Weird Al Yankovic - Off the Deep End
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Artist: Weird Al YankovicEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1992-04-14
Music Label: Volcano
Soundtracks:
- Smells Like Nirvana
- Trigger Happy
- I Can't Watch This
- Polka Your Eyes Out
- I Was Only Kidding
- White Stuff
- When I Was Your Age
- Taco Grande
- Airline Amy
- Plumbing Song
- You Don't Love Me Anymore
Free Music Notes for Off the Deep End
Free Music Review: TAKE THE PLUNGE!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
In the world of Amazon reviewing, there is nothing more frowned upon than a serious look at a Weird Al record. Many have tried, and many have taken the punch hard, by losing much of the respect of fellow reviewers. This happened to me once before, when I attempted to review Weird Al's 1984 mega hit "In 3-D". Although I still stand by my opinion of it being one of the landmark albums of the eighties, my reputation around these parts took a major downfall, with my reviewer rank plumeting into the octruple digits.
For a long time I decided never to review Al's second best offering, 1991's OFF THE DEEP END... even though I consider it a bonafied classic, in the parody/novelty song genre.And one that begs to be discussed. So here goes...
Perhaps it came around at such an important era of popular culture. When the mass eighties scenes were making way for inovative pop, like the alterna-scene, and a more sophisticated brand of MTV.(remember Kurt Loder?) Times were a-changin', and Weird Al knew that in order to stay relevant, he would have to switch some gears, and this time around instead of parodying the likes of Madonna and Michael Jackson, he would need to extend into parodying more modern trends like Nirvana and REM. The results were brilliant. The opening song SMELLS LIKE NIRVANA shows that no matter what sort of new sound was coming around, AL could still make it hillarious. His further take on alternative culture is displayed in the medley POLKA YOUR EYES OUT. This wasn't the first or last time AL strung pop toppers into a polka medley, but definately the most satisfying, as it shows exactly how we were on the cusp of pop revolution. The Medley flies rapidly from REM, to The B-52's, to Metallica, to Warrant, to Motley Crue without a hitch. Throwing in some Humpty Dance, some Touch Myself and some Ice Ice Baby to cool things down.
More great parodies follow, such as THE WHITE STUFF, a New Kids On The Block sounding jam about Oreo cookies. THE PLUMBING SONG, one Milli Vanilli could lyp synch to (B-b-b-baby; don't forget my plumber!) And who could EVER forget how awesome it was to hear AL take some shots at the Latino-rap community with the song TACO GRANDE, an unmistakable parody of the smash Gerardo hit Rico Suave.
You must also remember that Weird Al was at his best original writing here also. With great numbers like I WAS ONLY KIDDING, in which Al confesses to one of his many lovers that when he told her that he loved her and would always be true... he was in fact "Only Kidding baby- whats the matter with you anyway!" The song blends tender ballad with punk rock style. Genius! The surf rock sound of TRIGGER HAPPY is also worth mentioning, and the gritty rock of WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE and of course my personal favorite, the close out ballad YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE, in which Al is heartbroken at his girlfriends decision to "pluck out his chesthairs with an old pair of pliers" or to "Call him ugly and cheap, and shave off his eyebrows when he is asleep", or how he lost some self esteem when she "made it with the whole hockey team." Greatness.
So, I may take another rank plunge for this one, but I figured whatever. This album is to awesome not to pass on. Take that plunge yourself friends, Off The Deep End is one hell of a ride!
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