The Lonely Island - Turtleneck & Chain [PA] [5/10] *

Artist:

Lonely Island (The)

UPC:

602527681405

Description:

Recording information: Sonic Ranch Studios, El Paso, TX.
Back once again with the ill behavior, Lonely Island`s second effort is more of the same, which for many means that life is still worth living. Irony and stupidity abound as the crew has its way with that sweet and rare event called "lovemaking" ("I Just Had Sex" with Akon), your Mom ("Motherlover" with Justin Timberlake), hip-hop culture ("No Homo"), and popular culture in general (pretty much everything else), as interludes that owe a lot to Adam Sandler tie it all together. The jokes are the main attraction -- they contrast extreme bravado and extreme embarrassment for maximum hilarity -- but the great trick behind Lonely Island is their keen awareness of whatever genre they are mocking. With the right beats and production, "The Creep" is the kind of stalker anthem you`d expect if stalkers posted tracks on hip-hop blogs, while "Jack Sparrow" is the Michael Bolton power ballad to perfection, and even comes with a hearty helping of Michael Bolton. Bad news for newcomers is that tracks like "Shy Ronnie 2: Bonnie & Clyde" won`t work well away from their visuals, meaning Turtleneck & Chain is sometimes a souvenir for Saturday Night Live viewers, who know just how much that slow motion video helps a cut like "Threw It on the Ground." That said, the title track is killer, "We`re Back!" might be the ultimate intro, and if you can deny shelf space to an album with "Trouble on Dookie Island" on the track list, you`re probably much more "Watch Me Do Me" than "I Just Had Sex" anyway. ~ David Jeffries

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. We`re Back!
2. Mama
3. I Just Had Sex
4. Jack Sparrow - (featuring Michael Bolton)
5. Attracted to Us - (featuring Beck)
6. Rocky
7. My Mic (Interlude)
8. Turtleneck & Chain - (featuring Snoop Dogg)
9. Shy Ronnie, Pt. 2: Ronnie & Clyde - (featuring Rihanna)
10. Trouble on Dookie Island
11. Falcor vs. Atreyu (Classy Skit #1)
12. Motherlover - (featuring Justin Timberlake)
13. Creep, The - (featuring Nicki Minaj/John Waters)
14. Watch Me Do Me (Classy Skit #2)
15. Threw It on the Ground
16. Japan
17. After Party - (featuring Santigold)
18. No Homo
19. No Homo (Outro)

DISC 2:

1. We`re Back!
2. I Just Had Sex
3. Creep, The - (featuring Nicki Minaj/John Waters)
4. Motherlover - (featuring Justin Timberlake)
5. Shy Ronnie, Pt. 2: Ronnie & Clyde - (featuring Rihanna)
6. Threw It on the Ground
7. We`ll Kill U
8. Reba (Two Worlds Collide) - (featuring Kenan Thompson)
9. Great Day

Album Information

Release Date:

05/09/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Comedy

Subgenre:

Music Comedy

Label:

Universal Republic

Catalog Number:

2768140

Original Release Year:

2011

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

38 : 54

Guest Artist:

Akon; Michael Bolton; Beck; Snoop Dogg; Rihanna; Justin Timberlake; Nicki Minaj; John Waters; Santigold; Kenan Thompson

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