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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
What Were They Thinking?....., 17 May 2003
Lets face it, as unfortunate as it maybe, if you haven't seen this movie or aren't a fan you're not going to buy this album, which is a shame. The music is genuinly fantastic, oweing more than a nod to inspirations ranging from Disney to Les Miserables. In true Broadway style Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Eric lead us through half an hour of true brilliance with unbelievable orchestration and cleaver wordplay, however it's still 100% South Park at heart. All 12 songs from the film appear here, and these alone would make a fine, if somewhat short, soundtrack album. Unfortunatly to build on that 30 minutes of melodic magic and whimsical wizardry, someone decided it would be a good idea to include 'Interpretations'. Indeed it is, but not when you give a gang of 'Gangster Rappers' lisence to massacre Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman's works of genius. I won't go on about it, as much as I'd like to, all I'll say is that you won't listen to these more than once. It amazes me; this album is for people who want to appreciate these songs for their musical value, out of the context of the movie. Surely people who want this aren't going to like the style of remixes. But then who whould you get to redo already perfect songs. I don't know of many American bands but I think Blink 182 would do a great cheeky version of "Uncle Fu**er"! Perhaps the producers of the album could get together some of the artists that worked on Chef Aid; "Up There" could have written for Meat Loaf, of cause it'd have to be a 10 minute long epic! Chef could not only lend his vocal talent to the ONE good 'not-in-film' track "Good Love" but a saucy version of "I Can Change" as he pleads with one of the many ladies he's cheated on! Elton John could do a bluesy rendition of "I'm Super" or he could duet with Big Gay Al on his own song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", that would be hillarious! All silly ideas (and several years too late) but thats the kind of creativity and thinking that went into the original music. This CD warrents a purchase purely for the first 12 tracks.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Irreverent, hilarious, and surprisingly good, 29 Nov 2002
This album is almost as much fun as the South Park movie itself. Stone and Parker surprised a lot of people by making their feature film a veritable musical, but the quality of the music here is amazingly good. Filled with South Park's typical irreverence and humor, these songs really satisfy. Just about everyone who is anyone in South Park gets to sing. The boys are featured on the introductory Mountain Town and What Would Brian Boitano Do?, then all the kids back up Mr. Mackey's inspirational It's Easy, Mmmkay. The parents contribute the moving Blame Canada. Oddly, enough, Satan seems to possess the most singing talent among the performers-his Up There can seem annoying when you first hear it, but the song definitely grows on you. Of course, you can't make a South Park album without Big Gay Al, whose song I'm Super is probably the most festive song from the movie. Of course, I should also mention Saddam Hussein, whose song I Can Change conveys a lot of self-effacing humor but, predictably, little conviction. Ridiculing Saddam Hussein is never a bad thing. The only song I don't care for is Michael McDonald's Eyes of a Child, which just seems too serious in the context of this album. My favorite tracks are the most controversial ones. Although pretty short in length, the Terrance and Phillip cut Uncle F**ka is hilarious and really set the mood for the movie and album at the outset. Then there is Kyle's Mom' a B**ch from the one and only Eric Cartman, backed up by a big chorus for this version of his greatest hit. I can listen to this song over and over again. I have to give special praise to the La Resistance medley; it ingeniously incorporates elements from a number of the movie's songs, bringing in the voices of kids, parents, Satan, and others in a magical, energetic vocal tour de force. Then we have the extra, non-movie tracks featuring celebrity versions of a few songs. It is unfortunate that we only hear Chef sing a few lines in the movie, but the inclusion of his Good Love helps make up for the loss. RuPaul's version of I'm Super is interesting, as is the collaborative O Canada performed by Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson with some help from the clearly Canadian Terrance and Phillip. As a big Violent Femmes fan, I was thrilled to hear their version of I Can Change. The other extra songs disappointed me, however, even the Joe C.-Kid Rock version of Kyle's Mom's a Big Fat B**ch. Obviously, only South Park fans will want this album. For those folks still on the fence concerning this show they have heard about but perhaps never watched, the album has the potential to pleasantly surprise. As long as you don't take this music seriously, it will provide countless hours of feel-good, hilarious entertainment.
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