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Disappointing

Jess Kroll | an island in the middle of the Pacific | 03/05/2001

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I found a curious trend among the reviews of this album on this site. Those who review it badly say that Goodie Mob has moved away from its conscience and soulful music. Those who like it say that it's great because it makes them dance. If you want something that will make you dance than I guess this is a good album, although there are a thousand other considerably less promising groups that can do that just as well. Personally I look to Goodie Mob to prompt thought, not dance. This album is a sore let down after the brilliant Still Standing (I think one of the best albums of the 1990's). The argument that "real fans" love this album is bunk. Fan is short for fanatic, and fanatics are not people who would provide accurate information on a subject. I've followed the goodies since Git Up, Git Out and Call of da Wild on Outkast's first album, I loved their first two releases, but even I can say that this album is just not that good. They moved away from what was so good about the first to and into a direction of less challenge and more mass acceptance. There are glaring bits of hypocrisy in the album, most notably in All A's Khujo's verse praising the struggles of oppessed people to gain freedom and ending with the idea that the world would be a better place "if there were less queers." That just doesn't seem to follow, this message decrying oppression followed by an oppressive statement. The song Get Rich to This, while probably good in that it got exposure for the group and radio play (elements of a sell out?), is again contradictory. I remember when Cee-Lo said, "It would be nice to have mo' but I kinda like being po', at least I know what my friends here fo'", apparently that's no longer as important as getting rich. It's this kind of inconsistency that destroys a group's credibility. In all, just a disappointing album. Personally, I'll buy their next one, but if it picks up where World Party left off, it won't be worth the money."

Another Diamond from the Dungeon Family...

melodic | New York, NY | 12/27/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Goodie Mob, like Outkast, changes styles with each release...for artists with a good sense of success, that's downright ambitious and courageous. Goodie Mob and Outkast are essentially modern day Clinton Mother Ship Captains--just as funky, just as creative, just as freaky (check the album jacket). "World Party" is just that, a world party that is pan-global funk with ignant flow and rhymes, but it still keeps that down-home realness (Track 5 features a flossin' Goodie Mobster trying to wine-'n-dine a shorty at the Waffle House). The beats are pretty simple, but they really kick. The flow is, as always, greasy-grimey good (especially Cujo's). Other artists might rest on the same style, but it's nice to see Goodie Mob take some chances."

It's different, but TIGHT! Buy it now!

Skeet | St. Louis, MO | 12/23/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are a true Goodie Mob fan, this album is a must-have! Just don't go into it expecting to hear continuations of "Soul Food" or "Still Standing".If so, you will be in for a huge shock. The beats and lyrics are still blazing, but the trademark "lessons in life" that Goodie Mob is known for are not laid out on a platter for you this time. As Cee-Lo would say, you have to "dig deeper than the surface" on this one. They have clearly matured on this album, and we as fans have to continue to support their mission. All A's and Rebuilding have to be two of the tightest tracks ever! Cee-Lo truly shines on this cd. Go get it!"