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 Wierd AL Yankovic/ The Food Album Feb 26, 2008
This one dosn't really have all that many of his good songs, except for I Love Rocky Road, but if you like Wierd Al you definitly should get it.
 Weird Al's Best Album Jun 17, 2007
WEird Al is possibly the greatest comedic recording artist of all time, certainly the best of my generation. This is easily his best, most well crafted album of his long career because he avoids silly polka medleys, etc instead this is a straight album parodying hit MTV songs. The lyrics are twisted in just the right way and the music cloned as to be out and out hilarious. This is Al's first Grammy winning album. For example, Taco Grande is a parody of Rico Suarve and The White Stuff is a parody of The Right Stuff. Al is serious about being funny on this album.
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"Taco Grande" is the best Oct 29, 2006
There are some hilarious songs on this CD. "Taco Grande" is definitely my favorite, but "Lasagna" and "The White Stuff" will have you rolling on the floor in laughter as well.
Some of the songs on "The Food Album" are on other Weird Al CDs, so make sure that you don't already have all of the songs before you buy this CD.
It's amazing how Al can make his songs sound so much like the songs he parodies. You have to listen to the CD quite a few times before you notice all of the hysterical lyrics. Some people think Weird Al is tacky, but come on--he's guaranteed to put a smile on your face!
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A nicely picked bunch of songs based on a common theme Sep 04, 2005
Wierd Al's Food compilation features ten of his songs about food spanning from his 1983 self-titled debut to his 7th album, 1992's Off The Deep End. It's true that there is one big problem: it is missing one song, "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch" (a parody of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" from album Dare To Be Stupid). But other than that, the songs are well picked, and they are:
1. Fat (parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad" from album Even Worse)-5/5
2. Lasagna (parody of Los Lobos' "La Bamba" from album Even Worse)-4.5
3. Addicted to Spuds (parody of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love from album Polka Party!)-5
4. I Love Rocky Road (parody of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" from album "Weird Al" Yankovic)-5
5. Spam (parody of "Stand" by REM from album UHF-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff)-3.5
6. Eat It (parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" from album In 3-D)-5
7. The White Stuff (Parody of New Kids on the Block's "The Right Stuff" from album Off The Deep End)-4.5
8. My Bologna (Parody of the Knack's "My Sharona" from album "Wierd Al" Yankovic)-4
9. Taco Grande (Parody of Gerardo's "Rico Suave" from album Off The Deep End)-5
10. Theme From Rocky XIII (Parody of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" from album In 3-D)-5
Notably, all these are parodies. Also, if Weird Al made an updated version of the Food album, it would no doubt contain all of these tracks, as well as these additional tracks (in addition to "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch"):
1. Livin' In The Fridge (Parody of Aerosmith's "Living on the Edge" from album Alapalooza)
2. Waffle King (Original from album Alapalooza)
3. Cavity Search (Parody of U2's "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me" from album Bad Hair Day)
4. Grapefruit Diet (Parody of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' "Zoot Suit Riot" from album "Running With Scissors")
These would make a great addition to his food compilation. However, it's a good compilation as it is and is a nice touch to his library. The TV album could also be updated, and I'll get to that next.
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The Food Album Apr 08, 2005
Weird Al Yonkavic "The Food Album"
This album is by Weird Al. He is a very interesting person with a music style to fit his name. Because his music styles his every kind you could want. I have enjoyed listening to his music for several years now and I still find I like it. Most his of his songs are remake of other people's songs but he changes the lyrics and adds a new funk to them. There is, however, no real history behind his album titles. Like this one is called the Food Album because every song on here is about food. He tries to distort every song he can so don't be surprised if one of your favorite songs become weird. The price on amazon.com is 10.99 but if pay a little more you get his other album " Bad Hair Day" as well. He isn't really that new. He has been around for about 18 years.
There seems to be a lot of evolution in his CDs because none of them are alike, except, that there weird. I wasn't really surprised to find him with an album all about food because he has many albums that make no sense. This one is like a lot of his albums... WEIRD!!! It works for certain people but other won't really like it. It makes fun of some peoples favorite songs so they dong really like what Weird Al sings.
Once you listen to he music you get kind of attached to it. First you here some similar beat. Then you find that you like his songs. Most of his tracks on this CD are good. But I think the best ones on this album are: Spam, The Rye or the Kaiser, The White Stuff, Just Eat It, and Taco Grande. I these are good because they copper of some older songs, but give them new meaning. As far as I know there are no hidden tracks.
But yes even though these songs are weird they can be compared to the people who originally sang them. My overall rating would have to be a 3.5 out of 5. You will dislike this if you hate stupid songs about nothing, but like them if you don't. Fans will be glad because now there is a whole CD about food. Well I like it and I hope you do too.
By Jedediah Johnson
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