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So... There have been, by my count, four threads on Outkast previously (a couple of which are twice or thrice-posted), which can be found here, and here, and finally here, but I think Idlewild deserves a special mention for now.
The thread over in FT&T can be found here, also, but it hasn't progressed yet, because... well... The film isn't out yet!
Which makes the fact that the soundtrack arrived in the shops yesterday rather impressive to me (at least until I found out that apparently it was leaked nine days ago. Oops). The film has been 'wrapped' according to IMDB, but is apparently sitting, waiting for the right release date. Then again, I wouldn't want to have gone up against Superman returns.
Enough preamble, however - the album is great. Contributors include Sleepy Brown, Khujo Goodie, Scar, Snoop Dog, Janelle Monáe, Killer Mike and... well... Macy Gray (who plays 'Taffy' in the film). The interludes are good, including one called 'No Bootleg DVDs', and the production is seamless for the most part.
For my money, though, the first half an hour or so is more difficult to get into - I'm not a hardcore dyed-in-the-wool Outkast fan, but even so the hillside curve in the album felt to me to peak a around "Hollywood Divorce", then get right into it's stride from thereon in. The last song, also, seems to go on, honestly, forever, although it's to your taste whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
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