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I’ve got mixed feelings about the new comedy album titled Incredibad by The Lonely Island. Like a lot of folks, I’m a huge fan of those SNL digital shorts created by the Lonely Island trio – Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer but since a good portion of the CD is comprised of their past video hits (including “Lazy Sunday”, “Jizz in my Pants” and “Dick in the Box”) the album understandably suffers and feels a bit dated because of this. I suppose the problem stems from the fact that this type of comedy tends to be disposable and due to the short shelf life, there isn’t a lot of “replay value” here. Just think of it as “fast food” comedy where it’s good in short bursts but not so good for the long haul. and although I recognize the creativity that went into the recordings, the “Beastie Boys” retro style rapping overstays its welcome after a couple of spins. Plus it doesn’t help matters when each song contains only one or two punchlines. Some tracks like “I’m on a Boat” or “The Old Saloon” don’t even really have a punchline to speak of. I guess it’s nice for the comedy trio to have “official products” out on the market to sell but their type of humor really works best as online videos or as SNL shorts. and I don’t know about you but I feel like a pimple faced fourteen year old listening to all the toilet-humor on this album. heh.

highlights include: “Who Said We’re Wack?”, “Sax Man”, “Like a Boss”

retroGrade: C+

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Incredibad
artist: The Lonely Island
label: Republic
released: February 2009
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TrackList:
1. Who Said We’re Wack? 1:16
2. Santana DVX (featuring E-40) 2:35
3. Jizz in My Pants 2:31
4. I’m on a Boat (featuring T-Pain) 2:36
5. Sax Man (featuring Jack Black) 2:07
6. Lazy Sunday (featuring Chris Parnell) 2:20
7. Normal Guy (Interlude) 1:04
8. Boombox (featuring Julian Casablancas) 3:13
9. Shrooms (Interlude) 0:34
10. Like a Boss 1:46
11. We Like Sportz 2:03
12. Dreamgirl (featuring Norah Jones) 3:13
13. Ras Trent 2:05
14. Dick in a Box (featuring Justin Timberlake) 2:41
15. The Old Saloon (Interlude) 1:05
16. Punch You in the Jeans 2:46
17. Space Olympics 2:55
18. Natalie’s Rap (featuring Natalie Portman and Chris Parnell) 2:26
19. Incredibad 2:54
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