Delivers laughs without sacrificing quality
author: Alyssa Perkins
With its ongoing themes of bears, Prefontaine, and facial hair, one might at first see A Bunch of Songs as a collection of throwaway joke-songs. And indeed, many of the songs were written to incite laughter. But, in the vein of They Might Be Giants, Arrowsmith's songs are bouncy, well-crafted, and clever in their hilarity. Songs like "Surgeon," "Respect the Bear," "Sports Fright," and "Haffa Stache" clearly foreshadow the solid songsmith Arrowsmith was to become on later albums such as The Albatross Project. "Rap How I Wanna Rap," "Yeti or Steve," and "Alien Jump Rope Party" entertain endlessly. And yes, there are fillers——see "Fitness Test," "Sub Shop"——but they're still insanely amusing, and they only add to the 31-song majesty that is A Bunch of Songs.
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mostly cool things
author: some dude from LA
I found this guys website and ended up buying his cd based on hearing a few tracks. I was a little disappointed at the amount of half-assed songs on this. The humor is unique, but I felt like it was all an inside joke I was on the outside of. Lots of the songs are really good though if you like Oingo-Boingo spasticness meets weird Al pop. I liked fear the torpedo and surgeon best.
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intresting
author: Amy
umm this is a great Cd..but hahah! I only had to pay 5 moneys to get it!...actually i paided 500 pennies....I am the master!! but buy it anyways. It rocks the socks off this camel i once knew...Anywhoo buy this Cd and have an alien jump rope party while listeing to it...stop stareing at my gas station jacket!
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it's a fricken comic revolution !
author: Aerosmythe
If you're looking for a blast from the past ... get a little blast of Huey Lewis & the News from "Sports Fright" ! On the other hand, if nature & bears are your thing, then you are gonna like "respect the bear" or "wolverine trapped.." The point is that with this many whacky songs, you WILL laugh at something. Have you ever tried to grow a beard or moustache ? Well there is a suite set of songs here just for you.. Ever felt like a geek ? Well there are a few songs here for you too.... just get out your gas station Jacket & listen up.
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