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"Weird Al' Yankovic in 3-D

andy8047 | Nokomis,Florida | 09/06/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Alfred Matthew Yankovic,commonly known as "Weird Al",had a contract to fulfill so less than a year after the release of his self-titled debut,he put out IN 3-D. The title is mentioned on the track NATURE TRAIL TO HELL,a Yankovic original. Here are more parodies and spoofs which include Yankovic paying homage to his idol Michael Jackson with EAT IT,another food song with lyrics by Yankovic and the music from Jackson's self-penned smash BEAT IT. MIDNIGHT STAR is about a fictitious tabloid very much like the real NATIONAL ENQUIRER and GLOBE. THE BRADY BUNCH is one I always loved. The parody of Men Without Hats' THE SAFETY DANCE tells about the ABC 1969-74 hit sitcom THE BRADY BUNCH and conflict over television("there's only one set so whatever you watch,well you know I gotta watch it too."). Other Yankovic originals include BUY ME A CONDO,MR. POPEIL and THAT BOY COULD DANCE. Another television parody is I LOST ON JEOPARDY,with music from the Greg Kihn Band's (OUR LOVE'S IN)JEOPARDY. We see in the video,Al as a contestant on the real game show,still hosted by Alex Trebek. Al is physically evicted from the studio. The track features a vocal appearance by Don Pardo,the overall announcer for NBC's Saturday Night Live. However,Yankovic does polka-style covers of non-satirical hit songs so POLKAS ON 45 features a medley of songs like hits from Devo,The Who and others. KING OF SUEDE is in no way associated with food or television,but is associated with jackets and suits. The parody features music from Sting's KING OF PAIN. What about THEME FROM ROCKY XIII? In reality,there were only five. The parody of Survivor's hit song EYE OF THE TIGER,featured in the 1982 Sylvester Stallone film ROCKY III,tells about a guy who owns and operates a bakery-deli. This track could also be entitled "The Rye or the Kaiser",in sync to EOTT. This album was released on Rock and Roll Records,a subsidiary of both Scotti Brothers(Survivor's label) and CBS."

As good as you remember

M. Kellam | TX | 04/06/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This and Dare to be Stupid are by far Weird Al's best albums.



I would recommend this as the first CD to any newcomer to Weird Al."

In 3-D gives "Weird Al" True Dimension

Mel Zorro | 04/16/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Definitely among the top 5 "Weird Al"-bums. Classic Al from the 80's and some great genre parodies!



With this album, Al moves beyond the poorly produced novelty songs of his debut and shows his true colors as the king of parodies and original wackiness. What really shines through is Al's energy and enthusiasm.



The highlights are:



-"Midnight Star": An original song that contains hilarious headlines from tabloid newspapers set to a piano-pop melody.

-"Buy Me A Condo": Which is a hilarious retrospective of suburban status symbols from the 80's, as a rasta-man becomes "white bread".

-"Mr. Popeil": A bouncy B-52's style song where Al whines out tag lines from infomercials, with great backing vocals by Ron Popeil's daughter.

-"That Boy Could Dance": A catchy saxophone-laced story about a nerd whose only talent is that he can dance.

-"Theme from Rocky VIII": It's amazing how Al actually managed to predict how the series would end up in "Rocky V" and "Rocky Balboa", which kind of takes the humor out of the song listening to it now.

-"Nature Trail To Hell": This is where Al's talents as a songwriter and composer really shine through, funny and complex.



Buy this album, it will keep you tapping your toes while you laugh along."