You guys are sleeping on this one. This was infinitely better than I expected it to be.
Changed my rating from a 91 to a 96. This album really does get better the more you listen to it. Every second of this album is either beautiful, awesome, or interesting, or all 3.
This album is the definition of "It's fine I guess."
Certain People I Could Name is a fantastic song though.
I'm not saying this is their best album, but... y'know.... It could be their best album..
I always considered this one of the bad ones. Kinda embarrassed at how much I used to dislike this one.
The highs here are EXTREMELY high, but the lows here are EXTREMELY low. Luckily the highs vastly outweigh the lows.
That dude said "Never again" and didn't elaborate. This album is groovy as shit. That dude's insane.
hmm....
This is probably the most I've respected an album, while not really enjoying that much personally.
My personal enjoyment would probably be somewhere in the 40s, but I have complete respect for this record, and think in terms of general quality, it'd be somewhere in the 80s.
So I decided to average it out.
Not as good as flesh banana. Sister Ray would be a great track if it was 10 minutes shorter, but instead it just drags and drags and drags. The Gift has a pretty interesting story ... read more
Probably the best comedy album of all time.
Some lyrics on this thing haven't aged particularly well, especially on Jerry Springer and the incredibly dated All About the Pentiums, but I can honestly excuse that, mostly because of Albuquerque, easily the best song Al has ever made. Just give this thing a listen. I assure you, you will have a great time.
These critics are insane.
The originals on this album are all fantastic. An Elvis Costello pastiche, a fully original acapella song, a hilariously dark Christmas song, even a They Might Be Giants pastiche?? Bonus points just for that. Not to mention The Alternative Polka, probably the best polka medley he's ever made.
Definitely his worst album. The only good tracks are Frank's 2000" TV (a pastiche of R.E.M.), Traffic Jam (a pastiche of Prince), and Bohemian Polka (a polka cover of Bohemian Rhapsody.) The rest of the album ranges from whatever to astoundingly cringe inducing. I would rather have a pitchfork shoved through my brain than listen to Waffle King again.
A fantastic start to the 2nd leg of Al's career. The only stinkers on here are the parodies in the 2nd half (Taco Grande & The Plumbing Song) the rest are great.
The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota is far and away the best song on the album.
Ok just go listen to Melanie and Good Old Days and THEN tell me that Weird Al is "Just for kids."
Full disclosure: Al never wanted to make Girls Just Want to Have Lunch. The record producers told him to make a Cyndi Lauper parody, so he half assed it.
The rest of the album is pretty good though.
It's definitely immature, but it has its fair share of fun moments.
This is the album Weird Al haters think of when they think of Weird Al.
The only good track on here is the Talking Heads pastiche Dog Eat Dog. Feel free to skip everything else.
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On nospaceallowed's review of The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
"I think the weird album flow was intentional. I personally love how the gorgeous Sunday Morning fades out, before we're blasted in the face by I'm Waiting for the Man. The Juxtaposition is what makes the flow so great for me."
On Goobus's review of The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
"I would've given you a pass if you said European Son, but Heroin? The most dynamic song on the album? You must have listened to a different album than the rest of us did."
On The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
"@sanquesoo I've definitely come around to this album a bit more. My thoughts on The Gift and Sister Ray still stand, but I was definitely too dismissive of the other 4 songs, which are pretty great. I've also come around to the production a bit. I do kinda like the gruff sound it gives everything."
On The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
"@softuber Pretty much any beatles record released post rubber soul, Jimi Hendrix's albums, hell, so many fucking albums. And while they don't sound perfect, especially by today's standards, they sound infinitely more clear than this. Plus, White Light White Heat which was released one year later, sounds even worse. That's what makes me think it's intentional. Again, that doesn't mean I have to like it. I do really like the album, hell, I gave it an 81. I just think the production on some songs could've been less tinny."
On The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
"@softuber This was made in 1967. There were a ton of crisp, clear sounding records being made around this time. I suppose the compression on the album is purposeful, but that doesn't mean I have to like it."
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