Yankovic, "Weird Al" / Essential, The
| Album: | Essential, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Yankovic, "Weird Al" | Added: | Feb 2010 | |
| Label: | Rca Records (Modern) | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-05-09 | Pull Date: | 2010-07-11 |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 11 | Jun 27 | Jun 20 | Jun 13 | Jun 6 | May 30 | May 23 | May 16 |
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| Airplays: | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 05, 2013: | ThermoNuclear Bar
Trigger Happy |
4. | Feb 23, 2013: | Slanford and Sponge
I Lost On Jeopardy |
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| 2. | Sep 01, 2013: | Tragical History Tour
Dare To Be Stupid |
5. | Aug 07, 2012: | That's Not Bluegrass
The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota, Bob |
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| 3. | Apr 20, 2013: | Uncle Steve's Dance Party
Polkas On 45 |
6. | Apr 07, 2012: | Pre-Easter Hullabaloo
Dare To Be Stupid |
Album Review
Uncle Steve
Reviewed 2010-05-01
Reviewed 2010-05-01
Weird Al Yankovic-“The Essential Weird Al Yankovic”
(reviewed by “Uncle Steve”) No FCCs Detected
Two greatest hit discs, from the dominant force in musical parody for the last 3 decades. Expect clever lyrics and original-sounding or accordion-based music. And lots of references to food.
Tracks: All are great in their own right, but I suggest: 1-2, 1-7, 1-16, 2-3. 2-14, 2-17
1-1 (Another One Bites The Dust) Accordian & lo-fi vocals
1-2 (Medley) Polka band, with Spike Jonze feel & the original lyrics
1-3 (Beat It) Original music with embellishment.
1-4 (Jeopardy) Original music with embellishment.
1-5 (Lola) Original music with embellishment.
1-6 (Doo-wop parody) Doo-wop music/vocals.
1-7 (Like A Virgin) Original music with embellishment.
1-8 (Devo-esque) Synths/Vocal style right out of a Devo track.
1-9 (And She Was) Talking Heads style + synths
1-10 (La Bamba) Original music with embellishment
1-11 (Marshall Crenshaw-esque) Similar to “Whenever you’re on my mind”.
1-12 (Fat) Original music with embellishment
1-13 (State of Shock-esque) Original music with embellishment.
1-14 (30,000 lbs of bananas) Folk storytelling style song.
1-15 (Surf City-esque) Beach Boys/Jan & Dean style
1-16 (Smells Like Teen Spirit) Original music with embellishment.
1-17 (More Than Words-esque) Power ballad.
1-18 (Under The Bridge/Give It Away) Original music with embellishment.
1-19 (REM-esque) Their style of lyrics/phrasing/guitar work.
1-20 (MacArthur Park) Original music with embellishment.
2-1 (Doo-wop style) A cappella multi-part vocals.
2-2 (Gangsta’s Paradise) Original music with embellishment
2-3 (Lump) Original music with embellishment.
2-4 (They Might Be Giants-esque) Their style of lyrics/phrasing/chord progressions.
2-5 (Soul Asylum Power Ballad) Quiet ballad into power ballad in the chorus.
2-6 (Ska) Similar to Mighty Mighty Bosstones’s songs.
2-7 (It’s All About the Benjamins) Original music with embellishment.
2-8 (American Pie) Original music with embellishment (Star Wars Theme).
2-9 (hard to categorize) (long track) Punk/Pop. Story telling style.
2-10 (I Want It That Way) Original music with embellishment.
2-11 (Dylan-esque) Dylan vocal style/harmonica
2-12 (???) Polka-Pop…I know there’s a reference, but can’t place it.
2-13 (Rage-esque) Power/funky Guitar/Vocal style.
2-14 (American Idiot) Original music with embellishment.
2-15 (Beach Boys-esque) Medley of Beach Boy song styles.
2-16 (We Are the World-esque) Similar instrumentation/vocal phrasing.
2-17 (Ridin) Original music with embellishment.
2-18 (Trapped in the Closet) (long track) Original music with embellishment. Led Zeppelin intermezzo.
(reviewed by “Uncle Steve”) No FCCs Detected
Two greatest hit discs, from the dominant force in musical parody for the last 3 decades. Expect clever lyrics and original-sounding or accordion-based music. And lots of references to food.
