gong Around

Outkast: Big Boi and Dre Present...

Big Boi and Dre Present...Outkast

1. Movin' Cool (The After Party)

Outkast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below

1. Bowtie

2. Church

3. She Lives in My Lap

4. Vibrate

5. Take Off Your Cool

6. The Rooster

Songs from the film that are unavailable:

1. Happy Days Are Here Again (Leo Reisman & His Orchestra)

2. Baptized (Angelic Voices)

3. Holy Holy (Angelic Voices)

4. Slum Swing (The Decon Band)

5. Drunken Rooster (Paul Rabjohns & Larry Lunetta)

6. The Bridge (Paul Rabjohns & Larry Lunetta)

7. On the Way to Heaven (André 3000)

As usual, Outkast combines to join funk, soul, and lyricism in one pretty good album and top it off with what looks like a predominantly black musical coming out Friday. How do you get any better than that?

Cons: Parents always think it's cute to let their children leave messages on machines and answer the phone, but on a hip-hop album, I'm not feeling it. "Bamboo and Cross" slowed down the album tremendously for me and should have been kept in the family instead of for the public, because most folks are going to skip right over that. But at least the kids aren't cursing like they were on "Speakerboxx." "Makes No Sense" did just that...made absolutely no sense and after hearing it once, I never want to hear it again. With so many STDs going around, I was NOT feeling "N2U" at first--respect your body as much as you do intimacy. The interlude for "No Bootleg DVDs" was as dumb as that farting one they made back in the day--y'all could've kept that.

Pros: I love the funk in Andre 3000's voice and the swagger in Big Boi's. Some pretty good songs such as "Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me," "The Train" (got that head bobbing thing going on for it), "Hollywood Divorce" was cool (I'm still trying to figure out how Lil' Wayne improved so dramatically and so quickly--a little suspect but I love the change regardless), and "Greatest Show on Earth" (although I saw Macy Gray in concert and think she's drunk or something). My favorite cut off this whole album though is "Morris Brown," I could bump that all day and I love the making of the video. Even their interludes are funny sometimes, like "Infatuation" from the brotha who will meet the girl "outside the church" but he won't come in. Even though I wasn't feeling the morals of "N2U," the more I listen to it, the funnier it gets, plus the beat is tight--so I'm struggling with that one. Overall, a pretty good album but only one song really stuck out to me. The album cover is COLD as hell though!