Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood

another good one from Weird Al. The Cd also has a Karaoke feature that the kids and I had fun with.

The format of this CD/DVD is tricky. I haven't been able to listen to the CD side yet. I can't play it in my 10 year old CD player (no surprise), but it also won't play in my laptop (only 3 years old). As a result, the CD has never made it onto my iPod and a haven't listened to the tracks much. I can listen to them while I watch the videos, but most of those are just slide shows and are NOT that exciting. I really like Weird Al, but this format stinks!!!

While this is no Poodle Hat, and certainly no Running With Scissors, this is still a solid and flat-out fun album. Al's versions are better than the originals, as usual, especially White & Nerdy and Trapped In The Drive-Thru. The Cake-esque Close But No Cigar is a great tribute, and Pancreas is just plain good music. PETA fans won't be too fond of Weasel Stomping Day. Virus Alert lets Al show off his vocal skillz. The dual-disc also comes with 6 videos made by Al-tastic animation artists. And for you band-in-a-boxers, the whole shabang comes with on-screen lyrics! Wow! What more do ya want, a behind-the-scenes look at Al and his buddies making the album? Well, FINE! You can have that too! So that's 4 things ya get; music, videos, karaoke, dvd extras. Quad-disc must not have sounded so good.