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The Electric Lady features so many different styles yet each one is done near perfectly. Moving between genres is seamless and each track is so full of character as a result of this diversity, the exemplary arrangements and, of course, Monáe herself leading the way.
92
The Electric Lady is also a dazzling artistic statement, a fiendlishly clever album that oozes enough feminine charm, wit and charisma to endow dozens of regular pop starlets with.
91
What could be unwieldy becomes a vast patchwork of influences buoying empowerment.
90
All in all, it is one of the most exceptionally realised albums to enter the world since her last release, and confirms that both as an artist and a role-model Monáe really ought to be celebrated as Electric Lady number one.
90
This is smart, intelligent, thought-provoking music. And it will make you want to dance.
90
Janelle Monáe has not simply lived up to our expectations here; she has shattered them, delivering a confident, creative, and enormously entertaining record that marginally betters her sublime debut.
83
Taken as a whole, The Electric Lady is a convincing argument for the virtues of micromanagement, but some of the most powerful, tender moments come from acknowledging limits.
83
Janelle Monáe thankfully narrows her sonic scope on The Electric Lady, her equally epic and frequently wonderful second album.
83
The songs themselves are undeniably empowering without being especially overt or sloganeering about it; where Beyoncé claims that girls run the world, Monáe has gone ahead and created her own world, one with her own rules.
80
The album is admirably steeped in pop music history without seeming derivative and where The Electric Lady triumphs is in its ability to connect with the listener.
80
It’s a very large world, but one stocked with charming character, tasty pop, and enlightening lyricism that shines like an electric heart through the android framework.
80
Monae transcends what we’ve come to see and hear from current Pop stars.
80
Each homage is perfectly realised, and for an artist whose conceptualism has been decried as having a distancing effect, Monáe has visceral passion and crackling emotional immediacy to burn.
80
It’s a rare treat to feel so included by an album, and even more so for an artist to work so hard on achieving that inclusion. This isn’t her masterpiece (that’s to come in the sixth and seventh suites), but it’s only a sliver away.
70
It is possible to love The Electric Lady, even if deep listening may be required to seal the deal. She certainly works hard for our devotion.
Relistened. Holy shit this is way better than I remember. Might be a masterpiece.
P.S.: If your pussy/bussy doesn't pop all the way to the fucking ozone layer at 3:27 on Ghetto Woman, then you're not human. Sorry about the bad news.
P.S.: If your pussy/bussy doesn't pop all the way to the fucking ozone layer at 3:27 on Ghetto Woman, then you're not human. Sorry about the bad news.
Not as grand or awe-inspiring as her previous Lp, but this is just as fun and definitely a bop.
She brings a weird way of rap, the concept is solid but in parts I'm feeling lost, like a parody movie of the rock and roll culture specially in the interludes. The production is a very strong point, clean and with many options on the background. The soul of Janelle is very good, it's seems to me very good the experiment of not get hang in the genre, but I think that other works of her are better.
Ella trae una forma extraña de rapear, el concepto se siente sólido pero me pierdo ... read more
Ella trae una forma extraña de rapear, el concepto se siente sólido pero me pierdo ... read more
Three years after dropping The Archandroid, Janelle returns with The Electric Lady. A great record that follows in the same vein as her previous release. The themes and grandour, the organic changes in instrumentation from genre to genre, and the fantastic vocal performances from the lady herself are all still here.
However, this record feels a bit more messy and unfocused. Certain songs could have been cut, especially the interludes throughout, who doesn't really add anything to the narrative ... read more
However, this record feels a bit more messy and unfocused. Certain songs could have been cut, especially the interludes throughout, who doesn't really add anything to the narrative ... read more
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Track List
- Suite IV: Electric Overture
- Givin Em What They Love [ft. Prince]
- Q.U.E.E.N. [ft. Erykah Badu]
- Electric Lady [ft. Solange]
- Good Morning Midnight (Interlude)
- PrimeTime [ft. Miguel]
- We Were Rock and Roll
- The Chrome Shoppe (Interlude)
- Dance Apocalyptic
- Look Into My Eyes
- Suite V: Electric Overture
- It's Code
- Ghetto Woman
- Our Favorite Fugitive (Interlude)
- Victory
- Can’t Live Without Your Love
- Sally Ride
- Dorothy Dandridge Eyes [ft. Esperanza Spalding]
- What an Experience
- Q.U.E.E.N. [feat. Erykah Badu] [Wondamix] (Bonus)
- Electric Lady [feat. Big Boi and Cee-Lo Green] [Dungeon-Wondamix] (Bonus)
- HYTB (Bonus)
- I Want You Back (Bonus)
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Added on: June 28, 2013
