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They're All Gonna Laugh at You
Adam Sandler
A CD Review |
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It was around Thanksgiving, and the radio stations
were playing "The Thanksgiving Song" from Adam Sandler's
"They're All Gonna Laugh at You." Alright, so the holiday
is over, so I guess the timeliness of this review is over, but
actually, the song I really liked hearing was "Lunchlady
Land." We'll get to that soon enough.
As I'm listening I am really beginning to realize that Adam
Sandler is one sick individual. Cool. Just looking at the 22 tracks
on the CD and I think you can come up with that opinion for
yourself. Let's see, there's tracks like "The Longest
Pee," "The Beating of a High School Janitor/Bus
Driver/Science Teacher/Spanish Teacher," "I'm So
Wasted," and "Teenage Love On The Phone." All little
comedy bits, sometimes pushing the limits on decency, Adam and
all-star comical cast (the list ranges from Rob Schneider to David
Spade to Tim Meadows to Conan O'Brien) recreate scenes hopefully not
straight out of anyone's home or school. But as sick as some of the
skits get, they can sometimes be testimonials to the challenges and
translations of one form of language to another, especially in
listening to any of the Buffoon skits. Then of course, I hope your
head is screwed on straight or you might be doing tailspins by the
end of "Buddy" (I haven't heard that much stereo
separation since Queen or Pink Floyd).
But as much as Adam Sandler is about skits, he is as much about
music and it can be funny, sick, happy, or sad, and Adam has a way
of putting it all together. Let's first take a look at "Food
Innuendo Guy." Here's a nice rocker to the images drawn by
melons, cucumbers, celery sticks, and different places they can end
up. If you can't figure this out, well, you either fit in the
"parental advisory-explicit lyrics" category or have been
sheltered all of your natural born life and since now that you have
found the internet you are discovering an entirely new world.
Listening on we get to "The Thanksgiving Song," a tribute
to the holiday in all of its forms. Adam keeps with rhyming through
the entire song by eating turkey in a brown show, with Betty Grable,
and Jimmy Walker saying "Dynomite." It's a simple little
ditty with catchy little lines and is starting to become a holiday
favorite.
And then there is "At A Medium Pace." Here's a gentle
love song to woo any lady. Oh yea, put this one on as you're making
your moves on the couch and she is sure to be yours. Let's just say
that I think the use of the shampoo bottle may be just a tad much
for your lady, but hey, you never know, she might just get into
that. Let's just say this keeps along with that "parental
advisory" label.
Cruising to track 18 and I get to one of my favorite Adam Sandler
songs, "Lunchlady Land." Stirring images of every scary
lady most of us have had the unfortunate chance to meet while
standing in line for food at the cafeteria. Now, I know there are
some nice Lunchladies out there, but I do think many of us have hit
one of these ladies, perfectly described, by Adam Sandler, much less
the food menu as so described. The song/story describes the
rebellion by the lunch-time food against the lady, but how Sloppy
Joe saves the day. The song is cute, and will have you singing
"Sloppy Joe, slop, sloppy joe" all day long.
Finally, in the music category, there's "My Little
Chicken." Let's just say that I think there are pictures
showing the love described here floating around the newsgroups
somewhere.
All in all, Adam Sandler probably didn't make too many fans of
parents or lunchladies on this CD. But so what, some things need to
be said and Mr. Sandler tries to find a way, any way, to say it.
Hmmmm? How to rate this CD. Song wise I hit the 80% mark on the
listenability scale, and comic wise I hit a 53% for the skits (on a
CD I think songs work a little better than skits - save those for
the live shows). All in all, averaging it out, it's a 60% on the
listenability scale.
That's it for this one, I'm The Dude on the Right! L8R!!! |