The ArchAndroid
Wondaland Arts Society/Bad Boy recording artist Janelle Monáe has announced the release of her eagerly awaited debut album.
‘The ArchAndroid’ is an ‘EMOTION PICTURE’ brought to you by Janelle Monáe and the Mad Minds of the
Wondaland Arts Society. The star-studded featured cast includes the legendary Big Boi of OutKast, renowned poet Saul Williams, psychedelic dance-punk troupe Of Montreal, punk prophets Deep Cotton, and the Wondaland Arch Orchestra.
The album was recorded at Wondaland… More >>
5 Comments Already for “The ArchAndroid”
Yo, this album is cool & all But Beyonce had one of the best albums of all time!! This is too Funky, Mellow, Weird & Monotonous for me. Its a decent effort but I want music that gives me life & makes me Feel & connect inside my own world, not take me to a completely different galaxy!, this is a realm that I’m not too familiar with. I need something I can confidently blast on the Radio & enjoy. I’m used to more mainstream music so Ill have to grow to love this style more. I really didn’t notice a whole lot of Genre hopping, It’s more so settle, there’s alternative Soul, Classical/Theater/Thematics, Rock, jazzy Hip hop & hints of R&B throughout, very fluent though. Honestly, The Only songs I really like is “Deep Cotton”, “Dance Or Die”, & “Cold War”; & maybe bits & pieces of a couple other tracks but thats it. Even so, this is much better than that Sade’s boring quite storm mess though. Just weird & what are some of these songs even about anyway??. Overall, because I look at everything when writing a review Ill still give this a 6 out of 10.
Update: I’m not gonna call this Over Rated but This isn’t for everyone. The great reviews(which is why I’m here) can be mis leading, Whether you like this or not truly depends entirely on your overall musical taste.
& Please forgive me, I’m just a little pressed because Beyonce never got the praise that she deserved for any of her albums. Just because her music is more Commercial doesn’t make it any less great…
Rating: 3 / 5
It is rather amazing to find such an almost unanimous score of 5 for any album. Granted the album is not bad and interesting at times but to me it seems way over-produced and whatever the qualities of Janelle may be they seem to get lost in the whole massively overproduced shebang. I can understand that some could love it but quasi-unanimity? When is the last time this occurs? Myself, while recognizing some interest in the album, I will be a little skeptical and wonder if Mr. Combs did not mobilize a bunch of his people to drum up the beat (after having done so in the Newsweek article). Sorry byt I need more than a reference to Metropolis and Fritz Lang to be convinced…The ArchAndroid
Rating: 3 / 5
Wow! Could have been Lauren Hill’s Second Album! THE PRODUCTION IS PHENOMINAL!!
A MASTERFUL DEBUT ALBUM!!! RANKS HIGH!!! GOOD WORK JANELLE and the folks at Wondaland Arts Society!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
Monae is the sonic lovechild of Andre 3000 and Erykah Badu. A smart, genre-hopping, booty-shaking album.
Rating: 5 / 5
This will be a top selling album and they will make sure you are successful just like Lady GaGa and Beyonce. Welcome to the exclusive club
Rating: 1 / 5