Fun Is Fun but this Is Unsanit
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| Dec 2003
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Reviewed 2004-04-21
Reviewed 2004-04-21
Jay Allen -- Fun is Fun but this is Unsanitary
Goofy singer/songwriter -- guy from Boston who has fronted a number of punk bands releases this album of Jonathan Richman-esque cute/kooky songs. All the songs are acoustic guitar plus some backing electric guitar and includes odes to a toaster oven, Mr. Potatohead, twisting one's nuts and chopped liver. Mildly funny, and a bit of an antidote to the many many too-earnest singer-songwriters.
PICS -- 10, 2, 4
1. love song -- British Invasion style
2. love song to a toaster oven
3. ode to a female barfly -- parody of singer-songwriter earnestness
4. nut-twisting song!
5. song about "frying pan justice," mock ballad
6. irish-style goofy guitar ballad, irish accent,
7. weird al style song about chopped liver
8. slow rock, gravelly voice
9. punk song -- english accent vocals + guitar
10. great sad Mr. Potatohead song!!
11. 60s style pop ballad, about love at a racetrack
12. goofy scraggy voice, weird dumb lyrics
13. bad rock ballad
14. punk, big bass line, droning guitar, weird
15. self-congratulatory, not too funny
16. dumb pick-up line schtick at beginning, rockabilly ballad about being last man on earth,
17. slowish rock song
18. another goofy guitar ballad -- "cold bourbon and a spanking"
Goofy singer/songwriter -- guy from Boston who has fronted a number of punk bands releases this album of Jonathan Richman-esque cute/kooky songs. All the songs are acoustic guitar plus some backing electric guitar and includes odes to a toaster oven, Mr. Potatohead, twisting one's nuts and chopped liver. Mildly funny, and a bit of an antidote to the many many too-earnest singer-songwriters.
PICS -- 10, 2, 4
1. love song -- British Invasion style
2. love song to a toaster oven
3. ode to a female barfly -- parody of singer-songwriter earnestness
4. nut-twisting song!
5. song about "frying pan justice," mock ballad
6. irish-style goofy guitar ballad, irish accent,
7. weird al style song about chopped liver
8. slow rock, gravelly voice
9. punk song -- english accent vocals + guitar
10. great sad Mr. Potatohead song!!
11. 60s style pop ballad, about love at a racetrack
12. goofy scraggy voice, weird dumb lyrics
13. bad rock ballad
14. punk, big bass line, droning guitar, weird
15. self-congratulatory, not too funny
16. dumb pick-up line schtick at beginning, rockabilly ballad about being last man on earth,
17. slowish rock song
18. another goofy guitar ballad -- "cold bourbon and a spanking"
Recent airplay
Toaster Oven
Multiple Personality Disorder — Jun 07, 2005
Toaster Oven
Multiple Personality Disorder — Dec 29, 2004
What the Hell Was I Thinking
Multiple Personality Disorder — Jul 09, 2004
Twist My Nuts
Multiple Personality Disorder — Jul 02, 2004
Toaster Oven
multiple personality disorder — Jun 23, 2004
Barfly
Mor On - The Literate Pop Fan — Jun 05, 2004
Charting
2004-05-10 — 2004-07-12
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 11 | 1 |
| Jul 4 | 1 |
| Jun 27 | 1 |
| Jun 6 | 1 |
| May 30 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Twice a Day | ||
| 2. | Toaster Oven | ||
| 3. | Barfly | ||
| 4. | Twist My Nuts | ||
| 5. | Frying Pan Justice | ||
| 6. | Angry Young Man | ||
| 7. | Chopped Livah' | ||
| 8. | Hero | ||
| 9. | Johnny's Girl | ||
| 10. | Mr. Potatohead | ||
| 11. | The Track | ||
| 12. | Silly Song | ||
| 13. | Not Funny | ||
| 14. | Who Invited the Baby | ||
| 15. | Helluva Guy | ||
| 16. | Last Man on Earth | ||
| 17. | What the Hell Was I Thinking | ||
| 18. | Cold Bourbon and a Spanking |