'Weird Al' Yankovic – The Essential Weird Al Yankovic (2-CD)
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Weird Al Yankovic has been a constant in American pop culture since the early 1980s, surviving every shift in the musical landscape by simply outlasting trends and remaining genuinely funny across decades. What gets overlooked is his musicianship; his band has always been tight, his production sharp, and his ear for a hook is as good as any of the artists he spoofs. This hand-picked collection makes a strong case that the parodies and the originals belong in the same conversation.
2009 two CD career-spanning collection of tracks hand-picked by Weird Al himself. Yankovic is a true artistic genius in the classic sense of the word. No other artist can parody a song or a music video without being directly compared to the maestro. Throughout his career, Al has offered up an alternate reality of sorts to the history of pop music, lovingly re-casting hits of all genres into bizarre and hilarious songs and videos that themselves have become hits. Al's work became so synonymous with the hits they parodied that Michael Jackson gave Al access to the 'Bad' video set to make his classic 'Fat' video! This is to say nothing of Al's original songs which are as witty and endearing as his parody work. 40 tracks.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Disc 2
UPC: 886975854325
Label: Sony Legacy
Release Date: 10.26.09
Format: CD