St. Elsewhere Baton Rouge LA

Hey, watch out for that hype! Careful, man! You damnnear knocked it over!

I've kept a close watch on and fed the hypesurrounding one of urban music's most dynamic duos, Gnarls Barkley,for some time now; protecting it from the ignorant naysayers andnurturing its promise for close to 30 days now (that's a long timeon the rock clock).

Gnarls Barkley shattered records for single sales inthe UK…before it was even available in hard copy at thestores. That's enough hype to make anyone curious.

Too bad Danger Mouse of Grey Album and Gorillaz fameand soul mate Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob quasi-fame kind of screwed it upthemselves. Following much ballyhoo, mystery and one of the bestsingles of the decade, St. Elsewhere is not a terriblerecord, but it isn't great either. That sucks.