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| Tinymixtapes |
 Within its first season in 1989, The Simpsons was a massive hit; America ate it up. So did you, as your parents surely remember — they’re the ones who threw away your “Don’t have a cow, man” t-shirt in 1996. They also probably tossed The Simpsons Sing The Blues while they were at it, unless you set it aside as a cultural artifact you thought you’d find funny in, say, 2009.
If it was spared from garage sales, the time for re-examination has come. The Simpsons Sing The Blues, as you can probably imagine, has dated about as well as any episode from the show’s crudely drawn, Bart-centric first season. It starts with “Do The Bartman,” the producers’ attempt to add “dance hit” to their endless list of merchandising wins. It was a modest success, as was the similar second single, “Deep Deep Trouble.” Both are pure early 90s: awkward rapping, cold stilted beats, and production by DJ Jazzy Jeff. They’re also the weakest links on the album, excluding a few funny spots (not much can top Dan Castellaneta’s delivery of Homer’s line “D’oh! Now you can’t go/ to the boat show.”)...full text |
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| Artistdirect |
| This musical spin-off of the animated television series retained the same skewed-life humor that made the show a hit and tried to instigate a dance craze ("Do the Bartman"). Not really a comedy album, though it certainly contains funny moments ("Look at All Those Idiots," "Deep Deep Trouble"). Despite its smart-ass front, it sneaks in some subversive musical education, too: no album that includes Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child," Randy Newman's "I Love to See You Smile" and a parody of King Curtis's "Memphis Soul Stew" (redone as "Springfield Soul Stew") can be all bad. ~ Brian Mansfield, All Music Guide...full text |
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| Ew |
| In the venerable tradition of everyone from William Shatner to Jim Nabors, the Simpsons are TV stars who've decided to cash in on their fame by cutting a record, The Simpsons Sing the Blues. Thus the world can now hear the inevitable Bart rap song, ''Do the Bartman,'' and it ain't bad — Bart's high voice echoes the beats nicely. But Bart is upstaged by his dad: Homer's agonized howl on ''Born Under a Bad Sign,'' accompanied by guitarist B.B. King, is white-man's-blues at its most painful. The Simpsons may be selling out, but they do it well; the actors who supply the cartoon voices prove to be good singers. The problem is, most of the musicians surrounding the Simpsons are L.A. session hacks. David Johansen's Buster Poindexter persona pops up to sing Chuck Berry's ''School Days'' with Bart, but at this point the insufferable Buster is a less well drawn character than any of the Simpsons. If Bart is smart, next time around he'll make a solo album, and use Neil Young's Crazy Horse as his backup band. C+...full text |
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