Stankonia is a great album. Is it better than Southerplayalistic.....NO. Is it better than ATLiens...NO. Is it better than Aquemini....NO.
But for me, it was their fourth classic in a row. This joint was just so different than anything I had ever heard at the time. And you expect that from'Kast, but these dudes took it to a whole 'nother level with this one. For a lack of a better term, this was their first "digital age"album, to me. It just had that modern/futuristic feel and sound to it. But I guess that sums up Outkast as a whole--light years ahead of everyone else.
That said, this album has more throwaway tracks than any Outkast album before it. "I'll Call Before I Come" and "Xplosion" are twojoints I can just never get down with, no matter how hard I try. And I was also never really feeling "Gasoline Dreams", either.