Tracks: All are great in their own right, but I suggest: 1-2, 1-7, 1-16, 2-3. 2-14, 2-17
1-1 (Another One Bites The Dust) Accordian & lo-fi vocals
1-2 (Medley) Polka band, with Spike Jonze feel & the original lyrics
1-3 (Beat It) Original music with embellishment.
1-4 (Jeopardy) Original music with embellishment.
1-5 (Lola) Original music with embellishment.
1-6 (Doo-wop parody) Doo-wop music/vocals.
1-7 (Like A Virgin) Original music with embellishment.
1-8 (Devo-esque) Synths/Vocal style right out of a Devo track.
1-9 (And She Was) Talking Heads style + synths
1-10 (La Bamba) Original music with embellishment
1-11 (Marshall Crenshaw-esque) Similar to “Whenever you’re on my mind”.
1-12 (Fat) Original music with embellishment
1-13 (State of Shock-esque) Original music with embellishment.
1-14 (30,000 lbs of bananas) Folk storytelling style song.
1-15 (Surf City-esque) Beach Boys/Jan & Dean style
1-16 (Smells Like Teen Spirit) Original music with embellishment.
1-17 (More Than Words-esque) Power ballad.
1-18 (Under The Bridge/Give It Away) Original music with embellishment.
1-19 (REM-esque) Their style of lyrics/phrasing/guitar work.
1-20 (MacArthur Park) Original music with embellishment.
2-1 (Doo-wop style) A cappella multi-part vocals.
2-2 (Gangsta’s Paradise) Original music with embellishment
2-3 (Lump) Original music with embellishment.
2-4 (They Might Be Giants-esque) Their style of lyrics/phrasing/chord progressions.
2-5 (Soul Asylum Power Ballad) Quiet ballad into power ballad in the chorus.
2-6 (Ska) Similar to Mighty Mighty Bosstones’s songs.
2-7 (It’s All About the Benjamins) Original music with embellishment.
2-8 (American Pie) Original music with embellishment (Star Wars Theme).
2-9 (hard to categorize) (long track) Punk/Pop. Story telling style.
2-10 (I Want It That Way) Original music with embellishment.
2-11 (Dylan-esque) Dylan vocal style/harmonica
2-12 (???) Polka-Pop…I know there’s a reference, but can’t place it.
2-13 (Rage-esque) Power/funky Guitar/Vocal style.
2-14 (American Idiot) Original music with embellishment.
2-15 (Beach Boys-esque) Medley of Beach Boy song styles.
2-16 (We Are the World-esque) Similar instrumentation/vocal phrasing.
2-17 (Ridin) Original music with embellishment.
2-18 (Trapped in the Closet) (long track) Original music with embellishment. Led Zeppelin intermezzo.
Track Listing
| 1. | Another One Rides The Bus | 20. | Jurassic Park | |||
| 2. | Polkas On 45 | 21. | Since You've Been Gone | |||
| 3. | Eat It | 22. | Amish Paradise | |||
| 4. | I Lost On Jeopardy | 23. | Gump | |||
| 5. | Yoda | 24. | Everything You Know Is Wrong | |||
| 6. | One More Minute | 25. | The Night Santa Went Crazy (Extra Gory Version) | |||
| 7. | Like A Surgeon | 26. | Your Horoscope For Today | |||
| 8. | Dare To Be Stupid | 27. | It's All About The Pentiums | |||
| 9. | Dog Eat Dog | 28. | The Saga Begins | |||
| 10. | Lasagna | 29. | Albuquerque | |||
| 11. | Melanie | 30. | Ebay | |||
| 12. | Fat | 31. | Bob | |||
| 13. | Uhf (Single Version) | 32. | Hardware Store | |||
| 14. | The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota | 33. | I'll Sue Ya | |||
| 15. | Trigger Happy | 34. | Canadian Idiot | |||
| 16. | Smells Like Nirvana | 35. | Pancreas | |||
| 17. | You Don't Love Me Anymore | 36. | Don't Download This Song | |||
| 18. | Bedrock Anthem | 37. | White & Nerdy | |||
| 19. | Frank's 2000" Tv | 38. | Trapped In The Drive-Thru |