Weird Al just couldn't pass up an opportunity to spoof
“Ridin’ Dirty.” Thanks to the popularity of "White and
Nerdy" on the internet, this Weird Al parody became the first top ten
hit of his career...
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ooh.. Schrodinger's equation in the background. now i'm white and nerdy
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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 (and
video, included here on the dual-disc CD/DVD) 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
Product Description
"Weird Al" continues to reward his countless fans around the globe
with yet another collection of insanely incisive musical comedy. As a special
bonus, Straight Outta Lynwood will be available on DualDisc. which will include
all original animations of all Al's original tracks! All-star animations include
Academy Award nominee Bill Plympton, John Kricfalusi (Ren and Stimpy), Seth
Green and Matt Senreich (Robot Chicken/Adult Swim, Family Guy). Also featured
are Karaoke versions of the entire album including a scrolling lyric sheet for
each track. As if that wasn't enough the Dual Disc also contains a
behind-the-scenes featurette. All of this in a 5.1 Dolby mix of the entire
album!
Don't download this song--the record store's where you belong--to get the
DUALDISC!, September 26, 2006
Reviewer:
Matthew G. Sherwin (Brewster,
New York United States) -
This album by Weird Al Yankovic is very funny with clever, creative lyrics and
solid musical arrangements. Whether Al is singing a parody of someone else's
song (for example, "White And Nerdy" is a parody of "Ridin'"
by Chamillionaire) or doing his own thing completely as in the song
"Pancreas," Al always makes me laugh. I was never bored while
listening to the CD side of this album; and with the "DualDisc"
feature the videos and still photos on the DVD side of the disc were equally
awesome and very well done.
I especially like "Pancreas;" the funny racial issues song called
"White And Nerdy;" "Confessions Part III;" and "Don't
Download This Song." The arrangement for "Polkarama," a really
funny medley of songs by artists including The Black Eyed Peas, Pussycat Dolls
and The Killers, is terrific. "Trapped In The Drive-Thru" is a pretty
long song at almost ten minutes; but the musical arrangement and silly lyrics
held my attention.
I agree with other reviewers who write that "Don't Download This Song"
has that catchy, inspirational musical arrangement that also pokes fun at songs
like "We Are The World." "Don't Download This Song" is
strategically placed as the last song on the CD side of the album so the album
ends with a song that's not just funny--the song packs a punch with its'
arrangement and silly, over the top dramatic lyrics that really go after and
lampoon "real life" ballads like "We Are The World."
The quality of the sound is excellent; and the liner notes provide full song
lyrics, song credits and some great photos of Al and his band. Awesome!
The DVD side of the DualDisc is easy enough to figure out; one side of the disc
is clearly marked "to play CD--this side up" and the other side is
marked "to play DVD--this side up." The DVD side of the DualDisc
features crystal clear, nicely animated videos of six songs including
"Don't Download This Song;" "Weasel Stomping Day;"
"I'll Sue Ya" and "Pancreas." Of special interest is a
roughly nine minute video of Al and his band in the studio. I was very
impressed.
Both the CD and the DVD sides played fine in my portable music player as well as
on my PC; so I hope you don't encounter any problems with this format. In the
past there were occasional problems playing these DualDiscs.
Overall,
this is a very funny CD/DVD combo that proves Al Yankovic has a great talent for
making people laugh with his music and funny parodies of popular songs by other
artists. I highly recommend this for fans of Weird Al Yankovic and anyone who
enjoys funny take-offs on popular entertainment!
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