(Rap/Rock/Electronica/Country/Synth Pop) Bloodhound Gang - Hurrah For Boobies

[JAStewart]

The Bloodhound Gang obviously aren't the best musicians in the world. Their humor isn't exactly "sophisticated" either. So then why is it that their music has sold millions of copies world-wide and been nominated for a Grammy? That's a question that I ask about just about every artist who has sold millions of their album: Why?

The answer can be seen just by looking at their newest album, Hooray For Boobies. Just by looking at the cover art and title of this record, you can tell that The Bloodhound Gang doesn't take themselves very seriously. Their music is a mix of rap and rock, but not along the same lines as Korn and Limp Bizkit. It's a lot more fun. For this album, the Gang also throws in a bit if dance, electronica, and country for good measure. Not to say that they didn't stick to the same formula that made their last album, One Fierce Beer Coaster, successful. Almost every lyrical topic on OFBC is addressed on Hooray For Boobies: oral sex (Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny = Yummy Down On This), inability to get women (I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks = The Ballad of Chaisy Lain), killing stupid people (Lift Your Head Up High = I Hope You Die), how much the band sucks (Going Nowhere Slow = Mope) and religion (Asleep At the Wheel = Hell Yeah). And again there are lots of songs about how much lead singer Jimmy Pop Ali hates people, except on this album the hate seems to have a specific person in mind rather than just the general populace. I have heard rumors that those songs are about a certain person who left the band, but I'm sure that's not true.

Lyrically the album is good, but not quite as fun as the last one. How could they possibly beat songs like "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks?" The first ten tracks on this album are the best, with the last half of the album slacking a bit. The first track, "I Hope You Die," took a few listens to get the joke, but now I like it a lot. "Mope" has a cool duet between Jimmy Pop and DJ Q-Ball and is full of samples including "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco and The Pac-Man Theme. "Yummy Down On This" is a bit juvenile to say the least, with it getting quite tiresome by the end of the song with Jimmy Pop shouting "suck it." One good track is "The Ballad of Chaisy Lain" about Jimmy Pop's obsession with the title's animal photographs star. The CD also includes one cover song, The Association's "Along Comes Mary" originally recorded for the Half-Baked soundtrack.

Not every song is a keeper, with their country/electronica/spoken word debacle "A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When The Stripper Is Crying" being long, boring and incredibly funny. Plus, I think everybody already knew that there was nothing good about New Jersey without the ten seconds of silence which makes up "The Ten Best Things About New Jersey." The Bloodhound Gang's knack for catchy melodies and hilarious lyrics come together perfectly on the tracks "3.14" and "The Bad Touch." I think both will be inescapable hits soon, not that I'm complaining. The latter is the Gang's obligatory butt sex song with a great disco-dance beat. The chorus in this song is my favorite from the album, saying "You and me ain't nothing but mammals, so let's do like on the Discovery Channel." This song was a big hit in Europe, especially Germany, where the album has already gone Platinum.


Songs:
Right Turn Clyde
Yummy Down On This
Bad Touch
Along Comes Mary
Hell Yeah


5/5!!!

[StonedMoogle]

Jimmy Pop is a lyrical genius. I really hope that they continue to make music, since this is the last album they released in a while. Amazingly, the Bloodhound Gang have inspired me to try and be original in my own music, albeit their 'below the norm' style. This is, in my own personal opinion, the best album that they released.

My track listing:
Along Comes Mary
Right Turn Clyde
I Hope You Die
Magna Cum Nada

... and I could go on.


SM's Rating: I also give this an incredible 5/5!

ban this acosquirrel motherfuckers!!!


mwuahaha

Killed your site! when will i attack again?

[RoaRing_Roach]

the whole album is great.I only find yummi down on this a little boring.But I will give a 5/5 too

[Knifeboy]

5/5 definatly!..
No matter how lame or low the humour is, it doesn't change the fact that most of the lyrics are geniusly well written... F.eks. I hope you die.

[sr800bkBassist]

5/5

funny as all hell

i love "Lapdance...".

which song is right turn clyde? i forgot.

[br3ad_man]

http://www.theshrubbery.com/0400/music1.html

hmmm

[Tangy zizzle]

I'd give it a 4.2/5. It is a very very cool disc.

I enjoyed that album.

[sr800bkBassist]

Originally Posted by br3ad_man

http://www.theshrubbery.com/0400/music1.html

hmmm

bann'd!

[bruise_pristine]

Originally Posted by br3ad_man

http://www.theshrubbery.com/0400/music1.html

hmmm

He has been caught how many times already and he still isn't banned?

[br3ad_man]

His review of "In Time" by REM is also plagiarised and hasn't yet been exposed.

[Knifeboy]

Part of it could be because it's almost a year since he did it?....

[YDload]

I think you could tell that this review was plagiarized right away when you read far enough down to see the reviewer calling "The Bad Touch" a song that should be a hit "soon."

Good band, bad JAStewart. He was banned for a little while for this, but he came back and now he just doesn't do much.

[ZEROthirtythree]

The guy plagiarizes tabs as well.

[Badmoon]

Call the warden! We goin' ta have ourselves an MX hangin'

[sr800bkBassist]

Originally Posted by badmoon349

Call the warden! We goin' ta have ourselves an MX hangin'

wow, it feels like Alabama all over again....