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Bloodhound Gang
In Spinal Tap mythology, there's a fine line between clever and stupidity, and few artists have successfully been able to straddle that fine line.
Those who've succeeded? "Weird Al" Yankovic, Primus, Ween, Presidents of the United States of America and Aqua.
The Bloodhound Gang? Close but no cigar. But hey, at least they admit on one aptly named song title, This Is Stupid.
There's enough pretty raunchy stuff here from this Philadelphia boy band that somehow passes muster as likable pop for the naive. First single Bad Touch -- with its notorious line "Let's do it like they do it on the Discovery Channel" -- certainly doesn't make any reference to Broadcasting For Dummies. And no other explanation is necessary for The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope or A Lap Dance is Better When the Stripper is Crying.
More subtle is Along Comes Mary, the old Association hit from the late 1960s which has been misconstrued as a tune with, shall we say 'substance.' (Aw, it doesn't matter -- the kids won't get it anyway.)
Musically, the gang's blend of alt-rock, hip-hop, funk, metal, country and cheesy dance might appeal to those whose giddiness factor rivals Beavis and Butthead's "Huh-huh, huh-huh-huh" meanderings.
Guess one has to be a suburbanite teen to get it. Me? I'll go refresh myself with clever Simpsons, witty Monty Python and smart-ass Ben Folds Five discs.
Buzz is being generated over this from-out-of-nowhere 31-year-old West Coast singer-songwriter, in Ottawa recently on a promo trip and returning for a Tulip Festival spot May 22.
Track Listing
1.I Hope You Die
02.The Inevitable Return Of The Great White Dope
03.Mama's Boy
04.Three Point One Four
05.Mope
06.Yummy Down On This
07.The Ballad Of Chasey Lain
08.RSVP
09.Magna Cum Nada
10.The Bad Touch
11.That Cough Came With A Prize
12.Take The Long Way Home
13.Hell Yeah
14.Right Turn Klyde
15.This Is Stupid
16.A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When The Stripper Is Crying
17.10 Coolest Things About New Jersey
18.Along Comes Mary