"...The consensus in rock circles had unfairly anticipated that The Love Below would reign supreme over Big Boi’s Speakerboxxx, since André was the one with the guitar in the fuzzy boots. As it turns out, his Prince-mimicking fusion looks a lot better on paper than it sounds in your ears. On too many songs, André repeats space-playboy choruses over repetitious, unfinished digifunk. As the brief orchestrated outro to “Pink and Blue” suggests, each track feels like it’s missing something—strings, guitars, harmonies, organic instruments, and, oh right: Big Boi. André does have his moment, though: “Hey Ya!” glitters and towers like the silver Westin hotel over an ’80s Atlanta skyline, blending Flaming Lips–like synth-bass and ebullient acoustic guitar with the rebellious joy of “Little Red Corvette”—and like all classic songs, it introduces new vernacular with a genius that transcends product placement. Even indymedia.org feeders will shout “Polaroid!” while miming spanking at this fall’s Not-Dog cookouts." 

- Brent DiCrescenzo, Pitchfork