Cee LO has vocal ability it's just he isn't trained like others. If you can't pick that up then you need to listen to some of his harmonies and how he doubles up on Goodie Mob albums. And not only that but his lyrics in between the days of KAST mania in ATL Cee lo and G.M. filled the gap for Southern groups who are saying something really strong of a message and lyrical at the same time.

Cee Lo's problem is he made a abstract debut and then he made a crossover debut with a bunch of name brand producers. And Now he is doing a crossover album with Jazze Pha. I think Cee Lo is a good producer when he needs to be and I think Cee Lo has it in him to have a near "HEY YA" But he needs a new video director and he needs to lose weight. Not to be rude but that's the industry.

I mean people who pick on Cee Lo's voice then you can pick on a hundred or so people from the Delta including Son House, Led Belly,John Lee Hooker and even modern troubadours outside of the delta like Tom Waits and Robert Bradley and Chocolate Genius. I could say alot more on Cee Lo but I will leave with this. I knew this dude was dangerous when he did the intro with Andre on "Crooked Booty" with just piano and his voice.

Cee Lo is slept on with these two albums. Forget his freakin solo work for now. But these two put him in the hall of lyrics forever "Soul Food" and "Still Standing" Some of the harmonies on Soul Food and Still Standing? Fuckin ridiculous and let's not forget one thing ...for someone raised in the church and not trained but coming raised in Hip hop? Cee Lo is the Truth... Cee Lo was before Pharrell.

Come to think of it I think Im going to half.com and get Still Standing on CD.

Im waiting to see what he does on the Danger Mouse collab album. Jazze Pha one is not winning me over yet.

I'll take Cee-Lo's comic delivery over the tired vocal acrobatics emoted by most of the R&B field any day.

Im a fan of CeeLo's voice. No one sounds like him.

I don't subscribe to the idea that in order to have a "good" voice that u have to have perfect pitch and 8 octives. Thats bull. Its how u use your voice to communicate feelings and ideas and Cee Lo does that very well. When u hear Cee-Lo's voice, youre hearing his soul and his soul is full of funk. I love it.

Some of us have to get out of the box and stop letting people define what "good" is and listen with more than just the grazing of sound on your ears. Let it penetrate. Let it marinate a bit. Feel what is being communicated, then make a judgement.

Peace.

ThreadBare said:

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Because you dont' know anything about RnB music.

dreamfactory313 said:

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If he sounds bad to some us he sounds bad. We don't have to let the sound of wounded animal marinate. In addtion, he music sucks so it is not just the bad singing that he has going against him.

Ah Laura Richardson The Prince Apologist Numero Uno ...who can't stand when anyone is critical on Prince and has to ridicule everyone for doing so.
Glad you could obviously show your ass in this light.

Yea, your opinion is really validated and credible on criticizing and incidentally now it's hypocritical because you are criticizing Cee Lo. But Anyways go listen to "Life o the Party" and "Musicology" because that clearly are works of real artistic merit. Even "Da Da Da" is a force of nature. Incredible brilliant strokes of genius..

And No im not comparing their works to each other I am simply saying that Cee Lo's voice is unorthodox as they were at their present time. Nice try though to twist a statement. Golf clap



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Forget Cee-Lo, let's talk aboy Skeelo


I wish I was a little bit taller. I wish I was a baller...

Janfriend said:

This song has sure reared its head in the past week, for me at least.

Cinnie said:

I need to get it

Janfriend said:

I liked "I Wish". It had some nice guitar work and a slick bass line. SkeeLo did a good job on this song. It was a good balance of humor and legit rhyme skillz. There don't seem to be many rappers exploring this avenue these days. Now you either have to be hard, concious or party rapping to get any club luv.

BlaqueKnight said:

Thats it right there. Thank you. Give this man a observant insight award. Some people are naturally ignorant and jump the gun. Unorthodox nature of his presence is what sets him apart and it's what makes people call him for projects. And really that's what matters. Does his phone ring? He hasn't had runaway hits.


It's not even about people liking him it's about recognizing that his artist peers do. Ask Anthony Hamilton or Joi how he represents the south and they will tell you. Hell, ask the majority of singers who are hip to Dungeon Fam and they will tell you why they got into Goodie Mob etc.

It's not about putting down classics and murdering them like you were Al Green. At the end of the day "Did Cee Lo make someone feel good listening to him"

And that answer is yes. Has he made his definitive solo statement yet? No. Could he make it soon? Without a doubt.

Dissing Cee Lo imo, is like Dissing Howling Wolf. You are dissing somebody who is coming different. And I still defy anyone to put down a vocal hook like the one he did on Lauryn Hills album. Aint gonna happen....

Sorry to put it out there like that. But if you cats really want to go there then let's go to the Blues/Rock/R&B/Soul realm I can find a hell of alot more grittier and harsher vocalists than Cee Lo tone wise but they made legendary classics. And that's a FACT.

BlaqueKnight said:

Thats it right there. Thank you. Give this man a observant insight award. Some people are naturally ignorant and jump the gun. Unorthodox nature of his presence is what sets him apart and it's what makes people call him for projects. And really that's what matters. Does his phone ring? He hasn't had runaway hits.


It's not even about people liking him it's about recognizing that his artist peers do. Ask Anthony Hamilton or Joi how he represents the south and they will tell you. Hell, ask the majority of singers who are hip to Dungeon Fam and they will tell you why they got into Goodie Mob etc.

It's not about putting down classics and murdering them like you were Al Green. At the end of the day "Did Cee Lo make someone feel good listening to him"

And that answer is yes. Has he made his definitive solo statement yet? No. Could he make it soon? Without a doubt.

Dissing Cee Lo imo, is like Dissing Howling Wolf. You are dissing somebody who is coming different. And I still defy anyone to put down a vocal hook like the one he did on Lauryn Hills album. Aint gonna happen....

Sorry to put it out there like that. But if you cats really want to go there then let's go to the Blues/Rock/R&B/Soul realm I can find a hell of alot more grittier and harsher vocalists than Cee Lo tone wise but they made legendary classics. And that's a FACT.

Trickology said:

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"Dissing Cee Lo imo, is like Dissing Howling Wolf"

NO, Howling Wolf had talent. Cee Lo sucks as a musician and a singer but I don't have to argue about it. This guy is not going any place as an artist and with his poor sales, piss poor P-Funk rip off music and god awful apperence (he is wearing a fucking gumby suit in one of his videos) he is not going to be around as a recording artist to much longer.

missfee said:

He's a producer. On Ciara's One Two Step in the begining Missy says "this is a Jazzie Pha production"...Cee-lo is okay

BlaqueKnight said:

Oh Thank u thank you!!!!

You're right about that state of hip-hop today. I miss acts like Kid N Play, Heavy D, Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, Young MC, and Father MC