The Craig Machine

Stephen Lynch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: What Are Records
• ASIN: B000AOEN0Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,734 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #68 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > Comedic Music > General
  • #80 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > Comedic Music > Comedy Rock

Track Listings

1. Vanilla Ice Cream

2. Baby

3. Halloween

4. Love Song

5. Craig

6. Beelz

7. Albino

8. Mixer At Delta Chi

9. Little Tiny Moustache

10. Pierre

11. Whittlin' Man

12. Classic Rock Song

13. Not Home

14. Voices in My Head

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Stephen Lynch, October 8, 2005

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J. Grant "Language Arts Teacher and Gamer on ... (Central KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Craig Machine (Audio CD)

I own Stephen Lynch's two previous CDs and while they have some great songs on them, there are a few misses on each CD. With "The Craig Machine" though, Lynch has put out the damn near perfect musical comedy CD. And it's obvious now that everyone in the audience is on the fact that these sweet sounding love songs are anything but (check out how the audience reacts after he sings the first line of "Love Song"). "Craig," "Voices in my Head," "Beelz," "Baby," and "Vanilla Ice Cream" are the standouts on the CD, but I'm sure everyone will find all the songs as entertaining as I did. Be careful when listening to the CD though, because you'll be surprised what will get stuck in your head. I've been singing "I'm the only French bum in New York" for two days.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highs and Lows (Mostly highs, though), December 17, 2005

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R.J. LaCount "R.J." (Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Craig Machine (Audio CD)

This album was definitley worth the money. Stephen Lynch is one of the funniest comedians I've ever heard. Only down side, in my opinion, is that lots of the songs that were repeated from the "Live In El Ray" DVD released a while ago were better on the DVD than this album. Individual song reviews:

1. Vanilla Ice Cream (8/10): Good song, catchy and funny. Love the beginning.. ending isn't that great.

2. Baby (8/10): The song is awesome, but the DVD version is way better. Some of the lyrical changes are great, but he just doesn't seem to get into it as much as he did on the DVD.

3. Halloween (9/10): Definitley a funny one. I like the fact that I've never heard it before from him... great concept for a song!

4. Love Song (9/10): I love the crowd reaction when he starts singing.. they know what's coming! This one's just as good as the DVD version, I think.

5. Craig (10/10): To be totally honest, I hated this song when I first heard it on the DVD. I thought it was boring. The more I watched the DVD, though, the more the song got stuck in my head. Then I bought this album this morning, and I haven't got the song out of my head all day. Such an awesome song... I have no idea why I didn't like it from the beginning.

6. Beelz (10/10): BY FAR the best song on this album, possibly one of the best songs Lynch has ever made. I absolutley LOVE the voices he creates!

7. Albino (7/10): Not as catchy as the other songs, but still funny. This is the song I skip through the fastest, though.

8. Mixer At Delta Chi (8/10): Maybe I just like this song because I'm in college... but it's good either way. Could be better... I'm not too hot on the chorus, but overall it's good.

9. Little Tiny Moustache (9/10): Not as offensive as it could have been, but the subject matter is great. I like the chorus a lot, too.

10. Pierre (6/10): It's a good thing that he gave an intro about how tough it was to write the song, because it's really not "Lynchesque". I only found one line particularly funny. The backup vocals were funny in the beginning, but got old quickly.

11. Whittlin' Man (7/10): Not the worst, it's a good song, but it's just not that funny. I know Lynch can do better than this song.

12. Classic Rock Song (9/10): This is one of my favorite Lynch songs, but this is another example of a better performance on the DVD. He changed the guitar intro on this album, and I think it used to be better. Also the singing just doesn't seem as emotional, which is a big part of the humor on this one.

13. Not Home (8/10): Good song, on the DVD too, I think the DVD version is better still, but only slightly. Even though I like the short songs, I do think this one may be a bit too short.. this song would be interesting if it were expanded.

14. Voices In My Head (10/10): I definitley LOVE this song. It seems so unconventional for Lynch, but it works incredibly well. The first time I listened to it, I honestly wasn't really listening to the lyrics much because they did such an awesome job with the backup vocals and style of singing. I can get lost in this song easily... definitley one of my favorites on the album.

15. D&D (Hidden Track) (8/10): This song was WAY better on the DVD, and better on the Superhero album, too. It's tough to say anything bad about the song itself, since it's awesome, but the performance just isn't as great. I do like the extended "D&D" at the end before the last joke, though.

Overall: (8.4/10 Average) This is not Lynch's best work, but it is still amazing. "Beelz" is worth the price of the whole album, though. Recommended for Lynch fans, but not as an intro to Stephen. For a better intro if you've never listened to him, pick up Superhero, or even better, the Live in El Ray DVD. Lynch fans enjoy, though! Hope this review helps!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost A Shame It's A Comedy Album, March 2, 2006

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Steven Moore (The City Of Rock'n Roll) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Craig Machine (Audio CD)

This is by far one of the best albums that I've come across in the past few years. Since hearing this, Stephen Lynch has gone from just some guy I whose comedy special stuck out in my mind, to one of my favorite artists.

From a musical standpoint, this is a very good singer/songwriter album. Songs like "Litty Tiny Moustache" and "Vanilla Ice Cream" are written so well, that sometimes I find myself ignoring the words and foucsing in on the melodies. In fact, at certian points, I was almost a little dissapointed that these are joke songs. Quite a few of these tracks would have had the opportuinity to be in the same league with songs by artists like Simon & Garfuknel, Neil Young, and Johnny Cash.

There really isn't a low point to the album. Each song is consistantly different from the last, and the topics of each very in the same way. Everything from Jungle Fever to The Third Reich is satarized by Mr. Lynch. I highly reccomend this album to anyone looking for a laugh, a good acoustic album, or just something new.

Make sure to check out Stephen Lynch's preformance of Adam Sandler's character "Robbie Heart" in the Broadway adaptation of The Wedding Singer.