I never dreamed that when I finally listened to this I'd prefer Big Boi's half, but while The Love Below's peaks are higher it feels like a spaghetti of ideas with nothing to tie it back into itself. Dre's so big on concept I figured by this point in his career a more or less concept album would display the focus and insight I've come to expect from him in short form, but hearing this I can better understand why his solo career never fully materialized. Speakerboxxx is way better than Sir Lucious Leftfoot but still not entirely my cup of tea. Critics continue to confuse me, I'd have expected this to be received as kind of an ill-conceived mess with some definite highlights rather than a career near-high. It seems like Idlewild basically got the former reception though, and if they continued down this path it'll likely take me even longer to get around to than this did.
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