MyTake on Music

Weird Al in Concert
Al and the gang are currently on the Poodle Hat Tour. I recently had the pleasure of seeing the show. The concert is certaintly worth seeing. He must play atleast 27 songs, { hmmm, were did that number come from } if You count the two medelys. He even adds a few songs that aren't on any studio albums { I know because I own them all err.. that's cool right }. So, if you want to honestly say you've heard every Weird Al song, you must see this concert.      He opens with the "Angry White Boy Polka" and plays almost every big hit off every album. To accomplish this in less than 27 hours { gosh, there it is again } he played a medely containing every thing from my bologna to bad. "Amish Paradise" and "All About the Pentiums" are incredible live. And the "Fat" costume was surprisingly realistic. I planned on posting 27 pictures { Okay this is getting weird } ,but Most didn't turn out. Sorry.       But, perhaps the funniest part of the whole evening were the video sketches that palyed during costume changes. These contained familiar as well as never before seen footage from his movie "UHF" and VH1 special "Al TV" which airs again AUG 15 & 16. Not to mention original shorts with some familiar actors and a gag MTV commercial that pits Al and the gang getting back to the roots of their music. I suspect that will show up on MTV in the coming months. Anyway, This concert gets an A+. See ya MyTakers. I've got like 27 other things to do right now { jeeze }.
P.S. Extra points if you got the 27 jokes.

WEIRD AL'S NEW ALBUM "POODLE HAT" REVIEWED
I know I know. You're surprised Weird Al is still alive. Shame on you. If you were like me you'd have all his old cd's already, and You'd have known about this one for months ( yes, I am that cool ). So let's get started. Here are the tracks in full unordered list formation: Couch Potato, parody of Eminem's Lose Yourself Hardware Store, Trash Day, of Nelly's Hot in Herre Party at the Leper Colony, Angry White Boy Polka, Wanna B Ur Lovr, A Complicated Song off of my much hated Complicated by Avril Lavigne Why Does This Always Happen to Me Ode to a Superhero parody of Billy Joel's Piano Man Bob E-Bay parody of the Backstreet Boys' I Want It That Way Genius in France
Weird Al has outdone himself again, and Knowing how he hates to be outdone, I expect him to inact a swift revenge on himself. Maybe humiliating photos of himself from the Christmas party! But back to buisness. This is a really good album. I liked "Running with Scissors", ( his last album ) but not as much as "Bad Hair Day" ( album before last ). This one ,however, just might be his best. So here's an individual track reveiw in another MyTake unordered list: Couch Potato is a classic Weird Al television song done more cleverly than you might have expected ( however he has done many t.v. songs but I still love them). A+ Hardware Store, although entirely funny through out, really shines when the chorus shows you just how ecstatic a very bored young man can get about a hardware store. A+ Trash Day contains little predictable material, but Most of it is so original you'll be in stitches. A++ Party at the Leper Colony is the albums only low point. Essentially the same leper joke again and again. I gotta it's probably be funny enough for most, but The songs slow pace and ( at least for me ) gross out factor keep it from being included amongst my Al elite. C Angry White Boy Polka is a song idea taylor made for me. I love the idea of making fun of those guys. I mean Fred Durst make entertaining pop music, but He seems to think he's an artist the calibur of Mozart. Now this one doesn't get a grade because it's not really a song of a parody, but A mix of popular songs ( some bad, some really good like the song "Outside" ) done pokla style. It's to funny to miss so listen to it. Wanna B Ur Lovr is much better than leper colony and very funny, but It still falls victim to that slow pace ( I don't like waiting for jokes unless they're the funniest ever ). B A Complicated Song, Just listen to it. I won't give away this one surprise line value. A+++ Why does this Always Happen to Me, see above. But be prepared for the verse about a car crash. A Ode to a Superhero, IF you've seen Spiderman or know the story you'll love it. A+ Bob, remember Bob means Bob Dylan. Read along with the lyrics only after listening to it once. You'll think it was Bob himself. Hope I didn't spoil it. A E-bay, I'm getting tired of typing so let's just say it's funny and leave it at that. B+ Genius in France, Cover your ears if you're french. If you're not it's very long, but worth it. B Poodle Hat the new Weird Al album gets an A+