Weird Al Yankovic - Poodle Hat

Artist:

Yankovic, Weird Al

UPC:

614223219424

See Also:

Matchbox Twenty Presidents of the United States Guster Borge, Victor Vertical Horizon

Description:

This is an Enhanced CD which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jim West (guitar, mandolin); Dweezil Zappa (guitar); Herb Pederson (banjo); John Juke Logan, Will Anderson (harmonica); Tom Evans (saxophone); Lee Thornburg (trumpet, trombone); Ruben Valtierra, Ben Folds (piano); Kim Bullard (keyboards); Steve Jay (bass); John Bermuda Shwartz (drums, percussion, programming); Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, Carmen Twilley (background vocals).
Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, California.
POODLE HAT won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.
Personnel: Weird Al Yankovic (vocals, accordion, keyboards, sound effects, background vocals); Jim West (vocals, guitar, mandolin, sound effects); Steve Jay (vocals, banjo, bass guitar, sound effects); Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (vocals, drums, percussion, drum programming, sound effects); Julia Waters (vocals, background vocals); Dweezil Zappa (guitar); Herb Pedersen (banjo); William K. Anderson, John "Juke" Logan (harmonica); Joel Peskin (clarinet); Tom Evans (saxophone); Lee R. Thomburg (trumpet, trombone); Warren Luening (trumpet); Tommy Johnson (tuba); Ruben Valtierra (piano, keyboards); Ben Folds (piano); Kim Bullard (keyboards); DJ Swamp (scratches); Carmen Twilley, Lisa Popeil, Maxine Willard Waters (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Tony Papa.
Recording information: EMG Studio, North Hollywood, CA; Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, CA.
Photographer: Mark Seliger.
Arranger: Weird Al Yankovic.
Novelty acts by their very definition tend to be fleeting; once their novelty wears off, the humor evaporates and the performer is a footnote, an answer to a trivia question, if even that. POODLE HAT marks the third decade of parody king "Weird Al" Yankovic`s work, with the modern master of all that`s silly is still garnering attention and selling albums, showing no sign of stopping. No matter how inured one might be to his antics, it`s hard to deny some of his truly gut-busting moments. Take the Eminem parody "Couch Potato," which skewers practically every television show and related fad of the previous four years, even offering rather trenchant commentary on reality television; it`s hard to tell if he`s kidding or serious when he spouts "next week on Fox watch lions eat Christians."
Most importantly, the parody is deft and dead-on, as most novelty acts who have managed any kind of career from Spike Jones to Tom Lehrer have been students of their art, an art surprisingly complex for all its silliness. POODLE HAT matches the usual expectations of Yankovic fans, featuring the usual anticipated and hilarious polka medley and a startlingly deft guest shot by piano man Ben Folds.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Couch Potato
2. Hardware Store
3. Trash Day
4. Party at the Leper Colony
5. Angry White Boy Polka: Last Resort/Chop Suey/Get Free/Hate to Say ...
6. Wanna B Ur Lovr
7. Complicated Song, A
8. Why Does This Always Happen to Me? - (featuring Ben Folds)
9. Ode to a Superhero
10. Bob
11. Ebay
12. Genius in France - (featuring Dweezil Zappa)

Album Information

Release Date:

05/20/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Comedy

Subgenre:

Music Comedy

Label:

Volcano 3

Producer:

Weird Al Yankovic

Catalog Number:

32194

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Ben Folds; Dweezil Zappa

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