No surprises here, I'm a big geek

The sample I heard of Pancreas was brilliant. The song seems to be an homage to Brian Wilson's SMiLE and the silly subject matter adds volumes to that (see Wilson's "Vega-tables" or "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow").

The one song I've heard all the way through was funny but really missed the mark. "Don't Download This Song" is in the style of "We Are The World," so as you can imagine, the idea is that a bunch of artists come together to sing about how mp3 swapping is destroying the Earth. On paper, this is a genius idea, but I was disappointed by the execution. The lyrics are fairly boring and Al doesn't explore the "united artists" gimmick at all, it's just Al's nasal voice singing everything.

Also, isn't "Weasel Stomping Day" a direct ripoff of "Snake Whacking Day" from The Simpsons?

Al is still funny, but if one compares the genre songs on this album to anything from Team America or South Park, I think he's a distant second...

Ok, just listened to it and "Pancreas" is DEFINITELY a parody of SMiLE. By far the best track on the album. Good stuff... And anything making fun of American Idol is bound to be good, so I'm backing off my Weird Al is washed up vibe. The songs I mentioned in the last post are definitely disappointing, but there's some good stuff on here.