Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood
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Artist: Weird Al YankovicBrand: YANKOVIC,WEIRD AL
Edition: Music CD
Format: DualDisc
CD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Music Label: Volcano
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- White & Nerdy
- Pancreas
- Canadian Idiot
- I'll Sue Ya'
- Polkarama!
- Virus Alert
- Confessions Part III
- Weasel Stomping Day
- Close But No Cigar
- Do I Creep You Out
- Trapped In The Drive-Thru
- Don't Download This Song
- Don't Download This Song
- I'll Sue Ya'
- Virus Alert
- Close But No Cigar
- Pancreas
- Weasel Stomping Day
Free Music Notes for Straight Outta Lynwood
Free Music Review: Odd bag of weasel pancreases
Hit: 4 Stars
There are a couple songs that may take some time to win you over (I'm thinking of "Pancreas" and "Weasel Stomping Day" in particular) but even so, this is a fairly solid album from the paragon of parody. It's not the instant classic that some of his other albums were (such as "Even Worse" or "Off the Deep End") but it does eventually work its way under your skin. You'll find yourself humming sections of "Trapped In The Drive-Thru" while you're waiting "at the pay window, ... or whatever you call it."
The videos on the second disc are quite odd. Al is attempting to encourage independent creativity by having a number of different people make their own version of music video based on his songs. Some play out better than others, but they all have some quite interesting imagery.
If you're an Al fan, this is a "must get". If you're not, you'll enjoy many of the songs but will probably be put off by a couple of the others as being just a bit too ... dare I say it? ... weird.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: YANKOVIC,WEIRD AL
Title: STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD
Street Release Date: 09/26/2006
Genre: COMEDY
All hail the return of novelty music's reigning king! Straight Outta Lynwood easily bests 2003's Poodle Hat and shows that Yankovic does know what he does best. Part of the secret to Weird Al's success is that he's never been very weird at all, and very rarely are his satires in any way "biting"--or even satires, really. The 11-minute parody of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" is funny at least for the first listen, but it's hard to ridicule something so largely ridiculous in the first place (plus Jimmy Kimmel totally got the jump on him). The best thing Mr. Yankovic has always done is to take some decent pop tune, change a word or phrase, invent an entirely new premise for the tune, and make an inspired video to go along with it. He does that several times here; Green Day's "American Idiot" becomes the hockey-obsessed "Canadian Idiot," and "White & Nerdy" is a truly inspired take on Chamillionaire's "Ridin'." That song is breakneck-paced and so funny it's a disservice to quote from it at all. "Polkarama!" is a return to W.A.'s novelty roots: a handful of mildly dated hit songs (50 Cent to Modest Mouse!) delivered in straight-ahead, sped-up polka style. It's toe-tapping and sweet. Hopefully we'll not have to wait three years for another Weird Al record. --Mike McGonigal
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