I've been a huge fan of Weird Al Yankovic since junior high when his Bad Hair Day album came out. I remember watching the Amish Paradise music video and thinking it was one of the greatest videos ever! I even used one his original songs for a project in high school english. Even better than those albums was his last album Straight Out'a Lynwood with his hit White and Nerdy. So enter is new album which was released yesterday called Alpocolypse. While not as good as his previous work it's a solid album. The covers are the best songs and his originals are just good this time around. One surprise is that the album lacks a long marathon song like many of this previous CDs. Last time we were graced with Stuck at the Drive Through, a parody of Trapped in the Closet by R. Kelly. I was a little disappointed to see that but I guess the idea just didn't come to him this time.
Something about him that always stands out is the sheer amount of talent this man possesses. Not only does he cover the song and sing well, he keeps the same rhyming patterns. For example, a line from his new song TMZ is "You're on TMZ" as opposed to Taylor Swifts line, "You belong with me." This doesn't just happen for titles either. He does it for nearly each line of each song and rhymes his line with the real line for almost each verse. I'm not sure he sits there with the real lyrics compares but thats what I'd have to do. Anyway, check it out if you want. Its totally worth the $9.99 on iTunes.
