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Overall Appearance:
The cover picture on the cd jacket is of Weird Al and a couple dozen friends and family, all wearing differing outfits and stuffed into a subway car. Weird Al is wearing a small black poodle on his head, which I must say suits him admirably.
On the back, the subway car is empty. The cd itself has a picture of Weird Al with his mouth open really wide- and his open mouth is represented by the hole in the middle of the cd, which is a nice visual effect. The lyrics are all inside the cd jacket, and although I wish he had included the lyrics used in the song medly, they are otherwise very convenient. 
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Songs:
There are twelve songs on this cd; parodies, original songs, and a medly:
Couch Potato is a parody of one of Eminem's songs. As I do not particularly like Eminem's style, I'm not too fond of this song, but basically it's about all the junk on TV! Example: "You're gonna lose your mind watchin' TV" / They told me, cajoled me, "Turn off those music videos" (no) / I'm gonna watch C-SPAN, TV-Land, and HBO... <img src=images/2houses.gif>
Hardware Store - a song all about the joys of camping out in front of the new hardware store until it opens and you can buy "brand new socket wrenches in a plethora of styles!" It's got a pretty catchy, racy tune, and at one point he lists the merchandise at a speed probably quite near the speed of sound itself. <img src=images/4houses.gif>
Trash Day enumerates the discustingness of not taking out the trash when one is supposed to. It has a sort of rap-like format, but the lyrics are quite amusing- "It's so bad, the roaches' wearing slippers" and the like. The end is somewhat repetitive though, it gets annoying after a while. <img src=images/3houses.gif>
Party at the Leper Colony has ensured that I know know every joke imaginable relating to body parts falling off.
It's actually quite impressive, and I KNOW I've heard the tune somewhere before but I can't quite place it... it's bouncy and rock and roll-y. This one's fun to listen to. <img src=images/4houses.gif>
Angry White Boy Polka has to be one of my favorites. It seems a bit odd that Weird Al, known for writing his own lyrics but not his own music, wrote this- it's a medly of song lyrics from bands such as The White Stripes and Kid Rock set to a polka tune. Yes, POLKA. But it actually sounds really, really good, especially with the accordian punctuating the angsty lyrics... whenever I listen to this cd, I go to this track first. <img src=images/5houses.gif>
Wanna B UR Lovr's title makes one think the Unmentionable One is finally getting some well-deserved parodying, but that's the next track- this one is all pick-up lines. No, really. The tune is somewhat monotonous, but the lyrics are pretty hilarious... especially the part where he asks if we're "picking up the subtle innuendo here." <img src=images/3houses.gif>
A Complicated Song is the long-awaited revenge against the Legume. Yes! It is indeed a parody of "Complicated" in three parts. The first- "Why'd you have to go and make me so constipated?" deals with the problems caused by too much cheese. The second- "How was I supposed to know we were both related?" is quite amusing and involves dating one's first cousin. The third- "Why'd I have to go and get myself decapitated?" recants the downs of having one's head removed. Let's give Weird Al a big hand for this one! <img src=images/5houses.gif>
Why Does This Always Happen To Me? I mean, jeez, the Simpsons are SO much more important than some stupid devastating Peruvian earthquake. And why'd my friend have to die in a horrific car accident when he still owes me $5 bucks from lunch?! And on top of it all, my knife got nicked when I killed my boss! It's so unfair... hehe. I love this one, it's all tragic and ballad-like, until you get to the humorous bits! <img src=images/5houses.gif>
Ode to a Superhero is a parody of Billy Joel's "Piano Man" about the Spiderman movie. This one I can appreciate, as I have seen both the movie and listened to "Piano Man." Again, Weird Al shows his skills at parodying with good-humored sarcasm and summarizing movies- at the same time! I find the line "But where'd you come up with those tights?" particularly amusing... <img src=images/5houses.gif>
Bob is a song done entirely in palindromes. And Weird Al manages to make them, if not make sense together, at least rhyme! And while it's not the best song ever, you have to admire him for managing so well on a project so difficult.
I give him a 3 for effort. <img src=images/3houses.gif>
EBay seems a bit late in coming, but at last, a stab at your (least) favorite boy band, the Backstreet Boys! This one is best appreciated if you know a bit about EBay. Again, not the best song ever, but at least it sounds better than "I Want It That Way" and the things bought on EBay are quite... unique. <img src=images/3houses.gif>
Genius in France is rather insulting to the French, though the array of insults pertaining to lack of intelligence are quite varied. It tells about some guy who's a total idiot- everywhere but in France, of course. As I am partly French, I'm biased in this particular case, so while I admit that the music does hold one's attention, I think the sheer amount of insultingness is a bit... overenthusiastic. Of course, I could be missing some important thing that makes it all hilarious, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and a mediocre 3 out of 5. <img src=images/3houses.gif>
Overall:
I think it's a pretty good album, and I'd recommend it to any fans of humorous songs. Really, the only major complaints I have are some of the tunes, and most of those I don't like are the parodies, so I really can't blame Weird Al. I liked about half the songs on here a whole lot, and the others a bit less, but I'd still say it's worth buying. My overall rating: 49/65, or about 75%, which I will make 7.5/10, which ends up as about 4/5-
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