I've been putting this on repeat lately.....

Thank god for Ms.Monae

I love her music... Hope she continues to deliver!

This song knocked my socks off when I first spun The ArchAndroid. One of the prime examples why Janelle Monae is a music goddess.

Nice. Thanks for posting. I am going to get her album and support this sista!

I saw her at the Stevie Wonder concert few week's ago. Girl was amazing!, she can sing, she can dance, she's weird and quirky ala Bjork & Grace Jones & can sing ballads, rock songs, dance song's.

She has Little richard looking hair and perfect teeth

Needless to say went out and bought the Arc android very next day.. was not disappointed

From the grooving faster to the beautiful Cold War. The epic BabBopYa and this song... the whole album was a win. I am so hoping this girl does not become to mainstream, i love her so much right now.

Yep, I really like this song. Can't wait to see her again at the P show.

Great album, one of (if not) the best album released this year.

Outstanding live performer too.

I can't get enough.

Love it and her! All of you need to give her some love in my year-end poll that is a sticky in this forum!

This song and "BaBopBye Ya" was just beyond mindboggling for me. But the whole album was incredible and epic as hell. Didn't think know she would bring it to that level after her amazing Metropolis EP. Definitely one of top albums of this year alone, and the most thrilling as well.

^^ I'm looking forward to hearing what the final "suite" will bring us.

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TheDigitalGardener said:

^^ I'm looking forward to hearing what the final "suite" will bring us.

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Yeah me too. She really gotta do something even more out of the box for this final suite. How about a massive double album this time around?

silverchild said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

^^ I'm looking forward to hearing what the final "suite" will bring us.

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Yeah me too. She really gotta do something even more out of the box for this final suite. How about a massive double album this time around?

Oh yes please, i think what will be even more interesting is what she will come up with once the fourth suite is released, a totally new sound and look?

I think she is more than capable of many surprises yet.

Harlepolis said:

I've been putting this on repeat lately.....

Thank god for Ms.Monae

One of my daughters favorites.

elem55 said:

Harlepolis said:

I've been putting this on repeat lately.....

Thank god for Ms.Monae

One of my daughters favorites.

I love that song too

And I absolutely love love love looooooooove the fact that she used Charles Burnett's masterpiece Killer Of Sheep as one of the references she used to draw her inspiration from during the process of the movie. Call me crazy(and I told this previously to JackieBlue), but I sense some Octavia Butler influence in there as well.

You could tell the project was done out of love, not for the purpose of making an epic.

silverchild said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

^^ I'm looking forward to hearing what the final "suite" will bring us.

[Edited 12/27/10 16:17pm]

Yeah me too. She really gotta do something even more out of the box for this final suite. How about a massive double album this time around?

I love a great double album so I agree. Of course in the vinyl era The ArchAndroid would have been a double album. If she releases her next album as a two hour plus double cd it would be the equivalent of a vinyl quadruple album. That would indeed be massive!

rialb said:

silverchild said:

Yeah me too. She really gotta do something even more out of the box for this final suite. How about a massive double album this time around?

I love a great double album so I agree. Of course in the vinyl era The ArchAndroid would have been a double album. If she releases her next album as a two hour plus double cd it would be the equivalent of a vinyl quadruple album. That would indeed be massive!

And expensive.

I have The Archandroid on vinyl, it's a double, nice thing.

Wait...

What "final" suite? You mean, the ArchAndroid is part of a series of other concept projects?

This is the only thing I own from her, which explains why I'm kinda lost here.

Harlepolis said:

Wait...

What "final" suite? You mean, the ArchAndroid is part of a series of other concept projects?

This is the only thing I own from her, which explains why I'm kinda lost here.

The EP was suite I and The ArchAndroid was suites II & III.

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rialb said:

Harlepolis said:

Wait...

What "final" suite? You mean, the ArchAndroid is part of a series of other concept projects?

This is the only thing I own from her, which explains why I'm kinda lost here.

The EP was suite I and The ArchAndroid was suites II & III.

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Cool, thanks.

^ There's also a hint on the CD covers:

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Harlepolis said:

rialb said:

The EP was suite I and The ArchAndroid was suites II & III.

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Cool, thanks.

There is also her very first album titled "The Audition." It is not part of the four suites, but even on that album she is singing of cyborgs and Cindy Mayweather. It is a great album.

The album was never officially released, but is out there if you know where to look.....ahem.

I love the live performance of the song... Not many times do you see someone do a painting on stage...

I'm gonna be see her live tomorrow night!!! She's opening for some dude named Prince or something like that...

P2daP said:

I love the live performance of the song... Not many times do you see someone do a painting on stage...

I'm gonna be see her live tomorrow night!!! She's opening for some dude named Prince or something like that...

Have a great time.

P2daP said:

I love the live performance of the song... Not many times do you see someone do a painting on stage...

I'm gonna be see her live tomorrow night!!! She's opening for some dude named Prince or something like that...

Janelle & Prince on the same bill. Boy when karma is good,,,

TheDigitalGardener said:

Harlepolis said:

Cool, thanks.

There is also her very first album titled "The Audition." It is not part of the four suites, but even on that album she is singing of cyborgs and Cindy Mayweather. It is a great album.

The album was never officially released, but is out there if you know where to look.....ahem.

Yes, the first album is certainly worth tracking down. It's of very high quality and it is deserving of an official release.

rialb said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

There is also her very first album titled "The Audition." It is not part of the four suites, but even on that album she is singing of cyborgs and Cindy Mayweather. It is a great album.

The album was never officially released, but is out there if you know where to look.....ahem.

Yes, the first album is certainly worth tracking down. It's of very high quality and it is deserving of an official release.

I agree 100%.

I have heard that Janelle had copies of this album pressed and sold them at her early gigs, before she signed with Bad Boy Records.

Original copies must be worth quite a bit.