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| Sales Rank: | 17740 (lower is better) |
| Price Used: | $8.48 |
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| Release Date: | 2004-03-09 |
| Label: | Fearless Records |
| UPC: | 801190117123 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Fearless Records |
| ASIN: | B0001FVF4Y |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2 by Fearless Records
- Robot Theme Song
- Hey Luno
- Pool Party
- Pizza Day
- Dear Spike
- I Feel Asleep on My Arm
- Radiation Song
- Adventure Today
- The Baker
- Danger Woman
- Worms Make Dirt
- Sandy Face
- The Wild Sea
Customer Reviews
what in the name of - Reviewed on 2005-03-08
2 customers found this review helpful, 29 did not.
Now I won't bash too heavily or linger too long on the vast array of negatives this group has to offer, however I feel at least the need to let you know just what you're getting into when swapping your savings for this album. This is without question an acquired taste and I haven't the slightest idea of how one would go about acquiring it. For reference, here is a short list of things I jotted down after fully committing myself, double meaning there, to give this CD 1 full spin before ridding myself of this stuff.
Times said : "Please kill me" - 38
"How much longer?" - 28
"I'm not going to make it" - 18
"How is this possible?" - 16
"What is more pointless, this music, or my listening to it?" - 4
"What kind of sick masochist am I calling upon myself to suffer through this just for the self-satisfaction it would bring?" - 0 but it was close
As you can read, I never felt more bitter or cynical after voluntarily listening to music that I can remember. The music itself is a concoction of a lot of loud, flashy, gimmicky sounds from electronic keyboards and trumpets pieced together in order to make the craziest, most unusual sound possible. To be blunt, this is reminiscent of music on Saturday morning kids show theme songs. That is not to say that removing these over-the-top elements the musicianship is bad. When they want to play their instruments in a listenable way, they show that they could make music people might enjoy. However, that is soon forgotten when you factor in the vocals and the lyrics. I guess they're trying to be funny or irreverent when writing these songs like the band They Might Be Giants, only 1 problem: they're not funny or witty in any conceivable way. There's songs about superheroes & the pizza day at school, although they just go nowhere, offer nothing humorous, use the most cornball language imaginable, and just leave you incredulous over what their motivation could be for producing this type of music. The singer's voice, however gets the nod as the most over-the-top annoying thing of them all, the most obvious unending novelty that sparks the most rage. The only song that got any pleasant reaction out of me was "I fell asleep on my arm," that has some traces of wit and mockery of Korn & Limp Bizkit, which will get them at least a star anytime because as bad as The Aquabats are, they're if nothing else making the music they want and not catering to the teen sheep of MTV. So all in all 2 stars. Hope this helps.
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Book Subjects
- Pop
- Pop/Rock Music
- Rock
- Ska
- Ska-Punk
- Third Wave Ska Revival