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Like many of
Weird Al
's 1990s albums,
Running With Scissors
is something of a mixed bag, although devoted fans will definitely find enough of interest to add it to their collections. As usual, the highlights tend to be song parodies:
"The Saga Begins"
is a retelling of
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
from
Obi-Wan Kenobi
's point of view set to the tune of
"American Pie,"
while
"Jerry Springer"
is a clever rewrite of
the Barenaked Ladies
'
"One Week."
Not all of them quite hit the mark, though:
"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi"
has the same borderline ethnic condescension of
the Offspring
's original, and
Yankovic
's mimicry of the sound of his source material on the
Puff Daddy
takeoff
"It's All About the Pentiums"
isn't quite up to his usual standards. The originals tend to come off as forced, as though
is trying way too hard to live up to his nickname; although the snarky rip of
"My Baby's in Love With Eddie Vedder"
hits pretty close to the mark, the 11-minute closer
"Albuquerque"
is interminable. Overall, there are some songs worthy of adding to
's next best-of, and some more that no one will miss. ~ Steve Huey
Weird Al
's 1990s albums,
Running With Scissors
is something of a mixed bag, although devoted fans will definitely find enough of interest to add it to their collections. As usual, the highlights tend to be song parodies:
"The Saga Begins"
is a retelling of
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
from
Obi-Wan Kenobi
's point of view set to the tune of
"American Pie,"
while
"Jerry Springer"
is a clever rewrite of
the Barenaked Ladies
'
"One Week."
Not all of them quite hit the mark, though:
"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi"
has the same borderline ethnic condescension of
the Offspring
's original, and
Yankovic
's mimicry of the sound of his source material on the
Puff Daddy
takeoff
"It's All About the Pentiums"
isn't quite up to his usual standards. The originals tend to come off as forced, as though
is trying way too hard to live up to his nickname; although the snarky rip of
"My Baby's in Love With Eddie Vedder"
hits pretty close to the mark, the 11-minute closer
"Albuquerque"
is interminable. Overall, there are some songs worthy of adding to
's next best-of, and some more that no one will miss. ~ Steve Huey
Like many of
Weird Al
's 1990s albums,
Running With Scissors
is something of a mixed bag, although devoted fans will definitely find enough of interest to add it to their collections. As usual, the highlights tend to be song parodies:
"The Saga Begins"
is a retelling of
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
from
Obi-Wan Kenobi
's point of view set to the tune of
"American Pie,"
while
"Jerry Springer"
is a clever rewrite of
the Barenaked Ladies
'
"One Week."
Not all of them quite hit the mark, though:
"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi"
has the same borderline ethnic condescension of
the Offspring
's original, and
Yankovic
's mimicry of the sound of his source material on the
Puff Daddy
takeoff
"It's All About the Pentiums"
isn't quite up to his usual standards. The originals tend to come off as forced, as though
is trying way too hard to live up to his nickname; although the snarky rip of
"My Baby's in Love With Eddie Vedder"
hits pretty close to the mark, the 11-minute closer
"Albuquerque"
is interminable. Overall, there are some songs worthy of adding to
's next best-of, and some more that no one will miss. ~ Steve Huey
Weird Al
's 1990s albums,
Running With Scissors
is something of a mixed bag, although devoted fans will definitely find enough of interest to add it to their collections. As usual, the highlights tend to be song parodies:
"The Saga Begins"
is a retelling of
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
from
Obi-Wan Kenobi
's point of view set to the tune of
"American Pie,"
while
"Jerry Springer"
is a clever rewrite of
the Barenaked Ladies
'
"One Week."
Not all of them quite hit the mark, though:
"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi"
has the same borderline ethnic condescension of
the Offspring
's original, and
Yankovic
's mimicry of the sound of his source material on the
Puff Daddy
takeoff
"It's All About the Pentiums"
isn't quite up to his usual standards. The originals tend to come off as forced, as though
is trying way too hard to live up to his nickname; although the snarky rip of
"My Baby's in Love With Eddie Vedder"
hits pretty close to the mark, the 11-minute closer
"Albuquerque"
is interminable. Overall, there are some songs worthy of adding to
's next best-of, and some more that no one will miss. ~ Steve Huey
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